[Scale-planning] SCALE Next Generation (Youth Track) Playground - Call for Volunteers

Avni Khatri avni at kidsoncomputers.org
Thu Feb 16 16:05:20 UTC 2017


Ah got it! Hi Zach, great to meet you.

I don't think we'll need wired access as wifi has been strong at SCALE in
the past. And a lot of these activities can be done locally on a computer.

Ilan and Bala are trying to finalize the room the pods will be in.

Avni



On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Zach Underwood <zunder1990 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Avni,
> Let me start of apologizing for not giving a intro. I am doing alot of
> work for the SCALE15x tech including  designing the wifi/wired network.
>
> Do you need wired access?
> If wifi how many clients, are they dual band(2.4ghz and 5ghz)?
> Where in the PCC will the PODs be located?
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Avni Khatri <avni at kidsoncomputers.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Zach - The event will take place at the Pasadena (Los Angeles, CA
>> area) Convention Center at SCALE with the rest of the conference. There
>> will be wifi access at the convention center. From my experience at last
>> year's conference, the wifi is quite good there. You can read more about
>> the conference here: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/15x
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Avni
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Zach Underwood <zunder1990 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Will this need network access?
>>> Where will this be located?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 9:01 AM, Avni Khatri <avni at kidsoncomputers.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> *We need your help for the SCALE Next Generation (TNG)/Youth Track!*
>>>>
>>>> We are putting together a "Playground" for the TNG track at SCALE this
>>>> year that will run in parallel to the TNG talks on Saturday from 10am-6pm
>>>> and consist of hands-on areas/pods where kids can come and go
>>>> throughout the day. There is a room that is being finalized for the
>>>> playground activities.
>>>>
>>>> We are proposing that each pod have 4 stations with very concrete
>>>> instructions printed out. Kids could be encouraged to pair up as they come
>>>> to the Playground or they could do the activities on their own. The
>>>> Playground would be 'staffed' by volunteers who sign-up for 1-hour or
>>>> longer shifts - we would aim for 1 volunteer per pod at all times.
>>>>
>>>> *There are 3 things that we need help with: *
>>>>
>>>>    1. *Finalizing the pods and providing tutorials for youth to do*.
>>>>    What we'd like is a beginner and advanced exercise at each pod that youth
>>>>    can do mostly independently. The proposed list of ideas is below, but if
>>>>    you have another idea that incorporates FOSS or open hardware, we'd love to
>>>>    hear it. Please contact me directly at *avni at kidsoncomputers.org
>>>>    <avni at kidsoncomputers.org>* if you can help with critical piece!!
>>>>    2. Volunteering the day of. Please sign up at: *http://tinyurl.com/tngplaygroundsignup
>>>>    <http://tinyurl.com/tngplaygroundsignup>* if you can help the day
>>>>    of for 1-hour or longer shift. Please also indicate in the signup sheet if
>>>>    you have a pod preference.
>>>>    3. Badge Creation - We'd like to create fun badges for kids to
>>>>    pickup/wear after they've completed a pod. We need one design per pod and
>>>>    would appreciate design skills. Please let me if you'd be willing to design
>>>>    the badges!
>>>>
>>>> *Proposed pods* :
>>>>
>>>>    1. *Learn how to install Linux*
>>>>       - Equipment: 4 laptops, 10 USB Drives
>>>>       2. *Sonic Pi
>>>>    <https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/sonic-pi-lessons/>- Learn to program
>>>>    with a Raspberry Pi 3*
>>>>       - Equipment:  4 x [Rasbperry Pi 3, Power, MicroSD, Monitor,
>>>>       Keyboard, Mouse Headset]
>>>>    3. *Edison Robot
>>>>    <https://meetedison.com/content/EdBooks/EdBook2-Your-EdVenture-into-Robotics-You-re-a-Programmer.pdf?x20535> -
>>>>    You're a Programmer*
>>>>       - Equipment: 4 Edison Robots, Batteries, 4 laptops
>>>>    4. *Arduino Uno* <https://www.arduino.cc/> - LED light exercise
>>>>       - Equipment: 4 laptops
>>>>    5. *Scratch / Scratch Jr <https://scratch.mit.edu/>. - Learn to
>>>>    Write your Name *
>>>>       - Equipment: 4 laptops
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> THANK YOU for considering. Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to email me with any questions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Avni Khatri
>>>> President, Kids on Computers
>>>> <http://kidsoncomputers.org/blog>
>>>> avni at kidsoncomputers.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA)
>>> My website <http://zachunderwood.me>
>>> advance-networking.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA)
> My website <http://zachunderwood.me>
> advance-networking.com
>
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