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'''OLPC India Student Chapter''' is an organization whose primary aim is to spread awareness about OLPC in India and unite the student manpower of various universities, colleges and schools. The organization was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh. Also, the organization is running various projects of content development for XO users, currently targeting only the Hindi language.
'''OLPC India Student Chapter''' was an organization whose primary aim was to spread awareness about OLPC in India and unite the student manpower of various universities, colleges and schools. The organization was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh.


==IIT Roorkee Chapter==
==IIT Roorkee Chapter==


OISC demonstrated the XO laptop at [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee]] on 28th March 2008. The video of the presentation is uploaded at Google Video and can be viewed [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2215998624569920036 HERE].
OISC demonstrated the XO laptop at [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee]] on 28th March 2008. The video of the presentation is uploaded at Google Video and can be viewed [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2215998624569920036 HERE].
Since then the [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee Chapter]] has been formed. Students of IIT Roorkee are willing to be a part of the revolutionary idea of developing an education system and making it accessible to the unprivileged lot of our country.
Since then the [[OLPC IITR Chapter|IIT Roorkee Chapter]] was formed.


==The Formation==
==The Formation==


The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect.
The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect.





==The Presentation==
==The Presentation==


The latest version of the official powerpoint presentation of OISC can be downloaded from [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBr8MDaGUu6lcDHJhJDSTIpXCGTHJP03A1aFn51fjOSGDgIfUVLLrhvpgauFbUcJjvsG61LltEGOPPS0BOi--wm5/Laptop.org%20-%20OLPC%20India.ppt?download HERE].
The powerpoint presentation of OISC can be downloaded from [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBr8MDaGUu6lcDHJhJDSTIpXCGTHJP03A1aFn51fjOSGDgIfUVLLrhvpgauFbUcJjvsG61LltEGOPPS0BOi--wm5/Laptop.org%20-%20OLPC%20India.ppt?download HERE].


The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBrFDkm4kK0wAz1JvPV50Xz7_7eUllPxM8GIObBZUrfKCCKUSvuI2MjXmcMuWYKmsVJH1KkHBdZVoB3jv_Xih9Ve/Laptop.org.pps?download HERE] for download.
The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available [http://06dm1g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pmggMRCWlvBrFDkm4kK0wAz1JvPV50Xz7_7eUllPxM8GIObBZUrfKCCKUSvuI2MjXmcMuWYKmsVJH1KkHBdZVoB3jv_Xih9Ve/Laptop.org.pps?download HERE] for download.
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==Tasks & Projects==
==Tasks & Projects==


The Student Chapter has rolled out some projects and tasks.
The Student Chapter had rolled out some projects and tasks.




[[OISC Tasks | Tasks]] - OISC has opened up some tasks in which anybody can participate and most of these don't require any previous skills and with time requirement varying from 5 minutes to a few days. These tasks can be taken up by anybody or a group of people.
[[OISC Tasks | Tasks]] - OISC had opened up some tasks in which anybody could participate and most of these didn't require any previous skills and with time requirement varying from 5 minutes to a few days. These tasks could be taken up by anybody or a group of people.


[[OISC Projects | Projects]] - OISC is working on a couple of content development projects. The main objective of these projects is to demonstrate how OLPC XO laptop can be useful to transform education system in India so that learning is more like playing. There are a few projects which have already been completed and others which are open for you to contribute to.
[[OISC Projects | Projects]] - OISC was working on a couple of content development projects. The main objective of these projects was to demonstrate how OLPC XO laptop can be useful to transform education system in India so that learning is more like playing.

==Share Your Views & Be a Part of OLPC==

Please share your comments & suggestions [http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p2SpQF2Jm24CT0jB2U_J5XQ HERE]. Your comments will be published online at [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p2SpQF2Jm24CT0jB2U_J5XQ OLPC India Comments]. We assure your contact information will be treated as private and will not be shared.


==A Great Google Tool==
==A Great Google Tool==
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==Members==
==Members==


The founder members are [[User:gaurav|Gaurav Chachra]], Rahul Vats & Bhola Nath.
The founder members are Bhola Nath, [[User:gaurav|Gaurav Chachra]], Rahul Vats.

The complete list of members is available [[OLPC India Student Chapter Members|HERE]].


[[Category:OLPC India]]
[[Category:OLPC India]]

Latest revision as of 10:35, 24 January 2010

OLPC India Student Chapter was an organization whose primary aim was to spread awareness about OLPC in India and unite the student manpower of various universities, colleges and schools. The organization was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh.

IIT Roorkee Chapter

OISC demonstrated the XO laptop at IIT Roorkee on 28th March 2008. The video of the presentation is uploaded at Google Video and can be viewed HERE. Since then the IIT Roorkee Chapter was formed.

The Formation

The OLPC Student Chapter was formed on 5th February 2008 at a seminar in engineering department of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar was presided by Dr. Daljit Singh (Former Counselor (Science & Tech.), Embassy of India in USA) and Dr. US Shivhare (Editor, International Journal of Food Technology, USA). A presentation on OLPC was delivered by three students of engineering department. The OLPC project got overwhelming response of the audience (numbering about 100 people) and the organization came into effect.


The Presentation

The powerpoint presentation of OISC can be downloaded from HERE.

The powerpoint presentation that was delivered on 5th February 2008 is available HERE for download.

The video of the presentations are uploaded on Google Video:

Tasks & Projects

The Student Chapter had rolled out some projects and tasks.


Tasks - OISC had opened up some tasks in which anybody could participate and most of these didn't require any previous skills and with time requirement varying from 5 minutes to a few days. These tasks could be taken up by anybody or a group of people.

Projects - OISC was working on a couple of content development projects. The main objective of these projects was to demonstrate how OLPC XO laptop can be useful to transform education system in India so that learning is more like playing.

A Great Google Tool

The Google Indic Tranliteration is a great tool to type in Hindi without knowing Hindi keyboard layout. Anybody working in Hindi can benefit from this.

Members

The founder members are Bhola Nath, Gaurav Chachra, Rahul Vats.