The Principles and Child Empowerment of the One Laptop Per Child program and the Laptop’s design for learning. Tags: OLPC, Sugar Labs, laptop per child, XO, open source, globalization, trends
March 11, 2010
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Tag Archives: OLPC
December 28, 2009
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OLPC XO-3: third time’s the charm?
With much lower fan fare OLPC has released it’s latest attempt to bring a educational computer to the world’s children. The OLPC project has had a series of hits and misses. The initial release known as the XO-1 was received … Continue reading
November 4, 2009
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OLPC XO-2: Dead on arrival
No sooner did we expect to see prototypes when Nicholas Negroponte announced the XO-2 was being killed for a OLPC XO 1.75: It will be interesting to see the development of the next OLPC XO 3.0 unit, but overall many … Continue reading
July 7, 2009
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My latest read – The Future of the Internet
Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University wrote The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It. This book is very interesting for all … Continue reading
December 29, 2008
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One Laptop Per Child: John Lennon
Get a laptop and give one to a child in a developing nation
December 22, 2008
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OLPC Peru makes a difference
Cannot help but wonder what American school children (Grades K-6) could accomplish with One Laptop per Child XO Laptop. Dare I say the ‘competition’ for XOs in America this holiday season are gaming systems? Actually the Give a Laptop, Get … Continue reading
November 17, 2008
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2008 OLPC: Give One Get One
The 2008 holiday Give One Get One program for OLPC is now in full swing. Please consider donating a unit to a child in need. A new print on-demand manual is now available. Looks like the Amazon links are not … Continue reading
September 26, 2008
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My favorite OS for kids
Sugar is a great little OS for little learners around the world. Its the way an OS and laptop should be introduced to children. Engineered for Children…what a concept. Tags: OLPC, Sugar Labs, Amazon, XO, open source, globalization, trends
September 7, 2008
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Amazon to sell OLPC
As reported by the BBC and others, Amazon has announced it will begin selling OLPC’s XO unit this fall. The new unit will support dual boot to SugarOS or WindowsXP. OLPC’s first GiveOneGetOne (G1G1) program struggled late last year. Many … Continue reading
June 7, 2008
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Sugar Labs is cool
The OLPC program is moving through a rough time right now with the announced departures of initial key members and the new Microsoft announcement to bring XP onto the XO Laptops. Walter Bender, former President of OLPC has launched Sugar … Continue reading