Wiki source code of FLOSS Desktop For Kids Incubator Project

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120.2	2	Want to participate?
177.1	3	Quick start guide: First, [[join this wiki>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/register/XWiki/XWikiRegister]]. Second, [[join the mailing list>>url:http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/flossdesktops_lists.opensource.org]]. Third, introduce yourself on the mailing list. If you're having problems contact one of the folks listed below...
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176.1	6	{{warning}}
	7	Resources
178.1	8	MAKE Worksheets, including answer key, is available [[here>>url:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2V3n1i8irYqUTJ3LTRlOTRTRXM]]. Have a question, contact [[Patrick Masson>>mailto:[email protected]]], [[Michele McColgan>>mailto:[email protected]]], or [[Kristopher Navratil>>mailto:[email protected]]]
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5.1	15	Start date: January 2015
176.1	16	Working Group C0-Chairs: [[Kristopher Navratil>>mailto:[email protected]]]
185.1	17	Working Group Sponsor: [[Josh Simmons>>mailto:[email protected]]]
32.1	18	OSI General Manager: [[Patrick Masson>>mailto:[email protected]]]
184.1	19	Monthly OSI Board if Director Reports: [[Report Archive>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Working+Groups+%26+Incubator+Projects/FLOSS+Desktop+Refurbishment+and+Distribution/FLOSS+Desktops+Monthly+Board+Reports/]]
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128.1	21	Community:
148.1	22	//Please note: the names and organizations listed here are provided for reference only, and include those who have engaged with the program at very different levels. These are provided here for reference only, and should not be assumed to support the FLOSS Desktops program, or the Open Source Initiative.//
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186.1	24	* Aspen Academy - Penguin Corps
	25	** [[Stu Keroff>>mailto:[email protected]]], Director
38.1	26	* Boys & Girls Club of Orange County (?)
	27	** [[Ben Hall>>mailto:[email protected]]], Volunteer Community Organizer
144.2	28	* [[Community School of Excellence, Asian Penguins>>http://www.asianpenguins.org]]
186.1	29	** [[Luke Burris>>mailto:[email protected]]], Director
148.1	30	* Greenville High School
149.1	31	** [[Tadhg Russell>>mailto:[email protected]]], Computer Club Advisor
129.1	32	* [[Ferguson Youth Initiative>>http://fyifergyouth.org]]
114.1	33	** [[Matt Bremehr>>mailto:[email protected]]], Account Executive, OCI
	34	** [[Dwayne James>>mailto:[email protected]]], Director, Ferguson Youth Initiative
128.1	35	* [[Open Source Tour>>https://www.facebook.com/pg/opensourcetour/about/]]
	36	** [[Kokou Elolo AMEGAYIBO>>mailto:[email protected]]], Founding Member, [[Minodoo Community>>http://minodoo.com]]
34.1	37	* North Colonie Central School District
36.1	38	** [[Kerry Flynn>>mailto:[email protected]]], Principal, Loudonville Elementary
37.1	39	** [[Annie Gersztoff>>mailto:[email protected]]], Librarian, Loudonville Elementary
34.1	40	* Schodack School District
35.1	41	** [[James Derby>>mailto:[email protected]]], Principal, Schodack Central Schools
	42	** [[Matthew LaClair>>mailto:[email protected]]], Superintendent of Buildings Grounds
38.1	43	** [[Kristopher Navratil>>mailto:[email protected]]], Technology Faculty, Maple Hill Middle School
	44	** [[Matthew Purificato>>mailto:[email protected]]], Computer Network Administrator
35.1	45	** [[Jim Yox>>mailto:[email protected]]], IT Director, Schodack Central Schools
34.1	46	* Siena College
38.1	47	** [[Madeline Hagen>>mailto:[email protected]]], Student Mentor
35.1	48	** [[Michele McColgan>>mailto:[email protected]]], Program Director, Urban Scholars
112.1	49	** [[Tristen Protzmann>>mailto:[email protected]]], Student Mentor
139.1	50	** [[Lindsay Clark>>mailto:[email protected]]], Student Mentor
140.1	51	** [[Nick Carpinello>>mailto:[email protected]]], Student Mentor
123.1	52	* Taconic Hills Central School District
124.1	53	** [[Ryan Proper>>mailto:[email protected]]], Technology Integration Specialist
136.1	54	* Troy Area United Ministries
	55	** [[Colin Kuebler>>mailto:[email protected]]], Instructor
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134.2	57	Social media
	58	* [[FLOSS Desktops for Kids Twitter>>https://www.twitter.com/FLOSSDesktops]]
160.1	59	* [[2017 FLOSS Desktops and Open Source Education Conference>>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt8XTq9boA3vNf6OWc-2alw]]
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158.1	65	[[image:Siena2017_01.jpg\|\|width="600"]]
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5.1	74	= Description =
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186.1	76	[[image:SchodackKidsUbunutuScreens.jpg\|\|style="float:right" width="400"]]Each year school districts across the United States discard thousands of computers as the hardware moves off of commercial service warranties (typically after three or four years) or are no longer capable of running the latest proprietary operating systems and desktop applications. The majority of these computers are still functional (i.e. not broken or damaged). At the same time, many schools are looking for opportunities to increase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) within their curricula. The availability of surplus equipment and FLOSS software provides a unique opportunity for schools, teachers and students to learn about computer hardware and software.
