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There are 4 national languages in Switzerland. English (which is not a national language) is probably the best way to reach the largest audience. That is the reason why we publish in English here |
There are 4 national languages in Switzerland. English (which is not a national language) is probably the best way to reach the largest audience. That is the reason why we publish in English here. |
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==olpc-ch is a non profit association== |
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In June 2008 the non profit association olpc-ch has been founded. |
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To become a member you have to subscribe to the mailing list and send a mail to the president of the association [[User:Michele|Michele Notari]]. |
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'''To make a donation''' please use Swiss postal account nr: PC-60-487193-0 |
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==What is OLPC.ch?== |
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===The non profit association olpc.ch=== |
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If you are interested in following the OLPC.ch grassgroots group efforts, please do join our olpc-ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you would briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. |
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In June 2008, the non-profit association One Laptop Per Child Switzerland was founded in Bern, Switzerland. |
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To become a member, start by subscribing to the mailing list and send us an email to introduce yourself to the rest of the community. |
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Here is a short video about olpc.ch recorded at the Swiss Day of computer science (August, 29th 2008) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBDlM54TSE Play Video]] |
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== Objectives of OLPC Switzerland == |
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* We use this Wiki for collaborative publishing |
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#Demonstrate that the concept is worth promoting by using OLPCs in Switzerland |
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* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch Subscribe]] |
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#Show that OLPC is not just a cheap PC for developing countries by using OLPCs in one of the world's wealthiest countries |
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* We host files on Dropbox [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hau7suovg9dohoh/AABoEaH_vrz-g9Zq07yaZhR8a?dl=0 View]] |
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#Promote the dissemination of OLPCs in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting OLPCs to these languages. |
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* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives |
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#Promote the programming environment Squeak in the German speaking area by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools. |
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* We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [[https://twitter.com/#!/olpcswitzerland Goto]] |
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#Emphasize the importance of basic concepts in contrast to product knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software. |
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* We have a Facebook page : olpcswitzerland [[https://www.facebook.com/olpcswitzerland Goto]] |
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#Demonstrate the possibilities of digital learning tools to the Swiss education environment. |
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===The objectives of olpc.ch=== |
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Our [[Switzerland/Infotext | Flyer]] (also [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/9/90/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-ge.rtf Flyer in German as RTF] and [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/4f/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-fr.pdf Flyer in French as PDF]) is a handy summary you may find of interest too. |
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#Demonstrate that the OLPC educational initiative and philosophy are worth promoting in Switzerland |
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#Show that XO laptops and tablets are not simply «cheap personal computers for developing countries» by using them in one of the world's wealthiest countries |
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#Promote the dissemination of XO software and hardware in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting them to these languages. |
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#Promote the Squeak and Scratch programming environments by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools |
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#Emphasise the importance of basic computational concepts in contrast to product-based knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software |
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#Demonstrate and encourage the possibilities of digital learning tools within Swiss education |
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For the official list of our objectives, please refer to article 3 of [https://www.dropbox.com/s/wh2c17ti7v58ubk/Statuts%20de%20OLPC%20%28Suisse%29%20-%202020.pdf?dl=0 our new statutes] (in French only). Our objectives include the promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education (in French : [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technologies_de_l%27information_et_de_la_communication_pour_l%27enseignement TICE]). |
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More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the [[OLPC Europe]] group, and share the [[OLPC_Europe/Vision]]. |
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Our [[Switzerland/Infotext | Flyer]] (also [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/9/90/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-ge.rtf Flyer in German as RTF] and [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/4f/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-fr.pdf Flyer in French as PDF]) is a handy summary you may find of interest. More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the [[OLPC Europe]] group, and share the [[OLPC_Europe/Vision]]. See also this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNMxVXKwHk video (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland]. |
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See also the |
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[http://olpc.tv/2008/02/12/lift08-geneva-michael-vorburger/ VIDEO (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland]. |
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=== Who is olpc.ch? === |
