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==Welcome==
This is the main organizational page for the OLPC educator community.


There are a number of ways to become involved with the OLPC project:
There are a number of ways to become involved with the OLPC project:
* Read some background material on [[constructionist]] education;
* Read some background material on [[constructionist]] education;
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* Contribute articles to [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Simple English Wikipedia]. Information in simple English will be critical to these new learners.
* Contribute articles to [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Simple English Wikipedia]. Information in simple English will be critical to these new learners.


== Project Ideas ==
=== Project Ideas ===
See [[Activating educators]] for additional project ideas and organizational principles.
See [[Activating educators]] for additional project ideas and organizational principles.



[[Category:Content]]
[[Category:Content]]

Revision as of 21:24, 20 June 2007

Welcome

This is the main organizational page for the OLPC educator community.


There are a number of ways to become involved with the OLPC project:

  • Read some background material on constructionist education;
  • Share ideas for innovative educational uses of the laptops;
  • Share ideas for educational content that could be distributed on the laptops or to OLPC's partner countries (see below);
  • Share ideas for educational activities, lessons, and curricula that could make use of the laptops in one of their many capacities;
  • Help modify and package existing content for use on the laptops;
  • Test early-stage laptops and content modules, and provide feedback on teacher and student experiences
  • Contribute to a Wikibook text in progress, such as Algebra 1 in Simple English
  • Contribute articles to Simple English Wikipedia. Information in simple English will be critical to these new learners.

Project Ideas

See Activating educators for additional project ideas and organizational principles.