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== Re-Energizing Khairat school == |
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Revision as of 09:30, 23 March 2009
Who are we?
What do we plan to achieve?
The objectives of the group are simple and listed below
- Bring a change into lives of the under privilege children through quality education
- Using OLPC technology as powerful resource to empower kids to learn on their own
- Prepare them for the bright future
- Enable children to empower each other and bring about sharing of information as a means of learning to lead a better tomorrow.
How we are going to do it ?
OLPC Mumbai meet
The first meet was held on March 14, 2009 between 1400-1700 hrs IST at HBCSE and the following things were discussed.
- OLPC Project Introduction and Introduction of the members present
- An overview of what the OLPC project is all about through Videos and simple explanations.
- Addressed the issue of "Why a LAPTOP? .. proving why an "EDUCATION?" to children.
- Learning from Getting XO Started OLPC Pune Session (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Getting_Started_XO_Pune_Camp)
- Address by Prof. Nagarjuna on Why use FOSS for Education ?
- Sugar - Introduction, Development and Localization
- HOW I CAN CONTRIBUTE ?
- Discussing OLPC Mumbai - Structure, Activities
- OLPC Deployment Mumbai - Roadmap
- Building Various Communities around Project
Re-Energizing Khairat school - 28th March,2009
It's time for some action...
We are planning to visit Khairat School on 28th March 2009.
Agenda :
- XOs Upgradation (Primary).
- Solving any other technical issues they are facing.
- Look at what content is required.
Also it would act as a learning experience for further Upgrade of Projects.
Transportation : It would be great if we can get personal 2 wheelers but if there are enough participants we can hire a MUV /mini bus( Suggestions )
Attendees for the 28th March Visit to Khairat School
Please add your name if are planning to come below.
1) Chetlapalli Raghu (OLPC Mumbai)
2) Urvish Dave
3) Amit Gogna (Digital Bridge Foundation)
Things to COMPLETE
- Re-energize the Khairat Project
- Marathi Localization for the existing XO laptops with childern at Khairat. (Software version upgradation for the technically inclined)
- School Server Upgrade - Moodle (Learning system to be upgraded with content as well as software versions, if required)
- Internet Connection (Configuration / Acquiring and a working internet connection)
- COW-Power: Electricity Generation (Using cows to rotate an innovative generator to generate enough power to charge the XO laptops)
- Alternative sources of electricity to power up the laptops
- Point of contact to resolve issues with the laptop be it hardware / software
- Continous update to knowledge base setup on the server
- Proposal for DOSTI (NGO "educating" kids in the "premnagar" basti of Worli)
- Stakeholders
- Initial setup and planning
- Technology and Infrastructure support and point of contact
- Enabling Knowledge transfer sessions to educate teachers to use XO laptop.
Attendees
1) Amit Gogna (Digital Bridge Foundation) amitg AT laptop DOT org
2) Harriet Vidyasagar (Digital Bridge Foundation) harriet AT laptop DOT org
3) Sapan kadakia (OLPC MUMBAI) sapankadakia AT gmail DOT com
4) Raghu Chetlapalli (OLPC MUMBAI) raghu007 AT gmail DOT com
5) Sameer Joshi (OLPC PUNE) sameer.joshi7887 AT gmail DOT com
6) Prashant Mahajan (OLPC PUNE) prashant3535 AT gmail DOT com
7) Sachin Kadam (OLPC MUMBAI) isrkadam@gmail.com <tentative>
8) Sankool Shah (OLPC MUMBAI) sankool AT gmail DOT com <tentative>
9) Abhishek Goel(OLPC MUMBAI) abhishek AT omair DOT org
10)Nitin Yadav (OLPC MUMBAI) nitin.yadav.007 AT gmail DOT com
11) Ujwala (Dosti Project)
12) Amit Dhakulkar (HBCSE, TIFR Mumbai) damitr AT gmail DOT com
13) Dev Ranjan Das (BARC, Mumbai) devranjandas AT gmail DOT com
14) Sumit Chowdhury (Digital Bridge Foundation)
15) JAY R. SHAH (ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)K.J. SOMAIYA
16)NIRBHIK MODI (ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)K.J. SOMAIYA
16)ADITI UDANI (ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)K.J. SOMAIYA
17)ANKUR ZAVERI (ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)K.J. SOMAIYA
18)Deepam, VESIT
19) Roshan Baladhanvi (Between a Fresher and IT Professional) kubunturos@gmail.com
20) Ganesh Gajare(Student) gnowledge.ganesh DOT gmail.com
Suggestions
OLPC Mumbai Panel
Positions Open :-
OLPC Mumbai - Head - 1 member
Technology Incharge - 2 members
Learning / Pedagogy Incharge - 2 members
Marketing Incharge - 2 members
(The above positions are volunteer based and the selection process would follow on the wiki soon )