Parras AT assignments

This page is for listing Appropriate Technology pre-assignments in the Parras 2008 program. The Moodle/Calendar will be more up-to-date with assignments; they are duplicated here for an overview and in case of Moodle problems.

HW#1 - Week 1 - Reading

1. Read The Virtues of Mundane Science
2. Post one paragraph or less response to Moodle.

HW#2 - Week 2 - Create your user page

1. Select and copy the text below
2. Click your username (after logging in) in the upper right
3. Paste the text
4. Replace BOLDED words with your own
5. Preview, summarize and save
6. Add your photo with the help of Graham and Joey

Feel free to improvise - See the User:UserName pages listed under Parras 2007 for examples

Copy the following the code

 Nombre: TU NOMBRE
 Teléfono en Parras: TU TELÉFONO
 Ubicación en Parras: TU UBICACIÓN

===Intereses en Tecnología Apropiada===
*INTERES#1
*INTERES#2

===Experencia en Tecnología Apropiada===
*EXPERENCIA#1
*EXPERENCIA#2

[[Category:Parras 2008]]

HW#3 - Week 3 - Criterios

Pick 9 terms that define the success of an appropriate technology. Translate them into Spanish and post them to your Appropedia userpage using the heading ===Criterios===. Here are three examples: adaptability, level of embedded energy, usefulness.

HW#4 - Week 4 - Past Projects

1. Read two of the past Parras projects (Parras 2007,).
2. Write one paragraph response to one, or both, of the projects and post to Moodle.

HW#5 - Week 5 - AT photos

Take the following actions for the AT topics you are assigned below:

1. Take photos of local examples of your AT topic
2. For each of the 2 topics, answer the following on a piece of paper:
   • Brief description such as type and application.
   • Location.
   • Justification as Appropriate Technology based on a definition of AT.
   • Issues with its appropriateness based on a definition of AT.
   • Notes, such as phone number, if applicable.
3. Submit these papers to Francisco for review of Spanish.

AT topic assignments

Pick two topics from the AT photo galleries below (or email me to create your own). Each topic can have no more than two students covering it. If you pick Parras earthen construction gallery as one of your topics, you are to answer the above questions for an example of earthen construction that you have found and photographed in Parras. You are welcome to define earthen construction liberally. Feel free to ask for clarification. Please note that you will be posting to the galleries next week.

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• Parras agriculture gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras alternative materials gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras animals gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras community education gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras earthen construction gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras health care gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras laundry gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras passive solar design gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras rainwater gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras recycling and reuse gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras solar gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras transportation gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras water gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)
• Parras wind power gallery
  • POST USERNAME HERE (use 4 ~s)

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HW#6 - Week 6 - Post AT photos

After review of the Spanish in HW#5 by Francisco. Post your AT photos:

1. Size widest dimension of your photo to be less than 325 pixels
2. Log into Appropedia
3. Upload photos to Appropedia
4. Go to Parras AT
5. Select your topic gallery
6. Copy and paste the following code to your topic gallery
   • Replace the ALLCAP text with your own from HW#5.

Template:Parras AT

Assignments Week 5

• Tarea corte de microhidro due Tuesday
• Read Microhydro before Wednesday
• Labortorio y tarea larga de microhidro due Wednesday
• Labortorio y tarea corte de electricidad due Friday

Assignments Week 6

• Tarea larga de electricidad due lunes
• Tarea corte de PV due martes
• Tarea corte de energia due miercoles
• Due miercoles: Buscas para un eror en este paginas de web - http://www.howstuffworks.com/hydropower-plant.htm
• Laboratorio y tarea larga de PV due jueves