[somos-azucar] OLPC Peru Passes Uruguay for World's Largest XO Deployment

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de Wayan Vota el 15/12/10


OLPC Peru is moving forward with an expanded deployment, even if
Christoph Derndorfer found it a Problematic Una Laptop Por Niño
Program. As you can see in the billboard above, they will deploy
813,000 XO laptops to 8,361 educational institutions.

But this will not be a uniform 1:1 computer to child saturation. As
Oscar Becerra explains, these will be Technology Resource Centers with:
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- A group of XO laptops enough to allow individual work by children at
least two hours a week during class time and free access during off
school hours. The XO is a versatile tool that enables them to use
individual learning styles, offering a variety of learning
applications, ranging from visual tools (still-image and motion camera
with sound recording) to advanced programming environments of easy
usage, to sophisticated music production software that is accessible to
children as young as 5 years old.

The laptops' collaborative tools and immediate networking capabilities
foster cooperation among students and between them and their teachers,
thus contributing to raise students' self-esteem and social skills. As
mentioned earlier each of the 1.7 million students in connected schools
will have an individual environment defined in the Internet Cloud (we
use Google Apps and Microsoft Life en edu). Non connected students will
have their environments defined at the "local cloud" residing in a
school server.
- One Educational Robotics module enough for a group of 16-20, allowing
children to work in teams of 4-5 kids sharing one computer. The idea is
children will enjoy building models while learning teamwork and
curriculum matters will be built into the construction process. Sensors
will allow to explore science in a recreational way.
- One server to function as the "local cloud" and access point to
Internet where connectivity is available. The offline portal is loaded
at the server where there is no connectivity.
- One conventional laptop and a multimedia projector to allow teachers
to project contents when required.
The strategy is completed with Technology Resource Centers being
provided to every public higher education institution in order for them
to provide pedagogical and technical support. The Technology Resource
Centers will also leverage local government initiatives, like the one
in place at Los Olivos where children produce TV programs that are
broadcasted through Internet.

By mid 2011, more than 800,000 XO laptops equipped with webcams will
have been deployed so the 1,7 million children in connected schools,
the Los Olivos pioneering experience of learning through video
producing will be expanded nationwide.
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