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We're not able to access Internet all the time. And sometimes we'd like to watch YouTube videos on my ipad or other mobile devices, like iPhone, iPod Apple TV, PS3, Zune, Xbox 360... Then we need to download and convert YouTube to [http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad-supported-video-format.html ipad support videos].
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Here I'll show you how to use [http://www.aneesoft.com/win-youtube-converter.html Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac] to download online YouTube videos and convert the YouTube videos to other format for watching on iPad, iPhone, iPod, PSP, Apple TV, PS3, Zune… step-by-step.
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The [[One Laptop per Child]] non-profit develops a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our [[Mission|mission]] is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and [[activities|software tools and content]] designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.


As of March 2011, we have produced XO laptops for roughly 2 million children around the world, the majority of them in [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]], [[OLPC Peru|Peru]], [[OLPC Rwanda|Rwanda]], [[OLPC Haiti|Haiti]], [[OLPC Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar|Mongolia]] and the [[OLPC Birmingham|United States]]. These laptops all run [[Sugar]] and [[Fedora Linux]], and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of [[Deployments|deployment information]].
'''Step 1: Download & install Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac'''


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We’ll be using the all-in-one YouTube downloading software called '''Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac''' to download YouTube videos and convert the videos to most video formats, head over here and [http://www.aneesoft.com/download/win/aneesoft-youtube-converter.exe download YouTube Converter]. Notice, If your computer runs windows OS, please download [http://www.aneesoft.com/win-youtube-converter.html Aneesoft YouTube downloader].
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'''Step 2: Run Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac and add YouTube video URLs'''
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"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day." <br/> <span style="float:right; font-size:100%;">&nbsp; &mdash;Kofi Annan</span>
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Now run Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac and click the button "'''Add URL'''" to copy the URL of YouTube video, you may add as many YouTube URLs as you want for downloading to your computer. Now HD videos from YouTube are available for download with Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac.


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'''Step 3: Start downloading YouTube videos'''
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'''[[Contributors|Contributors program]]''': We are currently offering free XO-1.5's to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, submit a [[Contributors program/Project proposal form|description of the work]] you are planning along with your contact information.


'''Read more''' about our [[deployments]], the latest [[Sugar|sugar release]] and the new [[XO 1.5|XO 1.5 laptop]], or other [[projects]]. Follow our [[OLPC:News|news]] and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, or get free XO hardware to work with, submit a [[Contributors|project proposal]] directly.
The YouTube videos will start downloading automatically after you add the YouTube videos URLs into [http://www.aneesoft.com/download/win/aneesoft-youtube-converter.exe Aneesoft YouTube Converter for Mac]. Make sure your Internet is connected to YouTube website and the URLs of YouTube videos are correct. You're able to download multiple YouTube videos all at once in YouTube to MOV Converter.
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'''Step 4: Convert YouTube to ipad video format'''
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[[Image:Annan-sachs-bonsaaso.jpeg|thumb|Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in [[OLPC Ghana|Bonsaaso, Ghana]] ]]
Once the YouTube video has been downloades successfully, it'll be removed from the "Download" tab and transferred to "Convert" tab. Change the output settings to ipad format to convert videos with best quality. You may convert YouTube FLV videos to any other common video formats for video editing or playback on your mobile devices, such as iPod, iPhone, PSP, cellphone, etc. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size.
[[Image:001_Arahuay.JPG|thumb|School break at the [[Educators|pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]] ]]
[[Image:Classroom2.jpg|thumb|OLPC project in [[OLPC_Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] ]]


== Get Involved ==
'''Step 5: Transfer and watch the YouTube videos anywhere'''


This wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. '''Be bold''' - create new pages for your own projects, or learn how to [[participate|get involved]] with those already in progress. You can also [[communication channels|ask]] other community members about ways to contribute.
After the YouTube videos has been converted successfully, you may transfter the converted YouTube videos to your PC, Mac or most mobile devices, like iPad, iPad, PSP for watching the YouTube videos.


