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** the iSummit this June - including workshops and online participation |
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* Speaker series : requests for fields and people |
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Video demonstration of what one might do with computers, next to a catalog and 'what do you like?' survey. |
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 19 June 2007
A biweekly discussion group. For more, see agendas below and the talk page.
Upcoming meetings
Previous gatherings
June 19
On Ad Libris
April 2
Hot on the heels of our last meeting. A mini-agenda:
- existing networks of education enthusiasts and volunteers.
- following up on last week's theme : what are some of the great examples of development projects in education from the past, and where are they now?
- iCommons and OLPC projects in the near future to support local education creation
- the iSummit this June - including workshops and online participation
- Speaker series : requests for fields and people
March 28
Related projects
Updates needed for...
- Tamilnet - what happened to one email per village?
- Motocar/oxcart nets in Cambodia - still in use?
- Similar Indian networks?
- Cell phone sharing entrepreneurs: #, impact?
- Voices from the Plain of Jars - from Laos
Seeds
- Learn about the world; other worlds and cultures. --> arts and culture, wikipedia, digital libraries
- Library interface: pass around catalogs
- Local kid-friendly materials: animals, locales,
- Literacy and numeracy
co-productions
- sesame: al manahil, plazax2, &c
- logo, squeak manuals
- unicef - child storytelling and sharing about their culture
- penpals -- easier for girls? photos make this better
Output
sharing and cultural id
- Media and oral histories
- collab record, by community
- minor languages and cultural preservation
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- media and arts
empowering
- learning to learn and teach
- creative synthesis
- filling bounties, reputation and awards
Kid worries
- Stealing friends' laptop; breaking one and taking another. How to prove whose machine I am?
- Personalization: physical etching? Bring a laser etcher around school to school?
- How much can repersonalization happen?
Pairings/networks
- district, school to school
- student, teacher to teacher
- city, nation to nation
Ideas
Banks for bandwidth - nights and weekends
Animation, shadow puppet software
Postcards from Buster, as model
Video demonstration of what one might do with computers, next to a catalog and 'what do you like?' survey.
March 15
Speaker series. Who from education, economics, social development, technology?
- Cynthia B @ Media Lab
Attendance : promote through mailing lists, irc channels, other Berkman events