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{{__TOCright__}}The [[OLPC|One Laptop per Child]] project (OLPC) is looking for quality [[Request for content|educational content]] and [[Software components|learning software]] to spread to children around the world. Some of these tools and materials will be included on the XO laptops, some will be made available on local [[school server]]s, and some will be made available online. |
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== Content ideas == |
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''Could the OLPC management please make this page an officially-maintained OLPC page so that if an educator or publisher arrives at this page after entering the url on a printed card such as mentioned in'' [[User:Sj/Log/Cards and outreach]] ''into a web browser then the page carries only content of high-quality provenance so that the educator or publisher can quickly gain information of whom to contact and of how to make contact.'' |
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OLPC is extending a call for content creators, publishers, and archivists to suggest educational material for inclusion in our digital library network. We are particularly interested in materials that are designed for children and teachers; designed for ease of localization, customization, and other reuse; available in many languages; and available under a '''[[Content|free content license]]'''. Materials can include the following. |
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* Texts – stories and poems; textbooks, workbooks, how-tos and lab manuals; |
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* Reference works – encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and atlases; |
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* Images – symbols and fonts, blueprints, sketches, photographs and art; |
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* Multimedia content – animations, audio books, songs and audio recordings, videos; |
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* Software – games, tools, scripts, simulations, self-assessments and interactive tools |
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== Copyright == |
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The One Laptop per Child project (OLPC) is hoping to gather quality educational content for distribution around the world to children who will be using the OLPC laptop computer. |
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All material installed on the laptops will be available under a free license, such as the '''[[GPL|GNU General Public License]]''', [[GFDL]], or the '''[[Creative Commons]]''' Attribution or Attribution/Share-alike licenses (The Creative Commons No-derivatives and Non-commercial licenses are too restrictive and should not be used). The full list is: gpl, gfdl, cc-by, and cc-by-sa, public domain and equivalents, mit, bsd, and cc-noattrib. |
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''EITHER'' |
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Materials under other Free licenses may be included in school and regional libraries, but only in extreme cases. |
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:''We should be primarily about contributing to the public domain, from every region and culture. We waste too much time talking about licenses, when these discussions are in many cases diametrically opposed to sharing. Collaboration is about process and community and mutual respect, not about rights and law and anxiety.'' |
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If you would like to discuss the possibility of offering your content to the One Laptop per Child project, please contact the following person in the first instance. |
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=== How to license your work === |
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''Here is needed contact details, telephone, postal and email for a designated person who is usually at his or her desk all the time during stated business hours and who can break into his or her other work so as to conduct discussions with an educator or publisher who makes contact.'' |
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The recommended licences are Public Domain for text and other media, and GPL for code. See the [[Licenses]] page for more information. |
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''OR'' |
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== How to contribute == |
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If you would like to discuss the possibility of offering your content to the One Laptop per Child project, please contact the OLPC Content Gathering Team. |
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* Suggest an idea for content that could be included on the XO by adding your idea directly to the '''[[educational content ideas]]''' page, the '''[[software ideas]]''' page, or the '''[[hardware ideas]]''' page. |
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* Learn more about developing content for OLPC by joining one of our [[mailing lists]]. (The <tt>library</tt> and <tt>devel</tt> lists are good places to start.) |
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* Apply for project hosting by filling out a '''[[project hosting]]''' application. |
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* Test your content directly on an XO by '''[[Emulation|running an emulator]]''' on your own computer or '''[[Contributors program|applying to our contributors' program]]'''. |
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== Submitting your content to OLPC == |
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''Here is needed contact details, telephone, postal and email for a group of people who operate such that at least one of them is at his or her desk all the time during stated business hours and who can break into his or her other work so as to conduct discussions with an educator or publisher who makes contact.'' |
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OLPC is always looking to expand our [[content repository]] and [[software projects|software collection]]. If you have material that you would like to submit to OLPC, please review the following information. |
