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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#f78f1e;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Are you a Teacher?</h2> |
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*[[Participate#Are you a Grade School Student?|Get your students involved]]. |
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*[[Special:userlogin|Join this wiki]] and contribute educational [[Content|content]]. |
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* Share your lesson plans and [[educational ideas]] with schools using [[XO]]s, and with the rest of us! |
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* [[documentation|Document]] your and your students' experiences with the laptops |
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* [[penpal|Connect]] your class with an OLPC school elsewhere in the world. |
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** Have students [[Our Stories|record stories]] from each other, to share with children elsewhere; or simply read [http://www.ourstories.org existing stories] out loud. |
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* Volunteer to [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang support other users directly!] |
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#6ebe46;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Are you a Developer?</h2> |
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Developers are enormously useful. Learn how to get involved: |
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* at our [[Developers]] page. |
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* at the [[Developers program]] page. |
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You may want to look at some of the [[Activities]] being developed for XO laptops. |
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It may be easiest at the moment for developers to get involved. You can |
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We also host regular [[Jams]] to code games and other activities. |
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* read our [[Developers manual]] and [[Developers/FAQ]] |
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* apply for our [[Developers program]] |
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* test or review one of the current [[Activities]]; start at the [[Test_issues|Testing]] page |
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** [[Developers/Setup|setup]] a [[sugar]] development environment |
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** Explore the [[Developers/Stack|operating stack]] of the laptops |
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** Read or contribute to our list of [[Developers/Issues|development issues]] |
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** Suggest particular [[Developers/Projects|projects]] of interest |
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** Join one of our many developer [[Developers/Communication|channels]] |
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** Help us gather [[Developers/Documentation|documentation]] as you make your first contributions |
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* volunteer to [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang support other users directly] |
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We expect to have monthly releases for a short while, followed by three-month update cycles; with activity developers soon able to follow their own cycles. |
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We also host regular [[Jams]] to code activities of various sorts. [[Game Jams|Games]] and [[News Reader|News]] activities have been topics of recent events. |
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If you are a student, you can: |
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Students can: |
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* Make an account here on the wiki, and write about what projects you are working on |
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*Test software and content by joining our [[Review squad]] and attending testing [[Jams]]. |
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* Start a new project with a friend, or suggest one you want to start |
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*Communicate with kids who have XO laptops. (Our penpals program is coming soon.) |
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* Test the laptops with others; join a [[review squad]], or set up a review session with their class. |
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* Communicate with other students around the world. (A penpals program is in the coming; see [[ePals]] for a related activity.) |
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#e50278;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Make things; share what you know!</h2> |
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Everyone can: |
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We need plenty of help with [[Content]]. We're looking for: |
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* Apply to become a topical [[curators and coordinators|curator or coordinator]]. |
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*Interns, mentors, and organizations to join [[Summer of Content 2007]]. |
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* Help others [[Creating a content bundle|package materials]] and [[creating an activity|make activities]]. |
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*[[Wikimania|Wikimaniacs]]! |
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* Join our [[mailing lists]] or [[forums]] and share your ideas for improving education |
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*[[Curators and coordinators]]. |
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* Host or participate in [[Jams|content jams]]. |
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* Connect to the groups in local [[Countries|countries]]. |
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*Participants for our [[Jams|Curriculum Jams]]. |
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* Sign up to intern, mentor, or sponsor [[Summer of Content|2008 Summer of Content]] projects later this year. |
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* Point others to this page! |
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#6ebe46;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;" id="Localization">Can you translate? Can you read?</h2> |
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* [[Localization]] and Internationalization |
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* [[Librivox|Audio recordings]] of books and text |
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*Internationalization |
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* [[Transcription|Text transcriptions]] of songs, speeches, and videos |
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We're looking for translation help for [[Translating|this wiki]] and for [[Getting involved in OLPC#Translation and Internationalization|software]], activities, and other content for the XO laptops. |
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We are looking for help translating [[Translating|this wiki]], our most-used [[Getting involved in OLPC#Translation and Internationalization|core software]], and the many activities and content bundles being made. |
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#f78f1e;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">For educational organizations</h2> |
