School in a box/Saturday
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Stuff that happened
- Scout team (Mel, Ankur, Chris, Mike) BUYING STUFF IN NEW YORK RUNNING AROUND HURRAH
- Houston team staying on-base, working with Ardurino, phoning in purchase requests (Seth, Nikki, David, Dan, etc)
- Linux discussion-ness and guruship (Lynn, Jay)
Filtered List to buy
Fun Stuff
- stickers - cheap, decorative/personalize, reward system for teachers - for rewards from teachers (even if tacky, any kind of recognition will have positive effect)
- sewing kit
- gum arabic (airplane?)
- gum arabic (only ingredient needed in addition to flour to make playdough)
- candy (localization ?)
- funny hats
- inflatables
- flags
- magic tricks
- magic plastic
Experiment Supplies
- sensors (phidgets)
- protoboards
- circuit parts
- multimeter
- seeds
- magnifier
- magnets (shipping considerations)
- speaker wire (niftiness ensues with the above)
- triops eggs
Repair Kit
- replacement parts/DOAs
- screw drivers (suitable for XO repairs)
- screen wipes
- needlenose pliers
- electrical tape
Electronic Components
- solar panel (for powering the laptops, and perhaps power measurement experiments)
- batteries (need associated charger)
- surge protector/UPS/Power strip (localization issues?)
- usb storage
- keyboard/mouse
Misc
- GPS - how to apply to XO?
- Mentor contact info
- ziploc
- radios
- sundial
- globes (inflatable) and maps (i10n)
- sharpie/pens (label tape)
- air pump for inflatables (nozzle for cleaning)
Brainstorms
Note: The list below will be moved to an appropriate page, as categories become apparent during the day.
Things we think that would be cool to put in the box
groundrules: no stupid ideas, no shooting stuff down - Brainstorm at MNN
- things that are inflatable
- solar panels
- screwdrivers
- replacement parts/XOs
- DOAs to take apart?
- a pony
- GPS, radios
- sensors (from MIT lab?)
- fidgets
- big LCD
- leds
- protoboards
- circuit parts
- swords
- donuts
- magnets
- speaker wire
- duct tape!
- magic plastic (Friendly Plastic)
- Sculpy
- gum arabic
- magic tricks
- USB keys
- rifle barrels
- deer gun
- the philosopher's stone
- mercury
- (no mercury - nlee)
- sun dial
- flags
- knitting supplies
- sticks
- (references to Monty Python)
- hats
- multimeter
- solder iron
- sparklers
- pizza
- candies
- triops
- sea monkeys
- seeds (noninvasive - garden?)
- geiger counter
- rocks
- magnifiers
- calcium
- ph strips
- batteries - AA, AAA, rechargable ones
- temporary tattoos (nlee - culturally sensitive ones!)
- plushie XO
- farmer's almanac
- mentor contacts
- maps - beach ball globe! --> but these can be gotten on the XO
- ziploc bags
What would be cool to be able to learn to do with stuff in this box
- repairs
- connect to net
- get power
- math, language, music - how to make fit local curriculum?
- literacy
- geography
- encryption
- fractals
- photography
- drawing
- astronomy
- weather
- agriculture/botany/animal husbandry
- health/medicine
- romance
- cooking! (note: transcriber likes food :D)
- paleontology/archaeology
- sociology
- magic
- Open source propoganda
- alchemy
- religion
- how to argue with adults
- environment happy - greennness
- safety stuff
- lab experiment videos
- CD drive
- diversity training
- cultural learning
- voodoo/ the zombie apocalypse (Mel says it's an important step towards cultural understanding)
NO list
- serial killers
- velociraptors (but useful in math education!)
- non biodegradable materials
- invasive plant species
- sword
- radiation
- lead
- cigarettes
- poison
- alcohol
- DVDs with preset lectures (lecture dvds of boredom)
- rabid wolf
- children
- whip/rod
- airplane stoppy things
- alive things