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=== Formatting your content === |
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About the One Laptop per Child Project. |
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Content submitted should be available in '''[[Data file formats|file formats]]''' that support the OLPC goals. In particular, they must be unencumbered formats (not requiring patent licensing or other restrictions), and they must take relatively little space (so compressed formats are valuable). |
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''Here is needed a short precise summary of what the project is about, in a similar manner to the way that press releases usually have a short item about the company or companies mentioned in the press release.'' |
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Document formats like HTML, '''[[PDF]]''', '''[[DJVU]]''' and '''[[OpenDocument Viewer|OpenDocument]]''' are encouraged. In particular, '''[[DJVU]]''' allows existing paper books to be scanned into an efficient storage format so they can be used as e-books. |
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Further information about the One Laptop per Child project is available from the http://www.laptop.org webspace. |
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See [[Image file formats]] for more about image formats, such as '''[[PNG]]''' and '''[[SVG]]'''. See [[Data file formats]] for other supported formats, such as [[Ogg]] for audio. |
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=== Submitting your content === |
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* If you are submitting a single file (a poem, an image, a movie, a song, etc.), you can [[Special:Upload|upload your file directly to the wiki]]. Then, you can add a link to your file to the [[Educational content ideas#List_of_content_by_type|list of content by type]] or the [[Educational content ideas#List_of_content_by_subject_area|list of content by subject area]]. |
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* If you are submitting a collection of files (a website, a textbook, an image archive, etc.) that is already online, you can add a link to your collection to the [[Educational content ideas#List_of_content_by_type|list of content by type]] or the [[Educational content ideas#List_of_content_by_subject_area|list of content by subject area]]. |
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* If you are submitting a collection of files that is not yet publically available, or if you are submitting a software application, follow the instructions below in order to package your content for the XO. |
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=== Packaging your content === |
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* To package a collection of files (a website, a textbook, an image archive, etc.), follow the directions in [[Creating a content bundle]]. |
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* To package software for use on the XO, read about [[Activity bundles]] ([[OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/Activities/Activity_Bundles|design guidelines]]). Every activity on the laptop is packaged in a self-contained bundle. The bundle includes all the resources that the activity needs in order to function. Once you have bundled your software, fill out the '''[[request for content]]''' form. |
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=== Adding links to external sites === |
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To add a link to a valuable external website, see the list of [[external sites]]. Please note the language(s) covered by each link, and the reading level required. |
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== Examples == |
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=== School books become mini-websites === |
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Once publishers/authors share their normally printed materials (so that electronic versions can be formed), children will be able to -at the teacher's instruction- turn to page-x simply by clicking on the shortcut icon (or bookmarked web page) of the "eBook" in question and instantly go to page-x; and will be able to associate their assignments directly with a page in the book. |
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=== Wikitexts === |
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If you have text material which you want to be made available to anyone for editing, localization, and inclusion in learning packages or lesson plans, you can '''[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Upload upload it]''' as a file to this wiki (you must be logged in to do this), create a new project page for it here, or add it directly to '''[http://wikibooks.org Wikibooks]''' in the language of your choice and link to it from '''[[educational content ideas|this wiki]]'''. |
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=== Software for learning === |
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If you have software tools, simulations, or packages for learning, you can create a new software project and host it '''[http://dev.laptop.org/wiki/Hosting on OLPC servers]''' or on '''[http://sourceforge.net Sourceforge]''' and link to it from '''[[Software ideas|this wiki]]'''. |
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The One Laptop per Child project (OLPC) is looking for quality educational content and learning software to spread to children around the world. Some of these tools and materials will be included on the XO laptops, some will be made available on local school servers, and some will be made available online.
Content ideas
OLPC is extending a call for content creators, publishers, and archivists to suggest educational material for inclusion in our digital library network. We are particularly interested in materials that are designed for children and teachers; designed for ease of localization, customization, and other reuse; available in many languages; and available under a free content license. Materials can include the following.
