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I am a volunteer for [http://www.kasiisiproject.org/ The Kasiisi Project] in Uganda and the [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in the Boston area. In the fall, I will be a senior at Carnegie Mellon, studying civil engineering. |
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In addition to OLPC and other ICT4D solutions, I work on GIS/mapping projects. |
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[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FICT4D ICT4D Blog Reading List] |
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[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FGIS GIS Blog Reading List] |
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==Contact== |
==Contact== |
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==Current Work== |
==Current Work== |
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* Teaching an environmental technology class with The Kasiisi Project near Fort Portal, Uganda. I will be keeping [http://mapuganda.blogspot.com a blog] to document use of the laptops with mapping, weather sensors, water quality tests, and solar power activities. |
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* Making lesson ideas for [http://hellolaptop.org Hello Laptop, Hello World] drawing from [[User:Ndoiron/Content|content list]], and several activities. |
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* Making lesson ideas for [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in Cambridge, Boston, and Nicaragua. Helping to supply useful content and activities. |
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* [[User:Ndoiron/CitizenScience|citizen science projects]] |
* [[User:Ndoiron/CitizenScience|citizen science projects]] |
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==Prior Work for the XO== |
==Prior Work for the XO== |
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* [[User:Ndoiron/Content|Digital content library]] |
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* Adding bar, pie, line, and scatter charts to [[SocialCalc]] application |
* Adding bar, pie, line, and scatter charts to [[SocialCalc]] application |
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** Test (in Firefox or XO's Browse) [http://andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndoiron/socialCalc/index.html here] |
** Test (in Firefox or XO's Browse) [http://andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndoiron/socialCalc/index.html here] |
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Revision as of 23:28, 31 May 2010
I am a volunteer for The Kasiisi Project in Uganda and the Digital Literacy Project in the Boston area. In the fall, I will be a senior at Carnegie Mellon, studying civil engineering.
Contact
Please edit the talk page or e-mail ndoiron _at_ cmu.edu
Current Work
- Teaching an environmental technology class with The Kasiisi Project near Fort Portal, Uganda. I will be keeping a blog to document use of the laptops with mapping, weather sensors, water quality tests, and solar power activities.
- Making lesson ideas for Digital Literacy Project in Cambridge, Boston, and Nicaragua. Helping to supply useful content and activities.
- DNA Lab showing inherited traits through phenotype (cartoon lizards) and genotype (simulated DNA strand)
Prior Work for the XO
- Major update to Map (activity) including offline mapping for Haiti, Uganda, and other countries. Maps can be customized using MapPacks.
- Adding bar, pie, line, and scatter charts to SocialCalc application
- Test (in Firefox or XO's Browse) here
- Users' Guide
- Mapping applications, introducing students to GIS and mapping
- Intro to Mapping Technology
- Explored SVG maps for classes without internet access
OLPCorps
Technical lead for an OLPCorps team - unfortunately our team was rejected, but we made it to finalists
See my team's OLPCorps proposal here: OLPCorps Carnegie Mellon/Teachers' College/Williams College Kenya