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1. Computer aided instruction in medical schools in Kenya & Illinois, USA
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42481
Requests 2 XO's for August at least
Project Objectives:
The overall objective of our project is to enhance
the use of computer-aided instruction for medical education in Africa.
Toward this end we have established collaborations with several medical
schools in Kenya to explore possibilities for facilitating the
development and utilization of computer aided programs and other
teaching modules that are tailored for their curricula. Longer term
objectives include involvement of medical students to help develop
content and to improve the awareness of the globalization of medical
education.
2. flixel games framework on xo - Austin, Texas, USA
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42621
http://flixel.org
Requests 1 XO for 1 month or much longer term if possible
Project Objectives:
To create a step-by-step tutorial that
shows how to use the XO to create original Flash games that anyone
with a PC
can play, using my specialized, highly efficient flash game library
(which
is MIT-license free).
3. Internet Math Tutoring Network For Kosodo Village - Kenya
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42701
http://InternetMathTutoring.com/OLPC
Requests 10 XO's for 24 months
Project Objectives:
This proposal describes the implementation of an Internet Math Tutoring
Network in a developing country which will use the following technology to
bring individualized math tutoring instruction to students. In this way,
math teaching specialists can supplement the local teacher(s) in sparsely
populated areas without transporting the specialists to the areas.
laptop computers (on loan);
Low cost laptop computers ("XO"), connected to high-speed Internet,
for individual students;
a web cam for each laptop (built-in);
Conversations with visual content will be accessible for the tutoring
interaction by connecting a web cam to the laptop computer;
an on-line Google spreadsheet or calendar for scheduling (no fee);
Appointments between tutor and students will be expedited through a
Google online spreadsheet or Google calendar.
a video uploading facility hosted at a low fee by a video platform (
www.blip.tv, $8/month);
By using a video server, selected videos can be uploaded onto the
Internet and accessed by the students and teachers at no fee;
a presentation facility similar to Power Point but open source (no fee).
Instructional slideshows can be made available on-line for use by
instructors, tutors, students, and their family members.
a web conferencing organizer online (no fee with ads, $10/month without
ads).
Web conferencing supports communication over the Internet real-time,
from the instructor's desktop, to the student's laptop, including working
together with the student(s) on a single multi-page document which can
include embedded images, text, hand-drawn illustrations, geoometric
figures,
etc.. (See http://www.vyew.com)
4. XO-1.5 build testing, Martin Dengler, UK
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42768
Requests 1 XO 1.5 til build ships or 6 months
Project Objectives:
Assist reporting and fixing XO-1.5 bugs, of which there are already at least
30
(see
http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&milestone=1.5-F11
5. Wind Shear Detection for Small Airports, Northridge, California, USA
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43173
Requests 4 XO's for 12 months
Project Objectives:
The objective is the development of an array of inexpensive sensors
that, when placed around an airport, will automatically organize
themselves into a mesh network that can detect and report wind shear.
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