<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Eugenio Severin from the IADB sends a heads up. Remember that the IADB is a major player in terms of making ICT4E available in the Americas, and has already spent several million USD in research, and if my memory fails me not, bore a lot of the expense for the Haiti and Peru deployments.<br> <br> Yama<br> <br> <div><font size="2">You can download in English here: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.eduinitiative.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html"><font color="#0000ff"><u>http://www.eduinitiative.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html</u></font></a></font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2">And in Spanish here: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.iniciativaeducacion.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html"><font color="#0000ff"><u>http://www.iniciativaeducacion.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html</u></font></a> </font></div> <br> <br> On 05/02/2011 03:02 PM, Severin, Eugenio Eduardo wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:DC1D444FE901444EAC1DE79312CA658404F2E1E945@HQEXCHANGE03.idb.iadb.org" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">  <style></style><font size="2"> </font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="5"> <div><font color="#1f497d"><b>One-to-One Laptop Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean</b></font></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#444444" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" size="2">One-to-One laptop programs for children are gaining exceptional traction in Latin American and Caribbean countries; to date, nearly 2 million laptops have been distributed to children in the region for educational purposes.<br> <br> As a way of reflecting on the laptop programs that have been implemented thus far and aiding future program designs, we have written a new report on the subject, One-to-One Laptop Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panorama and Perspectives.<br> <br> In this report you will find:</font></div> <ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt;"> <font color="#444444" size="2"> <li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">An overview of existing definitions, rationales, and desired impacts of One-to-One programs</li> <li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">A review of existing One-to-One programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on projects with IDB involvement</li> <li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">A new approach to One-to-One models that places more emphasis on each student’s learning experience and less emphasis on technology. Here, we propose a systemic approach to One-to-One that simultaneously considers infrastructure, content, training, community involvement, and policy. We also provide an estimate of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of One-to-One initiatives and information on the monitoring and evaluation of One-to-One programs.</li> </font> </ol> <div><font color="#444444" size="2"><br> It is our hope that this work contributes to the growing body of knowledge surrounding educational technology initiatives in the region. </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" size="2">The report is available to download in various formats:</font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2">ePub (Compatible with iBook, Nook, Kobo, and others) </font></div> <div><font size="2">PDF (Compatible with Adobe Reader) </font></div> <div><font size="2">Mobi (Compatible with Kindle, Sony Reader, and others)</font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <br> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><font size="3"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Eugenio Severin C. <br> Senior Education Specialist I Inter-American Development Bank<br> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2">1300 New York Avenue, NW </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><b>I</b></font><font color="#808080" size="2"> </font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> Washington, DC 20577 </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><b>I</b></font><font color="#808080" size="2"> </font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> Office: NW 662<br> E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eugenios@iadb.org">eugenios@iadb.org</a> </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><b>I</b></font><font color="#808080" size="2"> </font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> Phone: (202) 623-2625 </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><b>I</b></font><font color="#808080" size="2"> </font><font color="#808080" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> Fax: (202) 312-4152</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b> </b></font></font></div> <div style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><font color="#008000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="1"><b>Please do not print this e-mail unless you absolutely need to.</b></font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2"> </font></div> </font> </blockquote> </body> </html>