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6.1	78	The FLOSS Desktop Refurbishment and Distribution working group will develop a program and resource guideline for creating student workshops (school clubs, groups, etc.) serving K-12 and potentially the broader community (senior citizens, libraries, community groups, etc.). These workshops will be open to school children and run by their faculty and/or community mentors in cooperation with their schools, providing access to a variety of project-based learning activities, including:
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5.1	80	* Hardware refurbishment: Students will rebuild and bring to operational condition decommissioned computers from local school districts.
	81	* Software Administration: Students will install and configure FLOSS software: operating systems and various desktop applications (LibreOffice, GIMP, etc.).
	82	* Mentorship: Students will develop a curriculum and teach "desktop literacy" to their peers and other members of the community using the refurbished FLOSS computers. After completion of the course, the participants will be able to take the computer home.
	83	* Peer Support Center: Students will create, manage and operate a "help desk" providing those who complete the course and using the refurbished computers a resource for ongoing support.
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15.1	85	== Background ==
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38.1	87	The OSI's FLOSS Desktops for Kids Incubator Project began within the Maple Hill Middle School of Schodack School District in partnership with the District's [[Business Incubator Program>>url:http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/district/business_incubator.php]]. The school administration identified the FLOSS Desktops project as a potential complement for furthering the District's academic goals in extending exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to students. Organized within the school as the Open Source Computer Club (OSCC) in the Fall of 2014, the program is managed by the school's Technology Teacher and meets after regular class. Since it's inception, the Schodack program has been a model for other districts and organizations (e.g. Boys & Girls Clubs).
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38.1	89	= Working Group Mission =
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	91	* Initially, provide school districts and other community organizations with professional development, educational programs and support services related to FLOSS for faculty, students and/or staff.
	92	* Create opportunities for school districts in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) using low/no cost, low barrier resources.
	93	* Develop and document an academic program, including educational, technology and staffing resources, as well as promotional and communications resources to help other districts across the U.S. understand and implement the program.
	94	* Extend the awareness of FLOSS and the OSI within K-12 education and the institutions that support it.
	95	* Create opportunities for regional "OSI Centers of Interest" within the K-12 system to extend the OSI mission and resources.
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	97	= Alignment to OSI Mission =
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	99	In line with the OSI mission to, raise the awareness and adoption of open source and build bridges between open source communities:
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	101	* Many faculty and administrators working within K12 are unfamiliar with open source software generally and as an alternative to proprietary options. This program will introduce open source software as a resource to schools, increase awareness of open source alternatives to software traditionally used within education, highlight its value as both a tool to support education (i.e. a platform for educational activities), and as a resource for instruction (i.e. a set of learning objects enabling teaching and learning).
	102	* The program is designed to foster community development not only across districts, but across academic disciplines and administrative areas. Teachers and staff from different schools and districts will work together, as will Technology Teachers and Librarians, K12 instructors and university faculty, community organizers and school officers, etc., thus building bridges between various types and levels of educational institutions and even other types of community groups.
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	104	= Deliverables =
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181.1	106	All academic resources, including those listed below and those under development, can be found the project's [[shared Google drive>>url:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2V3n1i8irYqUTJ3LTRlOTRTRXM]].
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	108	1. Press release explaining the OSI sponsored initiative ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.org/node/835]]).
	109	1. Web page on OSI site ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.org/working_groups#desktops]])
	110	1. Program/resource guide for developing local FLOSS student groups / clubs based on the Schodack School District model.
