The staging of the NUCs
And the staging of the 1000 NUCs begins …
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The staging of the NUCs
And the staging of the 1000 NUCs begins …
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Hackathon!
Hackathon hosted by Javier at Engine4 and supported by Intel, WWT and Engine4 … team is setting up the NUCs for developer testing of their solutions and mentoring the hackathon teams … all in all, a success event with some brilliant ideas and solutions!!!
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The NUCs have finally arrived!
The NUCs have arrived to Camera Mundi, started unloaded and staging them for school delivery.
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Day 1, Team D - Installation in Aibonito (Escuela Rafael Pont Flores)
The start of deploying the NUCs in the schools after a weekend of prepping and updates. This is Day 1 with Team D - Angel and JD from Camera Mundi, Evelyn from the office of the CIO and JohnK with Intel. We traveled 90 minutes to Aibonito, Escuela Rafael Pont Flores (K-12), which has over 450 students, 45 teachers. We deployed 26 NUCs, with minimal issues and the director, Aristides Cartagena was extremely excited to start using them. Now for some rest and looking forward to Day 2.
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Day 3, Team E - Anasco (Escuela Antonio Gonzalez Suarez)
Day 2 with Team D – Jowie from Camera Mundi, MattG and JohnK with Intel. We traveled to one of the most impacted areas from Hurricane Maria, Utuado, and visited Escuela Bernardo Gonzalez Colon, about 90 minutes from Old San Juan. Utuado was without access to power and all roads leading in/out of Utuado were inaccessible for over 1 month and food/water had to be air lifted to the residents. The school has some old Pentium 4 computers, released in 2000 that hadn’t been used for years and were extremely excited to see us installing the new NUCs and were surprised how everything now can fit inside this small form factor. A long day and worth seeing the joy of the teachers on some of the new software teaching tools.
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Day 4, Team E - Mayaguez (Escuela Maria L Arcelay)
Day 4 with Team E – Angel from Camera Mundi, Omar from a local company in Mayaguez, Rachael and JohnK with Intel. Day 4 was our shortest drive meaning we had an extra couple of hrs of rest time. Today, we were staying in the Mayaquez area, about 20 minutes from our hotel and went to Escuela Maria L. Arcelay, K-6, 122 students and about 12 teachers. Once we completed our installation, we invited the teachers to bring in the kids and we showed how to navigate the mouse and loaded up the art applications for them to start creating some drawings. The highlight of the day was having all the kids in the room and once we were done, one of the came up to us and thanked us on behalf of all the kids for bringing in this new technology.
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Day 5, Team E - Aguada (Escuela Jose Gonzalez Ruiz)
Day 5 with Team E – Angel from Camera Mundi, Armando from the Office of the CIO, Jake and JohnK with Intel. Day 5, our final day (☹) we went to Aguada, about a 30-minute drive and visited Escuela Jose Gonzalez Ruiz, PK, K-6 with 157 students and 12 teachers. There was a lot of activity, aside from the work that we were doing as the school was putting up a play that evening, kicking off the Christmas season, as seen by some of the pictures they wanted us in. As with many of the other schools, the teachers were very engaged in learning the new technology and how to navigate the GUI. This school was also unique as they had their own teaching website for their students that they will be using, so having the technology will enable them to teach all their students, something they did not have before.
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Cheers from Team CS&P!!!
Step ONE...!
Three months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, our team of volunteers from Intel, WWT and Camera Mundi drove up the west coast from Mayaguez to Aguadilla to assess the condition of computer resources in the local schools. I remember looking out the car window as we were driving north on Rte 2 and counting the number of power poles that that were laying down on the ground as a result of the storm. I soon lost count. For mile after mile the power poles were broken and scattered surrounded by tangled wires and debris. When we arrived at one of our assigned schools, we met with an angry school principal who complained that our assessment was a waste of time and she predicted that we would leave and return to our homes and nothing would be done to help the schools. At first I was a bit surprised at her angry comments, but by the time I left Puerto Rico after eight days of assessments, I shared her concern with the disaster recovery process, and her fear that life on the island will never be normal again. I got on the plane for home with a feeling of helpless frustration.
Last week, exactly one year after our first visit, our team returned to Puerto Rico and on Thursday I found myself on the same route from Mayaguez to Aguadilla. This time as I looked out the car window I was amazed to see new poles were standing upward and carrying power and communications to the people in the area. And this time we had a truck full of equipment and we were on our way to deliver a modern, sustainable computer lab to one of thirty selected schools across the island that were most in need. My visit to Puerto Rico this year certainly felt very different. And this year, when it was time to go home, I boarded the plane with a feeling of accomplishment and renewed hope.
