<!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-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. XO-Contest - Switzerland <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44785">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44785</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.xo-contest.ch">http://www.xo-contest.ch</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpc.ch">http://olpc.ch</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.openoffice.org"></a> Requests 30 XO's over 30 months Project Objectives: All classes, pupils students, scientists, hackers and geeks in Switzerland are cordially invited to join the XO-competition. The competition consists in the creation of a free choice of written work, which has to stand in connection with the project "One Laptop per Child". By keeping a diary blog and a final publication, this competition should make a substantial contribution of Switzerland to the global development project. Although the written work is accepted from a variety of fields, contributions in the domains of computer science and pedagogy are favored. If a submitted project is accepted by the jury, then the XOs needed will be borrowed for the duration of the work. In spring 2011, all accepted works will be judged by a jury, consisting of experts from academia and practice, all standing close to the OLPC project. The best works will be awarded, at least an extract of the work will be published and the winners will receive an XO. [XO-1.5's are currently being considered as "Grand Prize"] 2. Laptop Lending Library Springfield, MA - Massachusetts, USA <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=46284">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=46284</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://doberolpc.webs.com">http://doberolpc.webs.com</a> Requests 10 XO's over 12 months Project Objectives: The objectives of our project, Laptop Lending Library of Springfield, MA, are either to provide people in this location with XO Laptops to help with their projects, or to introduce these laptops to people in our neighborhood and let them evaluate them for a week or so, and tell us what they want to see improved, added, or removed. We will then try to develop these programs that they want to see added, and try to make the programs better that they want to see improved. 3. Children With Special Needs “The Deaf At The Age of 6-12 Years” - Kenya [REVISED SUBMISSION] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43624">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43624</a> Requests 10 XO's over 4+ months Project Objectives: 1. To create a curriculum based on the Kenyan standards of special education for children/pupils with ear impediment so that the curriculum will help them use XO tools like memorize to help them remember and retain what they learned in class but could not be retain because of hearing problems 2. The create a curriculum that will enforce and teach math skills by use of mathematics symbols like + - x through the aid of Gcomprise. 3. To use the write activity to help the children improve their writing speed skills and spelling as they continuously do practice without necessary being with the teacher. 4. To use the paint activity to make different drawings that enable the deaf children to express themselves well and also draw pictures and allow the child to paint them. This enables a connection between the teacher and the child since the child is able to express him/herself well. 5. Use turtle art to help the child in making some drawings and as well as writing names. This allows the children to be more creative. It also helps the pupil increase confidence and hence reduces frustration. 6. To enable these students to learn pronunciation and vocabulary from recorded speech created by the instructors. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>