	111	11. Curriculum for instruction ([[//in progress//>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XOHAQ2b38C0Bzagab0WJo-O3-xzC5acyzbIPaWswPNE/]])
	112	11*. Learning objectives (goals for student learning through the project)
	113	11*. Learning activities (recommendations for instruction)
	114	11*. Schedule (recommended topics, activities, etc. toward learning objectives).
	115	11*. Hardware resource guide (how to obtain and manage donated equipment)
	116	11. Worksheets, session planning (complete)
	117	11. Staffing (recommendations for teachers, aids, volunteers required to support students and projects)
	118	11. Policies (issues to be aware of and address for establishing and running the program).
	119	1. Opensource,com Article ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.com/education/16/9/open-source-computer-club]])
	120	1. Program "Sell Sheet" ([[complete>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9INqwt9GLRJUGl1b2pGYmozN28]])
	121	1. Project Sponsorship Proposal ([[//in progress//>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeP1c5cptrGq6Juti9rnqnUQhqPOJIEG_WxhQ1tEdkY]])
114.2	122	1. Develop resources for the program to position FLOSS Desktops as a "pre-Google Code-in" activity ([[//in progress//>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TPwI7_gVDAenyHUfZdWLLa5-hFvDMfuAAAzWryKsnM0]]).
115.1	123	11. Note, this could be a significant step in achieving deliverable #8 as well as securing funding from organizations supporting programs like, Code-in, Hour of Code, Summer of Code.
45.2	124	1. Identify a permanent host for the FLOSS Desktops for Kids program.
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	126	Additional ideas, development status, and assignee(s) is captured in the, "[[Working Notes: Task List>>url:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16dJrRK4m3LeFBCeEtlpSMiqdZIB-1eNqOlinWMu_Hlo/]]".
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125.1	128	= Current Activities =
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190.1	130	If you're interested in helping, see our [[list of current activities>>Working-Groups-Incubator-Projects.FLOSS Desktop Refurbishment and Distribution.list of current activities.WebHome]] and how to start.
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38.1	132	= Resources =
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45.2	134	* Content repository: [[Google Shared Drive>>url:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2V3n1i8irYqUTJ3LTRlOTRTRXM]] provides a common space for all of the documents (final & in-progress) related to the project.
122.1	135	** Promotional Materials
150.1	136	*** [["Sell Sheet" for FLOSS Desktops for Kids>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9INqwt9GLRJa1NWelMwQWNyejA]] One page handout outlining the program, benefits, contacts, etc.
	137	*** [[Slide deck introducing FLOSS Desktops for Kids>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4RIRv65Sap1YXFXOVR4aWNmbkU\|\|title="PDF Doc on Google Drive"]] Presentation for districts, school staff, volunteers, etc. about the program. Mirrors the above "Sell Sheet".
108.2	138	* IRC Channel: Interested parties may join #FLOSSdesktops on freenode.
45.2	139	* Mailing list: A group mailing list for all participants working with FLOSS Desktops for Kids.
	140	** [[Subscribe to list>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/flossdesktops]],
	141	** [[List archives>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/flossdesktops/]],
	142	** [[Post a message to the list>>mailto:[email protected]]].
	143	* Wiki: A collaborative working space to discuss the project (this site).
	144	** [[Register for the wiki>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/register/XWiki/XWikiRegister]].
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45.2	146	= Communications =
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	148	The group will primarily communicate via the working group wiki page (and related discussion forum below) and the [[FLOSS Desktops mailing list>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/flossdesktops]].
	149
	150	If you have questions about the group, please contact [[Patrick Masson>>path:mailto:[email protected]]], the sponsor, or [[Kristopher Navratil>>path:mailto:[email protected]]], the working group chair.
	151
	152	= Target Completion Date =
	153
	154	1. Pilot program: June 1, 2015 with annual renewal. The initial project~-~-designing and delivering a K12 course on open source software~-~- was completed on schedule with the organization of the Open Source Computer Club at Maple Hill Middle School in the fall in 2015. The program culminated with a [[presentation by students of their work>>url:http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/stories/2014-15/Open-Source-Computer-Club.php]] at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival.
	155	1. Program/resource guide: June 2016 with annual renewal. A comprehensive curriculum conforming to the ITSE standards was developed along with teaching and learning resources to, 1. ensure the program was in line with U.S. national standards, 2. give adopting schools/districts confidence that the educational program, is comprehensive and complete, 3. help schools just starting with the program deliver a standard course, and 4. provide a launching point for further development based on unique local needs.
	156	1. The final goal is to find a qualified and supported organization to hand the incubator project off to.
