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The [[One Laptop per Child]] association is developing a low-cost laptop—[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our [[Mission|mission]] is "'''to provide educational opportunities''' for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning."'' |
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Take part in our winter '''[[G1G1 2008|giving program]]''' : |
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give a laptop to a child in the developing world, and get one for someone [http://laptop.org/xo in the US] or in [http://laptop.org/global other countries]. |
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''Laptops are a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for children to [[learning learning|learn learning]] through independent interaction and exploration.'' |
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== Get Involved == |
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Anyone can [[participate]] in OLPC and many already do. To introduce yourself, consider: |
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* Contacting [[profiles|existing contributors who share your interests]], |
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* Editing pages on [[wiki|this wiki]] |
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* Writing to a [http://lists.laptop.org mailing list], |
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* Chatting with us on [[IRC|Internet Relay Chat]], |
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* Befriending a contributor and visiting in person, |
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* Attending a [[XOcamp|conference]], |
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* [[Internships|Interning]] with a [[Profiles|mentor]] or [[Deployments|deployment]] |
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* Or organizing your own [[club]] or [[events|event]] |
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We'll be happy to help you find ways to contribute or to assist you with your own ideas, so please try us! |
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: ''If you prefer to start participating by reading or by doing, rather than by talking, then the [[participate|participation]] page is for you.'' |
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Image:P1020317-1.JPG Give One Get One XOs arrive in [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] |
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Image:Mongolia-Day-One.jpg The first laptops arriving in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] |
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Image:Uruguay.jpg [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment The real deal in Uruguay] |
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Image:StartOfMP.jpg Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] |
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Image:007_Arahuay_2nd_Photo.JPG [[Educators|Pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]] |
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== Learn more == |
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'''[[Activities]]''' · |
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'''[[Support]]''' · |
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'''[http://en.forum.laptop.org/ Community Forum]''' · |
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'''[http://laptop.org/start Guide]''' |
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You can read more and discuss new ideas about [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]]; |
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The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions. |
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:Our five '''[[core principles]]'''— '''[[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]]''', '''[[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]]''', '''[[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]]''', '''[[core principles#Connection|Connection]]''', and '''[[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source]]'''. |
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== What's new == |
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* OLPC launched its second Give One, Get One ("G1G1") program on November 17, 2008, following last year's popular program which supported the production of over 150,000 XOs. This year the XO laptops will be shipped to donors through Amazon.com, and the program includes [[XO_Giving/G1G1EU|Europe]]. Visit [http://laptop.org/xo '''laptop.org/xo''']. |
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* The '''[[Announcements/8.2.0|XO Software Release]] 8.2.0''' is out: with a redesigned interface, [[software updater]], and 19 languages. ''Read the [[Release Notes/8.2.0|release notes]]. '' |
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* For more news, check out dedicated OLPC news aggregators like: |
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** [http://blog.laptop.org The official OLPC blog] |
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** [http://planet.laptop.org The OLPC blog aggregator] |
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** [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews] |
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