Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Sun, 5 May 1991 12:37:48 GMT From: payne@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Andrew Payne) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Need Ideas on a Telecom Project For Kids Message-ID: Organization: Cornell Theory Center Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 335, Message 6 of 8 Lines: 30 In article dam@mtqua.att.com (Daniel A Margolis) writes: > We have a program where we bring a few eighth-graders into our labs > during the summer. Last year, I was in charge of finding a project > What kind of project can I give the students that will involve > telecom? Try building a network. Have the students bring an extra phone from home, or pick up a bunch of cheapies at K-mart. Add 48V and off you go ... Next, build a "switchboard" with a bunch of jacks so you can have operators manually route calls. Then, build another switchboard and set up "long distance" links between them. Set up a connection to one of your lab's extensions so they can make "international" calls home. Have the students run the wire, set up the extensions, and operate the switchboards. I doubt you'll have time to build all of this stuff in a week, but a little pre-fabrication combined with on-site assembly by the students and you should have something appropriate for the time you have. Andrew C. Payne, N8KEI UUCP: ...!cornell!batcomputer!payne INTERNET: payne@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu