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This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin College OLPC university chapter. [[User:Mchua/Braindumps/Wiki song|Please edit!]] |
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== Welcome!== |
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The Olin College OLPC chapter is a student-run volunteer organization that works with Sugar Labs and OLPC. Our group is a mixed group of software and hardware engineer students, as well as people interested in curriculum design and technology-driven education. Our goals include learning and participating in a philanthropic cause as well as developing and exercising engineering and education skills |
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Weekly office hours are held at 1CC on Friday and Sunday afternoons. Use this space to update and organize transportation, as well as giving [[user:SJ|SJ]] a heads-up on how many people to expect. |
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Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC) |
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''' Suspended until after winter break ''' |
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== Meetings == |
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We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time). |
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* ''drivers' names here (please include how many seats you have)'' |
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** ''passengers get listed under driver'' |
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** ''even if there are no drivers yet'' |
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=== 2:00-5:00pm, Sunday === |
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* ''drivers'' |
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** ''passengers |
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== Upcoming events == |
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* Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here) |
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There are currently 4 XOs on Olin's campus. To check out a machine, contact [[User:GregMarra|Greg]]. |
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* 1 B1 machine with Andy Barry |
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=== TurtleArt After School Program === |
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* 1 B2 machine with [[User:nlee|Nikki]] |
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We're developing a curriculum to teach various math and engineering concepts using Turtle Art. The program will run spring 2010 with 10 3rd-5th graders from the Needham area |
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* 1 B2 machine with [[User:GregMarra|Greg]] |
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Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/Curriculum|Turtle Art After School Program]] page |
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* 1 B4 machine with [[User:Nlee|Nikki]] |
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=== XOBot === |
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A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art. |
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Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/XOBot|XOBot]] page |
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=== Repair Center === |
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To see all projects associated with Olin's OLPC chapter, check out our [[Olin university chapter/projects|project page]]. |
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Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_repair_center Olin Repair Center] page |
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=== Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment === |
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Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School CFS deployment] page |
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=== Support Gang participation === |
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== Ideas for projects == |
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* get involved with rt and bug triage |
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(hey look, I'm so empty. how sad.) |
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* get B1s and B2s running latest builds of Sugar (Andy Barry is working on this; contact him to help out) |
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* nameplates for XOs on campus |
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* t-shirt designs (open to everyone) |
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== Past projects/events == |
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(we should really link these to something at some point.) |
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* schedule visit to the Trotter School, coordinate with Engineering Discovery |
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* continue Yalp interface design |
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* schedule office hours |
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* brainstorming |
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* documentation |
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GuruFest Gurufest] |
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* Sugar on a stick |
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* Programming Design Challenge |
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* Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS |
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* Olin Hackathon |
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/University_Chapter_Jam_Boston Game Jam] |
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== Helpful info == |
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[[Image:Olin-university-chapter-students.JPG|right|Olin students visit the OLPC Boston office]] |
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*[[/wikiarchive|Archival]] |
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*[[/installation_guide|how to install images]] |
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*[[/xos|how to get an xo]] |
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*[[/Software/PythonTutorial|python wiki]] |
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Archives of minutes can be viewed at the [[Olin university chapter/archives]] page. |
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=== 12/16/07 (Office Hours) === |
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* SJ gave us two more XOs to play with! |
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* we should look into making B1s and B2s work with latest builds of Sugar |
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* anyone interested in helping out with the content and volunteer mailing lists should contact [[User:nlee|me]] or [[User:SJ|SJ]] |
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* if you have ideas for cool OLPC shirts, make them! (designs can be submitted to Wikimedia Commons, see the [[Wikimedia upload tutorial]]) |
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* anyone who makes a VoIP or video chat application for Sugar is super cool |
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[[Category:College]] |
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[[Category:XO User Group]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 25 September 2010
This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin College OLPC university chapter. Please edit!
Welcome!
The Olin College OLPC chapter is a student-run volunteer organization that works with Sugar Labs and OLPC. Our group is a mixed group of software and hardware engineer students, as well as people interested in curriculum design and technology-driven education. Our goals include learning and participating in a philanthropic cause as well as developing and exercising engineering and education skills
Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) yifiy 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Meetings
We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time).
Upcoming events
- Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here)
Current big projects
TurtleArt After School Program
We're developing a curriculum to teach various math and engineering concepts using Turtle Art. The program will run spring 2010 with 10 3rd-5th graders from the Needham area Click here to visit the main Turtle Art After School Program page
XOBot
A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art. Click here to visit the main XOBot page
Repair Center
Click here to visit the main Olin Repair Center page
Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment
Click here to visit the main CFS deployment page
Support Gang participation
Ideas for projects
(hey look, I'm so empty. how sad.)
Past projects/events
(we should really link these to something at some point.)
- Gurufest
- Sugar on a stick
- Programming Design Challenge
- Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS
- Olin Hackathon
- Game Jam
Helpful info
Contact Information
The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is Elsa Culler. Contact her for general questions.