Colleges at Construction Junction

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    • Date:  Dec 19  2014 Work Site:  Construction Junction Number of Volunteers:  17 Volunteer Hours Logged: 102 Description: Recycling Apple and Linux computers.  Welcomed 3 new volunteers. ….  15 people were involved at the lunchtime roll call video. Members of the volunteer crew this day were students from Case Western Reserve University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland,...

    Kwaio Archive Project

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      • When Computer Reach adopted its name, no one could have had any idea just how far that “reach” would extend. And yet, our most recent initiative—to deliver computers to the Kwaio people, an indigenous group living in a remote area of the Solomon Islands—is dramatic proof that our mission is indeed a global one and...

      Nov 4 2014, SOLE in Prospect Park

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        • Nov 4 2014 Delivery of 2 computers to the Bhutanese refugee families of Prospect Park in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.  Part of the Self Organized Learning Environments supported by The Fisher Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.  These are the 44th and 45th computers in our study. We also welcomed new volunteers Greg Simkins and...

        Field and Factory

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          • This week we share stories from the field … 5 families from Bellevue, PA in the S.O.L.E. ( Self Organized Learning Environments ) study on July 17, 2014: And from the factory … High school students from local districts on July 18, 2014: The Heinz Endowment Interns on July 23, 2014: Crestfield Camp and Conference...

          Self Organized Learning Environments

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            • “Self Organized Learning Environments” SOLE installation in Carrick neighborhood, a new group of Crestfield Campers and the CJ Friday crew with a bunch of new faces. All are included with this weeks post.

            Malawi Linux Laptops

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              • Recipient Organization:  (CCAP Mangochi) The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Mangochi Location:  Mangochi, Malawi Mission:  “Our  mission is as follows: – the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of mankind; the shelter, nurture and spiritual fellowship of the of the children of God; the promotion of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness...

              CJ and SOLE

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                • Part 1: New volunteers at Computer Reach at Construction Junction and a new project in Pittsburgh serving Bhutanese refugees called the Pittsburgh SOLE .. Funding by The Fisher Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. Part 2: The S.O.L.E. concept was pioneered by Sugata Mitra of India, now professor at Newcastle University in the UK. Computer Reach...

                Argosy University Volunteers

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                  • Work Date:  May 2, 2014 Work Site:  Computer Reach Warehouse Number of Volunteers:  14 Volunteer Hours Logged:  88 Work Accomplished:  Prepared Apple eMacs for the Indian Nations here in Pittsburgh, as well as Linux computers destined for Ghana, West Africa Volunteer Organization:  Argosy University Mission:  “At Argosy University, our passion is teaching and learning.  We develop professional professional competence, provide...

                  876 Volunteer Faces

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                    • We are now 876 volunteers strong with new faces in this video from the Small Business Adminstration of Western PA, Shaler Middle School, DT Watson Friendship Academy, Margaret Milliones University Prep High School, Allegheny Community College, ITT Tech Tarentum, Duquesne University, and University of Pittsburgh. Thank You all … as we celebrate 876 volunteers. At...