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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 AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXK0eQagYHk AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJfN-QqRwAo
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.

(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.

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littleBits. 2014. littleBits. (MIT-Originating; littleBits makes an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun). New York, NY: littlebits.cc.

(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.

Hodson, Hal. 2013. Wi-Fi-hopping brings phone signal to remote villages. June 28. New Scientist.

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.

Mims, Christopher. 2013. The world’s cheapest cell phones are now just $10 each. March 14. qz.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.

Poppick, Laura. 2014. How Wearable Tech Could Improve Your Mental Health. (Re: Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT). April 01. Cambridge, MA: livescience.com/44516-future-of-smart-wristbands.html.

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.

Ushahidi. 2013. BRCK - your backup generator for the internet. Nairobi, Kenya: kickstarter.com/projects/1776324009/brck-your-backup-generator-for-the-internet

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

WATTERS, AUDREY. 2013. Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: Hardware. December 9. hackeducation.com.

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

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Banzi, Massimo. 2012. Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination. TED Talks.

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

Prakash, Manu. 2012. Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami. Edinburgh, Scotland: TEDx.

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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Arduino. 2013. Arduino. (Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments). arduino.cc/.

Raspberry Pi. 2013Raspberry Pi. raspberrypi.org.

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Subjects' Social Networking Sites

Tutoring

World University and School Links

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

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

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Electric_and_Hybrid_Vehicles

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

Internet of Things: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_of_Things

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

Mobile Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mobile_Technologies

Network Neutrality: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Network_Neutrality

Networks - Technical: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Networks_-_Technical

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

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

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, Greatest Universities-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)

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

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

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Tablets

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Videophone

Free Degrees / Credit

MIT OCW Audio Video Courses: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/

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
(beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)

In Google Earth

Google Earth.

In Virtual World

(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)

3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/

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

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/

Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/

Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/

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 and http://www.opencroquet.org/

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

Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/

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.

SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/

There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/

Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar

Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/

WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/

World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage

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Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

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Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool

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TV-Live Broadcasting

Broadcast to television

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

Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts

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

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

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://anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/

Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection

ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx

Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com

sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎

Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok

Vyew - http://vyew.com/

Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/

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

Universal Translator at WUaS

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

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Sugar Labs: Translation System language:

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