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Hardware Resource Possibilities

World University and School is for the developing world, and everyone, starting with One Laptop Per Child countries
Add open, free, or very low cost, hardware possibilities here
World University and School is looking for video capable mobile devices, with which people can post and watch video.

Hardware	Web site	Organization	Other info
The Frankencamera: An Experimental Platform for Computational Photography	http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/fcam/	Stanford	The Frankencamera consists of a base hardware specification, a software stack based on Linux, and an API for C++. Our architecture permits control and synchronization of the sensor and image processing pipeline at the microsecond time scale, as well as the ability to incorporate and synchronize external hardware like lenses and flashes.
High Internet Bandwidth, Video-capable, Handheld computer	URL		With high bandwidth capability for handheld video streaming in 'OLPC' countries - Rwanda, Ethiopia, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, USA (Birmingham, Alabama), Uruguay, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Cambodia, & Papua New Guinea, in parallel with OLPC
India's $35 tablet computer - Aakash	http://www.akashtablet.com/ AND http://www.ubislate.com/aakash/index.html
Lab equipment	http://www.seedinglabs.org/	Seeding Labs	Reclaims and refurbishes laboratory equipment from universities, hospitals and biotechnology companies in order to equip talented scientists and clinicians living and working in the developing world - founded in 2002 by graduate students at Harvard Medical School to address this lack of infrastructure
One Laptop per Child / XO computer	http://laptop.org/en/	One Laptop per Child	Buy one / give one program
One Laptop per Child $20 dollar Laptops in Bits and Pieces	http://blog.laptop.org/2010/07/23/20-dollar-laptops/	One Laptop per Child
Open source hardware	http://www.buglabs.net/	Bug Labs	Make your own hardware
Sakshat $20 laptop computer	http://www.sakshat.ac.in/		India's $20 laptop
Siftables	http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html	David Merrill	MIT-originating, interactive, computer building blocks, cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too
View-Master 2009: Make your own virtual reality goggles	http://recombu.com/news/view-master-2009-make-your-own-virtual-reality-goggles_M11150.html	Virtual Reality Goggles
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Open Source Hardware References

Hardware	Web site	Organization	Other info
MAKE's Open source hardware 2009 - The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009	http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/open_source_hardware_2009_-_the_def.html		MAKE's yearly open source hardware guide is now online with over 125 projects in 19 categories

WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Ideas

WUaS recycled computers, and smartphones, for the emerging world, sending them to potential WUaS students around the world.

WUaS internet service for the emerging world targeting World University and School communities.

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject

Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

Select Bibliographies

Select Blogs

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.

Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Book Reviews

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(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).

Select Conferences Online

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Select Institutes, etc.

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(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

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(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

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Cheshire, Tom . 2012. How to make your own mobile phone. UK: wired.co.uk

hypnosec. 2012. Georgie: Smartphone For the Blind and Visually Impaired. July 15. hardware.slashdot.org

Magnier, Mark. 2011. $35 tablet computer? Yes, from India.. October 6. Christian Science Monitor.

Martin, Rick. 2011. India’s $35 Android Tablet Finally Ready Ship. June 17. penn-olson.com

Negroponte, Nicholas. 2010. Nicholas Negroponte Welcomes India's $35 Tablet for Education. Cambridge, MA: OLPC//News.

Ostrow, Adam. 2011. Amazon Will Now Pay You For Your Old Electronics. May 18. mashable.com.

samzenpus. 2011. India Launches $35 Tablet. October 05. tech.slashdot.org.

Schroeder, Stan. 2010. India Develops World’s Cheapest Tablet. Jul 22. mashable.com.

Singh, Seema. 2012. What went wrong with the Aakash Tablet. June 27. moneycontrol.com

Snider, Mike and Roger Yu. 2011. Cheap broadband, PCs aimed at low-income families. November 11. USA Today.

YokimaSun. 2012. The $45 Windows Laptop. June 18. tech.slashdot.org.

Warman, Matt. 2013. Google gives 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers to UK children. January 29. telegraph.co.uk.

