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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>
                                              <br>
                                                1. OLPC Sarbhan -
                                              Gujarat, India<br>
                                                2. Catalyst for Hope -
                                              Kandiyapita Kanishta, Sri
                                              Lanka<br>
                                                3. The Haiti Empowerment
                                              Project - Ohio State Univ<br>
                                                4. NYSAIS OLPC
                                              Initiative - New York<br>
                                                5. XO to Aid Teaching of
                                              English/Literacy Skills -
                                              Eshibinga, 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. OLPC Sarbhan - Gujarat,
                                              India<br>
                                                
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                                                 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO
                                              BE POSTED OFF <a
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href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> & <a
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href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Requests 6 XOs over 7
                                              months<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Project Objectives:<br>
                                                 The goal of this
                                              project is to add a
                                              “social” aspect to the
                                              formal<br>
                                                 education that the
                                              children are receiving in
                                              India.<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Me and Meenal will
                                              start this OLPC project
                                              NOT by giving a laptop
                                              away<br>
                                                 to each child BUT by
                                              having one laptop for a
                                              group of 5 children. Our<br>
                                                 idea is to teach the
                                              kids how to –<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 1. Work in teams.<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 2. Teach themselves and
                                              teach others (hence
                                              develop communication and<br>
                                                    leadership skills
                                              over time).<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 3. Manage time and
                                              resources.<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 One of the most unique
                                              things that we will be
                                              doing is sharing a weekly<br>
                                                 “social responsibility”
                                              video with the kids. We
                                              will be posting videos<br>
                                                 on Youtube as opposed
                                              to using Skype because
                                              live streaming in the<br>
                                                 village may not be
                                              feasible because of low
                                              internet bandwidth. As of
                                              now<br>
                                                 we plan on using the
                                              Flip video recorder<br>
                                                
                                              (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theflip.com/en-us/">http://www.theflip.com/en-us/</a>),
                                              it is high definition and
                                              has a lot of<br>
                                                 video capacity.<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 We will talk about
                                              topics ranging from female
                                              infanticide to democracy<br>
                                                 to social
                                              entrepreneurship – talk to
                                              them about how they can
                                              step up and<br>
                                                 use their education for
                                              the betterment of those
                                              around them.<br>
                                              <br>
                                              <br>
                                              2. Catalyst for Hope -
                                              Kandiyapita Kanishta, Sri
                                              Lanka<br>
                                                
                                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=90371">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=90371</a><br>
                                                
                                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html">http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html</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>
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                                                 Requests 10 XOs and
                                              indefinitely months<br>
                                                 "We would like to
                                              donate $1000 for 5 laptops
                                              and seek 5 more laptops"<br>
                                                 <br>
                                                 Project Objectives:<br>
                                                 Objectives Kandiyapita
                                              Kanishta Vidyalaya School
                                              Project Background:<br>
                                                 The Kandiyapita village
                                              area has elephant
                                              encounters from both the<br>
                                                 Udawalawe National Park
                                              and the Boghapattiya
                                              Elephant Sanctuary. The<br>
                                                 students that attend
                                              the Kandiyapita school are
                                              the children of farmers<br>
                                                 farming on the land
                                              adjacent to these elephant<br>
                                                 habitats. The school
                                              serves students from
                                              Grades 1-9. This project<br>
                                                 therefore aims to
                                              educate the future
                                              generation on the
                                              coexistence of<br>
                                                 man and wildlife by
                                              meeting the needs of the
                                              Kandiyapita school whilst<br>
                                                 supporting their
                                              community. Provision of
                                              running water, teaching<br>
                                                 materials through
                                              laptops and books and
                                              development of a youth<br>
                                                 leadership program,
                                              resources for
                                              experimenting with
                                              elephant-resistant<br>
                                                 crops, and a sincere
                                              interest in the well-being
                                              of the students and<br>
                                                 their families will
                                              ultimately solidify
                                              coexistence in future
                                              generations.<br>
                                                 Project Objectives:
                                              Provide computing
                                              resources through donation
                                              of<br>
                                                 laptops enabling
                                              Support of Science and
                                              Math Program Formation and<br>
                                                 development of a 'Youth
                                              Leadership Program'<br>
                                                
                                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html">http://www.catalystforhope.org/born-free.html</a>
                                              Dr. Deepani Jayantha has<br>
                                                 been in contact with
                                              the school Principal and
                                              the English teacher, and<br>
                                                 they are eager to start
                                              the Youth Leadership
                                              Program as well. Data from<br>
                                                 the investigative part
                                              of the project is in. The
                                              objectives of the<br>
                                                 educational outreach
                                              component of the project
                                              for the initial phase is<br>
                                                 to provide easy to use,
                                              robust laptops with proven
                                              software content such<br>
                                                 as available on OLPC
                                              laptops. The staff and
                                              students are eager to step<br>
                                                 into this never
                                              experienced mode of
                                              learning. Our goal is to
                                              educate and<br>
                                                 equip the youth, the
                                              future leaders of their
                                              community, with a global<br>
                                                 perspective on
                                              environmental issues
                                              starting and acting from
                                              their local<br>
                                                 base, their community.
                                              The outcomes of this
                                              laptop program would be in<br>
                                                 the short-term
                                              providing students that
                                              otherwise would have no
                                              access to<br>
                                                 new ways of learning.
                                              Moreover, it would be
                                              achieving the long-term
                                              goal<br>
                                                 of supporting this
                                              community and promoting
                                              ecologically sustainable<br>
                                                 development and
                                              safeguarding the natural
                                              wild-elephant habitat
                                              whilst<br>
                                                 simultaneously enabling
                                              humans to coexist in this
                                              environment. The<br>
                                                 long-term outcome is to
                                              have a generation of
                                              future leaders that are<br>
                                                 knowledgeable and
                                              educated of their role in
                                              the community and are<br>
                                                 connected to outside
                                              resources and the global
                                              citizens. Technology such<br>
                                                 as a laptop can provide
                                              a gateway to learning and
                                              communication. We are<br>
                                                 welcome to your
                                              suggestions on presenting
                                              the above elaborated<br>
                                                 objectives on our
                                              webpage.<br>
                                              <br>
                                              <br>
                                              3. The Haiti Empowerment
                                              Project - Ohio State Univ<br>
                                                