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Our mailing list reaches between 50 and 100 people. |
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* 2008-01-15: First face to face meeting of OLPC Switzerland, in Bern (minutes?) |
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* 2008-01-26: OLPC.ch mailing list opened |
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* 2008-02-14: finally the two XO from Austria arrived.. this wiki edit is written with one of them... ;-) |
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* 2008-03-26: Chat conference - [http://felixrabe.textdriven.com/OLPC-ch-minutes-2008-03-26.html minutes] |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]] |
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|Co-Chairman (German-speaking part) and Treasurer |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:MichaelLew|Michael Lew]] |
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|Co-Chairman (French-speaking part) |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Ibrahima Guissé |
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|Secretary |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Michele|Michele Notari]] |
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|Founding member, first Chairman (2008 - 2013) |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[http://blog.doebe.li/Blog/ Beat Döbeli Honegger] |
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|Founding member |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Benedikt Trefzer |
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|Founding member |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Ngiger|Niklaus Giger]] |
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|Member of the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang OLPC Support Gang] |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Cécile Wyler |
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|Translator (e.g. FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar). |
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Michael Wyler |
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|Legal advisor |
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==How can I get involved?== |
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=== Upcoming Events === |
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* 2008-09-09: SFIB Meeting: http://www.educa.coop/dyn/9.asp?url=83277%2Easp : plenary speach: presentation of the project |
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* 2008-08-29: Informatica 08: Participation to the 'Tag der Informatik' in Zürich: http://informatica08.ch/de/Tag_der_Informatik.html Workshop for children and presentation of the project |
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=== Past Events === |
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* 2008-06-04: Meeting in Berne:[[Switzerland/Meeting-June-Berne | Meeting-June-Berne]] |
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=== Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved === |
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* 2008-05-24: [http://www.ossanschulen.ch/index.php?id=18 OSS an Schulen, Weiterbildungstagung] |
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* 2008-03-26: Conference call for interested participants. |
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** '''Wednesday, March 26. 19:00 Swiss local time''' (http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ - http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/) |
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** 2008-03-26: Phone conference - [http://felixrabe.textdriven.com/OLPC-ch-minutes-2008-03-26.html minutes] |
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* 2008-03-12 to 2008-03-13: [[OLPC Switzerland/Events/OpenExpo2008 OpenExpo in Bern]]; see [[Switzerland/Infotext | Infotext]] distributed there, and [http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=olpc+AND+openexpo&m=tags&w=26433680%40N00 Some Photos from OpenExpo] and [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=olpc+openexpo Some Videos from OpenExpo] |
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* 2008-03-03: [http://barcamp.ch/BarCampLausanne2 BarCamp at Lausanne EPFL] |
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* 2008-02-07 to 2008-02-08: [http://www.liftconference.com Lift08 Conference in Geneva] |
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If you are interested in following the olpc.ch grassroots movement, interested to participate in OLPC Switzerland, please do join our olpc.ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you could briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. We archive the olpc-ch list for you to read what we have been up to before you joined.<BR> |
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=== Material: Talks / Presentations / Articles / Videos === |
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Archives [http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch 1]|[http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-ch 2]|[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.laptop.olpc.switzerland 3]|[http://www.mail-archive.com/olpc-ch@lists.laptop.org 4] |
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* 2008-02-14:Flyer for the Open-expo in Bern: German / French [[Switzerland/Infotext | Infotext]]. |
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* 2008-02-14: http://ngiger.dyndns.org/olpc/Vortrag.pdf |
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* 2008-02-25: http://beat.doebe.li/projects/olpc08 |
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* 2008-03-08: [http://www.olpcaustria.org/mediawiki/upload/presentations/ Presentation of olpc-Austria (CBit 2008)] [http://tecfa.unige.ch/perso/staf/notari/olpch/olpc_presentation_english_international.ppt (adapted presentation for open-expo in Bern)] |
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* 2008-03-09: [http://olpc.tv/2008/02/12/lift08-geneva-michael-vorburger/ VIDEO Interview about OLPC.ch, made by TSR Nuovo journalist at the LIFT conference in Geneva] |
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* 2008-03-09: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQNMxVXKwHk&feature=related VIDEO of OLPC.ch member having fun with Mesh Networking with Charbax from OLPC.tv] |
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* 2008-03-09: Erstaunliches aus Arahuay (translation of Ivan Krstić article from Peru into German, by OLPC.ch's Niklaus Giger): [http://ngiger.dyndns.org/olpc/arahuay.html Web Version (HTML)], [http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch/files Print Version (PDF)] |
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* 2008-03-13 Video Interview about OLPC-CH on Open-Expo-Conference in Bern:Michele Notari and Susanne Trier: [[http://blip.tv/file/741474/]] |
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=== Make a donation to olpc.ch === |
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===Blogs=== |
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'''To make a donation''' please use the following Swiss postal account : 60-487139-0 |
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=== Visit us at an upcoming event === |
