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2 **What to participate?**
3 Quick start guide: **First**, [[join this wiki>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/register/XWiki/XWikiRegister]]. **Second**, [[join the mailing list>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/flossdesktops]]. **Third**, introduce yourself on the mailing list. If you're having problems contact one of the folks listed below...
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11 **Start date: **January 2015
12 **Working Group C0-Chairs: **[[Kristopher Navratil>>mailto:knavratil@schodack.k12.ny.us]]
13 **Working Group Sponsor: **[[Patrick Masson>>mailto:masson@opensource.org]]
14 **OSI General Manager: **[[Patrick Masson>>mailto:masson@opensource.org]]
15 **Participants: **
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17 * Boys & Girls Club of Orange County (?)
18 ** [[Ben Hall>>mailto:Ben.Hall@yum.com]], Volunteer Community Organizer
19 * North Colonie Central School District
20 ** [[Kerry Flynn>>mailto:kflynn@NCOLONIE.ORG]], Principal, Loudonville Elementary
21 ** [[Annie Gersztoff>>mailto:AnnieGersztoff@NCOLONIE.ORG]], Librarian, Loudonville Elementary
22 * Schodack School District
23 ** [[James Derby>>mailto:jderby@schodack.k12.ny.us]], Principal, Schodack Central Schools
24 ** [[Matthew LaClair>>mailto:MLaClair@schodack.k12.ny.us]], Superintendent of Buildings Grounds
25 ** [[Kristopher Navratil>>mailto:knavratil@schodack.k12.ny.us]], Technology Faculty, Maple Hill Middle School
26 ** [[Matthew Purificato>>mailto:mpurificato@schodack.k12.ny.us]], Computer Network Administrator
27 ** [[Jim Yox>>mailto:jyox@schodack.k12.ny.us]], IT Director, Schodack Central Schools
28 * Siena College
29 ** [[Madeline Hagen>>mailto:me25hage@siena.edu]], Student Mentor
30 ** [[Michele McColgan>>mailto:mmccolgan@siena.edu]], Program Director, Urban Scholars
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35
36 = Description =
37
38 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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40 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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42 * Hardware refurbishment: Students will rebuild and bring to operational condition decommissioned computers from local school districts.
43 * Software Administration: Students will install and configure FLOSS software: operating systems and various desktop applications (LibreOffice, GIMP, etc.).
44 * 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.
45 * 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.
46
47 == Background ==
48
49 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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51 = Working Group Mission =
52
53 * 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.
54 * Create opportunities for school districts in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) using low/no cost, low barrier resources.
55 * 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.
56 * Extend the awareness of FLOSS and the OSI within K-12 education and the institutions that support it.
57 * Create opportunities for regional "OSI Centers of Interest" within the K-12 system to extend the OSI mission and resources.
58
59 = Alignment to OSI Mission =
60
61 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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63 * 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).
64 * 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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66 = Deliverables =
67
68 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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70 1. Press release explaining the OSI sponsored initiative ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.org/node/835]]).
71 1. Web page on OSI site ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.org/working_groups#desktops]])
72 1. Program/resource guide for developing local FLOSS student groups / clubs based on the Schodack School District model.
73 11. Curriculum for instruction ([[//in progress//>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XOHAQ2b38C0Bzagab0WJo-O3-xzC5acyzbIPaWswPNE/]])
74 11*. Learning objectives (goals for student learning through the project)
75 11*. Learning activities (recommendations for instruction)
76 11*. Schedule (recommended topics, activities, etc. toward learning objectives).
77 11*. Hardware resource guide (how to obtain and manage donated equipment)
78 11. Worksheets, session planning (complete)
79 11. Staffing (recommendations for teachers, aids, volunteers required to support students and projects)
80 11. Policies (issues to be aware of and address for establishing and running the program).
81 1. Opensource,com Article ([[complete>>url:https://opensource.com/education/16/9/open-source-computer-club]])
82 1. Program "Sell Sheet" ([[complete>>url:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9INqwt9GLRJUGl1b2pGYmozN28]])
83 1. Project Sponsorship Proposal ([[//in progress//>>url:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeP1c5cptrGq6Juti9rnqnUQhqPOJIEG_WxhQ1tEdkY]])
84 1. Identify a permanent host for the FLOSS Desktops for Kids program.
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86 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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88 = Resources =
89
90 * **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.
91 * **Mailing list: **A group mailing list for all participants working with FLOSS Desktops for Kids.
92 ** [[Subscribe to list>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/flossdesktops]],
93 ** [[List archives>>url:https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/flossdesktops/]],
94 ** [[Post a message to the list>>mailto:flossdesktops@opensource.org]].
95 * **Wiki: **A collaborative working space to discuss the project (this site).
96 ** [[Register for the wiki>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/register/XWiki/XWikiRegister]].
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98 = Communications =
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100 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]].
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102 If you have questions about the group, please contact [[Patrick Masson>>path:mailto:masson@opensource.org]], the sponsor, or [[Kristopher Navratil>>path:mailto:knavratil@schodack.k12.ny.us]], the working group chair.
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104 = Target Completion Date =
105
106 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.
107 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.
108 1. The final goal is to find a qualified and supported organization to hand the incubator project off to.
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110 = Ongoing OSI Support =
111
112 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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116 = Additional Resources =
117
118 == Photos ==
119
120 * [[Box of discarded computer equipment>>attach:box.jpg]], typical of where the hardware supporting the FLOSS Desktops for Kids is acquired from (2015).
121 * [[Members of the Open Source Computer Club>>attach:club.jpeg]] from Maple Hill Middle School (Schodack CSD) working on their computers (2015).
122 * [[Matthew Purificato>>attach:oscc01.png]], Schodack CSD's Computer Network Administrator, provides students a lesson on "crimping" network Ethernet cables to OSCC (2015).
123 * [[Member of Maple Hill Middle School's Open Source Computer Club>>attach:oscc02.png]] works on "crimping" an Ethernet cable (2015).
124 * 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).
125 * 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).
126 * 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).
127 * 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).
128 * [[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).
129 * [[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).
130 * [[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).
131 * 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)
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133
134 == Press ==
135
136 * [[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)
137 * [[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)
138 * [[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)
139 * [[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)
140 * [[Schodack CSD & Business Incubators>>url:http://capchips.com/2016/12/schodack-csd-business-incubators/]] (CapChips, 2017)
141
142 == Conferences/Events ==
143
144 * 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]]
145 * 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/]]
146 * Games in Education 2016: [[FLOSS Desktops for Kids>>url:https://gie2016.sched.com/event/7o3P/floss-desktop-for-kids]]

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