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Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information

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Select Timelines

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Select Video and Audio

Mullins, Robert. 2012. Robert Mullins, Co-Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation Introduces Board B. Youtube.com.

Raspberry Pi Tutorial. 2011. Raspberry Pi Tutorial 1 - An Introduction to Debian Linux. UK: youtube.com.

Upton, Eben. 2012. Raspberry Pi - Answers from co-founder Eben Upton. SF Bay Area: Maker Faire.

Vota, Wayan. 2010. XO-1 Laptop Repair and Rebuilding Workshop Video. November 4. Cambridge, MA: OLPC//News.

Wachsmuth, Friedemann. 2011. Lego Super-8 Video Projector. May 22. (fascinating (and useful) Super-8 video camera from what appears to be common parts Lego Technic parts). idle.slashdot.org.

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Raspberry Pi. 2013Raspberry Pi. raspberrypi.org.

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World University and School Links

Assistive Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Assistive_Technologies

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities

Media Lab at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Lab_at_World_University_and_School One Laptop per Child - XO Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT

One Laptop per Child - XO Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT

WUaS Universal Translator: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

WUaS Navigation

Academic Advising at WUaS

Academic Press at World University and School

Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise

Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Additional Categories

Admissions at World University and School

Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.

Blog at World University and School

http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS

with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;

Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)

Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/ .

Careers

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling

Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love

WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting

Counseling

Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling

Coordinates

... in a virtual world

Credits

Many thanks to each of you!

Please feel free to hyperlink your name to a location of your choice (or tell WUaS where to link to - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com). Please do not hesitate to let WUaS know if you think that somebody (including yourself) has been forgotten, now or in the future; please include a URL, which is, of course, one main way identity created on the internet.

Digital To Do

Android

Brainwave device / Headset

Broadcast to radio frequency

Broadcast to TV

Create EMail group for page

Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)

MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/

Print

Publish to DVD

Recommend

Send to phone

Tablets

Translate

Videophone

Free Degrees / Credit

Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Conference Method of Teaching and Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_Method_of_Teaching_and_Learning

The College at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School

Ph.D. Degrees at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ph.D._Degrees_at_World_University_and_School

World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School

World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)

In Google Earth

Google Earth.

In Virtual World

Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/

Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Item Number

Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system

Labels

Learning Networking

Teach and Learn using free Social Bookmarking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.

Academia.edu's World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/

Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.com/WorldUniversityandSchool

Digg.com's World University and School - http://digg.com/worlduniversityandschool

Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).

Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/

Google Profiles World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts

Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School

Like

LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School

Redditt.com's World University and School - http://www.reddit.com/user/WorldUnivandSch/

Tribe.net's World University and School - http://tribes.tribe.net/worlduniversityandschool

Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch

World University & School subject group

World University & School Share This

Yahoo Groups' World University and School: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worlduniversityandschool/

Tutoring

TV-Live Broadcasting

Broadcast to television

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com

Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv

Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv

Video Communication

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

Free video conferencing

iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Free, group video conferencing

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/

World University and School Licensing

World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.

World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.

All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .

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 ===Select Video and Audio===
 Mullins, Robert. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BbufUp_HNs Robert Mullins, Co-Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation Introduces Board B]. Youtube.com.
-Upton, Eben. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3YxJoKTNrQ Raspberry Pi - Answers from co-founder Eben Upton]. SF Bay Area: Maker Faire.
+Raspberry Pi Tutorial. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28CqDKjtppg Raspberry Pi Tutorial 1 - An Introduction to Debian Linux]. UK: youtube.com.
+Upton, Eben. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3YxJoKTNrQ Raspberry Pi - Answers from co-founder Eben Upton]. SF Bay Area: Maker Faire.
 Vota, Wayan. 2010. [http://www.olpcnews.com/laptops/xo1/xo-1_laptop_repair_and_rebuild.html XO-1 Laptop Repair and Rebuilding Workshop Video]. November 4. Cambridge, MA: OLPC//News.