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                                                 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO
                                              BE POSTED OFF <a
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href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> & <a
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href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Requests 1 XO over 12
                                              months<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Project Objectives:<br>
                                                 I will be working with
                                              deployments in Haiti,
                                              providing experience and <br>
                                                 expertise to
                                              development of
                                              standards-based
                                              instructional materials <br>
                                                 for the XO in primary
                                              schools in the area of
                                              mathematics and reading. <br>
                                              <br>
                                                 There are two primary
                                              areas of focus:<br>
                                                 1. Teacher Education:
                                              Provide teachers with best
                                              practices using the <br>
                                                    XO in their
                                              instruction.<br>
                                                 2. Standards-based
                                              Activities: Develop, test,
                                              and implement <br>
                                                    mathematics and
                                              reading lessons and
                                              activities.<br>
                                              <br>
                                              <br>
                                              4. NYSAIS OLPC Initiative
                                              - New York<br>
                                                
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                                                 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO
                                              BE POSTED OFF <a
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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 2 XOs over 3-5
                                              months<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Project Objectives:<br>
                                                 I. Involve NYSAIS
                                              Students in fundraising
                                              initiatives for XO
                                              laptops,<br>
                                                    Internet Connections
                                              and Power<br>
                                                 II. Establishing
                                              relationships with a
                                              potential OLPC schools in
                                              person (tech<br>
                                                     liaisons, trips
                                              abroad, etc).<br>
                                                 III. Deploy Laptops in
                                              OLPC schools<br>
                                                 IV. Train OLPC
                                              teachers/leaders on XO use
                                              in the classroom<br>
                                                 V. Developing
                                              curriculum and project
                                              guidelines for class
                                              interactions<br>
                                                 VI. Students
                                              interacting via video
                                              conference for language
                                              learning purposes 4.<br>
                                                     Plan of Action
                                              *Plan and Procedure for
                                              Achieving the Stated
                                              Objectives:*I am<br>
                                                     proposing this OLPC
                                              project to a large group
                                              of Technologist on Nov 9th
                                              at a<br>
                                                     conference called
                                              NEIT
                                              (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://neit.wikispaces.com/">http://neit.wikispaces.com/</a>
                                              and<br>
                                                    
                                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=1161&verbose=1596">http://www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=1161&verbose=1596</a>).
                                              This is a group of<br>
                                                     approximately 250
                                              Technologists in K-12
                                              Education. I will call the
                                              group to<br>
                                                     action, and ask
                                              those interested to meet
                                              and discuss how to move
                                              forward<br>
                                                     with the project.
                                              Ultimately each school
                                              involved will participate
                                              in a<br>
                                                     fundraising effort
                                              (initial goal of $30,000)
                                              through a kickstarter
                                              campaign<br>
                                                    
                                              (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">http://www.kickstarter.com/</a>).
                                              The goal of $30,000 is so
                                              that we can order<br>
                                                     the minimum order
                                              of 100 laptops ($20,000)
                                              and then $10,000 for
                                              shipping,<br>
                                                     power and internet
                                              support. This funding does
                                              not take into
                                              consideration<br>
                                                     travel for
                                              individuals, who will be
                                              required to pay their own
                                              way. I think<br>
                                                     that the $30,000
                                              goal is very attainable
                                              and I think on the low end
                                              of what<br>
                                                     can be achieved,
                                              but I was advised at the
                                              OLPC Summit in San
                                              Francisco to<br>
                                                     start the project
                                              small and build it larger
                                              as time goes on.<br>
                                                     The specific
                                              location of the deployment
                                              has not been established
                                              yet, as I<br>
                                                     would like to find
                                              out where NYSAIS schools
                                              already have established<br>
                                                     relationships in
                                              developing countries. This
                                              also was recommended at
                                              the<br>
                                                     Summit as a best
                                              practice.<br>
                                              <br>
                                              <br>
                                              5. XO to Aid Teaching of
                                              English/Literacy Skills -
                                              Eshibinga, Kenya <br>
                                                
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                                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://eshibinga.wordpress.com">http://eshibinga.wordpress.com</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 ? XOs over 8
                                              months<br>
                                              <br>
                                                 Project Objectives:<br>
                                                 Use XO laptops to
                                              promote
                                              'Verbal-Linguistic'
                                              skills. The learners will
                                              enjoy<br>
                                                 learning through
                                              speaking, writing,
                                              reading, and listening,
                                              researching with<br>
                                                 the XO. The XO will
                                              give students an
                                              opportunity to express
                                              themselves<br>
                                                 creatively with words,
                                              capture student voices
                                              with audio, text,
                                              pictures,<br>
                                                 students will create
                                              stories, interactive
                                              activities related to
                                              reading,<br>
                                                 writing, and speaking,
                                              students will read stories
                                              online, record their own<br>
                                                 stories and play
                                              literacy games. Our goal
                                              is to set a syllabus that<br>
                                                 reinforces and
                                              harmonizes well with the
                                              Ministry of education
                                              English<br>
                                                 curriculum..<br>
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