	157
	158	= Ongoing OSI Support =
	159
	160	It is expected that once the Incubator Project achieves critical mass, it will either, 1. become self sustaining, or 2. will be adopted by a permanent sponsor whose work is in line with the educational objectives/outcomes of the FLOSS Desktops for Kids program. Until that time, the OSI will continue to support the ongoing work of adopters as well as promote continued growth.
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45.2	163
45.3	164	= Additional Resources =
45.2	165
118.1	166	== Case Studies / Reference Implementations ==
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133.2	168	This table is provided to index schools currently providing FLOSS Desktops.
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118.1	176	(% class="sortHeader" %)\|=School Name\|=Contact\|=Reference Source\|=FLOSS Used\|=Notes
119.1	177	\|Maple Hill Middle School\|[[Kristopher Navratil>>path:mailto:[email protected]]], Technology Faculty, Maple Hill Middle School\|[[Middle School Students Present at University at Albany>>url:http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/stories/2014-15/Open-Source-Computer-Club.php]]\|Linux (Ubuntu), LibreOffice, GIMP, OpenShot\|FLOSS only used in the School's Open Source Computer Club as part of the FLOSS Desktops for Kids program.
120.1	178	\|Mirman School\|[[Michael Taggart>>url:https://theforeverstudent.com/]], Education technologist and writer.\| via a [[Tweet>>url:https://twitter.com/mttaggart/status/859503381198454784]] from [[@mttaggart>>url:https://twitter.com/mttaggart]].\|Linux\|Linux in the Library (rPi kiosks) supporting digital signage, for VMs in CS classes, as a desktop for one faculty member.
133.2	179	\| Siena College\|Michele McColgan, director of Siena Urban Scholars\| \| Ubuntu\|[[__Ongoing summer camp__>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/Projects/FLOSS+Desktop+Refurbishment+and+Distribution/FLOSS+Program+Layout]]
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45.3	181	== Photos ==
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186.1	183	[[image:oscc03.png\|\|style="float:right" width="400"]]General 2015
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45.3	185	* [[Box of discarded computer equipment>>attach:box.jpg]], typical of where the hardware supporting the FLOSS Desktops for Kids is acquired from (2015).
	186	* [[Members of the Open Source Computer Club>>attach:club.jpeg]] from Maple Hill Middle School (Schodack CSD) working on their computers (2015).
	187	* [[Matthew Purificato>>attach:oscc01.png]], Schodack CSD's Computer Network Administrator, provides students a lesson on "crimping" network Ethernet cables to OSCC (2015).
	188	* [[Member of Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club>>attach:oscc02.png]] works on "crimping" an Ethernet cable (2015).
63.2	189	* Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher & Open Source Computer Club advisor, and Patrick Masson, Open Source Initiative GM & Board Director, with students of Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club, [[working on their computers>>url:http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/34/56/36/7530378/3/920x920.jpg]]. (Copyright Michael P. Farrell/Times Union, 2015)
	190	* Patrick Masson, OSI GM and Board Director [[works with students>>attach:Masson01.jpg]] of Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2015)
	191	* Maple Hill Middle School Principal James Derby and Technology Teacher Kris Navratil [[present the Open Source Computer Club to the Schodack CSD>>attach:MassonSchodackBOE.jpg]] School Board with OSI GM Patrick Masson (2015).
98.2	192	* [[Lubuntu installed on a laptop>>attach:InstallLubuntuLaptop.jpg]] by Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2015)
	193	* Installfest gone wild, Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club loads Ubuntu on a 2010 Lenovo C-Series All in One (2015).
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108.1	195	Albany Open Source Festival, 2015
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186.1	197	* [[image:oscc05.png\|\|style="float:right" width="400"]]Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher & Open Source Computer Club advisor, with students [[at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival>>attach:oscc03.png]] (2015).
46.2	198	* Students from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[explain their work to Raymond Blum>>attach:oscc04.png]], Site Reliability Engineer at Google, during the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (2015).
45.3	199	* Students from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[talk with UAlbany professor Norman Gervais>>attach:oscc05.png]] during the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (2015).
46.2	200	* Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher & Open Source Computer Club advisor, with [[students at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival>>attach:oscc07.png]] (2015).
	201	* [[Student from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club>>url:https://www.flickr.com/photos/65360672@N07/17213497985/]] explaining his work at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (Copyright, Schodack CSD, 2015).
