Re: [IAEP] [UKids] Re: news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

> On June 17, 2016 at 3:59 PM Ian Thomson wrote: > > > Have to admit to being a bit surprised that for a list serve that is > called > "Its an education project", all the comments are about the device. > > IMHO, the biggest challenge (in the developing world) is how to

Re: [IAEP] [UKids] Re: news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

Have to admit to being a bit surprised that for a list serve that is called "Its an education project", all the comments are about the device. IMHO, the biggest challenge (in the developing world) is how to make the giant step change from moving from a resource poor teaching and learning

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On 17 June 2016 at 11:42, Tony Anderson wrote: > I understand the need is to have a financial report at each monthly > meeting reporting on starting balance, amount received, amount paid, and > ending > balance. This is under the control of SFC. Adam is our liason to SFC.

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

Sean, I understand the need is to have a financial report at each monthly meeting reporting on starting balance, amount received, amount paid, and ending balance. This is under the control of SFC. Adam is our liason to SFC. So I think it is appropriate that he make this report. Currently,

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On 17 June 2016 at 11:32, Tony Anderson wrote: > On 17 June 2016 at 11:12, Tony Anderson wrote: >> >> >I appreciate your enthusiasm. However, I wonder how this will work with >>> >Adam Holt as our liason with SFC and with SFC being our accountant.

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > I'm confused ;D Do you want a volunteer, or do you want Adam to do it? Is Adam's role preparing periodic finance status reports? Sorry if I missed that. Sean ___ IAEP -- It's An

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

Hi, Dave I don't understand your confusion. Currently Adam Holt has assumed responsibility for liason with SFC. SFC is responsible for managing SL's finances. If you volunteer to take Adam's role, then we need to find out if he is willing to turn it over to you and then take the necessary

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

(Apologies for the empty sent earlier) On 16 June 2016 at 23:30, Dave Crossland wrote: > > On 16 June 2016 at 15:24, Laura Vargas wrote: > >> >> >> 2016-06-15 8:38 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : >> >>> On 11 June 2016 at 11:12, Sean DALY

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

On 11 June 2016 at 02:19, Laura Vargas wrote: > Thanks for reading/commenting and remember the address to visit the life > document is https://titanpad.com/SLFC > Here is the current contents of the pad: #LearningBYDoing #Projects4GOOD Last Modified by June 17 2016 by

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On 17 June 2016 at 11:12, Tony Anderson wrote: > I appreciate your enthusiasm. However, I wonder how this will work with > Adam Holt as our liason with SFC and with SFC being our accountant. > I'm confused ;D Do you want a volunteer, or do you want Adam to do it?

Re: [IAEP] news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

On 17 June 2016 at 11:11, Dave Crossland wrote: > I thought this was the best line: > > "These [failures] tended to be in school districts that treated computers > like magical devices that would solve educational problems merely through > their distribution, without sufficient

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

Hi, Dave I appreciate your enthusiasm. However, I wonder how this will work with Adam Holt as our liason with SFC and with SFC being our accountant. Tony On 06/17/2016 03:39 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: On 17 June 2016 at 06:37, Sean DALY >

Re: [IAEP] news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

Hi Sean Thanks for sharing! I thought this was the best line: "These [failures] tended to be in school districts that treated computers like magical devices that would solve educational problems merely through their distribution, without sufficient planning on how they could best be deployed to

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On 17 June 2016 at 06:37, Sean DALY wrote: > Concerning a Finance Manager, in my view the priority should be finding a > volunteer to step up. > I volunteer. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)

Re: [IAEP] Sugar Labs Vision Discussion in 6 hours

On 17 June 2016 at 01:17, Laura Vargas wrote: > > > 2016-06-17 12:07 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : > >> >> On 16 June 2016 at 13:49, Laura Vargas wrote: >> >>> Great news Dave! hopefully more and more OLPC members will join the >>>

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On 17 June 2016 at 06:37, Sean DALY wrote: > I am concerned that the recent flurry of motions (36 so far in 2016, > although some are subsets of others) is counterproductive - there are > widely varying viewpoints concerning what SL should be doing. Is SLOBs won't make

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] SLOBS Meeting

I'll look into the status of all of the outstanding motions when I get back from my current travels and make a recommendation as to what is ready for the next meeting. -walter On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Sean DALY wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Tony

Re: [IAEP] SLOBS Meeting

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Tony Anderson wrote: > a motion represents closure of the discussion and the continuing discussion > has great value in getting us to think about out future direction and our > obligation to our legacy. > I agree, I am concerned that the

[IAEP] news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

http://theconversation.com/why-schools-should-provide-one-laptop-per-child-58696 An interesting read, but which sidesteps the major impact of tablets over laptops these past three years. Sean ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop