Sugar Summer Program/Massachusetts Field Trip - Revision history

FGrose at 01:34, 25 August 2009

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	**# How we would change the experience based on all the above		**# How we would change the experience based on all the above
	*:This should give us a good sense of our expectations, limitations, and potentials for the time ahead of us.		*:This should give us a good sense of our expectations, limitations, and potentials for the time ahead of us.

			See [http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/RIT this Teaching Open Source wiki page] for a report of our Friday workshop that followed up on the ideas raised in this discussion.

	===Tuesday 11 August===		===Tuesday 11 August===
	* 10 am - Visit MIT Museum, http://web.mit.edu/museum/		* 10 am - Visit MIT Museum, http://web.mit.edu/museum/
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	* 12:30 am - Lunch at museum or nearby		* 12:30 am - Lunch at museum or nearby
	* 2 pm - Conference room sessions, "Our projects - let's help each other. Problems we've had and need help with" (guests welcome)		* 2 pm - Conference room sessions, "Our projects - let's help each other. Problems we've had and need help with" (guests welcome)
	** [[Teacher Reporting]] - Wesley Dillingham & Fred Grose
	** [[Math4Team/Projects/MathQuest\|Math Quest]] - Eric Mallon & Tyler Bragdon
	** [[Teotwawki Net]] demonstration - William Schaub (remote) & Fred Grose (pending verification of remote services. We may need to postpone this demo to Thursday or Friday.)
	** [[Math4Team]] Project - Karlie Robinson
	** Community Interactions - David Farning		** Community Interactions - David Farning
	* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)		* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
	===Thursday 13 August===		===Thursday 13 August===
	* 10 am - ~~Workshop~~ with ~~Caroline or her available team, "Tasks we can assist with over~~ 3 ~~days (13 - 15 Aug~~) ~~to advance her projects" (Bring your laptops~~ and ~~be ready to take~~ on ~~unfinished tasks.)~~		* 11 am - Return to [http://flagship.computerclubhouse.org/ Flagship Computer Clubhouse] with kids (open 12 to 3 pm) for workshop with Caroline and Sugar on a Stick session
	* ~~1 pm~~ - ~~Lilla G. Frederick Middle School (if appropriate) or continue with workshop tasks.~~		** [[Math4Team/Projects/MathQuest\|Math Quest]] review with clubhouse children - Eric Mallon & Tyler Bragdon
	* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)		* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
	* Evening: [http://www.neaq.org/index.php New England Aquarium] (time permitting)		* Evening: [http://www.neaq.org/index.php New England Aquarium] (time permitting)
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	** Peek at working life at Red Hat in Westford		** Peek at working life at Red Hat in Westford
	** Technical discussion - ''Author's tour of Live USB Creator''		** Technical discussion - ''Author's tour of Live USB Creator''
	** Lunch ~~on campus or~~ nearby		** Lunch nearby
	* afternoon		* afternoon
	** workshop tasks,		** workshop tasks,
	** ~~additional conference room topics~~,		** 2 pm - Witness Adam Holt <CanoeBerry> hosting the [[olpc:Contributors program\|OLPC Contributors Program]] weekly [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program/August_14,_2009 project review meeting].
	** casual visits with OLPC/Media Lab/OLE/Others~~, or~~		** <s>casual visits with OLPC/Media Lab/OLE/Others</s>
	** return to [http://~~flagship~~.~~computerclubhouse~~.~~org~~/ ~~Flagship Computer Clubhouse~~] ~~with kids (open 2 to 8 pm on Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays)~~
			See [http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/RIT this Teaching Open Source wiki page] for a report of our Friday workshop.

	* evening plans - open		* evening plans - open
	===Saturday 15 August===		===Saturday 15 August===
	* 10 am		* 10:30 am - [[Teotwawki Net]] demonstration - William Schaub (remote) & Fred Grose
	** Another local destination,		* Free time
	** Additional conference room topics,
	** Workshop tasks, or
	** return to [~~http://flagship.computerclubhouse.org/ Flagship Computer Clubhouse~~] ~~with kids~~ (~~open 2 to 8 pm on Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays~~)
	* ~~afternoon - Review & document workshop accomplishments for hand-off or continued work~~
	* evening plans open		* evening plans open

