Deployment Guide

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One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Deployment Guide

NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... Please leave suggestions on the talk page.

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This is a generalized guide to a large-scale deployment of one laptop per child. It is a working document that reflects lessons learned from our initial pilots and deployments. Additional ideas will be incorporated as we learn from each other. There is also a draft guide for smaller school-sized deployments.

Please also check out the Deployment Resources for reports, links, documentation and other resources collated by deployment teams all around the world.

Every deployment includes planning (pre-deployment), execution (deployment), and support (post-deployment). Topics that need to be considered in detail in any deployment include:

1. Consultation
2. Core Team
3. Logistics
4. Localization
5. Connectivity
6. Power Infrastructure
7. School Server
8. Teacher Preparation/Student Facilitation
9. Support
10. Service/Repairs
11. Internet-safety Training
12. End-of-life Planning

Each of these topics is expanded upon in this wiki. Also in the wiki are: (I) some tips based upon our experience in trial deployments around the world; (II) a deployment checklist; (III) a sample deployment deployment schedule; (IV) a sample workshop schedule; (V) a glossary of terms; (VI) a worksheet for planning deployment needs on an individual school basis; and (VII) a guide to imaging, activating, and registering laptops.

A workbook for estimating deployment power consumption and expenses is available, along with the presentations and materials from the Deployment planning workshops held at OLPC's Boston, MA headquarters for visitors who come in to plan their large country-wide rollouts.