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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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==What is OLPC.ch?== |
==What is OLPC.ch?== |
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===The non profit association olpc.ch=== |
===The non profit association olpc.ch=== |
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In June 2008 the non |
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 |
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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* We use this Wiki |
* We use this Wiki for collaborative publishing |
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* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list |
* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch Subscribe]] |
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* We host files on |
* We host files on Dropbox [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hau7suovg9dohoh/AABoEaH_vrz-g9Zq07yaZhR8a?dl=0 View]] |
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* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives |
* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives |
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* We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [[https://twitter.com/#!/olpcswitzerland Goto]] |
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* We have a Facebook page : olpcswitzerland [[https://www.facebook.com/olpcswitzerland Goto]] |
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===The objectives of olpc.ch=== |
===The objectives of olpc.ch=== |
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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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#Demonstrate that the concept is worth promoting by using XOs in Switzerland |
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#Show that OLPC is not just a cheap PC for developing countries by using XOs in one of the world's wealthiest countries |
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#Promote the dissemination of XOs in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting XOs to these languages. |
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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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#Emphasize the importance of basic concepts in contrast to product knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software. |
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#Demonstrate the possibilities of digital learning tools to the Swiss education environment. |
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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 |
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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More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the [[OLPC Europe]] group, and share the [[OLPC_Europe/Vision]]. |
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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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[[Articles of Association: OLPC-ch]] |
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=== Who is olpc.ch? === |
=== Who is olpc.ch? === |
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Our mailing list reaches between 50 and 100 people. |
Our mailing list reaches between 50 and 100 people. |
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* [[User:Michele|Michele Notari]] president of olpc.ch |
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* [[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]] member of the board of olpc.ch, responsibility: projects and events |
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|style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;"|'''Name''' |
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* [[User:Ngiger|Niklaus Giger]], auditor (Revisor), member of the OLPC Support Gang see [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang]] |
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* [[User:cecile|Cécile Wyler]] translation's volunteer (FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar) |
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* [[User:Michael|Michael Wyler]] |
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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?== |
==How can I get involved?== |
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=== Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list === |
=== Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved === |
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If you are interested in following the olpc.ch |
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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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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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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=== Make a donation to olpc.ch === |
=== Make a donation to olpc.ch === |
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'''To make a donation''' please use Swiss postal account |
'''To make a donation''' please use the following Swiss postal account : 60-487139-0 |
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=== Visit us at an upcoming event === |
=== Visit us at an upcoming event === |
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Please check our Facebook page and Twitter channel. |
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=== Get actively involved === |
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If you're interested in OLPC Switzerland, feel free to join our mailing list (http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch) and see how you can participate. |
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== Where can I get a XO? == |
== Where can I get a XO? == |
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The question most often asked is '''Where can I get an |
The question most often asked by individuals is '''Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?''' |
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* '''Borrow one:''' olpc.ch hosts |
* '''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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* '''Buy one at ebay:''' You could buy an XO at ebay.com |
* '''Buy one at ebay:''' You could buy an XO at ebay.com |
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* '''Help us start a pilot program:''' olpc.ch plans to start |
* '''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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== What has already happened in Switzerland? == |
== What has already happened in Switzerland? == |
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=== A selection of Past Events (in construction) === |
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=== News from Switzerland === |
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* 2009-11-11: Urs Lerch becomes member of the OLPC-ch association as part of the board. |
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* 2009-06-09: 20 XO's delivered |
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* 2008-08-08: Olpc-ch is prowd owner of a third X0 (borrowed from olpc-Austria) |
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|style="width:20%;"|'''Theme''' |
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* 2008-06-25: The olpc-ch association has been founded |
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|style="width:50%;"|'''Description''' |
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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="width:08%;"|'''Link''' |
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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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|style="width:10%;"|'''Media''' |
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* 2008-01-26: OLPC.ch mailing list opened |
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* 2008-01-15: First face to face meeting of OLPC Switzerland, in Bern (minutes?) |
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|2014-11-08/10 |
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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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* 2009-11-18: [[Switzerland/ Talk at CERN]] (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) in Geneva |
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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(1).JPG| |
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* 2009-03-13: Two workshops at the [http://www.schwyz.phz.ch/fachtagung Fachtagung Personal Learning Environments in der Schule] @ [http://www.schwyz.phz.ch/ PHZ Schwyz] |
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* 2009-01-20: [[OLPC.ch January 09 Meeting in Bern]] |
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* 2008-11-15: UNM Tagung in Zürich http://unm.phzh.ch/ We will present our Poster and answer questions |
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* 2008-10-22: olpc-ch Meeting in Bern.. [[OLPC_Switzerland/Meeting October Bern|Meeting October Bern]] |
