Register for any of the June Open IT Lab opportunities by emailing todd@palmettocomputerlabs.com!
Note: Open IT Lab workshops are located at 1301 Gervais St., Suite 200, Columbia, SC.
June Open IT Lab Workshops
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If you’re like me, you aren’t very familiar with open source. When I started working for IT-oLogy over a year ago, I had never heard of it. POSSCON came around, and I had to get on board quickly! Once I started learning more, though, I realized open source is behind a lot of the technology we use every day! I use Twitter everyday. I use Firefox all the time. Did you know those are both open source?
What makes open source so different? First, it’s a non-proprietary form of hardware and software. This means that it is not locked down with a license. Second, developers can change and alter it to make it better and fix bugs.
Want to learn more? Check out our FREE opportunities in May and June! Register for any of them by emailing todd@palmettocomputerlabs.com!
-Every Wednesday: Come by between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a tour of the Open IT Lab and a chance to try stuff out!
-May 2: Micro-controllers – SparkFun’s Inventor’s Kit workshop (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) (Space is very limited. Email todd@palmettocomputerlabs.com for availability)
-May 5: Drupal 101 – Hello Drupal! (9:30 a.m. – Noon)
-Digital Design 101: An Introduction to GIMP DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
-June 6: Open Source 101 (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Free Open IT Lab Opportunity for Educators!
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Micro-controllers: SparkFun Inventor’s Kit
Please join IT-oLogy for this innovative SparkFun program with the Open IT Lab!
Who?
Teachers, Professors, IT-oLogy Volunteers
This is a “train the trainers” opportunity! The material you learn can be delivered in a classroom setting or to other interested audiences!
What?
An innovative SparkFun workshop teaching the basics of microcontrollers. What are microcontrollers, you ask?
Microcontrollers are tiny computers and cutting edge technology, but learning how to start using them is easy.
In this class students learn basic microcontroller programming as well as some of the electrical circuits in the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit. Concepts covered include input and output, digital and analog, multimeters and more! We will cover the basic concepts in this class, but the kit that comes with this class can be used to teach over a semester worth of material.
When?
Wednesday, May 2nd
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where?
IT-oLogy, 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC
Cost?
FREE!
Register now by emailing Todd Lewis at todd@palmettocomputerlabs.com!
What do you need to know & bring?
Prerequisites: The class requires participants to have the physical dexterity to insert wires into a breadboard, the physical equivalent of inserting shoelaces into the holes in sneakers.
You bring nothing! IT-oLogy and SparkFun provide the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit, multimeters and freeware necessary to use the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit. SparkFun provides enough instructors to keep the instructor:student ratio to at least 1:6.
Find out more about SparkFun!
www.sparkfun.com/products/11184
SparkFun Inventor’s Kit:
A re-usable kit teaching the basics of micro-controller programming and electrical circuit creation. Great for ages 8 to 101! Kits may be shared by 2 or 3 students.
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