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Monday, March 23, 2020

Fight Coronavirus with data collection



UPDATE THE GOFUNDME IS LIVE https://www.gofundme.com/f/3dcorps?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet 

Remember learning about how communities rallied to collect tinfoil, knit socks, roll bandages, etc. during WW2? THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT IN TODAY'S DIGITAL AGE. If you want to DO something NOW, THIS IS IT.
Friends, I REALLY need your help with this. PLEASE read through and if you have the capability right now, PLEASE consider helping. This has the potential to make a HUGE difference and I need help. Please SHARE THIS!

My friend Jack put it this way, "COVID-19 may be able to pass through 3D printed plastic, or even just stay inside its porous surface. PLA, PETG, ABS, these are not medically safe plastics, let alone how problematic FDM printing as a method is for creating layer by layer seams that bacteria can hide in.
I desperately want to help too, but this isn’t how to do it. Don’t print masks. Don’t waste the plastic because no matter how dialed in your printer is, they’re not going to create a seal that can stop .12 microns, and even then the plastic itself will not stop the virus."

From some of the data we're even starting to see that for some purposes, fabric masks can do more harm than good as well. What we REALLY need now is data collection. The best thing the 3D printing community can do to fight coronavirus right now is slice something fun, start it printing, and sit down and collect some data so we can put our efforts to solutions that will actually WORK while it prints.


I've been volunteering with a group that is working to address the challenges our medical personnel are facing with the severe shortage of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). I am leading one of the data-collection efforts. We are collecting any and all information (anecdotes, personal experiences, research, etc.) about proposed Non-Traditional/Improvised/Makeshift PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) so that those with the right knowledge and skill sets can then analyze the data to see how best to provide medical professionals with urgently-needed support and resources.
We need volunteers to monitor hashtags on social media platforms (by first searching, then by following), to search and then monitor facebook groups, and to search on other areas of the internet.
We need help collecting as much information as possible as quickly as possible—as I said, others will analyze the data later. To help, you do not need scientific training. You just need to be willing and able to navigate social media and submit information through a Google Form.
This work is important. We realize those involved are volunteers and many things can come up. If at any point you are unable to continue actively monitoring and updating your area, please let us know so we can assign another volunteer.
Here is the Google Form where you would submit data:
https://forms.gle/4jyEetedkeQa31PNA
Please sign up in the corresponding tab on the spreadsheet if you are willing to follow hashtags on
-Tumblr
-Instagram
-Twitter
(Public FB post hashtags are covered, thanks to Cyn!)
-some other platform I haven’t thought of
The hashtags we have so far, that you should search and follow if you commit, are:
#ppe
#diyppe
#facemasks
#getmePPE
#findthemasks
If you can think of other hashtags we should add, please add them in comments.
Please sign up in the corresponding tab on the spreadsheet  if you are willing to take point on wading through Reddit (I imagine that may benefit from you recruiting a team as there may be multiple sub-reddits to go through. I don’t really understand Reddit…)
Please comment if you are willing to wade through the following Facebook groups (some of these are BIG projects so feel free to recruit a buddy or two and coordinate efforts - I just need one person taking responsibility)

New England COVID-19 Maker Outreach

Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies

COVID-19: Makers Collaborative

If you know of another facebook group that may be useful, please sign up in the corresponding tab on the spreadsheet and add if you are willing to follow it. (Even if you aren’t willing to follow it yourself, it is useful to have the name and link)
If you have questions about filling out the form, there is a tab on the spreadsheet to use until we set up a more formal system.
Also, if you are really intrigued and are interested in learning more and helping with the main group’s efforts (especially if you have tech/medical/project management/maker skills … and lots of other skills too) PM me through https://www.facebook.com/JenEyreCosplay/posts/2503097186617851?__tn__=K-R and I can share more info.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Corona Storytime

Community organization request for access to #coronastories spreadsheet

Please fill out this form if you and your organization would like access to the #coronastories spreadsheet, a listing linking to YouTube videos of stories read for kids by volunteers dressed up as characters. The spreadsheet is sortable based on character, book title, and more.


#coronastorytime 

Massachusetts and New England have been hit especially hard by Coronavirus. With schools now closed, kids are isolated and missing out on social interaction and fun.

What can cheer kids up AND promote literacy? Hearing stories read by their favorite characters!

I teach in Boston, and last month got to see the students light up when members of our local Star Wars costuming clubs visited classrooms to read stories to them. Let's bring some of that same magic to kids at home!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Dress up in costume and read a book or story on camera. If possible, please try to display the words on camera or on screen, as seeing text as it is read aloud helps in developing literacy skills. That is not mandatory, however! 

