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all join us now, voting for
the latest OLPC/Sugar
community<br>
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to make the best project
allocations &<br>
mentoring
relationships--starting
right here:<br>
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Then type at bottom:<br>
/join #olpc-meeting<br>
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ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75
prototype laptops will not
be the core focus<br>
of today's meeting, as they
are being distributed
privately on a<br>
case-by-case and ongoing
basis, with a few weeks
delay typically,<br>
sometimes more. Thanks to
all serious
software/hardware<br>
developers for applying
here!<br>
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AGENDA:<br>
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* Fast Review of the 6
latest (greatest!)
HW/Project Proposals.<br>
Plz join us advocating for
& reviewing shortcomings
of these proposals:<br>
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1. XO Educational Game Dev
for Haiti - Charlotte, NC<br>
2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw,
Poland<br>
3. OLPC Lo de Marcos -
Mexico<br>
4. Project Anashrah -
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan<br>
5. Kiwanis Child Computer
Literacy - Antipolo City,
Philippines<br>
6. Village Ventures - Mali
& Malaga, Spain<br>
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* 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. XO Educational Game Dev
for Haiti - Charlotte, NC<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88706">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88706</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 4 XOs over 12
months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
The overall objective of
this project is to develop a
suite of games that<br>
can be deployed on
existing XO's throughout
Haiti. These games will be<br>
culturally-situated and
will focus on educational
content that is both<br>
relevant and applicable
to Haitian culture. A
primary focus of the<br>
developed games will be
logical and computational
thinking, with an<br>
emphasis on
understanding, retaining,
and following sequential<br>
instructions. Of
particular interest to us is
the creation of a business<br>
simulation game that will
be centered around the ti
machann (market women)<br>
who are often believed to
be the soul of Haiti's
economy. This game will<br>
allow the player to
experiment with running and
growing a business,<br>
utilizing microcredit
loans, budgeting, hiring
employees, etc. in an<br>
environment where it is
okay to fail. We hope to
deploy this particular<br>
project to the young
women who are will
participate in the High
Hopes<br>
Haiti project, which is
being established by
Mothering Across Continents.<br>
Additional games will
focus on math, science, and
geography. A secondary<br>
objective will be to form
a lasting partnership with
educational providers<br>
throughout the country so
we can continue to develop
and deploy effective<br>
and meaningful XO
projects for the children
and also evaluate the
success<br>
(or failure) of our work.<br>
<br>
Our specific objectives
are:<br>
- To create 3-5
educational games that are
sensitive to the cultural
and<br>
economic conditions in
Haiti<br>
- To deploy these games
on XO's currently in Haiti
and<br>
- To seek out methods of
acquiring and deploying
additional XO's in<br>
Haiti<br>
- Providing UNCC computer
science students with
additional opportunities<br>
for game development
and outreach<br>
<br>
<br>
2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw,
Poland<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpc.pl">http://olpc.pl</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://frks.pl">http://frks.pl</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89272">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89272</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 40 XOs and 12
months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
In developing OLPC (PL)
we aim to establish a 100%
volunteer organization<br>
and platform for OLPC in
Poland. The intent of OLPC
(PL) is to support<br>
the deployments of XO
computers towards solving
defined needs in PL<br>
schools, schools in
developing countries,
inspire and support
community<br>
development in the area
(Eastern Europe). Sorry
could not<br>
resist to copy the UK
version… it simply fits!<br>
<br>
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3. OLPC Lo de Marcos -
Mexico<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=823005">http://olpcMAP.net?id=823005</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://infobourg.com/tag/mexique/">http://infobourg.com/tag/mexique/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89410">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89410</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 10-16 XOs over 9
months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
1 - To help students in
the class learn the
importance of quality in the<br>
Spanish language and
in communications.<br>
2 - Consolodate it with
last years project <br>
3 - Complete activities
and documentation already
done<br>
4 - create activities
that invite the students to
look for information on<br>
the internet<br>
6 - Make the activities
and documentation available
to the Sugar community<br>
<br>
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4. Project Anashrah -
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89843">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89843</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 4 XOs over 12
months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
- To demonstrate the
power of the XO laptops in
the government and<br>
Private sector schools
in the Impoverished areas of
south Punjab.<br>
- To equip the orphan
children of SOS Children's
Village Multan with he<br>
means to interact among
themselves and the world at
large and to help<br>
them increase their
computer literacy rate.<br>
<br>
<br>
5. Kiwanis Child Computer
Literacy - Antipolo City,
Philippines<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/PCOLPC">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/PCOLPC</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89919">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89919</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 10 XOs over 12
months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
1. The project aims to
provide basic computer
literacy education to the<br>
under privileged pupils
of selected public schools
and out of school<br>
youth in the barangay of
the city of Antipolo, and
other towns of Rizal,<br>
to augment their basic
knowledge in the primary
education particularly<br>
in reading, writing,
drawing, mathematics and
information research.<br>
<br>
An assessment test will
be done to measure their
level of proficiency<br>
before and after the
rollout of the program to
measure the level of<br>
knowledge gained from the
program.<br>
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2. The project aims to
prepare children so they
can define their own
future<br>
consistent to our
global mission which is
dedicated to change one
child,<br>
one community at a
time.<br>
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A career guidance
assessment will be done
using the results of<br>
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the assessment tests
previously mentioned.<br>
<br>
<br>
6. Village Ventures - Mali
& Malaga, Spain<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://diemavillage.wordpress.com">http://diemavillage.wordpress.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.villageventures-diema.com">http://www.villageventures-diema.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963</a><br>
SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE
POSTED OFF <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
& <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
<br>
Requests 3-10 XOs over
undeteremined months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
We have 18 schools in
Diema, Mali our town of
200,000 population,<br>
one of the poorest
countries of the world.<br>
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I work within the schools
to develop literacy
skills, local content,<br>
as well as hygiene and
nutrition. We plan to
target primary schools<br>
and introduce computor
learning.<br>
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Part of our project will
be to encourage the
children to tell their own<br>
stories via our new
Diema blog, but we don't
have sufficient funding to<br>
enable this programme.<br>
<br>
We would like to apply
to your committee for a
donation of 15 XOs to
begin<br>
this programme.<br>
<br>
Although we are
grateful for the 2 XOs
already provided, to get
the<br>
most out of the
computors and the children
we need additional,
allowing<br>
each child opportuntiy
to share the experience.</div>
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