We now have everything in place that we need to "shoot hoops" with coding apps and creating content at The Rack Cafe at our Friday evening workshops from 5 to 7 pm.
In one corner we will be set up to work through the various online coding tutorial programs starting with w3schools.com.
At the raised corner, that doubles as the performing stage, we will be set up to broadcast over livestream.com or record video for YouTube, or other internet venues.
The Rack Cafe is located at 1844 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040, (973) 327-2353. They are on the internet at facebook.com/therackcafe.
In case you were wondering, we use "shoot hoops" to let everyone know this is a drop in, "open court" program. If you want get a start at coding apps or creating content then come on down and get involved.
No hurry.
To give you a headsup on getting started ...
We will be using the w3schools.com lesson set while following the wisdom of lifehacker.com on:
Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
We'll be a "study room" for cross-mentoring ... come on down when you are ready ... or simply curious about coding ... or just want to participate in open source sharing/learning ...
Last but not least we have two Noblis NB 7850 S for casual app coding by drop-ins. We can do this.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
House Band gets it start
Ralph Desmarais on drums and Jared Blackwell on keyboard get their start as the very first house band for the Geeks FSO First Fridays at The Rack. The Rack Cafe, 1844 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Ton Duong kicks off the First Fridays Program
On Friday evening, October 3rd, Ton Duong kicked off the GeeksFSO First Fridays Program at The Rack Cafe, 1844 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ.
First Fridays showcases the talent of local young people for creating and publishing content for the internet. The talent is drawn in part from the regular "open court" access to practice (access2practice.org) workshops that GeeksFSO conducts on the other Friday evenings from 5 to 7 PM.
GeeksFSO sees the process of creating content for the internet as a gateway to technology for diverse and disadvantaged population groups, and the language of technology is math.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Ton Duong and an open mic at The Rack on Friday, October 3rd!
Plus an open mic for a few talented performers. Sign up at the door and if the list isn't already full, you will save yourself ten bucks!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Making progress ...
The new Valley Settlement House website is getting ready to go online ...
Our high school senior is working on his portfolio ...
Archie and I helped a 4th grader do his homework for the Summer Program on one of the downstairs computers ... that desperately need a wifi connection ... which is coming as soon as we have a website so our reverse marketing guru can pull in the donations.
The 4th grader mentioned the bird feeders and the cameras. He said he would like to help. That made my day.
It's all coming together, slow but sure.
If you would like to help by donating, for the time being you can give through our crowdfunding website:
http://www.patreon.com/geeksfso
Our high school senior is working on his portfolio ...
Archie and I helped a 4th grader do his homework for the Summer Program on one of the downstairs computers ... that desperately need a wifi connection ... which is coming as soon as we have a website so our reverse marketing guru can pull in the donations.
The 4th grader mentioned the bird feeders and the cameras. He said he would like to help. That made my day.
It's all coming together, slow but sure.
If you would like to help by donating, for the time being you can give through our crowdfunding website:
http://www.patreon.com/geeksfso
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Help us raise the money!
50% of the children who participate in Valley Settlement House (VSH) programs do not have access to personal computers in their homes. Please become a part of our effort to create a Geeks FSO Campus at VSH by participating in our crowdfunding campaign at:
http://patreon.com/geeksfso
There are other statistics besides pcs in homes that make creating a Geeks FSO Campus at the facility a worthwhile program. And educational outreach to underrepresented communities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) is a strong goal in NSF (National Science Foundation) and NASA RFPs (Request for Proposal). Both place a high degree of importance on involving diverse populations in confronting such issues as sustainability.
You don't have to donate a lot to help us. That is the beauty of crowdfunding. Start with $2 or $5 and get to know us as we grow. And we don't hesitate in asking for the $10-$25-$50 from those who are already familiar with the work we do.
Members of our team have been working on STEM educational outreach programs since 2000. The original 3-year weather station project in Plainfield, NJ, grew into Essex-Stevens Model program that evolved into the local LSAMP project (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) that is directed by one of the instructors in the Summer Science Program and a key adviser to the Geeks FSO Campus project at VSH:
Nadia Lvov
Assistant Professor/ECC LSAMP Project Director
Division of Mathematics and Physics
Essex County College
Newark, NJ 07102
This year the Essex-Stevens Model program (Essex County College-Stevens Institute of Technology) celebrated its 10th year.
In 2007 we involved Valley Settlement House in our educational efforts because they met the definition of a underrepresented community in STEM. This effort quickly evolved into a successful Summer Science program at VSH, that is now the foundation of the Geeks FSO Campus ... and so we grow.
http://patreon.com/geeksfso
There are other statistics besides pcs in homes that make creating a Geeks FSO Campus at the facility a worthwhile program. And educational outreach to underrepresented communities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) is a strong goal in NSF (National Science Foundation) and NASA RFPs (Request for Proposal). Both place a high degree of importance on involving diverse populations in confronting such issues as sustainability.
You don't have to donate a lot to help us. That is the beauty of crowdfunding. Start with $2 or $5 and get to know us as we grow. And we don't hesitate in asking for the $10-$25-$50 from those who are already familiar with the work we do.
Members of our team have been working on STEM educational outreach programs since 2000. The original 3-year weather station project in Plainfield, NJ, grew into Essex-Stevens Model program that evolved into the local LSAMP project (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) that is directed by one of the instructors in the Summer Science Program and a key adviser to the Geeks FSO Campus project at VSH:
Nadia Lvov
Assistant Professor/ECC LSAMP Project Director
Division of Mathematics and Physics
Essex County College
Newark, NJ 07102
This year the Essex-Stevens Model program (Essex County College-Stevens Institute of Technology) celebrated its 10th year.
In 2007 we involved Valley Settlement House in our educational efforts because they met the definition of a underrepresented community in STEM. This effort quickly evolved into a successful Summer Science program at VSH, that is now the foundation of the Geeks FSO Campus ... and so we grow.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Ton Duong joins the Geeks FSO Campus workshop!
Ton Duong is entering Stevens Institute of Technology this fall in the Mechanical Engineering program. He is transferring from Essex County College (ECC) where he participated in the ECC LSAMP under Nadia Lvov, Assistant Professor/ECC LSAMP Project Director in the Division of Mathematics and Physics at Essex County College, Newark.
Ton will be helping us with creating content. Here are some of his videos with his comments:
Ton will be helping us with creating content. Here are some of his videos with his comments:
- This is my favorite piano cover, Kiss The Rain composed by Yiruma: https://www.youtube.
- This is my latest piano video, La Valse D'Amelie composed by Yann Tiersen: https://www.youtube.
- This one is another dance video project that I made last year, The Signal: https://www.youtube.
- And finally, this is one of my most successful performances at ECC Talent Show in Fall 2012: https://www.youtube.com/
- My channel is: https://www.youtube.com/
He is also pursuing projects in robotics including working on a team that is building a robotic hand following the design plans of the InMoov project. We will be exploring options for becoming involved in this project in our workshops, and in taking advantage of Ton's participation--and at his suggestion--we are purchasing 2 ea.Arduino Uno Ultimate Starter Kits -- including the 72 page Instruction Books. He is working on a drone project that we want to support also.
Ton is an incredibly gifted and creative person and we are fortunate in having him participate in developing the Geeks FSO Campus.
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