Please all join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community
projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations &
mentoring relationships--starting right here:
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ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75 prototype laptops will not be the core focus
of today's meeting, as they are being distributed privately on a
case-by-case and ongoing basis, with a few weeks delay typically,
sometimes more. Thanks to all serious software/hardware
developers for applying here!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors#FAQ
AGENDA:
* Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals.
Plz join us advocating for & reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:
1. OLPC Sarbhan - Gujarat, India
2. Catalyst for Hope - Kandiyapita Kanishta, Sri Lanka
3. The Haiti Empowerment Project - Ohio State Univ
4. NYSAIS OLPC Initiative - New York
5. XO to Aid Teaching of English/Literacy Skills - Eshibinga, Kenya
* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27
* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
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1. OLPC Sarbhan - Gujarat, India
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=90096
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 6 XOs over 7 months
Project Objectives:
The goal of this project is to add a "social" aspect to the formal
education that the children are receiving in India.
Me and Meenal will start this OLPC project NOT by giving a laptop away
to each child BUT by having one laptop for a group of 5 children. Our
idea is to teach the kids how to --
1. Work in teams.
2. Teach themselves and teach others (hence develop communication and
leadership skills over time).
3. Manage time and resources.
One of the most unique things that we will be doing is sharing a weekly
"social responsibility" video with the kids. We will be posting videos
on Youtube as opposed to using Skype because live streaming in the
village may not be feasible because of low internet bandwidth. As of now
we plan on using the Flip video recorder
(http://www.theflip.com/en-us/), it is high definition and has a lot of
video capacity.
We will talk about topics ranging from female infanticide to democracy
to social entrepreneurship -- talk to them about how they can step
up and
use their education for the betterment of those around them.
2. Catalyst for Hope - Kandiyapita Kanishta, Sri Lanka
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=90371
http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 10 XOs and indefinitely months
"We would like to donate $1000 for 5 laptops and seek 5 more laptops"
Project Objectives:
Objectives Kandiyapita Kanishta Vidyalaya School Project Background:
The Kandiyapita village area has elephant encounters from both the
Udawalawe National Park and the Boghapattiya Elephant Sanctuary. The
students that attend the Kandiyapita school are the children of farmers
farming on the land adjacent to these elephant
habitats. The school serves students from Grades 1-9. This project
therefore aims to educate the future generation on the coexistence of
man and wildlife by meeting the needs of the Kandiyapita school whilst
supporting their community. Provision of running water, teaching
materials through laptops and books and development of a youth
leadership program, resources for experimenting with elephant-resistant
crops, and a sincere interest in the well-being of the students and
their families will ultimately solidify coexistence in future
generations.
Project Objectives: Provide computing resources through donation of
laptops enabling Support of Science and Math Program Formation and
development of a 'Youth Leadership Program'
http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html Dr. Deepani Jayantha has
been in contact with the school Principal and the English teacher, and
they are eager to start the Youth Leadership Program as well. Data from
the investigative part of the project is in. The objectives of the
educational outreach component of the project for the initial phase is
to provide easy to use, robust laptops with proven software content such
as available on OLPC laptops. The staff and students are eager to step
into this never experienced mode of learning. Our goal is to educate and
equip the youth, the future leaders of their community, with a global
perspective on environmental issues starting and acting from their local
base, their community. The outcomes of this laptop program would be in
the short-term providing students that otherwise would have no access to
new ways of learning. Moreover, it would be achieving the long-term goal
of supporting this community and promoting ecologically sustainable
development and safeguarding the natural wild-elephant habitat whilst
simultaneously enabling humans to coexist in this environment. The
long-term outcome is to have a generation of future leaders that are
knowledgeable and educated of their role in the community and are
connected to outside resources and the global citizens. Technology such
as a laptop can provide a gateway to learning and communication. We are
welcome to your suggestions on presenting the above elaborated
objectives on our webpage.
3. The Haiti Empowerment Project - Ohio State Univ
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=92015
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 1 XO over 12 months
Project Objectives:
I will be working with deployments in Haiti, providing experience and
expertise to development of standards-based instructional materials
for the XO in primary schools in the area of mathematics and reading.
There are two primary areas of focus:
1. Teacher Education: Provide teachers with best practices using the
XO in their instruction.
2. Standards-based Activities: Develop, test, and implement
mathematics and reading lessons and activities.
4. NYSAIS OLPC Initiative - New York
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=92066
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests 2 XOs over 3-5 months
Project Objectives:
I. Involve NYSAIS Students in fundraising initiatives for XO laptops,
Internet Connections and Power
II. Establishing relationships with a potential OLPC schools in
person (tech
liaisons, trips abroad, etc).
III. Deploy Laptops in OLPC schools
IV. Train OLPC teachers/leaders on XO use in the classroom
V. Developing curriculum and project guidelines for class interactions
VI. Students interacting via video conference for language learning
purposes 4.
Plan of Action *Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated
Objectives:*I am
proposing this OLPC project to a large group of Technologist on
Nov 9th at a
conference called NEIT (http://neit.wikispaces.com/ and
http://www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=1161&verbose=1596). This is a
group of
approximately 250 Technologists in K-12 Education. I will call
the group to
action, and ask those interested to meet and discuss how to move
forward
with the project. Ultimately each school involved will
participate in a
fundraising effort (initial goal of $30,000) through a
kickstarter campaign
(http://www.kickstarter.com/). The goal of $30,000 is so that we
can order
the minimum order of 100 laptops ($20,000) and then $10,000 for
shipping,
power and internet support. This funding does not take into
consideration
travel for individuals, who will be required to pay their own
way. I think
that the $30,000 goal is very attainable and I think on the low
end of what
can be achieved, but I was advised at the OLPC Summit in San
Francisco to
start the project small and build it larger as time goes on.
The specific location of the deployment has not been established
yet, as I
would like to find out where NYSAIS schools already have established
relationships in developing countries. This also was recommended
at the
Summit as a best practice.
5. XO to Aid Teaching of English/Literacy Skills - Eshibinga, Kenya
http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=92077
http://eshibinga.wordpress.com
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net &
http://j.mp/6UhCtd
Requests ? XOs over 8 months
Project Objectives:
Use XO laptops to promote 'Verbal-Linguistic' skills. The learners
will enjoy
learning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening,
researching with
the XO. The XO will give students an opportunity to express themselves
creatively with words, capture student voices with audio, text,
pictures,
students will create stories, interactive activities related to reading,
writing, and speaking, students will read stories online, record
their own
stories and play literacy games. Our goal is to set a syllabus that
reinforces and harmonizes well with the Ministry of education English
curriculum..
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