Module 4: Planning a network
| Section | Length |
|---|---|
| 1: Topic - Network Deployment Planning | 15 min |
| 2: Hands-on - Mapping the Fort York Micro Mesh | 40 min |
| 3: Discussion and reflection activity | 20 min |
| 4: Wrap-up and week ahead | 5 min |
| Workshop length | 1:30 min |
1: Topic - Network Deployment Planning
Objectives
- List features of a wifi or mesh deployment
- Explain and summarize important factors to consider for deployment
Materials
- Class Presentation
- Class Shared Notes (i.e., using Riseup Pad or something similar)
Activity
- Presentation on Deployment (8 min)
- Planning Considerations Activity (8 min)
- Split into groups/pairs
- Assign each group a case from WNDW (5 exist)
- Ask the groups to read through the cases, identify aspects to keep in mind when planning and present a summary to the group of what they anticipate
- Collect responses on in class shared notes and discuss
2: Hands-on - Mapping the Fort York Micro Mesh
Objectives
- Sketch out and prototype an imagined Fort York Micro Mesh
Materials
- Printed map (previous class confirm location. Ask if people live nearby, < 10min walk) and would be up for using their home)
- Google Earth
- Hardware examples
Activity
- Introduce Group Mapping Exercise
- Based on Commotion Construction Kit: “Every Network Tells a Story”
- Describe Routers and Rules
- Group Mapping
- Discussion, Show & Tell
3: Discussion and reflection activity
- Ask group to review planning considerations in light of the mapping activity
- Have someone as note-taker update the original list
- Review the 3 other planning activities in the Commotion Construction Kit:
- With remaining time, jointly brainstorm an Outreach Strategy for Toronto Mesh, starting in their neighbourhood
- Have someone as note-taker add to class shared notes
4: Wrap-up and week ahead
- Next session we will talk about Net Neutrality and why and how to “keep the pulse of a network”
Homework
- Watch Net Neutrality - 6 Minute Explanation by drawntoknowledge (NOTE: This video incorrectly labeled ISPs as Tier 1 providers, however this does not impact the video’s message)
- Watch selection of “The Internet We Want” Panel starting @ 27:00
- Optional: Read “A plan to rescue the Web from the Internet” by Andrew Staltz
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