...the contemporary “toys” for learning. Every child of any means in the developed world has access to a computer at home and usually his or her own, with mus
...nderstanding. To this end, OLPC is launching on three continents and in at least six countries.
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What the OLPC project must do is to '''share''' the ideas that work in one country with educators and kids in other places. For example, if there are people w
...' sounds so passive receptive. It sounds like what we do in schools in the developed world rather than the more participatory approach which is at the foundatio
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...p? there could be your personal information and maybe something about your country your living in, pictures etc. It could also be smart program that works via
==''' Selling These Laptops in Developed Countries'''==
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..., the workgroups can take a strategic view and adopt high quality software developed elsewhere, localize at the level required (whether for language, local cont
...t an entire region, and not to sprinkle them in low density throughout the country.
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...nst the benefits of improved access to food, water and electricity in less developed countries fails to take note of one clear (if not immediate) financial bene
...s basic problems that are inherent obstacles to educating children in less developed countries: most importantly, access to essential reading materials. In fac
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...uck and waiting to be swamped by the cavernous competition servers no one, least of all children in developing countries. No matter what happens, becoming a
I would like to take my own country, [[OLPC South Africa|South Africa]], as an example.
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...igital vanguard, who are already contributing to the digital future of the country.
...o internet access. The curriculum was centered around some course material developed by the government. It was Windows based, and focused on Word, Excel, and th
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...y regions in the home country however it is so easy as everything is to be developed.
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...ish is probably one of the most widely used languages, but in a developing country people that lack certain level of education do not know anything at all; an
...ng Esperanto! And maybe a new, "mildly spelling reformed English" could be developed. I'd be happy to help. (I'm a linguist.) "Defense", "analyze", and a few ot
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...also data transmissions sent using various methods (e.g. FM side band), at least minimal '''AD/DA''' and '''parallel I/O''' with suitable port enabling chil
...ared for wireless. Options and Choices are not even taken for granted in a country like the USA and even less so in Europe. In poorer countries there is lesse
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...ikely many others) believe the benefits of using recycled plastic (not the least of which being price) far outweigh the extremely unlikely possibility of fo
If the laptop is sold to individuals in developed countries at a somewhat higher cost than $100, would it be a good idea to h
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...unofficial notes about OLPC country discussions. It is mostly opinion and country specific news.
* [[How can my country get involved]]?
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...uccessful First World ''programs'' must be as well. But learning about the Developed World programs is a ''start''.
...he same; and for the other general material, a single language needs to be developed.
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There are not many computers in this country. Wikipedia will
Most of the content has to be developed or adapted.
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...y over a newly downloaded application, but not have a Wifi basestation; at least not where I have travelled in India.
Maybe a software can be developed for this. Since the system is going to be "Linux Based", just accesing the
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to students but is developed by everyone through their activities
Could it be done using '''open free country tools''':[http://www.thefreecountry.com/sourcecode/games.shtml]? Can these
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...hen a child wants information on some topic, the request is sent out to at least ''N'' other OLPCs, over the mesh wireless network. All the machines start p
...rrently there are not any truly outstanding PSK applications for Linux (at least, not in the same capacity as DigiPan or MixW that Windows offers). gPSK doe
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...ar]] and [[Fedora Linux]], and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We mai
...o discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.
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You can find high quality, professionally developed Syriac fonts at the [http://www.bethmardutho.org Beth Mardutho: The Syriac
...for this list of countries. See [http://www.ethnologue.org/ Ethnologue]'s country lists for details.
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...a free way to obtain skills for direct employment and integration with the developed world. This would allow for revenue generation and self sufficiency and sus
...re finance and business is more important to their daily lives than in the developed world. They do not have a lot of money but the family needs to wisely manag
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