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There are plenty of ways to find out more about the One Laptop per Child project. Here are a few of the [[communication channels]]:
If so, please
*[[Educators|Read about the project]] and our first schools
*[[Participate#Are you a Grade School Student?|Get your students involved]].
*[[Special:userlogin|Join this wiki]] and contribute educational [[Content|content]].
* Share your lesson plans and [[educational ideas]] with schools using [[XO]]s, and with the rest of us!
* [[documentation|Document]] your and your students' experiences with the laptops
* [[penpal|Connect]] your class with an OLPC school elsewhere in the world.
** Have students [[Our Stories|record stories]] from each other, to share with children elsewhere; or simply read [http://www.ourstories.org existing stories] out loud.
* Volunteer to [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang support other users directly!]


* Read up and discuss OLPC on a [[Mailing lists|mailing list]]
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* Find out about what's going on in your [[Regional groups|region]]
* Chat about OLPC in [[IRC|IRC Chat]]
* Discover more about OLPC here on the [[wiki]]
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It may be easiest at the moment for developers to get involved. You can
* [http://laptop.org/xo Simply give] one or more laptops to be sent directly to children in developing countries
* read our [[Developers manual]] and [[Developers/FAQ]]
You can also [http://laptop.org/en/participate/ways-to-give.shtml donate to the project]
* apply for our [[Developers program]]
* '''Donate your time''', apply for the [[Contributors program]].
* test or review one of the current [[Activities]]; start at the [[Test_issues|Testing]] page
* '''Redonate your XO''' see where to send your XO to a kids program [[Donate_Your_Get_One ]]
** [[Developers/Setup|setup]] a [[sugar]] development environment
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** Read or contribute to our list of [[Developers/Issues|development issues]]
** Suggest particular [[Developers/Projects|projects]] of interest
** Join one of our many developer [[Developers/Communication|channels]]
** Help us gather [[Developers/Documentation|documentation]] as you make your first contributions
* volunteer to [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang support other users directly]


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We expect to have monthly releases for a short while, followed by three-month update cycles; with activity developers soon able to follow their own cycles.


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We also host regular [[Jams]] to code activities of various sorts. [[Game Jams|Games]] and [[News Reader|News]] activities have been topics of recent events.
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The first place you should look to get involved with OLPC is in '''your''' community. Chances are that there is someone else nearby that is also interested.

* Get involved in, or start, a [[Regional groups|regional group]]
* Help out at a nearby [[Pilot]]... or start one!
* Create a [[Repair center locations|Community Repair Center]]
* Put yourself on the <!--http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/588-->[http://olpcMAP.net World Map] of XO's
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The [[XO]] Laptop is deployed to children in many languages; we ♥ people who can help us translate in many ways. You can:
If you are a student, you can:
* Make an account here on the wiki, and write about what projects you are working on
* Start a new project with a friend, or suggest one you want to start
* Test the laptops with others; join a [[review squad]], or set up a review session with their class.
* Communicate with other students around the world. (A penpals program is in the coming; see [[ePals]] for a related activity.)
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* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/localization Localization mailing list]
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* Help [[Translation|translate this wiki]]
* Help [[WikiBrowse#translate|translate some of our content]]
* Help [http://translate.sugarlabs.org/ translate our software]
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Everyone can
* Sign up to intern, mentor, or sponsor [[Summer of Content|Summer of Content]] projects for 2008.
* Apply to become a topical [[curators and coordinators|curator or coordinator]].
* Help others [[Creating a content bundle|package materials]] and [[creating an activity|make activities]].
* Join our [[mailing lists]] or [[forums]] and share your ideas for improving education
* Host or participate in [[Jams|content jams]].
* Point others to this page!
* Connect via [[web-links]] to local countries.
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Help us provide free and open content for children along with their XO's.
We ♥

* [[Translation]]
* [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Creating_textbooks Create electronic textbooks]
* [[Localization]] and Internationalization
* Help format and [[Wiki gang|edit our wiki]]
* [[Librivox|Audio recordings]] of books and text
* Get involved in [[Design gang|artwork projects]]
* [[Transcription|Text transcriptions]] of songs, speeches, and videos
* Get involved in an [[Health|OLPC Health]] project
We are looking for help translating [[Translating|this wiki]], our most-used [[Getting involved in OLPC#Translation and Internationalization|core software]], and the many activities and content bundles being made.
* Create various [[Software ideas#Mathematics|calculating, data analysis and visualization, and financial tools]].
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* Develop an activity or collection: [[Class orchestra activity|a class orchestra]], [http://www.worknets.org/wiki.cgi?ClassicMathProblems math problems], or [http://www.wikihow.com/Select-wikiHow-Articles-for-the-One-Laptop-Per-Child-Association how-tos].
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New releases of software builds, [[activities]] and [[collections]] are always in need of testing. You can help by downloading, installing and giving us feedback.
Educational organization can help out too. Like individual teachers, your organization can
* Adapt materials for the XO laptops,
* Review existing materials and interfaces,
* Connect groups of students and teachers with one another,
* Provide expert guidance to student groups


* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/Testing Testing mailing list]
We are building open projects and open source tools and materials in every field. To sign up, see the [[Curators and coordinators]] page.
* Report bugs and review problems at https://dev.laptop.org
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* Try one of the Sugar [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads distribution downloads]
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* Help test the weekly [[Friends in testing]] Sugar build
* Help test by downloading and trying [[Activities]]
* Help test [[library]] content by downloading library bundles from the [[Collections]] page
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For an <u>'''older overview'''</u> of getting involved, see the more detailed page '''[[Getting involved in OLPC]]'''. Some other links are included here for quick perusal:

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There is a strong developer community, strongly based in Free and Open Software. If you would like to participate:


* Read the [[Developers manual]] on getting started
== OLPC Community pages ==
* Review [[Activities]] and develop an activity
'''Community channels online'''
* Look at the list of [[Software ideas]]
* [[Participate|this wiki]], for active recent changes
* Get involved with [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Getting_Involved Sugar Labs]
* [[Mailing lists]], for threaded discussions
* Apply for hardware in the [[Contributors program]]
* [[IRC channels]], for live feedback
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* [[Forums]], for discussion board interaction
* [[Getting involved in OLPC]], for large-scale project descriptions (needs cleanup badly!)