The time between our visits to the island was a study of persistence, commitment, collaboration and flexibility. My personal expectations of what we would find during our assessments in 2017 was way off. I was expecting that we would find that the schools needed networks and connectivity to the Internet. To my surprise, most schools had reasonably good Internet connectivity (once the power came back on), but lacked the computers to connect to it. Also, after we left Puerto Rico last year, the schools system went through a large reorganization that resulted in the closure of a significant number of schools across the island. Many families and children had left the island after the storm and schools were being consolidated. Our initial sponsor for the project turned their focus towards the reorganization and we had to look for new sponsorship for the project. After many months of meetings, consultation and persistence, a new sponsor in the Governor’s office stepped up and the project was back on track.
The next phase of the project pivoted toward deploying computer labs in selected schools. A team of amazing contributors and volunteers provided equipment, expertise, logistics, services, knowledge and just plain hard work. A project like this is expensive and time consuming and requires a great deal of commitment. Intel donated two thousand NUC small form factor computers and with the help of WWT and Camera Mundi were imaged with an operating system and applications, shipped to Puerto Rico, assembled into systems with monitors and keyboards, and deployed to the schools with training for the teachers. A large number of the team never set foot in Puerto Rico but their contributions as were equally important as those that did.
As you might imagine, this is a challenging task. Being on this team is a life experience for me. Any egos or professional position are left behind, and this group of people with different backgrounds, skills and personalities seamlessly came together with like minds and hearts to produce results. Our focus was on what we could do to enable and enhance the educational future of the children of Puerto Rico through technology. I am simply thankful to be a participant!
We have completed just the first step. We impacted thirty schools and thousands of children but this can only be the beginning of the effort. Just as the power poles on Rte. 2 are again standing and pointed skyward carrying hope and opportunity to the schools in Puerto Rico, it is time for us to help Stand Up Education for the children of Puerto Rico!
Making a difference with students in Puerto Rico
Returning to Puerto Rico a year after my initial visit has been a rewarding experience. Over the course of 5 days, the team as a whole has installed over 750 Intel NUC computers at 30 schools throughout Puerto Rico. The schools were selected from areas that were under-served from a technology perspective. Before the Intel / WWT Stand Up Education program, the majority of the students at these schools did have any access to compute resources.
I saw many examples of community involvement in these schools. When we arrived at one school, the room was not ready for the systems. The local mayor got involved and assembled a group of 10 people to prepare the room. In less the 90 minutes, the room was sparking clean and available for installation. We completed the installation and provided training to the teachers at the school.
One of the joys of this type of work is seeing the reaction of the students as they explore the applications on the NUCs. Once the installation was completed, the students excitedly streamed into the room with anticipation. At first, they were tentative in exploring the systems. After about 10 minutes, they were using a drawing program to create some amazing pictures to share with their friends. It is very rewarding to see the next generation of students begin to learn skills that will enable them to better succeed at life.
The response of the teachers to the new computers was equally rewarding. One of the teachers enthusiastically assisted us with unpacking and configuring of the systems. I walked through the school with this teacher. Almost every student that we passed said hi, “high five” him or hugged him. This teacher was very excited about what he could do for the students with the new computers. His passion and love for the students was heart warming.
The best part of a service project trip like IESC is the opportunity to impact the next generation of students by providing them with the means and skills to make their homeland a better place for everyone. All of the team members hope that in a small way, we have given them more hope about their collective future.
I am most grateful to WWT and Intel for allowing our team to serve the students of Puerto Rico.
Compilation video!
So proud of what our Intel and World Wide Technology, Inc. team accomplished this week in Puerto Rico for schools! 30 schools with new computer labs, one STEM Hackathon, 15,000 children served. Work continues in 2019... here is a compilation video from the week! #education #iescpuertorico #STEM
That’s a wrap!
So proud of the team for what they sacrificed this week to finish the second phase of our Puerto Rico mission. I’m so lucky to work with such awesomeness!!!
Day 5 of school installs!
Intel Corporation and World Wide Technology 5th and final day of installs in schools in Puerto Rico. 30 schools in five days received new computer labs. Amazing team!!
Everything that was donated!
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Intel donated 2,000 NUCs. THIS is what 1,000 of them looks like! Also in pictures are all the supplies we bought from the money raised through www.gofundme.com. Over $4,500 worth of goodies including a printer in each school!
Amazing team! Intel, WWT, Camera Mundi in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Time flies!
When you have 26 NUCs to set up each day, you HUSTLE! I also had the dream team today!
Video of finished computer lab in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico