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OLPC shifts away from small deployments.
In troubling news circulating this week it appears that the One Laptop per Child project has shifted its focus soley to large scale deployments. “A program for donors to employ between 100 or more laptops for small-scale deployments, called “Give a School,” has been removed from the participation page of the nonprofit’s Web site. The [...]
Getting access to XOs in Australia/NZ
Pia has just posted a detailed list of suggestions if you were ever interested in getting your hands on an OLPC XO laptop in Australia and New Zealand. Before she does, though, she makes an important note that I feel that I should copy here. I’ve seen people (especially at ZDnet) somewhat miffed once they [...]
OLPC hit by GFC
The One Laptop per Child project, due to the financial crisis, has had to reduce its operating costs like so many other companies. From the official Wiki: “Like many other nonprofits that are facing tough economic times, One Laptop per Child must downsize in order to keep costs in line with fewer financial resources. Today [...]
OLPC interview @ eGames
While manning the EOL booth at eGames 2008 I was approached by the Internode content team, expensive video camera and all, to do a short interview about the One Laptop per Child program. Mostly it’s a rundown of the XO unit itself, but we talk about the ideas behind the project and what it might [...]
replacing an XO screen
Pia is pretty clever. Or maybe she’s just showing us how easy things are. Learn how to replace a broken XO screen while watching tuesday night TV!
OLPC iGoogle theme
Just in from the mailing list: “Yesterday, iGoogle launched “Themes for Causes” with One Laptop per Child as one of their first 25 causes. “Themes for Causes” are ways to customize your Google homepage to show your support. Show your support for One Laptop per Child by adding our theme to your Google startpage, and [...]
US School To Deploy 1,400 XOs : THE Journal
The Journal has a report about a significant new OLPC deployment in the USA: Chester Community School in Pennsylvania is deploying 1,400 XO laptops to students, one of the larger deployments of laptops from One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) in the United States. The initial rollout will begin this week. PA Charter School To Deploy [...]
Why Australian trials are important to the OLPC vision
Pia’s gone and done a five point explanation as to why OLPC trials in Australia are important. First, the need. We’ve got such a range of educational situations here in this country, and there is most definitely room for this kind of technology. Second, it helps free up money for similar projects in a tricky [...]
Change the World one school at a time : Give 100 update
From the official OLPC blog… if you read the OLPC Oceania interview it looks as though the two could dovetail – Michael Hutak’s focus is definitely on the broader, large scale side of things. This could be like opening the flood gates; For the past year, we have been running a Give Many large-scale donation [...]
OLPC Oceania Interview
Over at OLPCNews they are carrying a two part interview with OLPC Oceania’s Michael Hutak and Ian Thomson, OLPC/RICS Coordinator, Secretariat of the Pacific Community. They take a look at the efforts to date in the pacific region and talk about what is to come next. The discussion includes a fair bit on the strategy [...]