Oddly enough, this morning I came across a true '$100 PC' in catching up on a few things:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9413803799.html?kc=rss "In October, Shenzhen China-based HiVision will ship a MIPs-based Linux mini-notebook for $98. The company is currently offering a similar machine for $120, according to a video blog report from the /Internationale Funkausstellunga/ (IFA) consumer electronics show in Berlin this week.... ...The NB0700 pictured at right offers 512MB DDR2, a 30GB hard drive, and a 7-inch 800x480 backlit display. Other features include an Ethernet port, 802.11 b/g WiFi, two USB 2.0 ports, an SD card reader, microphone and speakers, and VGA output. The NB0700 is said to offer three hours of battery life and weighs just under two pounds (900 grams). The site does not specify what type of Linux is used..." Magda Pischetola wrote: > Dear collegues, > > I've been reading with great interests your posts in the latest months and > now I'd like you to ask your opinion about a topic that is going to be an > important part of my research. > > I am doing my PhD in Italy with a project on the Digital divide from the > point of view of Education. I am studying how can education reduce the DD > with media literacy and how teachers can help children to achieve a good > level of the so-called "digital skills", to access ICT and Internet and to > produce development. > > Now, this year I will follow a field research in a primary school where > teachers are going to introduce the OLPC laptop as a tool in their method of > theaching. Then, in the new year I'd like to compare the results to another > area of the world (I'm thinking of Buenos Ayres, Argentina). > > I'm asking to you all what you think - out of any preconcept that I might > share - about the initiative of OLPC in the world (if it is a goof initiave > or not and why) and which aspect would you stress in a field research like > this one (e.g. skills of the teacher, self-learning of the child, creativity > and flexibility of the project, etc.). > > I will appreciate very much your help. > Thank you! > > Magda Pischetola > -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