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* http://wiki.doebe.li/Beat/IsaOLPC ''(all postings tagged with OLPC)'' |
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* http://www.vorburger.ch/blog1/2006/02/one-laptop-per-child-olpc-via-100.html |
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* http://swissroll.info/?2007/11/12/1043-teaser |
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* http://swissroll.info/?2007/12/26/1059-mon-noel-pc |
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* http://www.greenpit.ch/blogwordpress/?p=235 |
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* http://swissroll.info/?2008/01/10/1065-des-nouvelles-du-xo |
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* http://mobileatschool.kaywa.ch/mobile-blogging/erstes-treffen-der-olpc-switzerland-community.html |
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* http://infam.antville.org/stories/1772265/ |
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* http://swissroll.info/?2008/03/23/1091-l-olpc-xo-s-expose |
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Please check our Facebook page and Twitter channel. |
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===Press=== |
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== Where can I get a XO? == |
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If you are a journalist in Switzerland, please do subscribe to our mailing list and introduce yourself. We would love to give you a demo (e.g. in Bern, or Lausanne; or elsewhere) of the innovative XO laptop, and share some of our enthusiasm with you... and maybe you would like to write about the OLPC movement, the XO education project, and OLPC Switzerland? ;-) Past articles: |
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The question most often asked by individuals is '''Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?''' |
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French: |
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* '''Borrow one:''' olpc.ch hosts several OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentations, and experimental use. See [[OLPC Switzerland/XOReservationSystem|XO Reservation System]] for details. |
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* http://www.domainepublic.ch/files/articles/html/9725.shtml |
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* '''Buy one at ebay:''' You could buy an XO at ebay.com |
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* http://www.lematin.ch/pages/home/actu/economie/actu_economie__2?contenu=354155 |
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* '''Help us start a pilot program:''' olpc.ch plans to start a pilot program in Switzerland. If the hardware that is chosen for this program is the XO, then there is a possibility that some extra computers could be available for resale to individuals. However, the primary purpose of these computers is to be used in classrooms, within a very specific educational framework. |
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If you are the representative of an educational institution, public or private, please send your questions and requests to Michael Lew (michael@olpc.ch). |
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German: |
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== What has already happened in Switzerland? == |
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* 2008-05-05: TA - [http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/digital/hintergrund/867414.html Der Drittwelt-Laptop wird unsere Notebooks verändern:] |
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* 2007-12-04: NZZ - [http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/kabale_und_liebe_1.593777.html Kabale und Liebe] |
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* 2007-11-13: NZZ - [http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/ein_mobilcomputer_nicht_nur_fuer_kinder_1.583688.html Ein Mobilcomputer nicht nur für Kinder] |
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* 2007-02-11: NZZ - [http://www.nzz.ch/2007/02/11/ct/articleevm3p_1.111239.html Der Billig-Computer wird teurer] |
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=== A selection of Past Events (in construction) === |
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== Virtual Infrastructure == |
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|Peace |
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|4th World Forum for Peace - Lugano |
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|[https://generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch/en/ Website] |
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|[https://generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch/en/8th-peace-world-forum/events-report-2014/ Report] |
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=== Picture Gallery === |
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* We use this Wiki (this page and later sub-pages) for collaborative publishing for now |
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* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list. Visit http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch to subscribe! |
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* We archive the olpc-ch list at http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch/ or http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-ch/ or http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.laptop.olpc.switzerland or http://www.mail-archive.com/olpc-ch@lists.laptop.org/ for you to read what we have been up to in before you joined |
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* We host files on http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch/files (100 MB) |
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* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives |
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* We could set up a (public?) school server later, if we manage to get XOs for a planned pilot? |
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* Amount of XO's worldwide (G1G1 and others): http://www.olpcaustria.org/mediawiki/upload/presentations/ Switzerland 'ons 57 XO's (two of them OLPC-ch) |
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Image:Themenwand_Olpc_Ondalivre.png|Themewall OLPC / Ondalivre (4 languages) |
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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(14).jpg|Pictograms of OLPC-Forum.org (official) |
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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(26).jpg|X-LC1 Proxy 2.0 (by R. Ammann) |
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== Activities, OLPC projects - from the community of interest in Switzerland == |
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== Physical Infrastructure == |
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|2011-2014 |
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|Chile |
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|Helping children with learning disabilities |
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|[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Switzerland/OLPC4Chile laptop.org] |
