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Upon attending the 2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival I was surprised that there wasn't a stronger present for open source projects. I felt that this would have been a great opportunity to show many educators, parents, and kids what open source is and how they could use it. | Upon attending the 2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival I was surprised that there wasn't a stronger present for open source projects. I felt that this would have been a great opportunity to show many educators, parents, and kids what open source is and how they could use it. | ||
Then I thought maybe I could get a group together and we could maybe participate in then next festival in 2016. However, I have never done anything like this before. So although I have personally been using open source software, this is my first steps as an ambassador for open source. Despite that I that there is a need in my community to get more kids especially girls involved involved in STEAM projects. So my journey begins. | Then I thought maybe I could get a group together and we could maybe participate in then next festival in 2016. However, I have never done anything like this before. So although I have personally been using open source software, this is my first steps as an ambassador for open source. Despite that fact, I know that there is a need in my community to get more kids especially girls involved involved in STEAM projects and I can help fill that need. So my journey begins. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 28 April 2014
Goal
To expose more kids especially girl to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) activities using open source software.
To promote open source software. Current list of open source software I am using to use to develop activies my STEAM outreach:
Fedora KDE Inkscape Linux Python
Introduction
Upon attending the 2014 USA Science & Engineering Festival I was surprised that there wasn't a stronger present for open source projects. I felt that this would have been a great opportunity to show many educators, parents, and kids what open source is and how they could use it.
Then I thought maybe I could get a group together and we could maybe participate in then next festival in 2016. However, I have never done anything like this before. So although I have personally been using open source software, this is my first steps as an ambassador for open source. Despite that fact, I know that there is a need in my community to get more kids especially girls involved involved in STEAM projects and I can help fill that need. So my journey begins.
Background
I currently have no formal or special training in any STEAM field. Everything I know about Fedora, Linux and open source in general I learned by taking advantage of open source software, MOOCs and other online tutorials. I am, however, preparing to take the LPI Exam.