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1 Similar programs have the following shared goals:
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3 * Adoption of open source software
4 * Participants leave with a device that they can use to access technology
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6 Goal: Create Communities of Collaboration to share Best Practices or Curating a peer community to share best practices
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8 1. Research programs that match the shared goals and create a list of programs to follow up with
9 1. Draft an email template to send out to programs
10 11. Do you provide computers?
11 11. Does the computer come with installed software
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13 Could include:
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15 * Hardware
16 * Desktops included - laptops typically aren't taken apart to the same extent
17 * Hands-on
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19 * talk to Nick C and get his program info
20 * talk to Amy M at the library to get her contact info
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29 |[[Kramden Institute>>url:https://kramden.org/]]| | Yes|Collect, refurbish and award computers to students and families without a computer in their home. Inspire students to succeed by teaching them critical computer, software and Internet skills. Recycle and reuse donated computers and parts; extending their lives and reducing e-waste.
30 |[[Computers for Classrooms>>url:http://www.computersforclassrooms.org/]] |(((
31 * [[Ozzie Serrano>>mailto:Ozzie@ComputersForClassrooms.org]](% style="background-color: transparent;" %), Program manager, [[General inquiries>>mailto:chico@computersforclassrooms.org]]
32 )))| No|Volunteer-based program to fix used computers for use in classrooms
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34 [[Virginia Student Training and Refurbishment (VA STAR)>>url:http://www.vastar.org/]](% style="background-color: transparent;" %)
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36 * [[Chuck Drake>>path:mailto:drakecd@pwcs.edu]](% style="background-color: transparent;" %), state coordinator,
37 * [[Conor Bloodworth>>path:mailto:dean@vastar.org]](% style="background-color: transparent;" %), assistant state coordinator/logistics
38 )))| No|Student-based refurbishment program established state-wide. Finished computers go to students/families in need.
39 |[[Computer-in-a-Box>>url:https://www.eqoptech.org/new-blog/2017/2/5/computer-in-a-box-refurbish-workshop]]|(((
40 * Peter Swenson, director? (unable to find email)
41 * Daniel Lim, instructor: (% class="wikiinternallink" %)[[Daniel@EqOpTech.org>>url:http://mailto:Daniel@EqOpTech.org]][[path:mailto:David@EqOpTech.org]]
42 * Terence Lee, instructor: [[Terence@EqOpTech.org>>path:mailto:Terence@EqOpTech.org]]
43 * EqOpTech general inquiries: [[Contact@EqOpTech.org>>path:mailto:Contact@EqOpTech.org]]
44 )))| Yes|After school program for students focusing on fixing/wiping used computers, installing Linux (or allowing Dual-boot for Linux and Mac), and donating to students in need. Assisted by [[EqOpTech.org>>url:http://EqOpTech.org]]
45 |[[Computers 4 Kids>>url:http://www.computers4kids.net/]]|(((
46 * Michelle Hilgart, program director: [[michelle@computers4kids.net>>path:mailto:michelle@computers4kids.net]]
47 * Lizzie Hoeppner, program director: [[lizzie@computers4kids.net>>path:mailto:lizzie@computers4kids.net]]
48 * James Auer, VISTA Mentor Program coordinator: [[james@computers4kids.net>>path:mailto:james@computers4kids.net]]
49 )))| No|Summer camp/after-school program to get computers into the hands of low-income students, while helping them build technology skills and work readiness. Eligible students can apply for free.
50 |[[Tux4Kids>>url:https://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/]]|(((
51 * mailing list: (% class="wikiinternallink" style="background-color: transparent;" %)[[tux4kids-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org>>path:mailto:tux4kids-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org]](% style="background-color: transparent;" %).