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|XO-Contest |
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|All classes, pupils students, scientists, hackers and geeks are cordially invited to join the XO-competition. The competition consists in the creation of a free choice of written work, which has to stand in connection with the OLPC project . By keeping a diary blog and a final publication, this competition should make a substantial contribution of Switzerland to the global development project. Although the written work is accepted from a variety of fields, contributions in the domains of computer science and pedagogy are favored |
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|[[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]] |
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|[http://www.xo-contest.ch xo-contest.ch]<BR>[http://wiki.laptop.org/images/b/b7/Swiss_XO-Contest_Final_Report.pdf Final Report (PDF, 773kb)] |
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|2008-2018 |
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|[[File:Logo_Olpc_Ondalivre1.png|100px|link=http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/288]] |
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|Internet for schools in developing countries |
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|[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/176 Stefan Rovetto]<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/285 Denise Antunes da Silva]<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/195 Tatiana de Moraes] |
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|[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/288 x-event.designo.ch] |
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|[http://on.fb.me/lWTykB Join] |
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== Activities, e-education projects (CH) == |
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olpc.ch hosts two OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentetations, and experimental use. See [[OLPC Switzerland/XOReservationSystem|XO Reservation System]] for details. |
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|iPhone class |
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|Children always have a iphone device for free available for schoolwork. They can read, write, calculate, draw... |
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|[http://www.schwyz.phz.ch/beat-doebeli Beat Döbeli] |
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|[http://www.projektschule-goldau.ch/das-iphone-projekt projektschule-goldau.ch] |
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== XO Hacking stuff by OLPC.ch members == |
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== Development == |
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* [[Switzerland/get_mo | get_mo]] |
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|2010-2011 |
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|OLPC-Forum |
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|Development of first multilingual OLPC-Forum and easy to use multilingual Library |
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|[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/176 Stefan Rovetto] |
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|[http://dev.olpc-forum.org dev.olpc-forum.org] |
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|2009 |
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|Proxy X-LC1 |
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|The X-LC1 is a linux based solution for project OLPC / Ondalivre. Is common for school proxies. Why so special? 1-click-setup and c2sd (conntrack to syslog daemon) |
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|Roman Ammann<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/176 Stefan Rovetto]<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/304 Alexandre Hill-Maestrini] |
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|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xlc1 sourceforge.net] |
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|Etoys |
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|An educational tool for teaching children |
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|[http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Etoys ofset.org] |
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== Where can I find further information? == |
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===Blogs=== |
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Read the OLPC Blog from [http://www.vorburger.ch/blog1/2006/02/one-laptop-per-child-olpc-via-100.html Michael Vorburger], [http://wiki.doebe.li/Beat/IsaOLPC Beat Döbeli], [http://mobileatschool.kaywa.ch/mobile-blogging/erstes-treffen-der-olpc-switzerland-community.html Martin Hofmann], Stefan Rovetto [http://olpcondalivre.blogspot.com de] [http://olpcondalivre-pt.blogspot.com pt]<BR> |
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Read more OLPC Blogs on Swissroll [http://swissroll.info/?2007/11/12/1043-teaser 1] [http://swissroll.info/?2007/12/26/1059-mon-noel-pc 2] [http://swissroll.info/?2008/01/10/1065-des-nouvelles-du-xo 3] [http://swissroll.info/?2008/03/23/1091-l-olpc-xo-s-expose 4] | [http://infam.antville.org/stories/1772265 Infamy] |
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===Press=== |
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If you are a journalist in Switzerland, please do subscribe to our mailing list and introduce yourself. We would love to give you a demo (e.g. in Bern, or Lausanne; or elsewhere) of the innovative XO laptop, and share some of our enthusiasm with you... and maybe you would like to write about the OLPC movement, the XO education project, and OLPC Switzerland? |
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|'''Write a thesis. Get a laptop. Change the world''' |
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|Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27 |
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|All classes, students, hackers and geeks are invited to participate to the XO competition... [[http://www.itmagazine.ch/Artikel/11419/write_a_thesis._get_a_laptop._change_the_world..html Full Text]] |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''«With one click out of the misery»''' |
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|Sonntagszeitung, 2009-04-13 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|How the project "One Laptop per Child" is an enabler of opportunities in a South African slum [[http://olpcondalivre.blogspot.com/2009/04/mit-einem-klick-aus-dem-elend.html Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Mit_einem_Klick_aus_dem_Elend.png|117px]] |
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|'''Testing cheapest laptop in the world''' |
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|20 Minuten Online, 2008-11-28 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|The 100-dollar laptop will come very soon to Switzerland. Is the computer a replacement for Eee-PC? 20 Minuten Online has tested the XO-1... [[http://www.20min.ch/digital/hardware/story/26494734 Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Guenstigstes_Notebook_der_Welt_im_Test.png|117px]] |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''The 100 Dollar Tablet''' |
