The Columbus School for Girls One Laptop Per Child Service Learning Project
engages high school girls in service through computer science.
What started out as a service trip has expanded to many different student-driven
projects that use computer science as a vehicle to improve the world.
Christine gives a 4 minute speed tour of CSG's One Laptop Per Child Service Learning Program
CSG's Music Lesson featured on Steve Thomas' Etoys Video
Steve Thomas does Etoys How To's and recently used one of our Music Lessons to demonstrate how to modify it to use Keystrokes to play notes so it could be used with a Makey Makey. We are proud that our work can be used!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMWXhTjtVY&feature=em-uploademail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMWXhTjtVY&feature=em-uploademail
"Donating Laptops" - Sarah Naguib on NBC4
Sarah is a senior at CSG and has been working for over a year to raise $30,000 to send 100 laptops to Egypt. She was recently featured on the local NBC news station.
December 20, 2012
http://video.nbc4i.com/v/68536611/donating-laptops.htm?&q=100+laptops&ipad=true
December 20, 2012
http://video.nbc4i.com/v/68536611/donating-laptops.htm?&q=100+laptops&ipad=true
"OLPC Small Deployments - What Works for Me"
This article gives an overview of the past three years' travel to St. John to the Julius E. Sprauve School in Cruz Bay. Published August 27, 2012.
http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/olpc_small_deployment_what_works_for_me.html
http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/olpc_small_deployment_what_works_for_me.html
"Ohio Students Teach Computer Technology to JESS Elementary and Middle School Students"
This article was published in the St. John Tradewinds Newspaper in June 2012. The article featuring CSG can be found on page 2 of the PDF file.
http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/archives/TW_06.11.12_Edition.pdf
http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/archives/TW_06.11.12_Edition.pdf
"Girls Save the World through Computer Science"
This project was featured in the Learning & Leading with Technology journal in May, 2011. Click here to read the article.
Reprinted from Learning and Leading with Technology (L&L) vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 24-29, copyright 2010, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). 1.800.336.5191 (U.S. and Canada) or 1.541.302.3777 (International). iste@iste.org, www.iste.org. All rights reserved.
Donate your unwanted XO laptop
If you have an XO computer you would be willing to donate, please mail your unwanted XO laptop to
Christine Murakami, Columbus School for Girls, 56 S. Columbia Ave, Columbus, OH 43209.Or contact Christine at
cmurakami @ columbusschoolforgirls.org
We will send you an official thank-you note for your tax records.
Support this program
This program is seeking financial support. Please contact Christine Murakami for further information, or use the "Email us!" form on this site.
