<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western">Please join us (right now!) reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat, 2PM EDT Boston Time Friday: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a> Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting AGENDA: * New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries</a> * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27">http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27</a> * Fast Review of the 3 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: 1. Notalon: New Note-Taking Software - Cambridge, MA, USA <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45208">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45208</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hg.notalon.org/saketh/notalon">http://hg.notalon.org/saketh/notalon</a> Requests 1 XO's over 9 months Project Objectives: Project Objectives: Develop a version of Notalon for the XO that allows students to take notes on books and during lectures within an application specifically designed for note-taking, encouraging organizational skills. 2. OLPC Philippines: Kindling Discoveries Pilot Program <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45453">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45453</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ekindling.org">http://ekindling.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project/ekindling">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project/ekindling</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/eKindling">http://twitter.com/eKindling</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Kindling_Discoveries_Series">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Kindling_Discoveries_Series</a> Requests 50 XO's over 12 months <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44982"></a> Project Objectives: 1. Successfully design and deploy a scalable and sustainable pilot program in an elementary public school with an inaugural class of 30-35 students. 2. Use good and best practices from initial pilot program to support XO deployment programs throughout the Philippines. 3. Facilitate development of Philippine-centric content for XO laptops with partner academic institutions and volunteer developers. 4. Grow community of different stakeholders/supporters ranging from educators, academic institutions, developers, business leaders, philanthropist, etc. that can support future deployment and content development. 5. Share best deployment practices and valuable content for the benefit of the global OLPC community. 3. OLPC Bayern Library - Munich/Munchen, Germany <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45454">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45454</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Bayern">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Bayern</a> (NEEDS REVISING) Requests 15 XO's over 18 months Project Objectives: Translate the english manuals into a German/understandable version. Examine the look and feel of the laptop and how to provide more useful online help on the laptop for the different target groups (eg. developer, child, teacher, other people...) Test the help and search for improve potential The idea of OLPC is good. To see what potential is possible in technical writer environment we will look on the system and seek to write useful help text for user.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>