OLPC Learning Club D.C.
Welcome! This is the home page for the OLPC Learning Club DC. We had briefly deployed a wiki on a hosted system, but it's better that we build our knowledge base here. We'll be posting information here about future plans as it becomes available.
Next meeting
Family XO Mesh Meetup
When: Saturday, Start date::June 20th, 2009, 10 am to 1 pm
Gallaudet University, Student Academic Center,First Floor Classroom 2 SAC1210 and Classroom 3 SAC1211, Has location city::Washington, D.C., 20002 Has location country::USA
Latest Announcements
Saturday May 16, 2009: Scratch Day
- 55 attended, 8 schools represented
- Mike Lee introduced services of the OLPC Learning Club DC...
- Keynote video from MIT Scratch team played
- Teachers from Fairfax Schools presented their projects
- HacDC member Todd Fine demonstrated control of a Scratch project using Python and a Nintendo Wii Remote
On display:
- Drawdio musical pencil developed by the MIT Scratch Team
- Intel Classmate laptops running Scratch
- LEGO WeDo Robotics System compatible with Scratch
Sunday, Nov 2, 2008: Jabber Server
The Jabber Server had been offline from September 10th until today due to a system crash, but it's back.
Saturday, April 26, 2008: Jabber Server
We have a Jabber Server for use by D.C. area XO enthusiasts that will let us use our XO laptops together even when we are not in the same room together.
Things We Do
XO Family Mesh Meetup
The idea is to bring together three groups of people to work on the following things:
- Kids and parents who want to meet other kids and parents and do cool things together with their XOs.
- Software developers wanted to work on software for the XO.
- Educational materials developers wanting to collaborate on the development of educational materials for the XO.
Having these three groups co-locate will create all kinds of synergistic possibilities. Let the meshing begin!
Keep an eye on the OLPC Learning Club DC website, OLPCnews.com and this wiki-entry for announcements about the next meetup.
XO Bar Meetups
Some people aren't too keen on getting up early on a Saturday morning to attend the XO Family Mesh Meetup. Others just like to cool their mood with a brew after a heated discussion on the latest OLPC developments. To address this audience there are semi-regular XO Bar Meetups. These meetings are announced on both the OLPC Learning Club DC website and OLPCnews.com.
Other Projects
Apart from these Meetups the OLPC Learning Club DC also want to contribute to the overall "learning learning" efforts by means of sprints, jams, excursions and other projects. Stay tuned for announcements on both the OLPC Learning Club DC website and OLPCnews.com over the coming weeks.
Club Resources
/Lending library
We're currently working to set up a "Lending library" through the OLPC Contributors program. The bulk of the laptops are stored in HacDC's workshop with a few on hand at the Arlington Career Center and Gallaudet University for service at meetings. Loans to patrons are transacted at the monthly meetings with prior arrangements. More details to come.
Meeting Places
Our meetings generally occur at either of two places:
- Arlington Career Center, Arlington, VA
- Gallaudet University Student Academic Center (Student Union)
Blog
Currently hosted by Wayan Vota and maintained by Mike Lee.
Discusion Forum
A sub-board on the OLPC News Forum.
Email List
Currently hosted by Wayan Vota and maintained by Mike Lee.
Jabber Server
Maintained for use by D.C. area XO enthusiasts by Richard Bullington-McGuire. The server will let us use our XO laptops together to chat and share Activity sessions even when we are not in the same room together.
Speaker's Bureau
Club members available to give presentations and laptop demos to non-profit organizations, press, OLPC partners and other interested entities.
