Weekly zine

Currently: Weekly zine/proposed urls

XO Magazine

Milestones for 2008:

• Jan 20th-Sunday : First edition - Public Announcement and seeing out to the mailing lists.
• Jan 19th-Saturday : pre-final copy to Phil for copy editing.
• Jan 19th-Saturday : All articles and text due to Seth for compilation.
• Jan 15th to 18th : Gathering of community activities and summaries.
• Jan 13th to 15th : Discussions , URL/Names, and gathering input, about format, volunteers, and ideas.

Contact info

Zine Volunteers - Editorial Board
Editor-in-feathered-hat: Copy-editor/Proof reader: Interview/profiles: Media/Press: Wiki Summary: Software/development: Education/research: Mailing List/annoucements: l10n and support updates: Country and trial schools: Photos/Flickr: Admins, vandals, whatnot: Translations:	Seth (irc:isforinsects) Phil B. (irc : Phil_Bordelon) Seth (irc : isforinsects) Seth (irc : isforinsects) Iain D (irc : IainD) Phil B. (irc : Phil_Bordelon) Mel (irc : mchua) vacant (irc : ?) Adric (irc : adric_work) vacant (irc : ?) Seth (irc : isforinsects) Firefoxman (irc : ffm) Sj

Sections

• Media/Press updates
• Summarize of various active areas.
  • OLPC Mailing lists
  • OLPC Wiki updates
  • OLPC news
  • OLPC forum
  • OLPC chat
  • Other announcements, Newly formed or active project updates.
• Country/trials/schools - news from XO Laptop siets.
• Personal focus: interview, background
• Education/research projects
• XO photo of the week.
  • only 1 or 2
  • Sized to fit side-by-side on page)
  • Or scattered on the page(s)

(See Discussion page for details on what's to come !)

notes and interest

• design thoughts (christian)
• workshop blog-links (elana/jul)
• squeak ideas from nepal jam (bryan b)
• story from the lines (adam)

Education/Research

• Intro to Papert's work
• Reprint of the canonical "Negroponte + rural kids with laptops" story that inspired OLPC years and years ago
• Reprint (try to get author permission) of the India computer-in-the-wall story
• Introducing grassroots groups (possibly spotlight 1-2)
  • India
  • Peru(?)
  • Nepal
  • Philippines
  • Austria (case-sewing party)
  • Taiwan
  • USA
    • SeaXO
    • CMU games
    • MIT media lab (Mako, etc.)
    • Olin?
    • IMSA?
• Quick summary of pilot classroom field reports over the last year
• Teacher comments