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OLPC Paraguay Tiene su propio [http://wiki.paraguayeduca.org/index.php/Portada wiki].
OLPC Paraguay Tiene su propio [http://wiki.paraguayeduca.org/index.php/Portada wiki].


: OLPC Paraguay has it's own '''[http://wiki.paraguayeduca.org/index.php/Portada Paraguay wiki]''' (in Spanish). Most information is kept there. This page is a summary in English.
: OLPC Paraguay has its own '''[http://wiki.paraguayeduca.org/index.php/Portada Paraguay wiki]''' (in Spanish). Most information is kept there. This page is a summary in English.


== Recent updates ==
== Recent updates ==
* The handout of XOs in Caacupe was flawless, now we are working with the technical support CATS of Paraguay Educa, solving all types of issues. Visit our on line photo gallery: [http://picasaweb.google.es/paraguayeduca/SemanaDeEntregaXOsEnCaacupe#slideshow/5327877113032143970]
* 21/06/2009: [[/Daniel Drake report 2009|Daniel Drake publishes a report]] from his experiences as a ParaguayEduca volunteer
* 20/04/2009: Laptop handout commences in Caacupé
* 09/02/2009: 2nd phase of teacher training begins in Caacupé
* 09/02/2009: 2nd phase of teacher training begins in Caacupé
* 22/10/2009: 3rd phase of teacher training ended in Caacupé during October
* 30/10/2009: NGO Paraguay Educa signed a working agreement with the Itaipu hydroelectric, with this, in 2010, we will reach 9,000 beneficiaries from 33 public schools.


== The team ==
== The team ==
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[http://www.paraguayeduca.org ParaguayEduca] is an NGO founded specifically for the purposes of implementing OLPC in Paraguay. It is composed of technical, pedagogical and organisational staff. The office is located in Asunción, Paraguay.
[http://www.paraguayeduca.org ParaguayEduca] is an NGO founded specifically for the purposes of implementing OLPC in Paraguay. It is composed of technical, pedagogical and organisational staff. The office is located in Asunción, Paraguay.


The team have good links with government and media.
The team has good contact with government and media.


The long term goals are to work with the government on a countrywide deployment. Initially, we are working in the city of Caacupé.
The long term goals are to work with the government on a countrywide deployment. Currently, we are working in Caacupe with 4,000 XO computers from the "One Laptop Per Child" foundation, benefiting 10 public schools. In 2010, we will reach 9,000 beneficiaries from 33 public schools, making Caacupé the first Digital City in Paraguay.

#Morgan Ames SF OLPC Summit Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiYQs-0teNI
#http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94zuBB5Nf4w&list=PL4OEMOc6385U9NTgA4J_exd-Ulw8iGOII Go to minute:seconds = 43:44
## With Summer University courses on
### programming [[Activities]] on [[Sugar]]
### OLPC [[Robotics]]: Robotic programming and robotic building


== Caacupé ==
== Caacupé ==


SWIFT have donated laptops for 3500 children and 150 teachers in 10 schools in Caacupé. Thanks to partnerships with government and telecommunications companies, internet and electrical infrastructure has been installed in all 10 schools.
SWIFT has donated laptops for 3500 children and 150 teachers in 10 schools in Caacupé. Thanks to partnerships with the government and telecommunications companies, internet and electrical infrastructure has been installed in all 10 schools. Some schools painted their classrooms in green and also painted the XO logo outside the classroom walls. You can see pictures in our photo gallery [http://picasaweb.google.es/paraguayeduca/SemanaDeEntregaXOsEnCaacupe#slideshow/5327877113032143970]


The teachers are attending a total of 4 weeks of teacher training (during their vacations!!) before the laptops are being given to children.
The teachers are attending a total of 4 weeks of teacher training (during their vacations!!) before the laptops are being given to children.

Now the teachers are already working with the children and their XOs.


