Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:21 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: On 10/13/12, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandro, I think you are grossly underestimating the connectivity problem in Peru.

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Dr. Gerald Ardito
I wanted to share that we have faced the same criticisms in our school regarding the XOs. For the last four years, the teachers and students have complained that the devices do not connect well or reliably to our wireless network. Obviously, in our case, we have a wireless network and essentially

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Walter Bender
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Dr. Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com wrote: I wanted to share that we have faced the same criticisms in our school regarding the XOs. For the last four years, the teachers and students have complained that the devices do not connect well or reliably to our

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Walter Bender
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Dr. Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com wrote: I wanted to share that we have faced the same criticisms in our school regarding the XOs. For the last four years, the

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Dr. Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com wrote: I wanted to share that we have

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Walter Bender
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM,

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Edward Mokurai Cherlin
On Sun, October 14, 2012 11:07 am, Christoph Derndorfer wrote: On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Dr. Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.comwrote: I wanted to share that we have faced the same criticisms in our school regarding the XOs. For the last four years, the teachers and students have

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Kevin Mark
I wanted to share that we have faced the same criticisms in our school regarding the XOs. For the last four years, the teachers and students have complained that the devices do not connect well or reliably to our wireless network. Obviously, in our case, we have a wireless network and

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-14 Thread Dr. Gerald Ardito
Kevin, I also grew up in that world. I fondly remember my first computer class in high school (1978), learning FORTRAN on the big teletype machine. When those remarkable moments of learning on the XOs are happening, I know we are doing the right thing. And I point them out to the students and

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Hernan Pachas
Creo que es importante empezar a difundir un concepto mas amplio respecto a la comunicación entre la comunidad educativa en general. El concepto que se debe trabajar (hablo en términos de educación) debería estar referido a la CONEXION ENTRE LA COMUNIDAD EDUCATIVA, y esta conexión esta enmarcada

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On 10/13/12, Hernan Pachas hernan.pac...@gmail.com wrote: Creo que es importante empezar a difundir un concepto mas amplio respecto a la comunicación entre la comunidad educativa en general. El concepto que se debe trabajar (hablo en términos de educación) debería estar referido a la CONEXION

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Chris Leonard
2012/10/13 Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org: Los trabajos que venimos realizando en forma coordinada entre SugarLabs + SomosAzucar + Ministerio de educación es en brindar una plataforma capaz de mantener a la comunidad educativa CONECTADA, con o sin internet, y esto por que nuestra realidad

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On 10/13/12, Chris Leonard cjlhomeaddr...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/10/13 Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org: Los trabajos que venimos realizando en forma coordinada entre SugarLabs + SomosAzucar + Ministerio de educación es en brindar una plataforma capaz de mantener a la comunidad educativa

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Gary Martin
On 13 Oct 2012, at 20:10, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: On 10/13/12, Chris Leonard cjlhomeaddr...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/10/13 Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org: Los trabajos que venimos realizando en forma coordinada entre SugarLabs + SomosAzucar + Ministerio de educación es

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Walter Bender
Alexandro, I think you are grossly underestimating the connectivity problem in Peru. regards. -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On 10/13/12, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandro, I think you are grossly underestimating the connectivity problem in Peru. Yes maybe, but I understand most educational systems dont have enough budget to acquire connectivity so getting connectivity from other sources like

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Sameer Verma
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: On 10/13/12, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandro, I think you are grossly underestimating the connectivity problem in Peru. Yes maybe, but I understand most educational systems dont have enough

Re: [Sugar-devel] NPR story on OLPC in Peru

2012-10-13 Thread Walter Bender
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: On 10/13/12, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandro, I think you are grossly underestimating the connectivity problem in Peru. Yes maybe, but I understand most educational systems dont have enough