Re: [Olpc-Haiti] Need in Haiti: inexpensive portable projectors forOLPC/XO classrooms
I have not seen the XO, but I think we should be rather thinking about these new cheap netbooks for these other tasks and use the XO for what it is designed. I am now evaluating a netbook I bought on Ebay for $79 and another that is priced at $139 on Ebay. These types of machines can be configured for Administrative use and to do these other things. John Rigdon From: Adam Holt Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:28 PM To: Support Gangsters ; olpc-ha...@lists.laptop.org ; IAEP ; Devel's in the Details Subject: [Olpc-Haiti] Need in Haiti: inexpensive portable projectors forOLPC/XO classrooms WavePlace and other Haiti Education efforts keep asking me the same thing, in NYC and elsewhere--who can answer: How can in-classroom (and out-of-classroom?!) cheap portable overhead projectors be rigged to XOs -- by hook or by crook -- and what models/arrangements are best? Aside from this wonderful home-made prototype, that unfortunately overheats, what's achievable? http://blog.laptop.org/2008/11/16/hardware-hacking-first-pass-at-an-xo-projector/ Is the following (control/display your XO-computer from a non-XO PC or Mac or Linux box) the most viable approach? http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Remote_display Could hacking an on-board VGA port realistic for XO-1's (to an external VGA monitor or projector) be made into something more than a gimmick -- with broad(er) classroom potential? Even if presumably impossible with upcoming XO-1.5 laptops? What software approaches preferred Sugar Activities make kids/teachers project presentations shine? EG. check out Walter Bender's presentation here using TurtleArt: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaquec_sugar-presentation-for-open-edge-20 Appeal for Past Experiences/Promising Approaches: Please reply to the olpc-ha...@laptop.org mailing list, digging deeper than the above mostly-2008 pages wherever we can expand PowerPoint (and hopefully far superior) options for Haitian classrooms/projects/teachers...THX ___ Olpc-haiti mailing list olpc-ha...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-haiti ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [Olpc-Haiti] Need in Haiti: inexpensive portable projectors forOLPC/XO classrooms
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:51 PM, John Rigdon jrig...@researchonline.net wrote: I have not seen the XO, but I think we should be rather thinking about these new cheap netbooks for these other tasks and use the XO for what it is designed. I am now evaluating a netbook I bought on Ebay for $79 and another that is priced at $139 on Ebay. These types of machines can be configured for Administrative use and to do these other things. Agreed. There's a new breed of extremely miniature projectors which might be well-suited, for example: http://www.google.com/search?q=miniature+projector http://blog.laptopmag.com/mini-projector-face-off-3m-mpro110-vs-dell-m109s These are priced at about 1.5x the cost of an XO, and combined with the VGA output from a schoolserver, would probably make excellent accessories for a classroom. There's no real need to use the new ultra-mini projectors in most classroom situations, something like http://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-Entertainment-Game-Projector-BLACK/dp/B0033M5NXQ/ might work as well. Note that the primary expense for a projector is likely to be replacement bulbs. I also wonder if http://www.amazon.com/Porta-Trace-Mini-Sketch-5x-Opaque-Projector/dp/B000A3E2T2 might work, if just placed on an XO screen. There might still be heat issues, but it's cheap enough that an experiment might be warranted. --scott -- ( http://cscott.net/ ) ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [Olpc-Haiti] Need in Haiti: inexpensive portable projectors forOLPC/XO classrooms
On 03.02.2010, at 11:51, C. Scott Ananian wrote: I also wonder if http://www.amazon.com/Porta-Trace-Mini-Sketch-5x-Opaque-Projector/dp/B000A3E2T2 might work, if just placed on an XO screen. There might still be heat issues, but it's cheap enough that an experiment might be warranted. --scott That's a cute idea! Needs to be larger though - the XO's screen is 6.0x4.5 inches, and this one only sees 3.5x3.5. The middle one (5x5) is still to small, the big one (7x7) would fit but is already close to the XO's price itself. Worth a try though ... http://www.gagneinc.com/PortaTraceTrace-master.html - Bert - ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
