Comments on: Video from the first Holiday Meetup http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/ a local group of XO laptop enthusiast committed to co-learning, hacking, and expanding the One laptop Per Child computational experience. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:25:29 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Mike Lee Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:02:01 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-68 Tom. Thanks for your interest. Hopefully today, I'll get final confirmation on the location and time of the next meeting. It is tentatively at a non-profit foundation's meeting space near Farragut West Metro from 6:30-9pm on Thursday, January 31st. I blog and email confirmation once I know. Tom. Thanks for your interest. Hopefully today, I’ll get final confirmation on the location and time of the next meeting. It is tentatively at a non-profit foundation’s meeting space near Farragut West Metro from 6:30-9pm on Thursday, January 31st. I blog and email confirmation once I know.

]]> By: Tom http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Tom Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:43:25 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-67 Any possibility of meeting again at Mayorga in Columbia Heights? I'd like to bring my daughter (age 5) to meet other XO kids and have the opportunity to share/ pick up some tips on fun things to do with the OX. Any possibility of meeting again at Mayorga in Columbia Heights? I’d like to bring my daughter (age 5) to meet other XO kids and have the opportunity to share/ pick up some tips on fun things to do with the OX.

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Mike Lee Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:25:55 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-65 John, yes, we are beginning to plan another gathering, but I can't start to evaluate locations until people get back from vacations (including myself) next week. I have gotten some good suggestions and offers to help make arrangements. More ideas to curiouslee [at] gmail.com are welcomed. I want the next meeting to be 1) at a location that's suitable for more formal, structured presentations 2) near Metro (and optionally have cheap or free parking) 3) able to accommodate more people in presentation-friendly seating 4) with free wifi or wired internet connectivity. I also want to invite parents to bring their children to upcoming meetings, but that depends on location and available times. Until the next meeting, people should feel free to meet informally and I will promote those gatherings here. ~ John, yes, we are beginning to plan another gathering, but I can’t start to evaluate locations until people get back from vacations (including myself) next week. I have gotten some good suggestions and offers to help make arrangements. More ideas to curiouslee [at] gmail.com are welcomed.

I want the next meeting to be 1) at a location that’s suitable for more formal, structured presentations 2) near Metro (and optionally have cheap or free parking) 3) able to accommodate more people in presentation-friendly seating 4) with free wifi or wired internet connectivity. I also want to invite parents to bring their children to upcoming meetings, but that depends on location and available times.

Until the next meeting, people should feel free to meet informally and I will promote those gatherings here.

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]]> By: John http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-64 John Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:34:19 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-64 Are there plans for another gathering? Are there plans for another gathering?

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Keith Cowing Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:59:41 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-54 Mike: No I did not know about the NAS stuff. Great - thanks. Will check into it. BTW my interest in OLPC is focused on one of my other activities; I am on the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education - www.challenger.org and we are looking to vastly expand our "served audience" - we can reach kids in impoverished rural US communities or kids in villages on the Congo River in much the same way.... Mike:

No I did not know about the NAS stuff. Great – thanks. Will check into it. BTW my interest in OLPC is focused on one of my other activities; I am on the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education – http://www.challenger.org and we are looking to vastly expand our “served audience” – we can reach kids in impoverished rural US communities or kids in villages on the Congo River in much the same way….

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Mike Lee Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:09:58 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-53 Andrew, we'll see you soon I'm sure. Now that the laptops are arriving into people's homes in the U.S., I hope we'll quickly get past the delivery issues back to the powerful software within the laptop--including eToys, which is based on Squeak. I'm collating all the comments and feedback I have gotten for a post over the weekend, but yes, we definitely want to do OLPC-style Game Jams in addition to general meetings and other activities. For January and beyond, we need to settle on a regular meeting place and time. I'm taking suggestions for locations that are free, have wifi, can accomodate around 50 people and Metro accessible. I'm also looking for people who want to be seriously involved with running the group. I already have a number of volunteers. This is exciting! Andrew, we’ll see you soon I’m sure. Now that the laptops are arriving into people’s homes in the U.S., I hope we’ll quickly get past the delivery issues back to the powerful software within the laptop–including eToys, which is based on Squeak.

I’m collating all the comments and feedback I have gotten for a post over the weekend, but yes, we definitely want to do OLPC-style Game Jams in addition to general meetings and other activities.

For January and beyond, we need to settle on a regular meeting place and time. I’m taking suggestions for locations that are free, have wifi, can accomodate around 50 people and Metro accessible.

I’m also looking for people who want to be seriously involved with running the group. I already have a number of volunteers.

This is exciting!

]]> By: Andrew Halls http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Andrew Halls Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:51:01 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-52 I'm sorry I couldn't make the program ... playing around with squeak and eToys seems like a fun thing to do ... whats the plan for the next event? How GameJam using Squeak http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GameJam -- Andrew I’m sorry I couldn’t make the program … playing around with squeak and eToys seems like a fun thing to do … whats the plan for the next event? How GameJam using Squeak http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GameJam

– Andrew

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Mike Lee Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:44:15 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-50 Pattiofdarkstar, welcome! Wayan, cool shots! I'm still stuggling with converting the first video. I'm not sure why that clip chokes on Revver and YouTube when the other was fine. Pattiofdarkstar, welcome!

Wayan, cool shots! I’m still stuggling with converting the first video. I’m not sure why that clip chokes on Revver and YouTube when the other was fine.

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Mike Lee Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:42:49 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-49 Keith, I'm happy you're interested in our nascent group. Great article link. Did you know that NASA has produced a bunch of content in Squeak which chould run in eToys on the XO? http://www.pcs.cnu.edu/~rcaton/SqIndex/squeakindex.html Might you have a contact at NASA that can tell us if this content can be ported to the XO? Mike Keith,

I’m happy you’re interested in our nascent group. Great article link. Did you know that NASA has produced a bunch of content in Squeak which chould run in eToys on the XO?

http://www.pcs.cnu.edu/~rcaton/SqIndex/squeakindex.html

Might you have a contact at NASA that can tell us if this content can be ported to the XO?

Mike

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Keith Cowing Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:21:52 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/video-from-the-first-holiday-meetup/#comment-48 Sorry I missed the meeting. However, my XO did manage to get out of the house today. I took it with me to CNN for an interview I did this morning at the DC studio. Everyone wanted to touch it. See http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2007/12/donate_an_xo_la.html for photos. Sorry I missed the meeting. However, my XO did manage to get out of the house today. I took it with me to CNN for an interview I did this morning at the DC studio. Everyone wanted to touch it. See http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2007/12/donate_an_xo_la.html for photos.

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