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* 2008-09-09: [[http://www.educa.coop/dyn/9.asp?url=83277%2Easp SFIB Meeting]] plenary speach, presentation of the project |
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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(6).JPG| |
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* 2008-08-29: [[http://informatica08.ch/de/Tag_der_Informatik.html Informatica 08]]: Participation to the 'Tag der Informatik' in Zürich: Workshop for children and presentation of the project: |
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* 2008-06-04: Meeting in Berne:[[Switzerland/Meeting-June-Berne | Meeting-June-Berne]] |
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* 2008-05-24: [http://www.ossanschulen.ch/index.php?id=18 OSS an Schulen, Weiterbildungstagung] |
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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(9).jpg| |
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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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Image:Bild_Olpc_Ondalivre_(10).jpg| |
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* 2008-03-12 to 2008-03-13: 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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Image:Themenwand_Olpc_Ondalivre.png|Themewall OLPC / Ondalivre (4 languages) |
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* 2008-02-07 to 2008-02-08: [http://www.liftconference.com Lift08 Conference in Geneva] |
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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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== Activities== |
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==== Etoys ==== |
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* http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Etoys |
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|style="width:35%;"|'''Description''' |
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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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|2008-2013 |
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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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|2009-2010 |
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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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== Development == |
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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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|2001 |
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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? == |
== Where can I find further information? == |
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===Blogs=== |
===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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* http://wiki.doebe.li/Beat/IsaOLPC ''(all postings tagged with OLPC)'' |
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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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* 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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===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? ;-) Past articles: |
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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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* http://www.lematin.ch/pages/home/actu/economie/actu_economie__2?contenu=354155 |
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* 2009-04-13: Sonntagszeitung - [http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/home/artikel-detailseite-sda/?newsid=75178 Mit einem Klick aus dem Elend] |
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|'''Write a thesis. Get a laptop. Change the world''' |
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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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|Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27 |
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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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|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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* 2007-11-01: Hochparterre - Ein Laptop pro Kind [[Media:Olpc-hochparterre-11-2007.pdf|Full article as PDF]] |
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|[[File:Write_a_thesis_change_the_world.png|117px]] |
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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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|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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|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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|'''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="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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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="vertical-align:top;" |
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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="vertical-align:top;" |
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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 == |
== Re-usable Material: Logo / Header Talks / Presentations / Articles / Videos == |
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* Pictures of the SFIB- Meeting in September '08 ( http://www.educa.coop/dyn/9.asp?url=83277%2Easp) : scroll down to the last presentation: http://www.formularossi.ch/foto/fachtagung2008/ |
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* OLPC-ch Logo: image not scalable: [[Media:OLPC.ch_Logo.png]] |
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* OLPC-ch Logo: SVG: [[Media:olpc-logo.svg]] |
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* OLPC-ch Header: Scalable Vector Graphics [[Media:olpc-ch Header.svg]] |
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* Flyer [[Media:OLPC_ch_Flyer_Sept-08.rtf]] |
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* [[40 Seconds Video - Itroduction to OLPC-ch]] |
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* The OLPC.ch Logo in different formats:: [[Media:OLPC.ch_Logo.svg]] and [[Media:OLPC.ch Logo.png]] |
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* The OLPC.ch "Letter Head" in various formats: [[Media:OLPC.ch_Header_SMALLER.png]], and the original files in various formats used to make it at http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch/files |
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* 2008-08-24: Material prepared for Tag der Informatik is at [[Tag_der_Informatik_-_Poster_-_Flyer]] |
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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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== XO Hacking stuff by OLPC.ch members == |
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* [[Switzerland/get_mo | get_mo]] |
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|style="width:75%;"|'''Media''' |
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|'''Date''' |
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|colspan="6"|'''Versions''' |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="2"|'''Concept''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''en''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''de''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''fr''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''it''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''pt''' |
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|style="width: 3%;"|'''es''' |
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|Concept, OLPC / Ondalivre – Project outline |
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|style="width: 7%;"|2010 |
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|[[Image:Ico_External_Link_site1.png|12px|link=http://bit.ly/9xYaiq]] |
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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|colspan="8"|'''Video (Stream, Interview)''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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|Video, OLPC-ch – Introduction to OLPC-ch (40sec) |
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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 – 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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|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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|colspan="8"|'''Software''' |
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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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|-style="vertical-align:top;" |
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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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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.
Archives 1|2|3|4
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] | ![]() |