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title: Student bootcamp 2023

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# Student bootcamp 2023

**So, you are taking the Fab Academy, dont you?**

And you think you are prepared...really?

This days in the Student Bootcamp we would love to show you very brief histories, tips and guidelines to make the amazing trip you are going to start mor confortable.

You can join us in the zoom channel
[link to zoom](https://)


## SCHEDULE


### DAY 1 - THURSDAY 19
### 09:00 EST time ([Boston time](https://https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Student+Bootcamp+-+Day+1&iso=20230119T09&p1=43))
### THE FIRST STEP
This day we want to show General tips to the new students. A brief overview with all the tips and tricks we would love to know before start Fab Academy


| Time | Topic | Instructor |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| 5m     | Academany overview| Neil Gershenfeld     |
| 5m     | Official links and directions in FA     | Adrian     |
| 5m     | Searching tips in FA    | Henk      |
| 5m     | Fab Lab Charter and General behaviours guidelines     |  TBA    |
| 5m     | Zoom basics (what not to do)    |  TBA    |
| 5m     | The Assessment Book (how to use it)   | Jani    |
| 5m     | Introduction to Nueval tool     | Pablo     |
| 5m     | How to make (almost) good photos and video     |Adrian      |
| 5m     | Time Management     | Rico     |
| 5m     | Global Open Time     | Three Amigos     |



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### DAY 2 - FRIDAY 20
### 09:00 EST time ([Boston time](https://https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Student+Bootcamp+-+Day+2&iso=20230120T09&p1=43)
### TECNICAL OVERVIEW
This day we want to show some basic skills in hardware and software that might be needed by the students to start in good shape the Fab Academy.

| Time | Topic | Instructor |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| 15m     | Gitlab/hub fundamentals    | Jean Michele     |
| 15m     | MODS for noobs     | Fran     |
| 15m     | Soldering 101    | Duaa     |
| 15m     | A microcontroller to rule them all     |   TBA   |




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### DAY 3 - MONDAY 23
### 09:00 EST time ([Boston time](https://https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Student+Bootcamp+-+Day+3&iso=20230123T09&p1=43)

### ALUMNI EXPERIENCES
We give voice to past alumni of the Fab Academy who wants to share their experiences and tips to the new students. A round table with questions and answers made by the moderators or the public in the chat.

| Time | Topic | Instructor |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| 5m     | Questions pre-prepared to the alumni    |      |
| 5m     | Videos of their final projects    |      |
| 10m     | ex-student: Chloé Laurent  ✅| moderator/instructor     |
| 10m     | ex-student: Zina Choden Yonten ✅| moderator/instructor     |
| 10m     | ex-student: Charlie Horvath ✅ | moderator/instructor     |
| 20m     | Open to questions of audience    |      |



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### DAY 4 - TUESDAY 24
### 09:00 EST time ([Boston time](https://https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Student+Bootcamp+-+Day+4&iso=20230124T09&p1=43))
### FINAL PROJECT
We want to warn this year students about what a final project could be, and how to manage time and expectatives.

| Time | Topic | Instructor |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| 5m     | What is a final project?    | Pablo     |
| 5m     | Video Surviving Fab Academy    |      |
| 10m     | Highlights 5 good projects     |      |
| 5m     | Minimum requirements     |  TBA    |
| 5m     | Spiral development   |   TBA   |

