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Ndoiron
Joined 30 August 2009
Created page with 'I am volunteering for One for All's XO deployments in the Boston area. During the school year I am studying civil engineering at Carnegie Mellon. In addition to OLPC and other …'
I am volunteering for One for All's XO deployments in the Boston area. During the school year I am studying civil engineering at Carnegie Mellon.
In addition to OLPC and other ICT4D solutions, I work on GIS projects.
[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FICT4D ICT4D Blog Reading List]
[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FGIS GIS Blog Reading List]
==Current Work==
* Making lesson ideas for One For All including web content, citizen science, and several activities.
* [[Activities/MapStats|MapStats Activity]]
* [[Activities/Map|Map Activity]]
* DNA Lab showing inherited traits through phenotype (cartoon lizards) and genotype (simulated DNA strand)
==Prior Work for the XO==
* Adding bar, pie, line, and scatter charts to [[Activity/SocialCalc]] application
** Test (in Firefox or XO's Browse) [http://andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndoiron/socialCalc/index.html here]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/SocialCalc Users' Guide]
* Mapping applications, introducing students to GIS and mapping
** [http://sugo-katta.appspot.com/olpc-map/mapTech Intro to Mapping Technology]
** Explored SVG maps for classes without internet access
* Created math game with eToys
* Patch for the [[Activities/Geoquiz|Geoquiz]] application
In addition to OLPC and other ICT4D solutions, I work on GIS projects.
[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FICT4D ICT4D Blog Reading List]
[http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F17976082340529451027%2Fbundle%2FGIS GIS Blog Reading List]
==Current Work==
* Making lesson ideas for One For All including web content, citizen science, and several activities.
* [[Activities/MapStats|MapStats Activity]]
* [[Activities/Map|Map Activity]]
* DNA Lab showing inherited traits through phenotype (cartoon lizards) and genotype (simulated DNA strand)
==Prior Work for the XO==
* Adding bar, pie, line, and scatter charts to [[Activity/SocialCalc]] application
** Test (in Firefox or XO's Browse) [http://andrew.cmu.edu/user/ndoiron/socialCalc/index.html here]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/SocialCalc Users' Guide]
* Mapping applications, introducing students to GIS and mapping
** [http://sugo-katta.appspot.com/olpc-map/mapTech Intro to Mapping Technology]
** Explored SVG maps for classes without internet access
* Created math game with eToys
* Patch for the [[Activities/Geoquiz|Geoquiz]] application