Upload your video to YouTube and set the privacy to Unlisted.

Fill out the form below for each submission. The more the merrier! Participants from around the world and around the galaxy are welcome! We also encourage stories in languages other than English!


HOW WILL THIS BE USED?

For now, the survey results will go into a spreadsheet that can be shared with schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community organizations. They can request access here https://forms.gle/rMRc1QDYNEa1yfah8 (Please share with your favorite groups!) Organizations anywhere in the world can request access, not just those in New England!


All G rated family-friendly costumes are welcome, whether made from scratch, purchased, or pulled from your closet! You absolutely do not need to be a member of any formal costuming clubs to participate!  If you are a member of one of the LFL recognized costuming clubs, please identify yourself as a member of that club at the start of your video.

Also, PLEASE follow guidelines related to social distancing as you create these videos. Of course, you can team up with any other characters you live with, but I urge you to collaborate digitally with anyone else! Let's set a good example and help flatten the curve!

I did not come up with the #coronastories concept that has been flourishing on social media, but I'm excited to help facilitate that spirit in a way that schools, libraries, and other organizations can utilize! (And if you know who originated the idea, please let me know so I can give them credit!


Thursday, March 19, 2020

COVID-19 - Ways to help

UPDATE- 3/28/20 - I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH THIS PROJECT FOR THE PAST WEEK AND IT IS NOW LIVE


I've been volunteering with this project of the past week and it is now LIVE on GoFundMe. I'm not exaggerating when I say your donation will help save lives. 


"We adapt full-face snorkel masks to fit breathing filters that are already being used in hospitals. With your help, we will mass-produce mask adaptors via 3D printer and distribute to hospitals and clinics across the country.

To achieve the highest possible quality in the shortest possible time, our clinicians engineers and manufacturers have conducted rigorous quality tests such as: saccharine tests on air-sealing, post-sanitation virology swabs, and OSHA N95 fit tests.

Dozens of clinicians in seven hospitals are involved in field-testing our prototypes in the first week alone."



New England COVID-19 Maker Outreach

A Facebook group focused on making masks (3d printed, vacuformed, sewn, etc.) to tide over our healthcare workers in New England until supplies can be replenished. Help may also be needed with paying for supplies, assembling, and delivering. This is all new and we don’t know yet. We realize that these masks are absolutely nowhere near comparable to the real masks, but dedicated medical personnel are desperate and the situation is dire and they have made the decision that something is better than nothing. You don't have to be in the New England area to join if you want to help if you're willing to ship or help coordinate logistics!



Community organization request for access to #coronastories spreadsheet

Please fill out this form if you and your organization would like access to the #coronastories spreadsheet, a listing linking to YouTube videos of stories read for kids by volunteers dressed up as characters. The spreadsheet is sortable based on character, book title, and more.


#coronastorytime 

Massachusetts and New England have been hit especially hard by Coronavirus. With schools now closed, kids are isolated and missing out on social interaction and fun.

What can cheer kids up AND promote literacy? Hearing stories read by their favorite characters!

I teach in Boston, and last month got to see the students light up when members of our local Star Wars costuming clubs visited classrooms to read stories to them. Let's bring some of that same magic to kids at home!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Dress up in costume and read a book or story on camera. If possible, please try to display the words on camera or on screen, as seeing text as it is read aloud helps in developing literacy skills. That is not mandatory, however!

Upload your video to YouTube and set the privacy to Unlisted.

Fill out the form below for each submission. The more the merrier! Participants from around the world and around the galaxy are welcome! We also encourage stories in languages other than English!


HOW WILL THIS BE USED?

For now, the survey results will go into a spreadsheet that can be shared with schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community organizations. They can request access here https://forms.gle/rMRc1QDYNEa1yfah8 (Please share with your favorite groups!) Organizations anywhere in the world can request access, not just those in New England!


All G rated family-friendly costumes are welcome, whether made from scratch, purchased, or pulled from your closet! You absolutely do not need to be a member of any formal costuming clubs to participate!  If you are a member of one of the LFL recognized costuming clubs, please identify yourself as a member of that club at the start of your video.

Also, PLEASE follow guidelines related to social distancing as you create these videos. Of course, you can team up with any other characters you live with, but I urge you to collaborate digitally with anyone else! Let's set a good example and help flatten the curve!

I did not come up with the #coronastories concept that has been flourishing on social media, but I'm excited to help facilitate that spirit in a way that schools, libraries, and other organizations can utilize! (And if you know who originated the idea, please let me know so I can give them credit!