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Our community includes the educators, developers, writers, artists, translators, parents, and users of early machines. Please join us and contribute to OLPC's impact on education around the world.
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There are a few hardware opportunities for EE's and anyone interested in physical bits and bobs:


* Apply for hardware in the [[Contributors program]]
=== Some related feeds===
* Get involved in [[Repair center|Community Repair Centers]]
* Develop [[Peripherals]] for the XO <small>like the [[PyDuino]]</small>
* Document additional [[Power|Power generation]] options
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''' Meta '''
* [[organizing]]
* revisiting [[Template:Content submission|submission templates]] for projects/ideas/material
* segmented [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]


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''' from OLPC [[Blogs]] and [[mailing lists|lists]]'''
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* [http://planet.laptop.org Planet OLPC] and [http://olpc-cambridge.blogspot.com OLPC Cambridge]
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* [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com OLPC Ceibal]
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* [http://olpc.pe OLPC PERU]
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* [[Current events]] has its own rss feed, though it is basically superceded by the community-news mailing list.
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* Want to get involved in helping run the OLPC servers and help fix infrastructure problems, and design and implement new systems?
* The OLPC [[OLPC:Volunteer Infrastructure Group | Volunteer Infrastructure Group]] (VIG) supports the rt and trac ticket systems, the development code repository, git, and assists in planning and server bug tracking and fixing.
* There are opportunities for both experienced and novice sysadmins to help OLPC and have fun in an intellectually challenging way.
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There are many other ways to get involved online.


* [[OLPC:Support gang|Support others directly]] &mdash; working alongside dedicated volunteers &mdash; to help eager participants online, by phone or in person!
== Find a Task ==
* Help [[Wiki|build and transform]] information posted on the [[The OLPC Wiki|OLPC Wiki]]
An exploratory way to to find [[:template:opentasks|open tasks]]:
* Join the discussion on our [[Mailing lists]] and [[Forums]]
: '''[[:Category:Tasks by time | by time]]'''.
* Chat with us on [[IRC]]
: '''[[:Category:Tasks by skill | by skill]]'''.
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: '''[[:Category:Tasks | by browsing]]'''!


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See also our [[FAQ]] and [[Ask OLPC a Question]], which always need active pruning and archiving. This is a task which lets you review the tasks and project ideas of others.
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== Other ways to get involved ==
''[[Participate/Help|Help finding a task]].''


:'''Reach Out'''
=== Add a Task ===
To add a new task:
# Create a new [[Sample task|task page]].
# Categorize it according to the [[Template:Task|task template]] (included on task page).
# Add a link and description on the [[Projects]] or [[Activities]] page (if relevant).


Engage and support thinkers around the world such as:
''[[Participate/Help|Help adding a task]].''
* Samwel Kongere (Kenya) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mendenyo Mendenyo] (social enterprise)
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* Kiyavilo Msekwa (Tanzania) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learnhowtolearn Learn How to Learn] (hardware/software innovation such as the [http://www.includer.org Includer])
* Janet Feldman (USA/Kenya) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/holistichelping Holistic Helping] (AIDS response)
* Pamela McLean (UK/Nigeria) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningfromeachother Learning From Each Other] (linking rich-bandwidth and poor-bandwidth people)


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Find out more about OLPC

There are plenty of ways to find out more about the One Laptop per Child project. Here are a few of the communication channels:

  • Read up and discuss OLPC on a mailing list
  • Find out about what's going on in your region
  • Chat about OLPC in IRC Chat
  • Discover more about OLPC here on the wiki
  • Simply give one or more laptops to be sent directly to children in developing countries

You can also donate to the project

Get involved locally

The first place you should look to get involved with OLPC is in your community. Chances are that there is someone else nearby that is also interested.

Translate

The XO Laptop is deployed to children in many languages; we ♥ people who can help us translate in many ways. You can:

Content

Help us provide free and open content for children along with their XO's.

Testing

New releases of software builds, activities and collections are always in need of testing. You can help by downloading, installing and giving us feedback.

Software Development

There is a strong developer community, strongly based in Free and Open Software. If you would like to participate:

Hardware

There are a few hardware opportunities for EE's and anyone interested in physical bits and bobs:

Volunteer Infrastructure Group

  • Want to get involved in helping run the OLPC servers and help fix infrastructure problems, and design and implement new systems?
  • The OLPC Volunteer Infrastructure Group (VIG) supports the rt and trac ticket systems, the development code repository, git, and assists in planning and server bug tracking and fixing.
  • There are opportunities for both experienced and novice sysadmins to help OLPC and have fun in an intellectually challenging way.

Virtual opportunities

There are many other ways to get involved online.

Other ways to get involved

Reach Out

Engage and support thinkers around the world such as:

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