Re: [PLUG] Looking for aid: my son’s school needs help with a computer lab!

[Soren Harward <stharward@gmail.com>]

I've got a monitor with DVI-in and stuff for you to put a network together: ~100ft of Cat6 UTP, crimp-able Cat6 RJ45 plugs, and an unmanaged giga switch or two.  I'd also be happy to donate a couple hours to help put it all together if our schedules line up.  I've got all my PA clearances for volunteering with kids.

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 AM Anthony Martin <anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone I am looking for some help in getting a computer lab setup at my son's school. The school is called Project Learn (https://www.projectlearnschool.org/) and is a nonprofit independent cooperative school in the Mt Airy section of Philadelphia. It is run and financed exclusively by parents and the community. It’s been around for 48 years and has never had a dedicated technology lab/curriculum, and due to budget constraints, we have to look outside the school community for funding. My goal is to get a lab with 6 workstations setup so we can have an introduction to programming class, with an introduction to using Linux and an explanation of Open Source, as part of our summer camp program. This will lead to a weekly or bi-weekly class on Saturdays that will cover Linux, Programming, and other IT topics with a focus on Open Source. The plan is to have 6 workstations setup (either actual desktops running Linux or Raspberry Pis).

Each workstation needs the following:

• 64bit Desktop OR Raspberry PI 3

• mouse/keyboard

• Monitor (DVI/HDMI)

• 5v/2.1amp power supply (if the workstation is a PI)

• Cat5 ethernet cable

• Monitor cable (HDMI/HDMI or DVI/HDMI)

We’d be very grateful if you could donate any of the needed hardware (I can pick up any hardware) or make a tax-deductible donation.

Please contact me off list if you want to help.

Anthony Martin

Linux System Administrator

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