[Sugar-devel] July 4th, 4PM NYC time: "How Cellular Data can Reach *Distant* Schools" [was: 5 upcoming Sunday talks/events for OLPC volunteers]
Holt
holt at laptop.org
Sun Jul 4 13:41:43 EDT 2010
See you in 2hrs 20min!
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Thanks to Sugar's 3G interface developers who will join from South
America this coming Sunday 4PM!
Reply to holt @ laptop.org for our phone presentation's conf-call
number, and the below speaker's PDF slides, which we hope he might later
make public.
Call is free worldwide, if you have a full "SkypeOut" account. Live
Chat for those who don't: http://forum.laptop.org/chat (that's
*#olpc-help* on irc.freenode.net)
>> /All presentations Sunday 4PM Boston/Eastern Time, unless
>> otherwise noted. Calls should be short (15min talk, 15min
>> Q&A) -- alongside any insider OLPC scoop I can possibly
>> provide you, to help all volunteers do their very best:/
>>
>>
>> *Sunday June 27 - How Cellular Data can Reach *Distant* Schools*
>> By Roger Glasel, CEO eeZee Communicarions Inc,
>> http://www.eezee.ca
>>
>>
>> /Clarif:/ many of us will gather 4PM (SHARP) at OLPC's office in
>> Cambridge,
>> Massachusetts to listen to Roger present his slides from
>> Edmonton, Alberta.
>> Sorry doors are locked after 4PM -- RSVP if you will attend in
>> person!
>>
>> Roger will explain how you can put your school online,
>> even if you
>> live in a remote area just outside the reach of your
>> cellphone's
>> normal calling areas. The technology does not require the
>> cellphone company advance permission, and requires only
>> a $700-$2500 device that dramatically boosts your regular
>> cellphone data plan's signal, using all modern protocols:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G
>>
>>
>> *Sunday July 11 - Virtual Field Trip Realness (Classrooms
>> ain't in Kansas Nomore)*
>> By Laura Susan Bell, Virtual Field Trip Facilitator & OLPC
>> Support Volunteer.
>>
>> Laura will explain how she administers classrooms in
>> Upper NY State,
>> taking her students on virtual field trips will real-live
>> NASA engineers etc,
>> who ship her in-classroom supplies in-advance to
>> dramatically liven the
>> experience for all kids.
>>
>>
>> *Sunday July 18 - Eleven Years Deploying Computers in South
>> African Schools*
>> By Alan Field, in person at OLPC in Cambridge, MA.
>>
>> Alan will discuss the many deep lessons he's learned
>> along the way, over
>> the 11 years he and his wife have spent teaching &
>> training using Macs
>> across 30 schools 300KM SE of Johannesburg. Towards both
>> "Creative Learning" and "Drill and K^hThrill" -- come
>> learn where
>> Nelson Mandela's post-World Cup nation is heading next.
>>
>> http://web.mac.com/donita27/EndumeniLearningMachines/Home.html
>>
>>
>> *Sunday July 25 NOON - East Africa and West Africa OLPC
>> Community Public Brunch*
>> NYC/Bronx Location [] announced here -- RSVP required:
>>
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC
>> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-nyc/
>> http://twitter.com/olpcnyc
>>
>>
>> *August July 1 - From Viet Cong to Venture Capital to Vietnam
>> Community*
>> Location/Parti-Pants to be announced.
>>
>> How has OLPC's Vietnam Community progressed so far, so
>> fast, in just 1 year?
>> http://olpc.vn
>> http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Vietnam
>> http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-vietnam/
>> http://web.me.com/seanlaurence/olpc/olpc.html
>> http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/nsevers/4/tpod.html
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam
>>
>>
>> /REMINDER: meetings are generally for OLPC volunteers/staff
>> only, and accompanying friends you personally introduce, who
>> are willing to help Make S---^h^h^hUPPORT Happen!!/
>>
> ...
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