	===Sunday 16 August===		===Sunday 16 August===
	* Return home ~~(or stay for additional events that may be suggested)~~		* Return home
	===Monday 17 August===		===Monday 17 August===
	* Wesley, Fred, David, Karlie back in Rochester (Adam Holt welcome to join, if available)		* Wesley, Fred, David, Karlie back in Rochester (Adam Holt welcome to join, if available)
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	== Possible Adjunct meetings ==		== Possible Adjunct meetings ==
	* While in Boston, perhaps we (David and I) could have a short visit with Ed McNierney and Stefan Unterhauser to discuss infrastructure plans or system administration projects for OLPC/Sugar Labs, for example, http://vig.laptop.org/wiki/index.php/Recipe:migratewiki and http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sysadmin/2009-July/000324.html.		* While in Boston, perhaps we (David and I) could have a short visit with Ed McNierney and Stefan Unterhauser to discuss infrastructure plans or system administration projects for OLPC/Sugar Labs, for example, http://vig.laptop.org/wiki/index.php/Recipe:migratewiki and http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sysadmin/2009-July/000324.html.
			*# Stefan joined us for dinner on Tuesday evening and again for our trip to Red Hat on Friday.
			*# Henry Hardy joined us at the Computer Clubhouse on Wednesday

FGrose at 20:21, 9 August 2009

2009-08-09T20:21:26Z

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	**# Personal learnings, such as dealing with our own and other's lack of knowledge or skill.		**# Personal learnings, such as dealing with our own and other's lack of knowledge or skill.
	**# How we would change the experience based on all the above		**# How we would change the experience based on all the above
	This should give us a good sense of our expectations, limitations, and potentials for the time ahead of us.		*:This should give us a good sense of our expectations, limitations, and potentials for the time ahead of us.
	===Tuesday 11 August===		===Tuesday 11 August===
	* 10 am - Visit MIT Museum, http://web.mit.edu/museum/		* 10 am - Visit MIT Museum, http://web.mit.edu/museum/

FGrose at 20:18, 9 August 2009

2009-08-09T20:18:10Z

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	* Drive to Boston (Fred, Wesley, & Karlie from Rochester; David arriving separately)		* Drive to Boston (Fred, Wesley, & Karlie from Rochester; David arriving separately)
	* ~5 pm - Check in to Hostel, http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml		* ~5 pm - Check in to Hostel, http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml
	* ~6:30 pm - Dinner out with Mel Chua at [http://www.johnharvards.com/locations.shtml#ma John Harvard's Brew House], learn the '''[http://www.mbta.com/ T]''', etc.		* 6:00 pm - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=12+Hemenway+St,+Boston,+MA+02115&daddr=33+Dunster+Street+Cambridge,+MA+02138&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&dirflg=r&date=08%2F10%2F09&time=6:00pm&ttype=dep&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&tline=&sll=42.360066,-71.090727&sspn=0.090694,0.133381&ie=UTF8&z=14&start=0 Bus to Harvard Square] (25 minutes)
			* 7:00 pm reservations - Dinner out with Mel Chua at [http://www.johnharvards.com/locations.shtml#ma John Harvard's Brew House], learn the '''[http://www.mbta.com/ T]''', etc.
	** Pre-dinner - Introductions and Reintroductions		** Pre-dinner - Introductions and Reintroductions
	** Dinner and post-Dinner topic - "What we've learned as OLPC/Sugar Labs students about working in the FLOSS environment as RIT students, co-ops, and associates" (a small group self-evaluation session, with Mel Chua as sole guest beyond the 6 in our group)—''A serious topic for dinner, so we will punctuate the discussion with food and drink to ease our inhibitions and anxiety.''		** Dinner and post-Dinner topic - "What we've learned as OLPC/Sugar Labs students about working in the FLOSS environment as RIT students, co-ops, and associates" (a small group self-evaluation session, with Mel Chua as sole guest beyond the 6 in our group)—''A serious topic for dinner, so we will punctuate the discussion with food and drink to ease our inhibitions and anxiety.''

