Wiki source code of FLOSS Desktops at Siena College
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| 1 | = FLOSS Desktops Camp at Siena = | ||
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| 4 | * Class size: 12 students (Middle School - High School age) | ||
| 5 | * 1 Teacher, 6 Mentors | ||
| 6 | * One week (Monday, Wednesday-Friday), from 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. | ||
| 7 | * resources: [[https:~~/~~/drive.google.com/open?id=0B_0I5-HqzW7EUklhM3B1QVJyaTQ>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_0I5-HqzW7EUklhM3B1QVJyaTQ||rel="__blank"]] | ||
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| 9 | ((( | ||
| 10 | == Preparation == | ||
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| 13 | * Tested all of the computers and monitors | ||
| 14 | * Took [[inventory>>url:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hgJze72xk4jAVLVQEDq4H3cge1CghVXAVecfV5JvfhI/edit#gid=0||rel="__blank"]] of computers, hard drives, RAM, motherboards, video cards, disk drives, power cables, mice, keyboards, and video cables | ||
| 15 | * Made a list of sabotages for each computer | ||
| 16 | * Burned disks for DBAN and Ubuntu installation | ||
| 17 | ))) | ||
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| 19 | === Day 1 === | ||
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| 22 | The students started out with a [[pre-assessment>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fJvJqewO54U9sHT0uHTVVacU2LgwdLOZlW9JfnbkZDE/edit]] and once they were finished, moved on to the [[MAKE worksheets>>url:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B9TXipDwxAz4WlJ0SExTVV9CU0E]]. Students worked MAKE 1 through MAKE 3 and were then given the computers. Working in groups of three, with one mentor per group, each student followed the MAKE 4 page to troubleshoot what was preventing their computers from running. After the computers were completely working, students moved on to MAKE 5 to explore the computer's BIOs and play with boot order. Once the boot order was set, students could then load up [[Darik's Boot and Nuke>>url:https://dban.org/]] (DBAN) CDs into their computers to wipe the hard drives, following the instructions on MAKE 6. The students left the computers to wipe the hard drives overnight, since the process takes a while. | ||
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| 25 | === Day 2 === | ||
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| 28 | When the students came in, they removed the DBAN disks and restarted their computers. They were then given the [[Ubuntu installation>>url:https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop]] disk and booted the computer to the disk to install the Ubuntu Operating System. Students completed MAKE 8 while installing the OS. After Ubuntu was installed, students followed MAKEs 9 to 11, exploring Linux and open source software. At the end of class, students were allowed to look for more applications that could be used with Ubuntu. | ||
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| 31 | === Day 3 === | ||
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| 34 | Students used [[Codecademy>>url:https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-html-css]] and worked through the first lesson of HTML for about an hour. Once they were finished, students were allowed to create their own websites using HTML. Students were given a few examples, made by the mentors and they could use MAKE 12 as a reference. They were also allowed to present their creations to the class. | ||
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| 38 | === Day 4 (Final day) === | ||
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| 40 | Students played games designed to increase knowledge of the Linux/Ubuntu terminal and its commands. [[VIM Adventures>>url:https://vim-adventures.com/||rel="__blank"]] and [[Nethack>>url:http://www.nethack.org/||rel="__blank"]] for learning commands in VI/VIM, and [[OverTheWire>>url:http://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/||rel="__blank"]] for learning Terminal commands. Students could also play [[Zork>>url:http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/5zyoqrsugeopel3ffhz_vq/zork||rel="__blank"]] through the Terminal. | ||
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| 42 | After completing a post-assessment (same as pre-assessment from Day 1), students were sent home with their computers (minus the ethernet cables). | ||
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| 47 | === Finals suggestions === | ||
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| 50 | * Update pre/post-assessment | ||
| 51 | ** with what? | ||
| 52 | * Edit lesson plans to match MAKE worksheets | ||
| 53 | ** Lessons plans suggest giving them computers at the beginning of MAKE 1, which is when the students should just be thinking and theorizing | ||
| 54 | * More sabotages (at least 2) | ||
| 55 | ** alternatively, have computers completely disassembled so the students have to fill gaps in their knowledge to get the computer running | ||
| 56 | * Update word bank MAKE 3 | ||
| 57 | * Spend more time on hardware | ||
| 58 | ** kids at this camp were mostly looking for something to teach them what they would need to build a gaming PC, software and coding came second | ||
| 59 | * We need a little more structure on day 2/ maybe switch day 2 and 4 | ||
| 60 | ** don't let them install Steam or anything not FLOSS until the very end | ||
| 61 | * Make our own HTML/CSS lesson instead of online | ||
| 62 | ** maybe a brief step-by-step walkthrough of the basic HTML tags? | ||
| 63 | * Find more terminal based games to teach terminal commands | ||
| 64 | * Add [[Terminus >>url:http://web.mit.edu/mprat/Public/web/Terminus/Web/main.html||rel="__blank"]]to list of games | ||
| 65 | * ONLY LET THEM INSTALL THROUGH TERMINAL | ||
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| 67 | [[Google drive with documents and pictures>>url:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzWaAUIEFXRabHo1dUdLRGlhRkU?usp=sharing||rel="__blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]] | ||
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| 69 | [[Final notes and reflections>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/10AcyZc_J3zKDfWKVuRL__cjIdxqv13ZrWBj5TPvSe7M/edit?usp=sharing||rel="__blank"]] |