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

Fri Feb 17 02:33:10 UTC 2017

We definitely will not want any wired access for this project. It should be
100% wireless.

Ilan Rabinovitch
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On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 8:05 AM, Avni Khatri <avni at kidsoncomputers.org>
wrote:

> 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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