FGrose at 21:45, 8 August 2009

2009-08-08T21:45:22Z

FGrose: /* questions from those who can't attend */

2009-08-08T21:39:02Z

questions from those who can't attend

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	* Project teams may be uncertain of the benefits of "hosting" a short-term 'work & tour' party or crew in a project that is still forming a stable base. It may not be a good idea and turn out to be a distraction because it's hard to define expectations. Not knowing what practical service or resource we could provide in a few days of service, makes it hard to generate interest. We would look at it like campground trail maintenance or kitchen patrol--an indirect learning and load-sharing opportunity.		* Project teams may be uncertain of the benefits of "hosting" a short-term 'work & tour' party or crew in a project that is still forming a stable base. It may not be a good idea and turn out to be a distraction because it's hard to define expectations. Not knowing what practical service or resource we could provide in a few days of service, makes it hard to generate interest. We would look at it like campground trail maintenance or kitchen patrol--an indirect learning and load-sharing opportunity.
	==~~questions~~ from those who can't attend==		==Questions from those who can't attend==
	*Will you be encouraging people to record/photo/video what they see?		* Will you be encouraging people to record/photo/video what they see?
	**Wes will bring his digital camera and help with documentation.		*: Wes will bring his digital camera and help with documentation.
	*Will there be field survey tools used i.e. a prepared questionnaire for those running labs etc.?		* Will there be field survey tools used, ''i.e.'', a prepared questionnaire for those running labs, etc.?
	*Does everyone have business cards?		*: We will bring this up with Keith Simmons at the Flagship Computer Clubhouse.
	*Is the success of the trip measured by fun or productivity? If productivity, how will that be measured?		* Does everyone have business cards?
	*How many instances will you be able to observe young/naive users of Sugar /OLPC?		* Is the success of the trip measured by fun or productivity? If productivity, how will that be measured?
	*Will anyone be blogging/vlogging the trip? If so, will they post their links here?		*: By learning, which we categorize as both fun and productive. Watch for growth in knowledge, character, and resources for the community.
			* How many instances will you be able to observe of young/naive users of Sugar / OLPC?
			* Will anyone be blogging/vlogging the trip? If so, will they post their links here?
			*: There will be some kilogging here on the wiki.

			: Thanks for your contributions.

Wwdillingham: /* questions from those who can't attend */

2009-08-08T19:12:32Z

questions from those who can't attend

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	==questions from those who can't attend==		==questions from those who can't attend==
	*Will you be encouraging people to record/photo/video what they see?		*Will you be encouraging people to record/photo/video what they see?
			**Wes will bring his digital camera and help with documentation.
	*Will there be field survey tools used i.e. a prepared questionnaire for those running labs etc.?		*Will there be field survey tools used i.e. a prepared questionnaire for those running labs etc.?
	*Does everyone have business cards?		*Does everyone have business cards?

Dennis Daniels: questions from those who can't attend

2009-08-08T13:45:50Z

questions from those who can't attend

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	* Project teams may be uncertain of the benefits of "hosting" a short-term 'work & tour' party or crew in a project that is still forming a stable base. It may not be a good idea and turn out to be a distraction because it's hard to define expectations. Not knowing what practical service or resource we could provide in a few days of service, makes it hard to generate interest. We would look at it like campground trail maintenance or kitchen patrol--an indirect learning and load-sharing opportunity.		* Project teams may be uncertain of the benefits of "hosting" a short-term 'work & tour' party or crew in a project that is still forming a stable base. It may not be a good idea and turn out to be a distraction because it's hard to define expectations. Not knowing what practical service or resource we could provide in a few days of service, makes it hard to generate interest. We would look at it like campground trail maintenance or kitchen patrol--an indirect learning and load-sharing opportunity.
			==questions from those who can't attend==
			*Will you be encouraging people to record/photo/video what they see?
			*Will there be field survey tools used i.e. a prepared questionnaire for those running labs etc.?
			*Does everyone have business cards?
			*Is the success of the trip measured by fun or productivity? If productivity, how will that be measured?
			*How many instances will you be able to observe young/naive users of Sugar /OLPC?
			*Will anyone be blogging/vlogging the trip? If so, will they post their links here?

FGrose at 21:40, 7 August 2009

2009-08-07T21:40:13Z

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	* 12:30 am - Lunch at museum or nearby		* 12:30 am - Lunch at museum or nearby
	* 2 pm - Conference room sessions, "Our projects - let's help each other. Problems we've had and need help with" (guests welcome)		* 2 pm - Conference room sessions, "Our projects - let's help each other. Problems we've had and need help with" (guests welcome)
	** Teacher Reporting - Wesley Dillingham & Fred Grose		** [[Teacher Reporting]] - Wesley Dillingham & Fred Grose
	** Math Quest - Eric Mallon & Tyler Bragdon		** [[Math4Team/Projects/MathQuest\|Math Quest]] - Eric Mallon & Tyler Bragdon
	** ~~Math4~~ Project - Karlie Robinson		** [[Teotwawki Net]] demonstration - William Schaub (remote) & Fred Grose (pending verification of remote services. We may need to postpone this demo to Thursday or Friday.)
			** [[Math4Team]] Project - Karlie Robinson
	** Community Interactions - David Farning		** Community Interactions - David Farning
	* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)		* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)

