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Add PyCut, update information about the FOSS@MAGIC program for RIT in 2016
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===Alumni===
 
===Alumni===
 
* [[/Alumni/Spring-2009]]
 
* [[/Alumni/Spring-2009]]
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==[[/Projects]]==
 
==[[/Projects]]==
 
* [[Blocku]]
 
* [[Blocku]]
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* [[Lemonade Stand]]
 
* [[Lemonade Stand]]
 
* [[PacMath]]
 
* [[PacMath]]
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* [[Activities/PyCut|PyCut]]
 
* [[/Projects|Much More...]]
 
* [[/Projects|Much More...]]
    
==Math4 at RIT FAQ==
 
==Math4 at RIT FAQ==
 
;What year are most of the RIT Students?
 
;What year are most of the RIT Students?
:Most are Jr and Sr in their Major field of study
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:Most students are juniors or seniors in their major field of study. Some students are freshmen or sophomores, but it's a lesser amount.
 
;What are they learning?
 
;What are they learning?
:Their participation in the Fedora Ambassador North America push for a 4th grade math curriculum will give them experience with Open Source Software development. Beyond that, the students will be choosing what areas of development they participate in.   
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:Their participation in the development of XO Activities based around a 4th grade math curriculum will give them experience with Open Source Software development. Beyond that, the students will be choosing what areas of development they participate in.   
;Are they math majors? Eduction majors? mixed volunteers?
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;Are they math majors? Eduction majors? Mixed volunteers?
:As of this writing, we do have a mix of community volunteers working on this project. The RIT students are divided between Computer Science, Networking, Information Tech, Software engineering and Telecommunications Majors. The students also have the benefit of Eric Grace, a New York State Certified K-12 teacher, as the co-professor for the course.
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:As of this writing, we do have a mix of community volunteers working on this project. The RIT students are divided between several majors. Computer Science, Networking and Systems Administration, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Telecommunications majors are all majors seen within the FOSS minor. There are also a variety of instructors and volunteers with different sets of experiences and backgrounds to help contribute to the students' learning.
 
;Do they have 4th graders lined up?
 
;Do they have 4th graders lined up?
:Some. The Fedora Ambassador network has volunteers with a vast array of backgrounds and I do know of a small test group in California.
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:Some. Depending on the class size and readiness of the projects, there are field trip excursions to elementary schools for live playtesting with 4th grade students.
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==Subpages==
 
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