- Texts – stories and poems; textbooks, workbooks, how-tos and lab manuals;
- Reference works – encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and atlases;
- Images – symbols and fonts, blueprints, sketches, photographs and art;
- Multimedia content – animations, audio books, songs and audio recordings, videos;
- Software – games, tools, scripts, simulations, self-assessments and interactive tools
Copyright
All material installed on the laptops will be available under a free license, such as the GNU General Public License, GFDL, or the Creative Commons Attribution or Attribution/Share-alike licenses (The Creative Commons No-derivatives and Non-commercial licenses are too restrictive and should not be used). The full list is: gpl, gfdl, cc-by, and cc-by-sa, public domain and equivalents, mit, bsd, and cc-noattrib. Materials under other Free licenses may be included in school and regional libraries, but only in extreme cases.
- We should be primarily about contributing to the public domain, from every region and culture. We waste too much time talking about licenses, when these discussions are in many cases diametrically opposed to sharing. Collaboration is about process and community and mutual respect, not about rights and law and anxiety.
How to license your work
The recommended licences are Public Domain for text and other media, and GPL for code. See the Licenses page for more information.
How to contribute
- Suggest an idea for content that could be included on the XO by adding your idea directly to the educational content ideas page, the software ideas page, or the hardware ideas page.
- Learn more about developing content for OLPC by joining one of our mailing lists. (The library and devel lists are good places to start.)
- Apply for project hosting by filling out a project hosting application.
- Test your content directly on an XO by running an emulator on your own computer or applying to our contributors' program.
Submitting your content to OLPC
OLPC is always looking to expand our content repository and software collection. If you have material that you would like to submit to OLPC, please review the following information.
Formatting your content
Content submitted should be available in file formats that support the OLPC goals. In particular, they must be unencumbered formats (not requiring patent licensing or other restrictions), and they must take relatively little space (so compressed formats are valuable).
Document formats like HTML, PDF, DJVU and OpenDocument are encouraged. In particular, DJVU allows existing paper books to be scanned into an efficient storage format so they can be used as e-books.
See Image file formats for more about image formats, such as PNG and SVG. See Data file formats for other supported formats, such as Ogg for audio.
Submitting your content
- If you are submitting a single file (a poem, an image, a movie, a song, etc.), you can upload your file directly to the wiki. Then, you can add a link to your file to the list of content by type or the list of content by subject area.
- If you are submitting a collection of files (a website, a textbook, an image archive, etc.) that is already online, you can add a link to your collection to the list of content by type or the list of content by subject area.
- If you are submitting a collection of files that is not yet publically available, or if you are submitting a software application, follow the instructions below in order to package your content for the XO.
Packaging your content
- To package a collection of files (a website, a textbook, an image archive, etc.), follow the directions in Creating a content bundle.
- To package software for use on the XO, read about Activity bundles (design guidelines). Every activity on the laptop is packaged in a self-contained bundle. The bundle includes all the resources that the activity needs in order to function. Once you have bundled your software, fill out the request for content form.
Adding links to external sites
To add a link to a valuable external website, see the list of external sites. Please note the language(s) covered by each link, and the reading level required.
Examples
School books become mini-websites
Once publishers/authors share their normally printed materials (so that electronic versions can be formed), children will be able to -at the teacher's instruction- turn to page-x simply by clicking on the shortcut icon (or bookmarked web page) of the "eBook" in question and instantly go to page-x; and will be able to associate their assignments directly with a page in the book.
Wikitexts
If you have text material which you want to be made available to anyone for editing, localization, and inclusion in learning packages or lesson plans, you can upload it as a file to this wiki (you must be logged in to do this), create a new project page for it here, or add it directly to Wikibooks in the language of your choice and link to it from this wiki.
Software for learning
If you have software tools, simulations, or packages for learning, you can create a new software project and host it on OLPC servers or on Sourceforge and link to it from this wiki.