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Grants/ElectricalWhat: A tool for students, teachers, makers, hackers, and diy'ers

2010-06-10T02:43:26Z

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{{Grant Application
|Project Title=ElectricalWhat
|applicants=Luke BrownGold
|contact person=Luke BrownGold
|coordinator=Luke BrownGold
|start date=2010/08/01
|end date=2010/12/30
|Affiliation=Parsons The New School for Design
|Mainurl=www.electricalwhat.com
|Affiliated=No
|description=Frustrated by the difficulty of searching schematic symbols through long lists with little information led to the creation of ElectricalWhat, a database of electronic components. Electrical What displays all electronic components in an accessible, cataloged format. ElectricalWhat stands apart from other reference materials in its ability to provide search based on a symbol's appearance. The image based search provided by ElectricalWhat simplifies searching for electronic symbols. ElectricalWhat aggregates electronics symbols in an easily accessible format that is a publicly available resources for students, teachers, makers, hackers, DIY'ers and anyone getting into electronics.
|output=This grant will be used to hire technical expertise required to improve site functionality. The current site does not allow its users to create or edit content. New functionality will include the ability for site users to contribute to main articles and add photographs of symbols,circuits, etc.
|community=This project targets people that want to learn or teach electrical circuits. This resource would be invaluable to educators wishing to give their students a reference guide to learn electrical components and schematics. This project will also help electronics makers, hackers and hobbyists who may not have access to educational institutions.
|community relationship=Currently I am a student at the Arts, Media and Technology program at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City where I met a vibrant community of electronics hackers and hobbyists. While learning about electronics myself I saw the need for such a reference guide as ElectricalWhat. While in school I have gained valuable experience in web development and electronics prototyping needed to supervise this project.
|measurement=This project's impact will be measured through content contribution to the site by its users. Furthermore the site is built to track site analytics such as page views, average time on site and site traffic etc.
|participants=The initial participation in the project will come from a web developer who will create the necessary functionality that will allow user contribution. User contribution will be a key element for sustaining the site indefinitely.
|impact=This project benefits "the commons" by creating an expanding,evolving, centralized location where electronic symbols can be referenced for free. This site will also serve as an archive of electronic symbols that are no longer in common use. ElectricalWhat will assist the understanding of electrical schematics.
|tech needs=ElectricalWhat will expand upon the MediaWiki and Wordpress platform. Custom plug-ins will be integrated into both platforms for content management of user contributions. I have prior experience in web development and expertise in the Wordpress platform.
|challenges=Much of the site has already been developed without focus on user contribution. The site's content is currently sourced from Wikipedia. The challenge lies in developing ElectricalWhat so that it successfully balances external sources(such as Wikipedia) with user contributions. I will meet this challenge by employing professional design expertise for this project.
|sustainability=Revenue can be sustained with the publishing and sale of print materials generated from site content. Print material such as books and posters can be sold to educational institutes to provide funding for the website. These print materials can be given or used by students in classroom where direct access to the internet may not be available.

Referral links to online stores could be provided on individual articles. This will fund the site while providing useful information for anyone looking to source components to construct electrical schematics.
|scalability=Users will add symbols to the database creating an evolving, expanding, flexible database allowing ElectricalWhat to be sustained by its users.
|resource needs=Recommendations regarding qualified individuals for web design and management are appreciated. This project does not expect Creative Commons to provide any resources to ensure success.
|communication=Currently I have received feedback from NYC RESISTOR, a collaborative technology and hacking community in Brooklyn, NY. NYC RESISTOR has recommended ElectricalWhat for use as reference in their classes. They also have sent me positive feedback regarding the project. I have been receiving emails containing feedback and suggestions for site improvements since the launch of the site. I have consulted about site design with peers and professors at Parsons The New School for Design.
|budget=Budget.pdf
|legal=Yes
}}

Grants/ElectricalWhat: A tool for students, teachers, makers, hackers, and diy'ers

2010-06-08T19:21:08Z

Victorsigma:

{{Grant Application
|Project Title=ElectricalWhat: A tool for students, teachers, makers, hackers, and diy'ers
|applicants=Luke BrownGold
|contact person=Luke BrownGold
|coordinator=Luke BrownGold
|start date=2010/08/01
|end date=2010/12/30
|Affiliation=Parsons School of Design
|Mainurl=www.electricalwhat.com
|Affiliated=No
|description=Frustrated by the difficulty of searching schematic symbols through long lists with little information led to the creation of Electrical What !?, a database of electronic components. Electrical What !? displays all electronic components in a easily scanable and cataloged format. However what truly sets Electrical What !? apart from your average reference book is the ability to search by appearance. Using these tools Electrical What !? hopes to make looking for electronic symbols a breeze. This site I hopes to gather all electronics symbols and make an open reference for the students, teachers, makers, hackers, , diy'ers and anyone getting into electronics.
|output=This grant will fund will go toward improved site functionality to the site and content creation. New functionality will include: the ability for site users to contribute to main articles and the ability for site users to add photographs to articles.
|community=This project targets anyone wanting to learn or teach electrical circuits. This resource would be invaluable to educators wishing to give there students a reference guide in which to learn electrical components and schematics. This project will also help electronics makers or hackers without access to educational institutions.
|community relationship=Currently I am a student at the Arts, Media and Technology program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. There is a vibrant community of electronics hackers and DIY'ers. While learning about electronics myself I saw the need for such a reference guide. While in school I have learned about web design and the necessary back-end elements needed to complete the project.
|measurement=Site impact can be measured through user contributions and site analytics such as page views and average time on site.
|participants=The initial participation in the project will come from the site designer as he/she will create functionality in which will allow user contributions. Once there is a way for users to contribution the focus will be on finding an individual qualified to contribute content.
|impact=This project benefits the commons by creating a free central location in which electronics symbols can be referenced. This site will also serve as an archive of symbols no longer used. This reference will enhance understanding of electrical schematics and anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of electronics.
|tech needs=The site will be built upon the MediaWiki and Wordpress platform. Custom plug-ins will be integrated into both for management of photos. I bring intimate knowledge of both platforms.
|challenges=I expect there will be challenge finding a qualified individual in which to employ to add the initial content to the site. (Currently much of the content is sourced from wikipedia.) This challenge will be addressed through contacts within the educational community. These contacts will provide references in which publicity can be provided.
|sustainability=Revenue can be sustained with the publishing of print material. Print material such as books and posters can be sold to educational institutes. These print materials can be given or used by students in classroom where direct access to the internet may not be available.

Funding may also be provided by referral links on individual articles to where one could buy an electrical component. A referral link not only provides revenue for the site but also may be useful information for anyone looking to build an electrical schematic.
|scalability=Users will add symbols to the database creating an forever expanding flexible database. Once a viable system is in place in which user can contribute symbols the site may be expanded to include entire electrical schematics.
|resource needs=This project does not expect Creative Commons to provide any resources to ensure success. Recommendations regarding qualified individuals for web design and management are appreciated.
|communication=Currently I have received feedback from NYC RESISTOR a collaborative technology and hacking space in Brooklyn, NY. NYC RESISTOR has recommended it for use in there classes and have sent me feedback regarding the site. Since the first site launch I received emails regarding feedback and suggestions for site improvements. This site has I also communicate with fellow students on how they feel the site can be improved upon.
|budget=Budget.pdf
|legal=Yes
}}

Grants/ElectricalWhat: A tool for students, teachers, makers, hackers, and diy'ers

2010-06-08T19:20:32Z

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2010-06-08T19:17:21Z

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