Kids On Computers is going to Mexico in early December 2019 to install a new lab (Escuela Primaria Ricardo Flores Magon) and upgrade existing labs in Oaxaca, Mexico! We will be in Mexico from Dec 2-6th! Many of us are busily preparing for the trip, logistics, equipment procuring, software – …
A video compiled by Gustavo A. R. Silva showing the beginning of our 2016 Mexico trip: A video of @kidsoncomputers Mexico trip 2016, day 1 #oaxaca #education #opensource pic.twitter.com/1dwzTW4zSG — Gustavo A. R. Silva (@embeddedgus) June 22, 2016
As we explore using the Raspberry Pi 3 in some of our future labs (including the upcoming lab at José Vasconcelos!), we have been testing multiple client OSes on the RPi 3, including Fedora 22, XCSE, and and Raspbian. We will be going with Raspbian for the upcoming trip as …
One of the challenges Kids on Computers faces is having regular contact with our schools. As our KOC trip to Mexico approaches, we wanted to have a phone call with all of the teachers at our Huajuapan and Oaxaca City schools. Towards that goal, two members of our team, Hermes Ojeda …
April is wrapping up quickly which means that our trip to Mexico is drawing closer and closer! Our trip dates are June 18 – July 2, 2016 and we are getting everything ready to set up two new labs in Oaxaca City at the following schools: Escuela Primaria Vespertina “Benito …
At SCALE14x, KOC received a generous donation from Pogo Linux and Micron – a beast of a workstation with the following specs: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0 GHz Quad-Core Processor 16GB DDR3 Memory Micron 480GB SATA SSD Western Digital 6TB SATA Hard Drive Nvidia GTX 960 4GB PCI-E DVI/HDMI DisplayPort 12x …
Happy Pi Day everyone! In honor of Pi Day, we are happy to announce that we had 21 volunteers purchase or donate a Raspberry Pi 3 Kit for our new lab at José Vasconcelos in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México!! A big thank you to everyone who purchased a kit. This fundraiser goes a …
This week in KOC we are full speed ahead on our plans for 2016. The KOC board has approved a new lab at the José Vasconcelos school in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México. This lab will be built with Raspberry Pis. In honor of Raspberry Pi’s 4th birthday, the Raspberry Pi Foundation released …
Kids on Computers is running an end of year campaign to raise money for our existing and potential labs. Please consider donating to as we continue to improve education in rural areas by providing access to technology! $35 provides one child access to a computer, educational software, and internet (where accessible). …
We are having a Kids on Computers Installfest on Saturday, March 16th in Sherman Oaks, CA from 11AM – 6PM. A local high school in Topanga, California donated 80 laptops they were no longer using to Kids on Computers. We have shipped 20 of these laptops to Colegio Britanico, a …