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Educational organization can help out too. Like individual teachers, your organization can |
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Your educational organization can help by adapting your educational materials for the XO laptops. We need these materials to be open source. |
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* Adapt materials for the XO laptops, |
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* Review existing materials and interfaces, |
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* Connect groups of students and teachers with one another, |
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* Provide expert guidance to student groups |
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We are building open projects and open source tools and materials in every field. To sign up, see the [[Curators and coordinators]] page. |
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For an <u>'''older overview'''</u> of getting involved, see the more detailed page '''[[Getting involved in OLPC]]'''. Some other links are included here for quick perusal: |
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For large-scale ways to get involved, you might also want to look through '''[[Getting involved in OLPC]]'''. If you have a bit of time and want to get started quickly reading or editing, some other links are included here. |
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== OLPC Community pages == |
== OLPC Community pages == |
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* [[Mailing lists]], for threaded discussions |
* [[Mailing lists]], for threaded discussions |
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* [[IRC channels]], for live feedback |
* [[IRC channels]], for live feedback |
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* [[Forums]], for discussion board interaction |
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* [[Getting involved in OLPC]], for large-scale project descriptions (needs cleanup badly!) |
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Our community includes the educators, developers, writers, artists, translators, parents, and users of early machines. |
Our community includes the educators, developers, writers, artists, translators, parents, and users of early machines. Please join us and contribute to OLPC's impact on education around the world. |
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=== Some related feeds=== |
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''' Meta ''' |
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== Find a Task == |
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* [[organizing]] |
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* revisiting [[Template:Content submission|submission templates]] for projects/ideas/material |
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* segmented [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] |
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''' from OLPC [[Blogs]] and [[mailing lists|lists]]''' |
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I have '''[[:Category:Tasks by time | time]]'''. |
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* [http://planet.laptop.org Planet OLPC] and [http://olpc-cambridge.blogspot.com OLPC Cambridge] |
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* [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com OLPC Ceibal] |
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* [http://olpc.pe OLPC PERU] |
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* [[Current events]] has its own rss feed, though it is basically superceded by the community-news mailing list. |
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I have a '''[[:Category:Tasks by skill | skill]]'''. |
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I want to '''[[:Category:Tasks | explore]]'''! |
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== Find a Task == |
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An exploratory way to to find [[:template:opentasks|open tasks]]: |
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: '''[[:Category:Tasks by time | by time]]'''. |
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: '''[[:Category:Tasks by skill | by skill]]'''. |
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: '''[[:Category:Tasks | by browsing]]'''! |
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See also our [[FAQ]] and [[Ask OLPC a Question]], which always need active pruning and archiving. This is a task which lets you review the tasks and project ideas of others. |
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''[[Participate/Help|Help finding a task]].'' |
''[[Participate/Help|Help finding a task]].'' |
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== Add a Task == |
=== Add a Task === |
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To add a new task: |
To add a new task: |
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#Create a new [[Sample task|task page]]. |
# Create a new [[Sample task|task page]]. |
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#Categorize it according to the [[Template:Task|task template]] (included on task page). |
# Categorize it according to the [[Template:Task|task template]] (included on task page). |
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#Add a link and description on the [[Projects]] or [[Activities]] page (if relevant). |
# Add a link and description on the [[Projects]] or [[Activities]] page (if relevant). |
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''[[Participate/Help|Help adding a task]].'' |
''[[Participate/Help|Help adding a task]].'' |
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== Some (soon to be dynamic) Feeds== |
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=== Recent === |
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* [[Category:Tasks|tasks]] |
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* segmented [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] )( |
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=== Meta === |
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* [[organizing organizing]] |
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* revisiting [[Template:Content submission|submission templates]] for projects/ideas/material |
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=== OLPC Blogs === |
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* [http://planet.laptop.org Planet OLPC] |
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* [http://olpc-cambridge.blogspot.com OLPC Cambridge] |
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* [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com OLPC Ceibal] |
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=== OLPC newsfeed === |
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* [[Current events]] rss. |
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For an older overview of getting involved, see the more detailed page Getting involved in OLPC. Some other links are included here for quick perusal:
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Our community includes the educators, developers, writers, artists, translators, parents, and users of early machines. Please join us and contribute to OLPC's impact on education around the world. Meta
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Find a TaskAn exploratory way to to find open tasks: See also our FAQ and Ask OLPC a Question, which always need active pruning and archiving. This is a task which lets you review the tasks and project ideas of others. Add a TaskTo add a new task:
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