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                      though OLPC's Contributors Program has a bit of a
                      temporary inventory<br>
                      shortage this month, please
                      all join us voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar<br>
                      community
                      projects over IRC Live Chat, even if I apologize
                      certain<br>
                      shipments may be somewhat delayed!  Please join us
                      live now, to make the<br>
                      best project allocations & mentoring
                      relationships, starting right here:<br>
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                      AGENDA:<br>
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                      * Fast Review of the 10 latest (greatest!)
                      HW/Project Proposals --
                      please<br>
                       join us advocating for, and/or reviewing
                      shortcomings of these
                      proposals:<br>
                      <br>
                       1. Children's resource and gaming centre -
                      Kampala, Uganda<br>
                       2. Improving performance in science subjects and
                      raising HIV/AIDS awareness - Uganda/Kenya/USA<br>
                       3. Moneague College - Jamaica<br>
                       4. XOpup / Puppy Linux XO-1.5 - Southport,
                      Australia<br>
                       5. "Preventing Malaria" - Mexico/Edinburg, Texas<br>
                       6. SemanticXO - Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>
                       7. Developing education resources -
                      Australia/Timor<br>
                       8. Zimbabwe Youth Development Foundation trust:
                      Project Rabuda/Sunrise<br>
                       9. XOs from Fargo to Sudan: after school to
                      building a school
                      - North Dakota State University<br>
                       10. Upper Canada College / Ntugi Kenya<br>
                      <br>
                      * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!<br>
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                      * New projects & libraries -- teaching them
                      Community Outreach:<br>
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                      1. Children's resource and gaming centre -
                      Kampala, Uganda<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67018">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67018</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kyowgp.blogspot.com">http://www.kyowgp.blogspot.com</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 10 XOs over 12 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Background/Objectives:<br>
                         - enhancing the current children learning
                      activties through the<br>
                           development of a creative learning
                      environment with the availability of<br>
                           laptops for recreation.<br>
                         - provide entertainment and a learning
                      experience for the children in<br>
                           nansana.<br>
                         - develop a children's gaming station as part
                      of the current resource<br>
                           centre where after reading,children can
                      engage in some recreational and<br>
                           educational entertainment.<br>
                         - introduction of OLPC/Sugar community in one
                      community in the country.<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      2. Improving performance in science subjects and
                      raising HIV/AIDS awareness<a
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                        href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=66827"></a><a
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                        href="http://www.rifed.ucr.ac.cr"></a> -
                      Uganda/Kenya/USA<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67167">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67167</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 9 XOs over 2-3 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                      <br>
                         1. To equip teachers and pupils with basic
                      computer skills using the XO <br>
                            laptop.<br>
                      <br>
                         2. To improve understanding and performance of
                      science subjectsincluding <br>
                            maths using the xo activities<br>
                      <br>
                         3. Actively engaging children in their learning
                      process.<br>
                      <br>
                         4. Increase school attendance rate in rural
                      schools and ctively engaging <br>
                            children in their learning process.<br>
                      <br>
                         5. Increasing HIV/AIDS awareness and thus
                      helping leaners live a HIV <br>
                            free life.<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      3. Moneague College - Jamaica<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67265">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67265</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 10 XOs over 24 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                        
                      The objectives of this pilot project shall be to:<br>
                      <br>
                         * Expose teacher educators and student teachers
                      (the next cohort of<br>
                           class teachers) to the XO laptops and
                      software for use in the teaching and<br>
                           learning process<br>
                         * Provide the tools for the practical
                      completion of the Technology in <br>
                           Education course objectives for the target
                      group of student teachers<br>
                         * Demonstrate that the XO software can be used
                      across content areas<br>
                         * Provide an incentive and equipment for
                      student teachers to propose and <br>
                           execute technology/computer centred final
                      year teaching practice projects<br>
                         * Contribute to the bank of Sugar lesson plans
                      and videos in<br>
                           conjunction with UWI pilots<br>
                         * Assist the OLPC Jamaica Team with teacher
                      training for their<br>
                           projects at Providence Basic and August Town
                      Primary schools.<br>
                         * Assist the Ministry of Education and Youth
                      and Education<br>
                           Transformation Team with achieving 100%
                      literacy by 2015,<br>
                           by using/integrating the XOs into daily
                      teachings for the<br>
                           same set of children over the life of the
                      project<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      4. XOpup / Puppy Linux XO-1.5 - Southport,
                      Australia<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67326">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67326</a><br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47337">http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47337</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 1 XO-1.5 over 18 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Background/Objectives:<br>
                         To port Puppy linux with it's unique blend of
                      speed and usability to the XO.<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      5. "Preventing Malaria" - Mexico / Edinburg, Texas<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67327">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67327</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 3 XO-1s over 12 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                         - Develop a memory game for 1 or 2 players with
                      malaria-related topics,<br>
                           so 5-12-year-old kids can help to prevent
                      this disease in their<br>
                           communities.<br>
                      <br>
                         The computer will show a list of images related
                      to malaria, such as causes,<br>
                         transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention
                      and complications. Each<br>
                         image will appear from 4 to 10 seconds
                      (depending on the chosen difficulty:<br>
                         difficult, normal and easy). The game will show
                      something like this:<br>
                      <br>
                         - Habitat (4-10 seconds)...<br>
                         - Bamboo Pole (4-10 seconds)...<br>
                         - Rainwater (4-10 seconds) ...<br>
                         - (more words)<br>
                      <br>
                         Then, the computer will ask the player to
                      choose from a set of images and<br>
                         put them in the same order they appeared
                      previously. In our example, the<br>
                         kid has to choose the Habitat picture first,
                      then the Bamboo Pole picture,<br>
                         and so on.<br>
                      <br>
                         At the end, the computer will show the score
                      (for example, â€œyou memorized<br>
                         the order of 4/6 words) and a sentence related
                      to the pictures. This<br>
                         sentence will say something like: "Cover bamboo
                      pole holders after use.<br>
                         Rainwater can potentially accumulate in these
                      bamboo pole holders if they<br>
                         are uncovered and create a habitat..." Then,
                      the player can choose to play<br>
                         again or to exit the game.<br>
                      <br>
                         When 2 kids are playing, player 1 will play
                      first and the score will be<br>
                         shown, then player 2 will play and his score
                      will be shown. At the end, the<br>
                         computer will congratulate the winner.<br>
                      <br>
                         - Learn more about Python, PyGTK, Glade and
                      other related technologies in<br>
                           order to build this and other international
                      projects for XO in the<br>
                           future.<br>
                      <br>
                         - Publish a paper in a recognized software
                      engineering conference with<br>
                           the results of applying Scrum (an iterative,
                      incremental framework for<br>
                           project management and agile software
                      development) on an<br>
                           international free software project. These
                      paper will encourage more<br>
                           engineers to work on OLPC projects.<br>
                      <br>
                         - Use the memorization game to internalize
                      malaria-related concepts.<br>
                      <br>
                         - Create an OLPC research group at the School
                      of Engineering and<br>
                           Technology in Montemorelos University, Mexico
                      (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.um.edu.mx">www.um.edu.mx</a>).<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      6. SemanticXO - Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67749">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67749</a><br>
                        