52 )))| Yes|(((
53 Open source (not OSI) project that develops software for educational purposes, with the intent of getting kids to events like Google Code-In
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55 Website seemingly has not been updated since 2011
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57 |[["What's in the Box?" (Education World article)>>url:http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech012.shtml]]| | |(((
58 Vocational/life skills course run by [[Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center>>url:https://sites.google.com/sau6.org/srvrtc/home]]; awaiting more info from the SRVRTC Director
59 )))
60 |[[Team Children>>url:http://www.teamchildren.org/project-mission.html]]| | |Group based in Virginia that refurbishes computers to distribute to familes that apply to receive them. Familes are asked to pay a minimum of $65, maximum of $225, and volunteer for a minimum of an hour.[[Volunteering>>url:http://www.teamchildren.org/receive-a-computer.html]] comes in the form of advertising the program via word of mouth or fliers.
61 |[[Close the Gap>>url:http://close-the-gap.org/what-we-do/project-cycle/]]|(((
62 * Project application: [[projects@close-the-gap.org>>mailto:projects@close-the-gap.org]]
63 * Communication/press [[inquiries@close-the-gap.org>>mailto:inquiries@close-the-gap.org]]
64 * General inquiries: [[info@close-the-gap.org>>url:http://info@close-the-gap.org]]
65 )))| |
66 |[[Partners Bridging the Digital Divide>>url:http://pbdd.org/]]|(((
67 * [[http:~~/~~/pddd.org/contact/>>url:http://pbdd.org/contact/]]
68 )))| | Volunteer group working to provide training, internet access and computer resources to those who need it
69 |[[Makerspace125>>url:http://make125.org]]|(((
70 * [[Volunteer directory>>url:http://make125.org/volunteer/directory]]
71 )))| | a [[makerspace>>url:https://www.makerspaces.com/what-is-a-makerspace/]] that ran a computer refurbishment class, installing Ubuntu on old computers
72 |[[Change the Equation>>url:http://changetheequation.org/]] |(((
73 * Nadine Skinner, Foundation Grants Manager: [[grants@girlsinc-alameda.org>>path:mailto:grants@girlsinc-alameda.org]] 510-357-5515
74 * Contact Page: [[http:~~/~~/changetheequation.org/contact-change-equation>>url:http://changetheequation.org/contact-change-equation]]
75 )))| |(((
76 Programs designed to help students of low-income homes push for careers in STEM fields
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79 [[BUILD IT: Girls Building Information Technology Fluency Through Design>>url:http://changetheequation.org/build-it-girls-building-information-technology-fluency-through-design-0]]
80 )))
81 |[[http:~~/~~/freecodecamp.com>>url:http://FreeCodeCamp||rel="__blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(17, 10, 5); text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;"]]|(((
82 * Support: (% class="wikiinternallink" %)[[team@freecodecamp.com>>path:mailto:team@freecodecamp.com]]
83 * Media Inquiries: (% class="wikiinternallink" %)[[quincy@freecodecamp.com>>path:mailto:quincy@freecodecamp.com]]
84 )))| | A program made to teach coding in Open Source for free
85 |[[Free Geek>>url:http://freegeek.org]]|(((
86 * [[contact form>>url:http://www.freegeek.org/contact/general-info-request/]]
87 )))| | NFP from Portland, OR that refurbishes donated computers and gives them to volunteers or sells them at low cost
88 |[["Teacher on Special Assignment">>url:https://sites.google.com/site/robertlitteportfolio/program-timeline]]|(((
89 * Robert Litt, educator: [[rlitt6@yahoo.com>>path:mailto:rlitt6@yahoo.com]]
90 )))| | technology teacher who created a computer lab for his classroom with donated computers and open-source OS/Software
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92 [[Computers For Learning (CFA)>>url:https://computersforlearning.gov/htm/hp_eligibility.htm]]
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94 * Federal program for schools to receive computer hardware for educational purposes (check eligibility tab)
95 ** Inquiries: Computers.Learning@gsa.gov
96 *** Contacted on behalf of Siena, was told that the host schools' administrators themselves should apply
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129 * For a project application: [[projects@close-the-gap.org>>path:mailto:projects@close-the-gap.org]]
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131 * For communication and press inquiries: [[communication@close-the-gap.org>>path:mailto:communication@close-the-gap.org]]
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133 * For general questions: [[info@close-the-gap.org>>path:mailto:info@close-the-gap.org]]

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