Kids on Computers recently approved another new Raspberry Pi Computer lab in Uganda! This lab will provide computers to 420+ kids at Muwanguzi High School. If you would like to help, please consider purchasing a Pi for this lab from our AmazonSmile Charity List! We are so excited! This will be our fourth …
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 – …
This post is from KOC Director and VP, Randy Tate, who just returned from a trip in Uganda where we worked with the Mwebaza Foundation to set up three new labs. Randy and his nephew were in Uganda in July. Randy wrote this before he left – the post describes …
April’s week-long Kids on Computers effort to rebuild computer labs at more than a dozen schools around Oaxaca City and Huajuapan (both in Oaxaca State, Mexico) was an extremely powerful life lesson across many fronts, still teaching us all new things 6 months later. Oaxacans’ committed resourcefulness stands out above …
It took a while, but here is a report of the last KoC trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. Recently, some of us have been very busy due to exciting professional changes, but it is important to let people know that we continue working towards bringing Free Open Source Software, Computers and …
Our first Raspberry Pi lab has been operating for nearly 3 weeks now and the kids are really happy! We expect to get some feedback on the whole setup performance in coming days. This is a pilot project, and if everything goes well we’ll seriously consider to set up more Raspberry …
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 …