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|Tagesanzeiger, 2012-01-09 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|The OLPC NGO will unveil at CES a cheap alternative to the iPad that can be powered manually with a crank [[https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/digital/computer/Das-100DollarTablet/story/22870614 Full Text]] |
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|[[File:OLPC_wird_Notebooks_veraendern.png|117px]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|'''300 escolas públicas devem receber laptops''' |
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|VIDA& (Brazil), 2008-04-26 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Projeto Um Computador por Aluno, do Ministério da Educação, hoje restrito a cinco colégios-piloto, será ampliado no final deste ano... [[http://bit.ly/mjDPni Full Text]] |
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|[[File:300_escolas_receber_laptops.png|117px]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''Piaget, Illich et Servan-Schreiber dans un laptop design à 200 F''' |
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|Domainepublic, 2008-01-05 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|Domaine Public a testé l’ordinateur qui doit apporter la révolution démocratique de l’éducation et de la connectivité globale aux enfants du monde entier... [[http://www.domainepublic.ch/articles/9725 Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Illich_et_JJSS_dans_un_laptop_design_a_200.png|117px]] |
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|'''Cabals and Love''' |
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|NZZOnline, 2007-12-04 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|In the center of the industrialized world politicians, professors and business leaders want to play Santa Claus. They want to give computer technology to the children in underdeveloped regions... [[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/kabale_und_liebe_1.593777.html Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Kabale_und_Liebe.png|117px]] |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''A mobile computer not just for kids''' |
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|NZZOnline, 2007-11-13 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|With the distribution of screwdrivers you will not be able to accelerate the industrialization of an archaic society the existence of hardware and software does not make an information society... [[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/ein_mobilcomputer_nicht_nur_fuer_kinder_1.583688.html Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Ein_Mobilcomputer_nicht_nur_fuer_Kinder.png|117px]] |
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|'''One Laptop Per Child''' |
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|Hochparterre, 2007-11-01 |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|After two years of development, the XO laptop designed in the USA is coming to the education market. The designer Yves Béhar, experts from DEZA and Helvetas speak about the project... [[http://scr.bi/iPWvHJ Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Ein_Laptop_pro_Kind.png|117px]] |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''The low-cost computer get more expensive''' |
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|NZZOnline, 2007-02-11 |
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|style="background:#efefef;"|Within a period of five years, a unit costs about 972 U.S. dollars, including maintenance... [[http://www.nzz.ch/2007/02/11/ct/articleevm3p_1.111239.html Full Text]] |
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|[[File:Der_OLPC_wird_teurer.png|117px]] |
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== Re-usable Material: Logo / Header Talks / Presentations / Articles / Videos == |
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If you're interested in OLPC Switzerland, feel free to add your name to the following list. More interesting for you than only growing a long list of names here however might be if you join our mailing list (http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch) and participate in discussions? |
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* [[User:Michele|Michele Notari]] |
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* Yvonne Buettner |
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|style="width:75%;"|'''Media''' |
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* [[User:Hofmannboos|Martin Hofmann]] |
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|'''Date''' |
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* [[User:doebeli|Beat Doebeli Honegger]] |
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* [[User:MarkusGaelli| Markus Gaelli]] |
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* Jacqueline Peter |
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|colspan="2"|'''Concept''' |
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* Martin Lehmann |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''en''' |
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* Rainer Fischer |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''de''' |
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* Lorenz Schori |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''fr''' |
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* [[User:ngiger|Niklaus Giger]] |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''it''' |
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* Alexis Favre |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''pt''' |
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* François Brutsch --[[User:Fbrutsch|Fbrutsch]] |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''es''' |
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* Michael Vorburger (see [[User:Vorburger]])) |
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* José Formaz |
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|Concept, OLPC / Ondalivre – Project outline |
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* Matthias Stürmer |
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|style="width: 7%;"|2010 |
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* Norbert Bollow |
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* Mala Mukherjee Suess -- User Profile:[[User:Malaidoskop|Malaidoskop]] |
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|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://bit.ly/9xYaiq]] |
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* Jonas Schaller |
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* [[User:alettaka|Aletta Karsies van Eeden]] |
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* [[User:Arjs|Arjun Sarwal]] (part of OLPC- India, contact for any collaborative |
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* [[User:Bernd Kulawik|Bernd Kulawik]] projects/conference calls/IRC sessions) |
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* Susanne Triner (Together21-Projects) |
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* Elisabth Halbherr |
