[IAEP] InfoTech Report

[Edward Cherlin]

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The XO computer and Sugar software were a hit at the LAUSD InfoTech event at
> the Los Angeles Convention center. I had my  3 "Roadshow In a Box" machines,
> plus 2 others set up in the CUELA booth at the kind invitation of CUELA
> co-president John Rivera.
>
> So many people fell in love with the XO and wanted to know how to get them.
> When I explained the current situation of needing large orders they were
> crestfallen.  But then they brightened up when I explained the alternatives:
>
> * Buy a machine from an online auction such as ebay.  Some parents found
> this an interesting option.
>
> * Run SoaS on the computers they already have or on others they can buy
> easily "off the shelf." Both teachers and parents were interested in this
> option.
>
> *Create a really great new idea for using the XO with students and apply for
> contributors machines to develop and test the idea. A large number of
> teachers were interested in doing this.  It will be interesting to see how
> many follow through.

Do you think that creating Free learning materials for every subject
and every grade would engage your teachers? It would make XOs cheaper
than printed textbooks. Earth Treasury is ready to get started, now
that we have Sugar 0.84 and adequate school server distributions.

> I gave them my card which has links to the contributors program, sugar-on-a
> stick, and lots of other useful info about OLPC and Sugar.  I also invited
> them to feel free to ask me any questions they think of later by email.
>
> I also invited the educators to sign up to receive information about a new
> open-source interest group that we are planning to start within the CUE
> (Computer Using Educators) organization in California.

Tell me more.

> So, all in all, it was a fun morning and definitely worth the 190 mile round
> trip.
>
> Caryl
>
> P.S.  My husband, Ed, is getting pretty good at helping people with the XO
> and the Sugar Activities when I am busy talking to other interested people!
>
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