	202	* [[Principal James Derby>>url:https://www.flickr.com/photos/65360672@N07/17212929421]] of Maple Hill Middle School looks on as students from the Open Source Computer Club explain their work at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (Copyright, Schodack CSD, 2015).
	203	* [[Student from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club>>url:https://www.flickr.com/photos/65360672@N07/17025966860/]] explaining her work at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (Copyright, Schodack CSD, 2015).
63.2	204	* [[Students from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club>>attach:OSFHoran02.jpg]] at the Open Source Initiative Booth at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (2015).
	205	* Workstations completed by the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club [[on display at the OSI booth>>attach:20150415_124115.jpg]] at the UAlbany Open Source Festival (2015).
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108.1	207	General 2016
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186.1	209	* [[image:20160303_135109.jpg\|\|style="float:right" width="400"]]Students from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[working in their meeting / club space>>attach:20160303_135051.jpg]] (2016).
63.2	210	* Student from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[cleaning his computer chassis>>attach:20160303_135101.jpg]] (2016).
	211	* Student from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[assembles her computer>>attach:20160303_135109.jpg]] (2016).
	212	* Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher & Matthew Purificato, Schodack CSD's Computer Network Administrator, [[work with students>>attach:20160309_134534.jpg]] from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2016).
98.2	213	* Matthew Purificato, Schodack CSD's Computer Network Administrator, [[works with>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/download/Main/Projects/FLOSS+Desktop+Refurbishment+and+Distribution/WebHome/EthernetDemo2016.jpg]] the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2016).
108.1	214	* Students from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club [[studying Ethernet wiring diagram>>attach:StudentsEthernet2016.jpg]] during "crimping" exercise (2017)
63.2	215	* Two students from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[work on their Ethernet cable>>attach:20160309_140314.jpg]] "crimping" (2016)
	216	* The Maple Middle School Open Source Computer Club's [["Club House"~~-~~-the basement>>attach:schodack01.jpg]] (2016).
97.1	217	* [[Completed/refurbished computer>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/download/Main/Projects/FLOSS+Desktop+Refurbishment+and+Distribution/WebHome/CompletedMachine.jpg]] by the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2016).
63.2	218	* Competed projects ([[refurbished laptop and desktop computers with open source software installed>>attach:ScodackKids03.jpg]]) by Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2016).
108.1	219	* [[TUX sticker>>attach:TuxOn ScreenRunningLubuntu.jpg]] on completed/refurbished Maple Middle School Open Source Computer Club computer running Lubuntu Linux.
63.2	220
	221	Games in Education 2016
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	223	* [[Desktop demo of computer rebuilt by students>>attach:FLOSSExample01.jpg]] from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2016)
	224	* [[Exhibit / examples of desktop and laptop computers rebuilt by students>>attach:FLOSSExample04.jpg]] from Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club (2016)
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98.2	226	Albany Open Source Festival, 2016
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	228	* Students from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club [[demonstrate how to rebuild a computer>>attach:SchodackKids02.jpg]] at the University at Albany's Open Source Festival (2016).
	229	* Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher [[speaks with Catherine Dumas>>attach:OSFHoran01.png]], Open Source Festival organizer.
108.1	230	* Students of the Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[talk with Catherine Dumas>>attach:OSFHoran02.png]], Open Source Festival organizer.
98.2	231	* [[Refurbished computers on display>>attach:OSF2016.jpg]] at OSI booth during UAlbany's Open Source Festival (2016)
108.1	232	* Students of the Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club [[demo their computers to UAlbany students>>attach:StudentDemo.jpg]] at the Open Source Festival (2016)
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108.1	234	General 2017
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187.1	236	* [[~[~[image:ScodackKids03.jpg~\|~\|style="float:right" width="400"~]~]Decommissioned & discarded computers>>attach:ComputersOnPallet2017.jpg]] arrive on a pallet to Maple Hill Middle School ready for the Open Source Computer Club (2017).
98.2	237	* [[First meeting of 2017 for the students>>attach:FisrtDay2017.jpg]] of the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
108.1	238	* [[Students with discard computers and components>>attach:StudentsSetUpMachines.jpg]] during meeting of the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	239	* Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club students [["visualizing" the internal components of their computers>>attach:StudentsVIsualizing.jpg]], "Make 0: Theorize and Illustrate" (2017).
	240	* [[Student work>>attach:StudentDiagram02.jpg]] from "Make 0" of the FLOSS Desktops for Kids worksheets, "Theorize and Illustrate" (2017).
	241	* [[Illustration of internal components of a computer>>attach:StudentDiagram03.jpg]] by member of the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	242	* [[Theorization / diagram of the internal components of a computer>>attach:StudentDiagram01.jpg]] by a member of Maple Hill's Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	243	* [[Student worksheet from "Make 0">>attach:StudentDiagram04.jpg]] of the FLOSS Desktops for Kids worksheets, "Theorize and Illustrate" (2017).
	244	* Student from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club [[works on "MAKE 3: Internal Identification">>attach:StudentWithWorksheet.jpg]] from the FLOSS Desktops for Kids worksheets.
	245	* Student from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club [[assembles computer>>attach:StudentWorking2017.jpg]] (2017).
70.2	246	* Students from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club and Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher [[show off their freshly rebuilt computers with BIOS running>>attach:SchodackKids01.jpg]] (2017).
	247	* Students from the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club and Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher [[show off their freshly installed Ubuntu Linux desktops running>>attach:SchodackKidsUbunutuScreens.jpg]] (2017).
98.1	248	* [[DBAN (Derisk's Boot and Nuke) screen>>attach:DBAN.jpg]] from a meeting of the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	249	* [[Discarded computers>>attach:DiscardedComputers.jpg]] delivered to the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
98.2	250	* [[Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher>>attach:Kris.jpg]] during meeting of Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	251	* Kris Navratil, Maple Hill Middle School Technology Teacher [[leading students>>attach:KrisandStudents.jpg]] of the Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
108.1	252	* [[Ubuntu Linux installed on refurbished computers>>attach:LinuxInstallfest.jpg]] by Maple Hill Middle School Open Source Computer Club (2017).
	253	* Jim Yox, IT Director at Schodack Central Schools [[helps students>>attach:ShakerHighStudentsYox.jpg]] from North Colonie's Shaker High unpack discarded computers at Maple Hill Middle School (2017).
	254	* Students from North Colonie's Shaker High School [[prepare discarded computers>>attach:ShakerHighStudents.jpg]] for use at Siena College's Urban Scholars program (2017).
	255	* Students from North Colonie's Shaker High School [[assemble and test computers>>attach:ShakerHighStudents02.jpg]] for use at Siena College's Urban Scholars program (2017).
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45.4	258	== Press ==
	259
46.2	260	* [[Life lessons in cooperation and sharing: Schodack district superintendent creates learning, community center>>url:http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Life-lessons-in-cooperation-and-sharing-6083089.php]] (Times Union, Albany NY, Feb. 15, 2015)
	261	* [[Middle School Students Present at University at Albany>>url:http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/stories/2014-15/Open-Source-Computer-Club.php]] (Schodack Central School District, 2015)
	262	* [[Out of the Trash and into the Class: Building a STEM Program by Re-Building Computers>>url:https://opensource.org/node/835]]. (Open Source Initiative, Aug. 2016)
	263	* [[Open Source Computer Club: Out of the trash, into the classroom>>url:https://opensource.com/education/16/9/open-source-computer-club]] (Opensource.com, Sep. 2016)
	264	* [[Schodack CSD & Business Incubators>>url:http://capchips.com/2016/12/schodack-csd-business-incubators/]] (CapChips, 2017)
45.4	265
46.2	266	== Conferences/Events ==
	267
48.1	268	* UAlbany 2015 Open Source Festival: [[Open Source Computer Club / Schodack School District’s Open Source Computer Club>>url:http://www.albany.edu/ceas/open-source-festival-2015.php]]
	269	* UAlbany 2015 Open Source Festival: [[Open Source Computer Club / Schodack School District’s Open Source Computer Club>>url:http://ualbanyasist.com/open-source-festival/osf-2016/]]
46.2	270	* Games in Education 2016: [[FLOSS Desktops for Kids>>url:https://gie2016.sched.com/event/7o3P/floss-desktop-for-kids]]
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142.1	273	== FLOSS Desktops program layouts ==
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187.1	276	* [[Siena College Urban Scholars program>>doc:Working-Groups-Incubator-Projects.FLOSS Desktop Refurbishment and Distribution.FLOSS Desktops at Siena Urban Scholars.WebHome]]
188.1	277	* [[Siena College STEM camp>>doc:Working-Groups-Incubator-Projects.FLOSS Desktop Refurbishment and Distribution.FLOSS Program Layout]]
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	281	== [[Related Projects/Programs>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/Projects/FLOSS+Desktop+Refurbishment+and+Distribution/Similar+Programs/\|\|rel="__blank"]] ==
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