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|colspan="8"|'''Video (Stream, Interview)''' |
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* [[User:Dominik Huber|Dominik Huber]] |
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* [[User:Felixrabe|Felix Rabe]] |
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|Video, OLPC-ch – Introduction to OLPC-ch (40sec) |
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* Lukas Ritzel |
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|2008 |
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* Urs Lerch |
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* [[User:Padrey|Pierre-André Dreyfuss]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_mov1.png|12px|link=http://livingzurich.tv/content/2008/kinder-lernen-mit-100-pcs]] |
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|Video, OLPC-ch – Introduction to OLPC-ch (8min) |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_mov1.png|12px|link=http://livingzurich.tv/content/2008/kinder-lernen-mit-100-pcs]] |
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|Video, OLPC-ch – Interview, LIFT conference in Geneva (6min) |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_mov1.png|12px|link=http://olpc.tv/2008/02/12/lift08-geneva-michael-vorburger]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Video, OLPC-ch – OLPC Mesh Networking @Lift (6min) |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_mov1.png|12px|link=http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQNMxVXKwHk&feature=related]] |
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|colspan="8"|'''Logo (Banner, Pictogram)''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Logo, OLPC-ch – official (svg) |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/images/9/94/Olpc-logo.svg]] |
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|Logo, OLPC-ch – official (not scalable) |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/images/8/85/OLPC.ch_Logo.png]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Logo, OLPC-ch – official header (svg) |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/f5/Olpc-ch_Header.svg]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Logo, OLPC-ch – heading+ (for letters) |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/f5/OLPC.ch_Header_SMALLER.png]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Logo, OLPC / Ondalivre – official |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://bit.ly/aIElxa]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Logo, OLPC-Forum.org – official |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gallery_olpc_ondalivre#OLPC-Forum]] |
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|colspan="8"|'''Flyer''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Flyer, OLPC-ch – Looking for specific XO opportunities |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/lQWQoa]] |
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|Flyer, OLPC-ch – Various flyers for "Tag der Informatik" |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tag_der_Informatik_-_Poster_-_Flyer]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tag_der_Informatik_-_Poster_-_Flyer]] |
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|Flyer, OLPC-ch – OpenExpo Berne |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Switzerland/Infotext]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Switzerland/Infotext]] |
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|Flyer, OLPC-ch – XO-Context, write a thesis, get a laptop... |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/jRPnrR]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/lmq73J]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/jq6HGH]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/jT8ITS]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/kWCVpc]] |
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|Flyer, OLPC / Ondalivre – official (A6) |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://clipart.designo.ch/project/pow/olpcondalivre02flyer1/german/default/index.htm]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://clipart.designo.ch/project/pow/olpcondalivre02flyer1/portuguese/default/index.htm]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://clipart.designo.ch/project/pow/olpcondalivre02flyer1/spanish/default/index.htm]] |
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|colspan="8"|'''Presentation (Folio, Video, Audio)''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Presentation, OLPC-ch – A better education with free software? |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://ngiger.dyndns.org/olpc/Vortrag.pdf]] |
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|Presentation, OLPC-ch – OLPC, useful for switzerland? |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://beat.doebe.li/projects/olpc08/sld012.htm]] |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Presentation, OLPC-ch – Slideshow for OpenExpo Berne'08 |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://slidesha.re/jO1zDf]] |
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|Presentation, OLPC-ch – OLPC Story from Arahuay |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://radian.org/notebook/astounded-in-arahuay]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://ngiger.dyndns.org/olpc/arahuay.html]] |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="8"|'''Form''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Form, OLPC / Ondalivre – Consent to the publication of pictures/movies |
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|2008 |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/iysP7y]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/mP2ags]] |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://scr.bi/iEfzzs]] |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="8"|'''How-to''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|How-to, Ondalivre – Installing firmware on a mesh unit |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://bit.ly/iEIGEB]] |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="8"|'''Software''' |
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|Software, OLPC – Get_mo |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://bit.ly/kSpkGe]] |
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|Software, OLPC / Ondalivre – X-LC1 Proxy |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=X-LC1 Proxy]] |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="8"|'''Book''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Book, OLPC – The OLPC Bible |
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|style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://www.scribd.com/doc/29027033/Die-OLPC-Bibel]] |
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|colspan="8"|'''Statistic (Database, Survey)''' |
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|Statistic, OLPC – Communes/Schools (CH) interested in OLPC projects |
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|2010 |
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 6 December 2020
There are 4 national languages in Switzerland. English (which is not a national language) is probably the best way to reach the largest audience. That is the reason why we publish in English here.