FGrose at 17:33, 7 August 2009

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	===Friday 14 August===		===Friday 14 August===
	* 10 am - Red Hat visit in Westford, MA with Luke Macken ~~(to be scheduled)~~		* 10 am - Red Hat visit in [http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=42.4043461,-71.159089+to:314+Littleton+Rd,+MA+01886+(Red+Hat+Inc)&geocode=%3BFfoJhwIdzzLC-ykbTRBPsnfjiTGhasWHz4cREw%3BFXxWiQIdoNC9-yFfxnYEp11Rtw&dirflg=&saddr=12+Hemenway+Street,+Boston,+MA.+02115.&f=d&dq=Red+Hat,+loc:+Westford,+MA&sll=42.567759,-71.42827&sspn=0.030613,0.043435&cid=13209442153970189919&ie=UTF8&ll=42.49539,-71.265564&spn=0.660196,1.117859&z=10&via=1 Westford, MA] with Luke Macken and Mel Chua
			** Peek at working life at Red Hat in Westford
			** Technical discussion - ''Author's tour of Live USB Creator''
			** Lunch on campus or nearby
	* afternoon		* afternoon
	** workshop tasks,		** workshop tasks,

Wwdillingham: /* Thursday 13 August */

2009-08-06T21:24:11Z

Thursday 13 August

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	* 1 pm - Lilla G. Frederick Middle School (if appropriate) or continue with workshop tasks.		* 1 pm - Lilla G. Frederick Middle School (if appropriate) or continue with workshop tasks.
	* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)		* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
			* Evening: [http://www.neaq.org/index.php New England Aquarium] (time permitting)

	===Friday 14 August===		===Friday 14 August===
	* 10 am - Red Hat visit in Westford, MA with Luke Macken (to be scheduled)		* 10 am - Red Hat visit in Westford, MA with Luke Macken (to be scheduled)

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	==Rough Schedule (getting polished)==		==Rough Schedule (getting polished)==
	~~I'm thinking that our rough schedule might start to look like this (adjustments~~ or additional suggestions welcome):		Adjustments or additional suggestions welcome.

	===Monday 10 August===		===Monday 10 August===
	* Drive to Boston (Fred, Wesley, & Karlie from Rochester; David arriving separately)		* Drive to Boston (Fred, Wesley, & Karlie from Rochester; David arriving separately)
	* ~5 pm - Check in to Hostel, http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml		* ~5 pm - Check in to Hostel, http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml
	* ~6:30 pm - Dinner out with Mel Chua at [http://www.johnharvards.com/locations.shtml#ma John Harvard's Brew House], learn the ~~Metro~~, etc.		* ~6:30 pm - Dinner out with Mel Chua at [http://www.johnharvards.com/locations.shtml#ma John Harvard's Brew House], learn the '''[http://www.mbta.com/ T]''', etc.
	** Pre-dinner - Introductions and Reintroductions		** Pre-dinner - Introductions and Reintroductions
	** Dinner and post-Dinner topic - "What we've learned as OLPC/Sugar Labs students about working in the FLOSS environment as RIT students, co-ops, and associates" (a small group self-evaluation session, with Mel Chua as sole guest beyond the 6 in our group)—''A serious topic for dinner, so we will punctuate the discussion with food and drink to ease our inhibitions and anxiety.''		** Dinner and post-Dinner topic - "What we've learned as OLPC/Sugar Labs students about working in the FLOSS environment as RIT students, co-ops, and associates" (a small group self-evaluation session, with Mel Chua as sole guest beyond the 6 in our group)—''A serious topic for dinner, so we will punctuate the discussion with food and drink to ease our inhibitions and anxiety.''
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	*: Wes will bring his digital camera and help with documentation.		*: Wes will bring his digital camera and help with documentation.
	* Will there be field survey tools used, ''i.e.'', a prepared questionnaire for those running labs, etc.?		* Will there be field survey tools used, ''i.e.'', a prepared questionnaire for those running labs, etc.?
	*: We will bring this up with Keith Simmons at the Flagship Computer Clubhouse.		*: We will bring this up with Keith Simmons at the [http://flagship.computerclubhouse.org/ Flagship Computer Clubhouse].
	* Does everyone have business cards?		* Does everyone have business cards?
	* Is the success of the trip measured by fun or productivity? If productivity, how will that be measured?		* Is the success of the trip measured by fun or productivity? If productivity, how will that be measured?