HICAP Summer Break

As I hoped, this has been one of the most exciting years ever at ISOC-NY Harlem Internet Computer Access Program. With the 'Breaking Barriers' video honorably featured in the Internet Hall of Fame, our journey this session has been informative and rewarding. In addition to studying the technical aspects of computing, we discussed:

• Tuskegee Airmen known as the Red Tail and their mutiny that was the model for the non-violent protests led by Dr. Martrin Luther King
• The Quakers' contribution to the Underground Rail Road
• Solar Storm Cycle resulting in Aurora Borealis and Neutrino particles
• Sun Spots and Solar Sound
• Large objects such as the Pyramids and Stonehenge  being as moved with sound
• Neutrinoes being produced in a lab to use in future computing
• Utilization and creation of QR Codes
• Unclaimed Funds (official site)
• Free local events with Internet Access

All students have my contact info and I will be available them during our Summer Break.
Graduation Celebration on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.

Video

The HICAP video, 'Breaking Barriers' commisioned by the Internet Society and produced by Guy Calaf & Ruben Collado featured last week with The Internet Hall of Fame awardees!

Black History Month at Manhattan Borough Presidents' Office

Artist Gerald Jones awarded presentation priviledge to display work for
Black History Month by Scott Stringer, Manhattn Borough President 2012

Mr. Wu &Gerald Jones both ISOC-NY HICAP Students at Artist Jones'
Reception Party at the Office of the Manhattan Borough President

ISOC-NY HICAP Chinese New Year Celebration

HICAP Students enjoying Conversation and Computers
at
Gen. Chauncey Hooper Towers in Harlem, USA

Gung Hay Fat Choy 4710

Friday, January 27, the Fifth Day called Poo Woo; HICAP celebrated the Year of the Dragon. Our dining table was adorned with:

• A Pineapple Centerpiece surrounded with fragrant Tangerines & festive colored candy adornment
• Fruit Salad positioned at each end and a Veggie Salad consisting of Carrots, Broccoli, Celery, Cherry Tomato Platter in the middle
• Platters with Homemade Chinese Noodles & Dumplings were quickly devoured
• A Homemade Chinese Cake of gelatin with coconut bits also displayed
• We sipped Apple Juice and my experimental Chai Tea--a big hit; absolutely delicious & invigorating!

Mr. Wu is going to school to learn English. Because I cannot leave my empoly until 5 p.m., the students are in class before I arrive. Mr. Morrison picked me up from work to assist me with carrying goodies. When I walked in the class, Mr. Wu had created two signs in English for me and wrote at top in Chinese--"Year of the Teacher". It doesn't get much better than this.

A fter consuming several cups of tea and filling our plates two or three times with the delicious delights, we opened our discussion by honoring the Cao & Wu families. I thanked Yan Cao for assisting in the cultural authenication of our celebration. And, I read about each day of the Chinese New Year, what it signifies, how it is observed, who each day honors and the foods to be consumed that day. After reading about the last day, I yelled, 'Gung Hay Fat Choy!' and released a confetti popper to everyone's amused amazement.

Chinese New Year

You are invited to

Celebrate Chinese New Year 4710

The Year of the Water Dragon

with

HICAP

on

Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

10 West 138th Street

R.S.V.P.: 347.603.8829

 

On January 6th marking the Twelth Day of Christmas, HICAP classes resumed.

After viewing the HICAP video, 'Breaking Barriers' created by the Internet Society on youtube, we discussed:

BANDWIDTH--The Currency of the Internet

• Bandwidth--digital signal processing measuring radio frequencies in Hz
• Wireless Broadband--provides instantaneous bandwidths greater than one MHz with a bit rate greater than 1.5 Mbit/s.

In a previous HICAP Session, we discussed QR Codes; how they work and we created a few for HICAP. We, also, discussed audio QR possibilities!