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This is the wiki-homepage of the [http://www.morainevalley.edu/ Moraine Valley Chapter]. We are a [[University chapter]] based at a |
This is the wiki-homepage of the [http://www.morainevalley.edu/ Moraine Valley Chapter]. We are a [[University chapter]] based at a community college in Palos Hills, Illinois. |
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== Meetups == |
== Meetups == |
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* Feb 16 2008 - There will be an informal meetup at Moraine Valley Community College Saturday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in T921B in the Center for Contemporary Technology (T Building) at MVCC in southwest suburban Palos Hills, IL. Everyone is welcome to drop by to mesh with us! |
* Feb 16 2008 - There will be an informal meetup at Moraine Valley Community College Saturday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in T921B in the Center for Contemporary Technology (T Building) at MVCC in southwest suburban Palos Hills, IL. Everyone is welcome to drop by to mesh with us! |
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- Directions to the MVCC campus can be found at http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/directions.htm |
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- Campus Map: http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/construction-color.pdf |
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* Mar 6 2008 - [[User:Langellier|Larry]], Steve, and Nancy travelled to Springfield, IL to attend a hearing of the House Computer Technology Committee on the "Children's Low-cost Laptop Act". The act passed from committee by a 6-0 vote and will now move to the full House for debate. Details on the bill can be seen at . |
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After the hearing, we accompanied Ryan Croke, Policy Advisor to Lt. Governor Quinn, to his office where we taught Ryan how to fix an XO of theirs that had a broken screen. We also met with Lt. Governor Quinn to discuss our ideas on how Moraine Valley (and other community colleges throughout Illinois) would be able to train and mentor teachers on how to enhance their teaching strategies if every child had a laptop, advise schools on how to deploy, support, and maintain the necessary server and network infrastructure, and provide publicity and fundraising resources. |
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- Classroom T921B is in the T Building: http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/CCT.pdf |
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* Feb 28 2008 - Presented to 31 college faculty and staff at Learning College Day on the MVCC campus. This was the unofficial kickoff to an effort to create a One Laptop Per Student Center at MVCC. Part of the mission of the Center would be to pilot usage of XOs on our campus so we are better prepared to assist schools in our district when they move to 1:1 laptop initiatives. |
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* Feb 22 2008 - [[User:Langellier|Larry]] and Steve worked with Adam at the Libertyville, IL Brightstar facility to finish categorizing the returned XOs. |
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* Feb 21 2008 - [[User:Langellier|Larry]] and Steve met Kim, Adam, Jim, Scott, Karen, Kevin, and Hope for dinner to discuss Repair Center models. |
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* Feb 16 2008 - There was a meetup to explore the XO more deeply, specifically the mesh capability. Seven adults and nine children were present. Highlights included introductions to OLPC and the XO for newcomers, an introduction to Scratch and the community site at scratch.mit.edu, |
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* [[OLPC_Chicago/Jan 26 2008]] - There was a meetup to introduce the project, play with laptops, and come up with ideas for things the MVCC chapter could work on. Highlights included TamTam demos by an 8-year-old and Record demos by a 10-year-old, as well as a kid-run laptop disassembly session. |
* [[OLPC_Chicago/Jan 26 2008]] - There was a meetup to introduce the project, play with laptops, and come up with ideas for things the MVCC chapter could work on. Highlights included TamTam demos by an 8-year-old and Record demos by a 10-year-old, as well as a kid-run laptop disassembly session. |
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===Planned=== |
===Planned=== |
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* Create a One Laptop Per Student Center - the purpose of the center will be to support schools in our district with 1:1 laptop initiatives. |
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== XOs on campus == |
== XOs on campus == |
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* 3 G1G1 machines with [[User:Langellier|Larry]] |
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* 12 broken machines from the Brightstar D stock and M stock with Steve |
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* [[User:Langellier|Larry]] has one G1G1 XO with another on the way. |
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== Partnerships == |
== Partnerships == |
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Revision as of 13:43, 9 March 2008
This is the wiki-homepage of the Moraine Valley Chapter. We are a University chapter based at a community college in Palos Hills, Illinois.
Meetups
Next
- Feb 16 2008 - There will be an informal meetup at Moraine Valley Community College Saturday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in T921B in the Center for Contemporary Technology (T Building) at MVCC in southwest suburban Palos Hills, IL. Everyone is welcome to drop by to mesh with us!
If you have any questions, feel free to email Larry Langellier at langellier at morainevalley dot edu.
Past
- Mar 6 2008 - Larry, Steve, and Nancy travelled to Springfield, IL to attend a hearing of the House Computer Technology Committee on the "Children's Low-cost Laptop Act". The act passed from committee by a 6-0 vote and will now move to the full House for debate. Details on the bill can be seen at .
After the hearing, we accompanied Ryan Croke, Policy Advisor to Lt. Governor Quinn, to his office where we taught Ryan how to fix an XO of theirs that had a broken screen. We also met with Lt. Governor Quinn to discuss our ideas on how Moraine Valley (and other community colleges throughout Illinois) would be able to train and mentor teachers on how to enhance their teaching strategies if every child had a laptop, advise schools on how to deploy, support, and maintain the necessary server and network infrastructure, and provide publicity and fundraising resources.
- Feb 28 2008 - Presented to 31 college faculty and staff at Learning College Day on the MVCC campus. This was the unofficial kickoff to an effort to create a One Laptop Per Student Center at MVCC. Part of the mission of the Center would be to pilot usage of XOs on our campus so we are better prepared to assist schools in our district when they move to 1:1 laptop initiatives.
- Feb 22 2008 - Larry and Steve worked with Adam at the Libertyville, IL Brightstar facility to finish categorizing the returned XOs.
- Feb 21 2008 - Larry and Steve met Kim, Adam, Jim, Scott, Karen, Kevin, and Hope for dinner to discuss Repair Center models.
- Feb 16 2008 - There was a meetup to explore the XO more deeply, specifically the mesh capability. Seven adults and nine children were present. Highlights included introductions to OLPC and the XO for newcomers, an introduction to Scratch and the community site at scratch.mit.edu,
- OLPC_Chicago/Jan 26 2008 - There was a meetup to introduce the project, play with laptops, and come up with ideas for things the MVCC chapter could work on. Highlights included TamTam demos by an 8-year-old and Record demos by a 10-year-old, as well as a kid-run laptop disassembly session.
Projects
Planned
- Create a One Laptop Per Student Center - the purpose of the center will be to support schools in our district with 1:1 laptop initiatives.
XOs on campus
- 3 G1G1 machines with Larry
- 12 broken machines from the Brightstar D stock and M stock with Steve