What is OLPC.ch?
The non profit association olpc.ch
In June 2008, the non-profit association One Laptop Per Child Switzerland was founded in Bern, Switzerland. To become a member, start by subscribing to the mailing list and send us an email to introduce yourself to the rest of the community.
Here is a short video about olpc.ch recorded at the Swiss Day of computer science (August, 29th 2008) [Play Video]
- We use this Wiki for collaborative publishing
- We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [Subscribe]
- We host files on Dropbox [View]
- We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives
- We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [Goto]
- We have a Facebook page : olpcswitzerland [Goto]
The objectives of olpc.ch
- Demonstrate that the OLPC educational initiative and philosophy are worth promoting in Switzerland
- Show that XO laptops and tablets are not simply «cheap personal computers for developing countries» by using them in one of the world's wealthiest countries
- Promote the dissemination of XO software and hardware in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting them to these languages.
- Promote the Squeak and Scratch programming environments by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools
- Emphasise the importance of basic computational concepts in contrast to product-based knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software
- Demonstrate and encourage the possibilities of digital learning tools within Swiss education
For the official list of our objectives, please refer to article 3 of our new statutes (in French only). Our objectives include the promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education (in French : TICE).
Our Flyer (also Flyer in German as RTF and Flyer in French as PDF) is a handy summary you may find of interest. More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the OLPC Europe group, and share the OLPC_Europe/Vision. See also this video (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland.
Who is olpc.ch?
Our mailing list reaches between 50 and 100 people.
Name | Function | |
Urs Lerch | Co-Chairman (German-speaking part) and Treasurer | |
Michael Lew | Co-Chairman (French-speaking part) | |
Ibrahima Guissé | Secretary | |
Michele Notari | Founding member, first Chairman (2008 - 2013) | |
Beat Döbeli Honegger | Founding member | |
Benedikt Trefzer | Founding member | |
Niklaus Giger | Member of the OLPC Support Gang | |
Cécile Wyler | Translator (e.g. FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar). | |
Michael Wyler | Legal advisor | |
You? |
How can I get involved?
Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved
If you are interested in following the olpc.ch grassroots movement, interested to participate in OLPC Switzerland, please do join our olpc.ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you could briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. We archive the olpc-ch list for you to read what we have been up to before you joined.
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Make a donation to olpc.ch
To make a donation please use the following Swiss postal account : 60-487139-0
Visit us at an upcoming event
Please check our Facebook page and Twitter channel.
Where can I get a XO?
The question most often asked by individuals is Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?
- Borrow one: olpc.ch hosts several OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentations, and experimental use. See XO Reservation System for details.
- Buy one at ebay: You could buy an XO at ebay.com
- Help us start a pilot program: olpc.ch plans to start a pilot program in Switzerland. If the hardware that is chosen for this program is the XO, then there is a possibility that some extra computers could be available for resale to individuals. However, the primary purpose of these computers is to be used in classrooms, within a very specific educational framework.
If you are the representative of an educational institution, public or private, please send your questions and requests to Michael Lew (michael@olpc.ch).
What has already happened in Switzerland?