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                        <br>
                         Requests 5 XOs over 12 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                         Semantic technologies are becoming more and
                      more used to <br>
                         improve the efficiency of information sharing
                      on Internet.<br>
                         The goal of this project is to investigate the
                      application of <br>
                        
                      the same technologies on a mesh network, without
                      access to Web <br>
                        
                      services such as DNS.<br>
                        
                      With the ability to exchange structured and
                      unambiguous <br>
                        
                      information, we expect to improve communication in
                      the context of <br>
                        
                      medical, culturage heritage or marketing
                      applications.<br>
                        
                      Although not having expertise related to the
                      typical usage <br>
                        
                      context of the XOs, the KRR group already has some
                      expertise in using <br>
                        
                      semantic technologies for improving access to<br>
                        
                      culturage heritage and modeling medical processes.<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      7. Developing education resources -
                      Australia/Timor<br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67839">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67839</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/">http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://seaton-olpc-ug.org/?q=node/54">http://seaton-olpc-ug.org/?q=node/54</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tinyurl.com/25ho638">http://tinyurl.com/25ho638</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Tonyforster">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Tonyforster</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 1 XO over indefinite months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Background/Objectives:<br>
                         Software testing and developing educational
                      materials<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      8. Zimbabwe Youth Development Foundation trust:
                      Project Rabuda/Sunrise
                         <br>
                        
