Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
I take a significant amount of cords and electronic doodads through TSA regularly. I find that you'll only be hassled if the wires are parts are all mixed together making it hard to tell what's there in X-ray. I just keep a ball of rubber bands around and neatly coil and band each cable, and put small parts in clear zip lock bags. And you can store it in checked baggage if you're doing that. Mike Have a bill of sale might be good to show? ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
Thanks Mile, Nick, and Janissa! All great ideas. I especially like the T-shirt one. I have a cool black one I got at the Summit in Uruguay... that should do nicely! I too get the thorough suspected terrorist treatment whenever I fly... 2 metal knees, no see-through scanners, lots of computers and their chargers and stuff, and all of my diabetes meds. Travel by air is really not fun any more. Caryl From: jani...@silverstar.com To: support-g...@lists.laptop.org Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:52:18 -0600 Subject: Re: [support-gang] [IAEP] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors! I’ve also found that carrying information about my project is very helpful. When I fly, I usually wear a shirt with our logo and name on it, and inspectors often lighten up when they see it, often commenting on it and asking questions about the XOs instead of searching my bag. I think putting information in your checked bags is also helpful if you’re carrying any kind of electronics. I have food allergies, so I always have a box of food bars in amongst the wires and laptops in my checked bag. I’m sure it must look like a bomb on the screening equipment because my bags have never not been searched. I put our organization’s brochure front and center so it’s the first thing inspectors see when they open my luggage. I’ve watched them open my bag, take one look at that brochure and relax, then make a short search. That might not bode well for safety, but it keeps my carefully cushioned electronics packing intact. Janissa From: Nicholas Doiron Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 8:33 AM To: Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT laptop.org Cc: IAEP SugarLabs ; support-g...@laptop.org Subject: Re: [support-gang] [IAEP] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors! I've been taking sensors in a ziploc bag in my carry-on, with some OLPC info or cards to show if I'm asked about it. I figure it would be easier to handle a question in person than have someone looking at my checked luggage. I just flew from Oakland to Portland with an XO and several electronics, and they were more concerned about bottled water. Nick Doiron On Oct 14, 2012 12:35 AM, Kevin Mark kevin.m...@verizon.net wrote: I take a significant amount of cords and electronic doodads through TSA regularly. I find that you'll only be hassled if the wires are parts are all mixed together making it hard to tell what's there in X-ray. I just keep a ball of rubber bands around and neatly coil and band each cable, and put small parts in clear zip lock bags. And you can store it in checked baggage if you're doing that. Mike Have a bill of sale might be good to show? ___ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang ___ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang ___ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
Slightly off topic, but I got my hands on a USB microscope the other day and could not resist writing the Turtle Art plugin for it. (Isn't part of a release yet, but the bits are available [1]). -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/turtleart/mainline/commit/e5b4cffe8976d7193a6cb3f8c1e6fd377433d67d ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
Walter, How great it is that? Thanks. I don't think you included the link to the bits. Gerald On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote: Slightly off topic, but I got my hands on a USB microscope the other day and could not resist writing the Turtle Art plugin for it. (Isn't part of a release yet, but the bits are available [1]). -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/turtleart/mainline/commit/e5b4cffe8976d7193a6cb3f8c1e6fd377433d67d ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Dr. Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com wrote: Walter, How great it is that? Thanks. I don't think you included the link to the bits. At the very bottom of the email. Again here: [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/turtleart/mainline/commit/e5b4cffe8976d7193a6cb3f8c1e6fd377433d67d Gerald On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Slightly off topic, but I got my hands on a USB microscope the other day and could not resist writing the Turtle Art plugin for it. (Isn't part of a release yet, but the bits are available [1]). -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/turtleart/mainline/commit/e5b4cffe8976d7193a6cb3f8c1e6fd377433d67d ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
Am 12.10.2012 06:06 schrieb Caryl Bigenho cbige...@hotmail.com: Hi Folks, It's crunch time! STEM, SET, SCIB... no matter what you call it, the world is focusing more and more on science and technology in education. The XO is an ideal platform for furthering science education through hands-on student based experiments that will teach and/or reinforce science concepts from core curriculums. It is a perfect use of the XO for any deployment. So far the following people have shown interest in doing something with sensors at the SF Summit and/or Sugar Camp. Tony Anderson, Janissa Balcomb, Ed Bigenho, and myself. Also, it is possible Nick Doiron and/or Alex Kleider can help us with the building. Surely there must be more of you that are interested in this! The plan is to make the sensors early on, maybe in free time, maybe at the Noisebridge makerspace, maybe at the Summit itself. That way, folks who aren't staying over for Sugar Camp will have the sensors to take home with them. Those people who are able to stay past Sunday will have a chance to experiment with the sensors and find ways to use them in science lessons, probably focusing on upper elementary to middle school science. These ideas will be shared with all who are interested, principally on the SugarLabs wiki. Sensors we will probably build will include temperature, light, and possibly one or two others. Once we know how to build and use them, it should be fairly easy to transfer what we learn to building others once we are home. If you want to be a part of this, I need to know in time to get the supplies for you. I plan to make a trip to a large electronics store in the San Fernando Valley next week to purchase the parts we will need. Their prices are excellent and they will sell small quantities if needed. My best guess is that most sensors can be made for $5 or less… maybe much less. That means your investment for one each of 4 different sensors would be $20 or less. So… what I need to know is… Do you want to be included in this project? Count me in. If yes, what days/dates will you be in SF and what part of town are you staying in? October 17 - 25: 17-19 in Pacific Heights Afterwards in Bolinas And maybe the last night or two back in the city (TBC) What sensors besides light and temperature are you interested in building?*** Pressure and humidity could also be interesting (eg wrt biology projects). Ideally, how many sets of parts for each sensor would you like me to get for you? I don't have an endless pot of money and expect to be reimbursed, but I can probably put enough into this for everyone interested to have at least one of each, maybe more. 1 is good, 2 would be better (if it's not too much of a hassle) Thanks a lot for your organizational efforts, much appreciated! Cheers, Christoph I will be making my shopping list for this over the weekend, so don't delay in making up your mind!! Just send me a reply to this email with your reservation and info. Hope to see you in SF. Caryl (aka SweetXOGrannie or GrannieB) *** If you missed or misplaced the links to into about sensors, here is a list from the SugarLabs wiki and a link to a series of videos make by Trinidad Guzman who makes and uses a lot of sensors with his students in Uruguay. The narration is in Spanish, but if you know any science no language is needed! http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Turtle_Art/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors http://www.youtube.com/user/guzmantrinidad?feature=watch ___ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!
Thanks Mike These 2 links use the 3 terminal device LM35D, its advantage is that its output is linear and calibrated, its disadvantage is that it requires +5V from the USB socket http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157631756048008/with/8081515681/ http://www.reducativa.com/xo/man-sis-sensoresdetemperatura.pdf I chose to use a 2 terminal thermistor at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors#Measuring_Temperature Not needing a USB connector, it is safer for the XO and lower component cost, the disadvantage is that it is nonlinear. The need to use a calibration function is not as much a disadvantage as it may seem, its another learning experience for the kids. Tony ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
