ALEARN Network

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The Active Learning, Excited And Responsive Network. Harmonee. Enthusiastic Education!

This is a support network for community deployments / communities of learning, from teachers and classrooms of students to children and their families.

Who are we ?

* Austria: OLPC Austria (Web site) has been running a small proof-of-concept project at the teaching school of University of Teacher Education Styria in Graz, Austria since autumn of 2008. Shortly after being enrolled in the school 25 pupils (and 2 teachers) received XO-1s, today they're in their 4th (and final) year of primary school. The school is an all-day school which is rather untypical for Austria.

The fact that this is part of an University of Teacher Education has allowed for various student projects, particularly final bachelor thesis, to take place in the context of the project. Additionally in 2009 and 2010 Computer Science students from Graz University of Technology worked on developing a Mathematics exercise Activity called ReckonPrimer for use in the proof-of-concept class.

For further information please visit www.olpc.at/pilot/ or contact Christoph Derndorfer.

* Haiti: Adam Holt & some amazing OLPC volunteers began working on a 50 XO-laptop at Ecole Shalom in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti in the fall of 2011. We've tried to document many aspects of the experience on these 2 blogs where we can: http://buildingaschool.org http://mapadelsur.blogspot.com

This is just one of many Haiti learning technology projects we hope can one day become part of an innovative learning technology network for Haiti. EG. So many others have struggled hard helping pave the way around Haiti including Bastien Guerry, Wanda Eugene, Guy Serge Pompilus, Tim Falconer, Bill Stelzer -- just to name a few!

* Nosy Komba, Madagascar: OLPC France is implementing 160 Xos laptops since 2009 in a small island called Nosy Komba, in the north west of Madagascar. All students of the primary school have a laptop. A school server was built and installed in 2010. Specific content have been deployed : one acitivity "Madagascar" was created, one ebook is in Malagasy, and an ebook librairy in french is installed.

In 2011 a long distance WiFi link brought the internet to students via the school server. The report is here.

For more information visit Nosy Komba wiki page OLPC France blog and Nosy Komba web site and here are a few pictures

* Occidental Mindoro, Philippines: eKindling (Education Kindling) is supporting the implementation and development of a number of pilots in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, beginning with the first pilot deployment of 100 XOs in Lubang Island, Mindoro in 2010. Through the outstanding cooperation with Municipality of Lubang, Mayor J. Sanchez, NCC (National Computer Center) Alumni Association the project was made possible with the many generous donations, volunteering, and amazing school staff, grade 4 teachers and students of Lubang Central School and Maligaya Elementary School.

In 2011, we are providing on-going support for the continual growth of the Lubang pilot having assisted with the on-going deployment of an additional 110 XOs and *specialized training* for the new grade 4 teachers & students at the same participating schools. See Remote Pilot Deployment in Lubang

Additionally, during 2011 and onwards we are working with the Provincial Government of Occidental Mindoro OLPC team, in partnership with the Department of Education. The deployment will consist of 550 XOs in 4 schools, seated in 4 different municipalities, namely: San Jose, Calintaan, Rizal, Magsaysay. (Expected deployment during Nov/Dec 2011). See Remote Pilot Deployment Occidental in Mindoro.

The eKindling team has worked closely with the champion teachers and champion students with a focus on training and lesson development with eToys.

For further information see the eKindling page and eKindling website.

Participants / Principal Authors of Upcoming Book

• Madagascar - Laura de Reynal - http://OLPC-France.org
• Kenya - Mark Battley - http://NtugiGroup.com etc
• Cambodia/Vietnam/Thailand? - Nancie Severs - assisted by many!
• Philippines - Mitchell Seaton - assisted by Cherry Withers with eKindling
• Jamaica - Craig Perue - assisted by Sameer Verma, Leila, etc of the OLPC Jamaica Community
• Haiti - Adam Holt - assisted by countless, priceless volunteers (but never quite enough!)
• Austria - Christoph Derndorfer - OLPC Austria

Photography, Visual Design

• Bill Stelzer
• Nina Stawski (working on post card pal network too!)
• Mike Lee

Dance & Song

Think we're joking?! Just wait, SFO & Nosy Komba's youtube performances are only the first of many =)

Lesson plans

A collaborative project to come. OLPC Australia, Claudia, and many grassroots groups are working on a few different options.

Guidelines for learning with the XO

• from Nosy Komba
• from Gabon
• Haiti...
• ... add yours!