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67914">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67914</a><br>
                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://zuvarabuda1.wordpress.com">http://zuvarabuda1.wordpress.com</a><br>
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                         Requests 100 XOs over 12 months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                         * To produce the world’s most comprehensive and
                      powerful knowledge <br>
                           resource-pushing the boundaries of online
                      community and technology as a tool for <br>
                           social empowerment<br>
                         * To instigate significant evolution in the
                      present concepts of school <br>
                           education by increasing global connection,
                      meaningful use of ICTs(Information <br>
                           and Communication Technologies) and inspiring
                      student engagement<br>
                         * To enable learning through the effective use
                      of technology to promote <br>
                           knowledge and skills which will ensure
                      thriving communities in Zimbabwe<br>
                         * To demonstrate innovation, excellence,
                      creativity , and professionalism in <br>
                           the management of a new style of an
                      organization that is entrepreneurial, <br>
                           technology enhanced and youth driven<br>
                         * To create a contributive environment for
                      meaningful participation in the <br>
                           broader economy by disadvantaged individuals
                      and youth groups(mainstreaming)<br>
                         * To cooperate and build alliances and
                      partnerships with organizations with <br>
                           similar or related objectives<br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
                      9. XOs from Fargo to Sudan: after school to
                      building a school
                      - North Dakota State University<br>
                        
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                         <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fargoxo.wordpress.com">http://fargoxo.wordpress.com</a><br>
                        
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                         Requests 15 XOs over 9/indefinite months<br>
                      <br>
                         Project Objectives:<br>
                         The primary objective of this proposal is to
                      transform the Madison Elementary<br>
                         after school program, as well as support Rev
                      Gadi's after school program, also<br>
                         housed at Madison Elementary. The Madison
                      program typically enrolls 40-50<br>
                         students, many reluctant, many English Language
                      Learners. The mere presence<br>
                         of 12 XOs will create interest among the
                      students--the medium is the message--<br>
                         but we will also work with this unique
                      population to try and develop English<br>
                         language learning e-books and activities unique
                      to Sugar that will then be<br>
                         available and useful to XO deployments in
                      Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, and other<br>
                         countries where the refugee students and
                      families now living in Fargo<br>
                         originate from. We will work with Rev. Gadi's
                      students to prepare the<br>
                         laptops for deployment in Sudan, loading them
                      with projects developed in<br>
                         Fargo, loading them with books so that the
                      dream of a library built by 15<br>
                         laptops becomes feasible. <br>
                      <br>
                         The secondary objective is to train a team from
                      within this group to deliver<br>
                         these 15 laptops to the school in southern
                      Sudan. Team members who do not go<br>
                         on this trip with Rev. Gadi may have a chance
                      to go later as Kevin Brooks is<br>
                         President of a non-profit called "African Soul,
                      American Heart" and he too is<br>
                         looking to learn the ins and outs of the XO and
                      Sugar so that he will be able<br>
                         to support a deployment to Duk Payuel, southern
                      Sudan, in the next 3-5 years. <br>
                      <br>
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                      10. Upper Canada College / Ntugi Kenya<br>
                         
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                          Requests 4 XO-1.5s over 12 months<br>
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                          Project Background/Objectives:<br>
                          Currently there are 50 XO 1.0, and 4 XO 1.5
                      laptops deployed in the Ntugi<br>
                          Day School. Due to ongoing changes to the XO
                      kernel's from version to version,<br>
                          certain functions are only available on
                      certain machines. We would like to<br>
                          have the same activities and functions
                      available on all XO's deployed to<br>
                          alleviate complicated re-imaging deployment
                      issues, along with having a<br>
                          more equal experience for all XO users.<br>
                      <br>
                          We currently have provided Ntugi with three
                      distinct images, one at 711<br>
                          for XO-1 use with the Vernier equipment, on at
                      802 for XO-1 user for<br>
                          standard activities and the added features and
                      activities of 802 over<br>
                          711, and one at 306 for use with the 1.5's to
                      enable USB microscope use<br>
                          and Gnome features.<br>
                      <br>
                          Our goal is to standardize on the 852 build
                      for all XO 1.0's, and 1.5's<br>
                          and have the core functions and activities
                      identical. This will also aid<br>
                          in the saturation process as there will be
                      less haves and have-not issues.<br>
                          We have developed an install script which
                      local-installs all the required<br>
                          RPM's to minimize data plan expenses, and are
                      hoping to simultaneously<br>
                          deploy temp/swap/program SD cards so that the
                      XO 1.0's can have sufficient<br>
                          processing power to run the more intensive
                      applications.
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