Educator Resources

Welcome Educators! The following resources have been created by OLPC supporters in various countries. This page is an attempt at organizing the available resources in a central location.

Please add any resources that you think may be useful.

Recommended Reading

Resource	Description	Author(s)
What is Sugar??	What is Sugar? This will answer this question as well as share with you the philosophies of the SugarLabs foundation.	SugarLabs
The XO Laptop in the Classroom.pdf	A dowloadable PDF file introducing you to the XO laptop, it's features, activities within and classroom ideas.	Sdenka Zobeida Salas Pilco

Presentations

Resource	Description	Author(s)
OLPC Mission Video part 1	Video of The One Laptop Per Child foundation explaining the mission and philisophy of the XO Laptop.	OLPC Foundation
OLPC Mission Video part 2	Video of The One Laptop Per Child foundation explaining the mission and philisophy of the XO Laptop.	OLPC Foundation
Classroom Presenter for the XO Laptop	A downloadable Powerpoint presentation to help assist you with classroom presentation and utilization of the XO Laptop.	Will Burnside, Mathias Klous, Kristofer Plunkett, Brian Mayton

Lesson Plans

Multidisciplinary

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Creating a business	A .doc guide to assist you with getting students to create their own business plan. This business plan will teach students how to take care of their money and introduce them to budgeting their money properly. It also will teach them to use spreadsheets and basic equations within spreadsheets.	Rawanda Team wiki.laptop.org
Info Hunt	This activity is intended for students to use their XO laptops to find as much information and examples of any topic the teacher provides. Examples would be 90 degree architecture, uses of wood, etc, etc.	wiki.laptop.org

Geography

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Moon	A description of the activity moon and definitions to help you understand the terminology of the moon and its' cycles	wiki.laptop.org
Distance	A guide on how to use Distance Activity for the XO Laptop.	wiki.laptop.org

Science

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Making XO Sensors	Making XO sensors for the use of MEASURE activity	Flossmanuals
Ideas to try with PHYSICS activity	Here are a list of some ideas to try with the activity PHYSICS.	wiki.laptop.org
Python Programming: An introduction to computer science	A downloadable PDF document/Adobe Acrobat document that will introduce you to Python programming.	John M. Zelle, Ph.D. 2002

Literacy

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Chat Activity	This is an introduction to Chat and also gives you various ideas and examples to use Chat within your classroom	Floss Manuals

English

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Creating a storybook in eToys	This downloadable .docx manual will explain how to create a storybook using the activity eToys.	Rawanda Tean wiki.laptop.org
Creating a Diary	Students will buddy up and create a weekly diary with their XO laptops filled with pictures and imagination to present to their classmates.	wiki.laptop.org
Journalism	Students can use XO laptops to record information, save notes, ideas, stories, and put it all together to create a news story about any topic the teacher provides.	wiki.laptop.org

Language

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Write Activity	A guide on the basics of Write Activity and how to use features within, collaborating, and other tutorials	Floss Manuals

Mathematics

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Decimals	A downloadable .docx lesson plan dedicated to decimal practice with the XO. You will create a game utilizing MEMORIZE activity and have students practice with it	Rawanda Team wiki.laptop.org
What makes Mathematics hard to learn?	A read that asks the question "What makes Mathematics hard to learn?" with insight to the question.	Marvin Minsky

Social Science

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Interviewing a family member	If students can take their XO home, they can choose a family member to interview on a subject the class is studying. The Record Activity is perfect for making either Audio or Video recordings of the interviews. Students can include a photo of the interviewee, also taken with Record. Possible topics, assigned by the teacher, for the interviews could be occupations, childhood memories, favorite pets, historical events they would remember, or interesting places they have been, like "what I did over my summer vacation".If they have made audio interviews, students can work in teams to transcribe the recordings they have into a project in Write and add the photos they have taken. They might also research the topics of their interviews and write a little background information about the topic.	Flossmanuals