A selection of Past Events (in construction)
Date | Theme | Description | Link | Media | |
2014-11-08/10 | Peace | 4th World Forum for Peace - Lugano | Website | Report |
Picture Gallery
Activities, OLPC projects - from the community of interest in Switzerland
Period | Project/Logo | Description | Contact/Team | Link | FB |
2011-2014 | Chile | Helping children with learning disabilities | laptop.org | ||
2008-2013 | XO-Contest | All classes, pupils students, scientists, hackers and geeks are cordially invited to join the XO-competition. The competition consists in the creation of a free choice of written work, which has to stand in connection with the OLPC project . By keeping a diary blog and a final publication, this competition should make a substantial contribution of Switzerland to the global development project. Although the written work is accepted from a variety of fields, contributions in the domains of computer science and pedagogy are favored | Urs Lerch | xo-contest.ch Final Report (PDF, 773kb) |
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2008-2018 | Internet for schools in developing countries | Stefan Rovetto Denise Antunes da Silva Tatiana de Moraes |
x-event.designo.ch | Join |
Activities, e-education projects (CH)
Period | Project/Logo | Description | Contact/Team | Link | FB |
2009-2010 | iPhone class | Children always have a iphone device for free available for schoolwork. They can read, write, calculate, draw... | Beat Döbeli | projektschule-goldau.ch |
Development
Period | Project/Logo | Description | Contact/Team | Link | FB |
2010-2011 | OLPC-Forum | Development of first multilingual OLPC-Forum and easy to use multilingual Library | Stefan Rovetto | dev.olpc-forum.org | |
2009 | Proxy X-LC1 | The X-LC1 is a linux based solution for project OLPC / Ondalivre. Is common for school proxies. Why so special? 1-click-setup and c2sd (conntrack to syslog daemon) | Roman Ammann Stefan Rovetto Alexandre Hill-Maestrini |
sourceforge.net | |
2001 | Etoys | An educational tool for teaching children | ofset.org |
Where can I find further information?
Blogs
Read the OLPC Blog from Michael Vorburger, Beat Döbeli, Martin Hofmann, Stefan Rovetto de pt
Read more OLPC Blogs on Swissroll 1 2 3 4 | Infamy
Press
If you are a journalist in Switzerland, please do subscribe to our mailing list and introduce yourself. We would love to give you a demo (e.g. in Bern, or Lausanne; or elsewhere) of the innovative XO laptop, and share some of our enthusiasm with you... and maybe you would like to write about the OLPC movement, the XO education project, and OLPC Switzerland?
Publication | Magazine |
Write a thesis. Get a laptop. Change the world | Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27 |
All classes, students, hackers and geeks are invited to participate to the XO competition... [Full Text] | |
«With one click out of the misery» | Sonntagszeitung, 2009-04-13 |
How the project "One Laptop per Child" is an enabler of opportunities in a South African slum [Full Text] | |
Testing cheapest laptop in the world | 20 Minuten Online, 2008-11-28 |
The 100-dollar laptop will come very soon to Switzerland. Is the computer a replacement for Eee-PC? 20 Minuten Online has tested the XO-1... [Full Text] | |
The 100 Dollar Tablet | Tagesanzeiger, 2012-01-09 |
The OLPC NGO will unveil at CES a cheap alternative to the iPad that can be powered manually with a crank [Full Text] | |
300 escolas públicas devem receber laptops | VIDA& (Brazil), 2008-04-26 |
Projeto Um Computador por Aluno, do Ministério da Educação, hoje restrito a cinco colégios-piloto, será ampliado no final deste ano... [Full Text] | |
Piaget, Illich et Servan-Schreiber dans un laptop design à 200 F | Domainepublic, 2008-01-05 |
Domaine Public a testé l’ordinateur qui doit apporter la révolution démocratique de l’éducation et de la connectivité globale aux enfants du monde entier... [Full Text] | |
Cabals and Love | NZZOnline, 2007-12-04 |
In the center of the industrialized world politicians, professors and business leaders want to play Santa Claus. They want to give computer technology to the children in underdeveloped regions... [Full Text] | |
A mobile computer not just for kids | NZZOnline, 2007-11-13 |
With the distribution of screwdrivers you will not be able to accelerate the industrialization of an archaic society the existence of hardware and software does not make an information society... [Full Text] | |
One Laptop Per Child | Hochparterre, 2007-11-01 |
After two years of development, the XO laptop designed in the USA is coming to the education market. The designer Yves Béhar, experts from DEZA and Helvetas speak about the project... [Full Text] | |
The low-cost computer get more expensive | NZZOnline, 2007-02-11 |
Within a period of five years, a unit costs about 972 U.S. dollars, including maintenance... [Full Text] | |