== Technical details ==
== Technical details ==


The XOs are running OLPC OS 8.2.1 with some Paraguayan customizations:
The XOs are running OLPC OS 8.2.1 with some Paraguayan customizations:
* /boot/olpc_build version tag customised to include "Paraguay" and a Paraguay-specific release number
* initramfs modification to retrieve activation leases over infrastructure networks from the school server
* initramfs modification to [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8104 retrieve activation leases over infrastructure networks from the school server]
* Browse homepage customized (Spanish language, more kid-friendly)
* initramfs modification to [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9289 speedup shutdown by 15 seconds]
* Browse homepage customized (Spanish language, more kid-friendly, [http://dev.laptop.org/~dsd/20090219/py_home.png near-final screenshot])
* Add gcompris to favourite activities by default
* Disable first-boot "You should update your activities" message which is unintuitive for young, first-time users
* [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9248 Restore sound state to factory settings every boot], working around a somewhat-unknown bug where sound will often stop working until a reflash
* [http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/362 Make the "Discard network history" button also unregister from the XS], just incase we need to do this again in future
* [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9250 Add some scripts for easy full journal restore]
* [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9259 Reduce the number of internet-bound requests that the activity updater has to make]
* [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9288 Implement client-side lease update] from [[Theft deterrence protocol]] to allow for automatic, internet-based lease updates
* [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8104 Work around a dbus bug] causing frequent connectivity failures


We are running XS-0.5.1 at each school.
We are running XS-0.5.1 at each school.
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|blurb=Teacher training wrapping up. Plan to deploy 4K XOs in schools in Q1 2009.
|blurb=Teacher training wrapping up. Plan to deploy 4K XOs in schools in Q1 2009.
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== Evaluation ==
More: http://paraguayeduca.org/en/one-laptop-per-child%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/#evaluaciones

[[Category:Evaluation]]

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OLPC Paraguay Tiene su propio wiki.

OLPC Paraguay has its own Paraguay wiki (in Spanish). Most information is kept there. This page is a summary in English.

Recent updates

  • The handout of XOs in Caacupe was flawless, now we are working with the technical support CATS of Paraguay Educa, solving all types of issues. Visit our on line photo gallery: [1]
  • 21/06/2009: Daniel Drake publishes a report from his experiences as a ParaguayEduca volunteer
  • 20/04/2009: Laptop handout commences in Caacupé
  • 09/02/2009: 2nd phase of teacher training begins in Caacupé
  • 22/10/2009: 3rd phase of teacher training ended in Caacupé during October
  • 30/10/2009: NGO Paraguay Educa signed a working agreement with the Itaipu hydroelectric, with this, in 2010, we will reach 9,000 beneficiaries from 33 public schools.

The team

ParaguayEduca is an NGO founded specifically for the purposes of implementing OLPC in Paraguay. It is composed of technical, pedagogical and organisational staff. The office is located in Asunción, Paraguay.

The team has good contact with government and media.

The long term goals are to work with the government on a countrywide deployment. Currently, we are working in Caacupe with 4,000 XO computers from the "One Laptop Per Child" foundation, benefiting 10 public schools. In 2010, we will reach 9,000 beneficiaries from 33 public schools, making Caacupé the first Digital City in Paraguay.

  1. Morgan Ames SF OLPC Summit Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiYQs-0teNI
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94zuBB5Nf4w&list=PL4OEMOc6385U9NTgA4J_exd-Ulw8iGOII Go to minute:seconds = 43:44
    1. With Summer University courses on
      1. programming Activities on Sugar
      2. OLPC Robotics: Robotic programming and robotic building

Caacupé

SWIFT has donated laptops for 3500 children and 150 teachers in 10 schools in Caacupé. Thanks to partnerships with the government and telecommunications companies, internet and electrical infrastructure has been installed in all 10 schools. Some schools painted their classrooms in green and also painted the XO logo outside the classroom walls. You can see pictures in our photo gallery [2]

The teachers are attending a total of 4 weeks of teacher training (during their vacations!!) before the laptops are being given to children.

Now the teachers are already working with the children and their XOs.

Technical details

The XOs are running OLPC OS 8.2.1 with some Paraguayan customizations:

We are running XS-0.5.1 at each school.

Network infrastructure is primarily access points with an ethernet backbone to the school server. WDS and wireless bridges are used in some situations. Internet connectivity comes in through WiMaX.


Primary Language ,|x|Language spoken::x}}
Number of Laptops Number of manufactured laptops::4000
Keyboard Layout Keyboard::OLPC Spanish Keyboard
Build ,|x|Software release::x}}
Date(s) Arrived in Country ,|x|Has received laptops on date::x}}
School Server ,|x|School server status::x}}
Deployment Status Deployment status::Teacher training wrapping up. Plan to deploy 4K XOs in schools in Q1 2009.


Evaluation

More: http://paraguayeduca.org/en/one-laptop-per-child%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/#evaluaciones