[DC LoCo] Last minute: Coder Dojo TOMORROW

Fri Jan 4 21:06:52 UTC 2013

I'll be present, Ubuntu devices in tow.

-D

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:

> So... I'm planning to be there. Anyone else on board?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jason Blum <jason.blum at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:42 AM
> Subject: [CoderDojoDC] Fwd: Message to attendees of CoderDojoDC #1
> To: coderdojodc at googlegroups.com
>
> Forgive me for abusing this mailing list so much, but I know there are
> some folks registered not on this list and vice-versa.
>
> Just wanted to share the reminder below and ask whether anyone can bring
> extra grounded extension cords and power strips.  I have four of each, but
> not sure how much juice folks are going to need.
>
> The room seats 100, so we certainly have space for more kids.  Problem is
> the room has no divider, so we can't really splinter off into different
> groups this time around.  I hope folks will make some time towards the end
> tomorrow to brainstorm future meetings, formats, tools, objectives, etc.
>
> Oh also any thoughts here or on the side to me on
> http://is.gd/CoderDojoDC1notes are appreciated!
>
> -J
>
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> Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:42 PM
> Subject: Message to attendees of CoderDojoDC #1
> To: jason.blum at gmail.com
>
>
>       *A Message from CoderDojoDC:
>
> *
> Hello!
>
> Thanks for registering for the first meeting of http://CoderDojoDC.com<http://coderdojodc.com/>, this
> Saturday January 5 at 10 AM at the Silver Spring Civic Building - We're two
> seats away from being sold out!
>
> We have the room from 9 AM, but will be using the first hour to set up and
> sign folks in.  All are welcome to come early to help set up and refine the
> agenda, or stay late to help tear down (we have to be out by 1.)
>
>
> We'll keep a Google Doc for each meeting's agenda and notes:
> http://is.gd/CoderDojoDC1notes
> (Please share any interesting notes, links or other resources as they come
> up, but keep in mind this document is public.)
>
>
> I think it'd be fun to set aside some "show-and-tell" time for every
> meeting.  I am going to bring in a "binary clock" to talk about for a
> minute or two.
>
> Please let me know if you'd like to speak a minute or two about something
> nerdy: a cool website, something you or your child has coded or built, etc.
>  I'd like to get the kids to take over this segment in future meetings.
>
>
> Also thanks to everyone who filled out the survey in advance of our first
> meeting
> http://is.gd/CoderDojoDC1poll
>
> I'll share the results Saturday - but basically, as I feared, there's a
> pretty big range of experiences and expectations.  So I think our first
> meeting will be have to be mostly on the common denominator: HTML.  But I
> hope folks will circulate and sit with students to help them try out more
> advanced tasks, like embedding a video or even doing something with a
> JavaScript library or more.  We'll just have to work together to find a
> balance between engaging a broad range of skill levels, while not
> disrupting a broader shared experience!
>
> I hope we can all plan on chatting a bit before leaving, say, before noon,
> about future Dojo's and possibly enlisting some of us to prepare and teach
> on specific topics.
>
> Meantime, please share your thoughts on the mailing list and Saturday, and
> please encourage your kids to do the same!
>
>
> Can't wait to meet everyone - this is going to be so cool!
>
>
> -Jason
>
>
>
>
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