Talk:Summer of Content 2007/Archive

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Admissions are on a rolling basis for this round of the Summer of Content program. Individual mentor organizations may have their own application deadlines (July 20 is suggested), but the program deadline for mentor-intern-organization matches is at the project kickoff on July 23, 2007.

What to Do

If you want to be a Mentor Org

• Add an organization profile to the Mentor Org section of this page, including a description of what you do, a link to your homepage (if applicable), and any requirements that mentors or applications must fulfill. Make sure you include a main organizational contact so SoCon knows who to get in touch with.
• Contact Mel Chua to notify the program of your sign-up - we'll help you get started and answer any questions you might have.
• Recruit mentors from your organization - send out emails, post on your website or blog, and so on.
• Recruit interns for your organization - send out emails, post on your website or blog, and so on.
• Secure funding. Intern stipends are $500 for the 5-week program, and you are responsible for paying for the interns your organization takes on for this round, including arranging payment (and associated paperwork) with the interns.
• Select interns. Once you have approved a project with a committed intern and mentor, and committed to fund that project, post the project description (link to the application and contact information for the intern and mentor) under the Accepted Projects section of your organization profile. SoCon can arbitrate between organizations, mentors, or interns if needed. (if two organizations want the same intern, for instance).
• On July 23, the list of accepted projects under your organization profile will be taken as final; SoCon will email you to confirm so we know where to send t-shirts, publicity, moral support, and other useful things.

If you want to be a Mentor

• If your organization doesn't have a mentor org section, make one.
• List your name, contact information, and interests under your organization.
• Talk with the main contact for your organization about how final selection will work; some organizations may give mentors a certain number of funding slots to choose any intern they wish for, others may have mentor-intern pairs apply for funding spots together with a final project proposal. (If you're willing to fund your intern's stipend, let your organizational contact know!)
• Students will contact you with projects they would like to work with you on. Help them refine their proposals and get them through the final selection process.
• If you're selected, make sure you're on the Accepted Projects list for your organization on this page by July 23, 2007. We'll use that as the final roster for Summer of Content 2007 participants.

If you want to be an Intern

• Look at the list of organizations, mentors, and sample projects, below. Think of projects you'd like to do and people you'd like to work with.
• Create a profile for yourself under the Interested Interns section.
• Write an application in a wikipage below your profile (or applications, if you have multiple ideas). Each application should describe a specific project for a specific organization and should be less than 500 words. You may supplement your application with external links, but the application should include a standalone abstract of who you are and what you'd like to do. We suggest that you include a description of the project (timeline, how you'll go about it, why it's important, list of deliverables), why you'd like to execute on this particular project, and the reason you're the best individual to do so (include details of your academic, industry, and/or open content development experience and other details as you see fit). Check to see if the organization you're applying to has a specific proposal template or criteria.
• Email your proposal to the mentor you want to work with and collaborate with them to develop and refine your proposal for selection. If you don't see any mentors you'd like to work with, email the organization main contacts and ask them to help you find one. If you don't see any organizations you'd like to work with, email Mel Chua and ask her to help you find one.
• To participate, you must have a final project proposal with a confirmed mentor who has agreed to work with you, and have received confirmation of funding and support from the organization you're working with, before July 23, 2007. If you're selected, make sure you're on the Accepted Projects list for your organization on this page by July 23, 2007. We'll use that as the final roster for Summer of Content 2007 participants.

Mentor orgs / Mentors

Organization

Main contact

Brief description of what you do

Any special notes applicants (or mentors) should know (particular types of projects you're interested in, what you're looking for, requirements for projects, special formatting for applications)

Mentors

• Mentor Name (contact information) - interests
• Mentor Name (contact information) - interests

Accepted Projects

• Summer of Content 2007 Application Organization Student Name

One Laptop Per Child

Mel Chua is the main SoCon contact for OLPC.

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is an education project developing sub-$100 laptops designed for children in the developing world along with educational content (games, books, music, activities) and a network of volunteers to support it.

To apply for an OLPC SoCon Intern slot, send your proposal to the mentor you'd like to work with. We strongly suggest that you talk with the mentor about your application before the deadline; they can help you design your proposal. If you have project ideas that don't fit any of the mentors, contact Mel Chua (the first mentor on the list, below) and she'll try to find you one and work with you on your proposal.

Anyone can sign up to be a mentor. Applications for projects are on a rolling basis; the final deadline for OLPC apps is July 20, 2007. Once you have a student-mentor pair that has agreed to work together on a specific project, the mentor should email the student's application to Mel Chua for funding approval. Once you get that, you're good to go.

Mentors

• Mel Chua (contact info on user page) - Developing a frontpage and supporting materials for volunteer coordination and community-building, running a local Curriculum Jam or overall OLPC Jam development, non-conventional textbooks.

Potential Intern Pool

• Student Name (contact information) - interests

  Summer of Content 2007 Application Organization Student Name

  Summer of Content 2007 Application Organization Student Name