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'''OLPC India Student Chapter''' |
'''OLPC India Student Chapter''' was an organization whose primary aim was to spread awareness about OLPC in India and unite the student manpower of various universities, colleges and schools. The organization was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh. |
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==IIT Roorkee Chapter== |
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OISC demonstrated the XO laptop at [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee]] on 28th March 2008. The video of the presentation is uploaded at Google Video and can be viewed [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2215998624569920036 HERE]. |
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Since then the [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee Chapter]] was formed. |
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==The Formation== |
==The Formation== |
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The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect. |
The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect. |
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==The Presentation== |
==The Presentation== |
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The powerpoint presentation of OISC can be downloaded from [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBr8MDaGUu6lcDHJhJDSTIpXCGTHJP03A1aFn51fjOSGDgIfUVLLrhvpgauFbUcJjvsG61LltEGOPPS0BOi--wm5/Laptop.org%20-%20OLPC%20India.ppt?download HERE]. |
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The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBrFDkm4kK0wAz1JvPV50Xz7_7eUllPxM8GIObBZUrfKCCKUSvuI2MjXmcMuWYKmsVJH1KkHBdZVoB3jv_Xih9Ve/Laptop.org.pps?download HERE] for download. |
The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBrFDkm4kK0wAz1JvPV50Xz7_7eUllPxM8GIObBZUrfKCCKUSvuI2MjXmcMuWYKmsVJH1KkHBdZVoB3jv_Xih9Ve/Laptop.org.pps?download HERE] for download. |
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The video of the presentations are uploaded on Google Video: |
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A half an hour video of the presentation is uploaded on Google Video and can be viewed [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1818973341832413267&q=olpc+india%5C&total=12&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 HERE] (As the lights were turned off during the presentation, video is not clear but audio is clear enough). |
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* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2215998624569920036 IIT Roorkee Presentation] |
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* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1818973341832413267 Panjab University Presentation] (As the lights were turned off, video is unclear, but the audio is good enough) |
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The Student Chapter had rolled out some projects and tasks. |
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[[OISC Tasks | Tasks]] - OISC had opened up some tasks in which anybody could participate and most of these didn't require any previous skills and with time requirement varying from 5 minutes to a few days. These tasks could be taken up by anybody or a group of people. |
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[[OISC Projects | Projects]] - OISC was working on a couple of content development projects. The main objective of these projects was to demonstrate how OLPC XO laptop can be useful to transform education system in India so that learning is more like playing. |
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==A Great Google Tool== |
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The Student Chapter has initiated its first Project - '''Animal Kingdom'''. The aim is to develop a ''local'' website that can be made available on local servers of schools and teachers can share this content bundle with the XO users according to the daily course; so that internet connectivity is no hurdle. |
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The [http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic/| Google Indic Tranliteration] is a great tool to type in Hindi without knowing Hindi keyboard layout. Anybody working in Hindi can benefit from this. |
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For more details on OLPC India Student Chapter Animal Project, go to [[OISC Projects:Animals]] |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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The founder members are [[User:gaurav|Gaurav Chachra]], Rahul Vats |
The founder members are Bhola Nath, [[User:gaurav|Gaurav Chachra]], Rahul Vats. |
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[[Category:OLPC India]] |
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The complete list of members is available [[OLPC India Student Chapter Members|HERE]]. |
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[[Category:XO User Group]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 24 January 2010
OLPC India Student Chapter was an organization whose primary aim was to spread awareness about OLPC in India and unite the student manpower of various universities, colleges and schools. The organization was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh.
IIT Roorkee Chapter
OISC demonstrated the XO laptop at IIT Roorkee on 28th March 2008. The video of the presentation is uploaded at Google Video and can be viewed HERE. Since then the IIT Roorkee Chapter was formed.
The Formation
The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect.
The Presentation
The powerpoint presentation of OISC can be downloaded from HERE.
The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available HERE for download.
The video of the presentations are uploaded on Google Video:
- IIT Roorkee Presentation
- Panjab University Presentation (As the lights were turned off, video is unclear, but the audio is good enough)
Tasks & Projects
The Student Chapter had rolled out some projects and tasks.
Tasks - OISC had opened up some tasks in which anybody could participate and most of these didn't require any previous skills and with time requirement varying from 5 minutes to a few days. These tasks could be taken up by anybody or a group of people.
Projects - OISC was working on a couple of content development projects. The main objective of these projects was to demonstrate how OLPC XO laptop can be useful to transform education system in India so that learning is more like playing.
A Great Google Tool
The Google Indic Tranliteration is a great tool to type in Hindi without knowing Hindi keyboard layout. Anybody working in Hindi can benefit from this.
Members
The founder members are Bhola Nath, Gaurav Chachra, Rahul Vats.