Information Technology

Resource	Description	Author(s)
XO Laptop Keyboard Shortcuts	A collection of XO laptop keyboard shortcuts for your information and review.	Floss Manuals
Creating your own XO Activities	A guide to programming your own XO Activity for the Sugar operating system	Floss Manuals
Using Terminal	This guide teaches you how to utilize Terminal and teaches you basic and advanced commands to assist you with programming and editing with Terminal	Floss Manuals

Art

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Making Movies	This is an idea of what you can do with students using their XO laptops to create different scenarios on screen.	Team Nigeria wiki.laptop.org
Creating a photo archive	This can be used for various projects. You can get students to take pictures of themselves, events, activities within the school year and have them collaborate their photos to create a photo archive for the year.	wiki.laptop.org

Physical Education

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Kakisiwew School get fit with Swift Feet	A video of students utilizing Swift Feet for exercise during classtime. This helps children to get the blood flowing to assist them with learning	Youtube

Music

Resource	Description	Author(s)
TamTamJam Activity	A quick lesson on how to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on keyboard using TamTamJam	dukegroups.duke.edu
TamTam Music Activities	A quick read about what TamTamEdit, TamTamJam, TamTamMini, & SynthLab is all about and links to help you get started using these programs.	wiki.laptop.org

Drama

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Making Movies	This is an idea of what you can do with students using their XO laptops to create different scenarios on screen.	Team Nigeria wiki.laptop.org

Manuals

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Geting Started	HELP TOPICS: opening the laptop, getting connected, using activities, inviting a friend, sharing with the neighborhood, using your journal, ebook mode, home view, group view, neighborhood view, activity view, laptop features, external ports, keyboard battery, troubleshooting	wiki.laptop.org
Online Manual	A very useful online manual for the XO laptop which includes topics regarding: Introduction, Getting Started, Interface, Activities, Network, Record Activity, Browse Activity, Write Activity, Turtle Art Activity, Support,.	wiki.laptop.org
Online Troubleshooting Guide	Troubleshooting the XO Laptop. An online guide to assist you with troubleshooting various components of the XO Laptop.	wiki.laptop.org
XO Laptop Top Disassembly	An online guide to disassemble XO Laptop. This guide will assist you to access to the monitor, speakers, hard drive, wi-fi antennae, and motherboard	wiki.laptop.org
XO Laptop Bottom Disassembly	This guide will assist you to access to the keyboard, touchpad, keyboard & touchpad control board (ALPS)	wiki.laptop.org
Connecting an XO Laptop to the internet	This is a guide to show you how to connect your XO laptop to a network for internet access	wiki.laptop.org
Memorize Guide	This is a guide to show you how to use the activity, Memorize. It will help you with basics as well as to create, modify and play as well as other tutorials	Floss Manuals

Activity Guides

Resource	Description	Author(s)
Turtle Art	Basic information for blocks and commands. A starting point for using Turtle Art	wiki.laptop.org
Turtle Art: Getting Started	This webpage is dedicated to explaining the basics as well as more complex forms of Turtle Art. Instructions include how to photos and diagrams to help you understand how to use Turtle Art's blocks, and block combinations. Also, a gallary of beautiful work done by Turtle Art to demonstrate its capabilities.	turtleart.org
Turtle Art Demonstration	A quick video showing Turtle Art in action. This will give you an idea of how easy and fun Turtle Art can be.	NewGadgetsDE
Scratch: Instructonal Resource 1	This site has a vast collection of how to's & videos to get you started with Scratch.	ScratchEd
Scratch: Instructional Resource 2	This site has a vast collection of how to's & videos to get you started with Scratch.	learnscratch.org
eToys: Instructional Resource	This site has a vast collection of PDF documentation & videos to get you started with eToys.	waveplace.org

Articles and Bibliographic References

Resource	Description	Author(s)
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project and Its Applicability to Ghana	In this paper, we describe the OLPC project, its mission and goals, the XO laptop itself, and address the applicability of the OLPC project and the XO technology to Ghana, West Africa.	Suzanne Fox Buchele*, Romeo Owusu-Aning
Etoys for One Laptop Per Child	We present an overview of the OLPC Etoys system, describe the intensive two-year development effort that produced the system, and discuss lessons learned.	Freudenberg, B.