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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]]: |
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* Join [[Review Squad]] |
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* Get involved in a [[Regional community group|regional group]] |
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* 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]] |
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* Get involved in a [[Regional community|regional group]] |
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* [http://laptop.org/xo Simply give] one or more laptops to be sent directly to children in developing countries |
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* Start a [[University Program|University Chapter]] |
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You can also [http://laptop.org/en/participate/ways-to-give.shtml donate to the project] |
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* Help younger students join [[Review Squad]] |
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* '''Donate your time''', apply for the [[Contributors program]]. |
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* '''Redonate your XO''' see where to send your XO to a kids program [[Donate_Your_Get_One ]] |
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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. |
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* Get involved in, or start, a [[Regional groups|regional group]] |
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* Help out at a nearby [[Pilot]]... or start one! |
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* Create a [[Repair center locations|Community Repair Center]] |
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* 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: |
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* Join the [[Community:Art|Art Community]] |
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* Upload photos to the [http://flickr.com/photos/tags/olpc/clusters/ OLPC Flickr] group |
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* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/localization Localization mailing list] |
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* Help [[Translation|translate this wiki]] |
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* Help [[WikiBrowse#translate|translate some of our content]] |
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* Help [http://translate.sugarlabs.org/ translate our software] |
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Help us provide free and open content for children along with their XO's. |
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* [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Creating_textbooks Create electronic textbooks] |
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* Help format and [[Wiki gang|edit our wiki]] |
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* Get involved in [[Design gang|artwork projects]] |
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* Get involved in an [[Health|OLPC Health]] project |
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* 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. |
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* Help out with [[Translation]] |
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* Help out with [[Localization]] |
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* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/Testing Testing mailing list] |
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* Join our [[mailing lists]] or [[forums]] and share your ideas for improving education |
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* Report bugs and review problems at https://dev.laptop.org |
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* Host or participate in [[Jams|content jams]]. |
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* Try one of the Sugar [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads distribution downloads] |
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* Point others to this page! |
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* Help test the weekly [[Friends in testing]] Sugar build |
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* Connect via [[web-links]] to local countries. |
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* Help test by downloading and trying [[Activities]] |
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* Help test [[library]] content by downloading library bundles from the [[Collections]] page |
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There is a strong developer community, strongly based in Free and Open Software. If you would like to participate: |
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* Read the [[Developers manual]] on getting started |
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* Review [[Activities]] and develop an activity |
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There are a few hardware opportunities for EE's and anyone interested in physical bits and bobs: |
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* [[Translation]] |
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* Apply for hardware in the [[Contributors program]] |
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* [[Localization]] and Internationalization |
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* Get involved in [[Repair center|Community Repair Centers]] |
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* [[Librivox|Audio recordings]] of books and text |
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* Develop [[Peripherals]] for the XO <small>like the [[PyDuino]]</small> |
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* [[Transcription|Text transcriptions]] of songs, speeches, and videos |
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* Document additional [[Power|Power generation]] options |
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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. |
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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? |
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* 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. |
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* 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. |
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Educational organization can help out too. Like individual teachers, your organization can |
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* Adapt materials for the XO laptops, |
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* [[OLPC:Support gang|Support others directly]] — working alongside dedicated volunteers — to help eager participants online, by phone or in person! |
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* Review existing materials and interfaces, |
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* Help [[Wiki|build and transform]] information posted on the [[The OLPC Wiki|OLPC Wiki]] |
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* Connect groups of students and teachers with one another, |
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* Join the discussion on our [[Mailing lists]] and [[Forums]] |
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* Provide expert guidance to student groups |
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We are building open projects and open source tools and materials in every field. To sign up, see the [[Curators and coordinators]] page. |
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== Other ways to get involved == |
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:'''Reach Out''' |
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Engage and support thinkers around the world such as: |
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* Samwel Kongere (Kenya) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mendenyo Mendenyo] (social enterprise) |
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For an <u>'''older overview'''</u> of getting involved, see the more detailed page '''[[Getting involved in OLPC]]'''. |
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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]) |
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* Janet Feldman (USA/Kenya) of [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/holistichelping Holistic Helping] (AIDS response) |
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* 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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Other ways to get involved
- Reach Out
Engage and support thinkers around the world such as:
- Samwel Kongere (Kenya) of Mendenyo (social enterprise)
- Kiyavilo Msekwa (Tanzania) of Learn How to Learn (hardware/software innovation such as the Includer)
- Janet Feldman (USA/Kenya) of Holistic Helping (AIDS response)
- Pamela McLean (UK/Nigeria) of Learning From Each Other (linking rich-bandwidth and poor-bandwidth people)