See our latest [http://blog.laptop.org news] including our newly overhauled [[Contributors Program]], offering free XO Laptop loans and [[Support Gang|community mentoring]] to volunteers worldwide who [[Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form|pay it forward]].
'''You may be interested in these topics:'''
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== Overviews ==
[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/free-youtube-downloader/download-hd-youtube-videos-for-free.html How to download YouTube videos in HD format]
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[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/youtube-converter/embed-youtube-video-to-powerpoint.html How to embed YouTube video to PowerPoint]
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[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/youtube-converter/convert-youtube-to-ipad.html How to convert YouTube to iPad]

[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/convert-avi-video/how-to-convert-avi-to-wmv.html How to convert AVI to WMV videos]
There are overview pages dedicated to [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]].
[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/convert-video-to-ipad-2.html How to convert video to iPad 2]
The XO's iconic software interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]], here and on [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org the Sugar Labs wiki]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.
[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/put-youtube-flash-videos-on-ipad-2.html How to put Youtube Flash Videos on an iPad 2]

[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/convert-mpeg-2-to-ipad-2.html How to convert MPEG-2 video to iPad 2]
OLPC is designed around five '''[[core principles]]'''&mdash;'''[[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 tools]]''', and each of these have their own portal sections as well.
[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/convert-dvd-movie/how-to-convert-dvd-to-ipad.html How to convert DVD to iPad video]

[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/iphone/make-custom-free-iphone-4-ringtones.html How to make custom free iPhone4 ringtones]
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[http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/iphone/transfer-music-video-iphone-to-ipad.html How to transfer music, videos and apps from iPhone to iPad]

[[Image:StartOfMP.jpg|thumb|Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] ]]
== News and updates ==
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* A new release of Sugar 0.84, built on F11, is being tested for the XO 1.5. See '''[[F11 for 1.5]]''' and the [[mailing lists|''devel'' mailing list]] for details on how to help test the base build or activities for it.
* '''[[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]]''' became the first country in the world to achieve one laptop per child, when its President Tabaré Vázquez handed out the last of its 400,000 XOs on October 13.
* [[Announcements/8.2.0|XO Software Release '''8.2''']] now offers point release [[Release_notes/8.2.1|8.2.1]]. See [[USB_update|USB instructions]] to upgrade. Please contact volunteer@laptop.org if you want to help kids worldwide by testing our upcoming [[F11 for 1.5|Fedora 11 Remix for the XO-1.5]].
* For general news, see some of the OLPC news aggregators, including [http://planet.laptop.org planet.laptop.org], [http://blog.laptop.org the OLPC blog], and the independent [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews] blog.

[[Image:rwanda 0709.jpg|thumb|right| [[OLPC Rwanda]] launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali]]
[[Image:P1020317-1.JPG|thumb|right| Laptops are introduced in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] ]]
[[Image:Thai-keyboard.jpg|thumb|right|Thai, one of 18 localized OLPC keyboards]]
[[Image:Memory.png|thumb|right|One of many [http://activities.sugarlabs.org activities] for Sugar - a [[Memorize]] game]]

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The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

As of March 2011, we have produced XO laptops for roughly 2 million children around the world, the majority of them in Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Haiti, Mongolia and the United States. These laptops all run Sugar and Fedora Linux, and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of deployment information.


Quote of the Day

"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day."
  —Kofi Annan

Current projects

Contributors program: We are currently offering free XO-1.5's to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, submit a description of the work you are planning along with your contact information.

Read more about our deployments, the latest sugar release and the new XO 1.5 laptop, or other projects. Follow our news and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, or get free XO hardware to work with, submit a project proposal directly.


Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in Bonsaaso, Ghana
School break at the pilot in Arahuay, Perú
OLPC project in Ethiopia

Get Involved

This wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Be bold - create new pages for your own projects, or learn how to get involved with those already in progress. You can also ask other community members about ways to contribute.

See our latest news including our newly overhauled Contributors Program, offering free XO Laptop loans and community mentoring to volunteers worldwide who pay it forward.

Overviews

There are overview pages dedicated to hardware, software, education and content. The XO's iconic software interface, Sugar, has its own human interface guidelines, here and on the Sugar Labs wiki. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and country-specific discussions.

OLPC is designed around five core principlesChild Ownership, Low Ages, Saturation, Connection, and Free and Open Source tools, and each of these have their own portal sections as well.


Start of mass production at Quanta

News and updates

OLPC Rwanda launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali
Laptops are introduced in Mongolia
Thai, one of 18 localized OLPC keyboards
One of many activities for Sugar - a Memorize game

The 15 most recent new pages on this wiki:

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