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Though we are working on a state-wide initiative for OLPC in Tennessee, it may be more helpful to break-down Tennessee into 3 distinct regions, revolving around Tennessee's major cities and school districts. |
Though we are working on a state-wide initiative for OLPC in Tennessee, it may be more helpful to break-down Tennessee into 3 distinct regions, revolving around Tennessee's major cities and school districts. |
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* Central Tennessee (Nashville) |
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* Eastern Tennessee (Knoxville) |
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Revision as of 04:44, 29 April 2008
Tennessee Grassroots Organization
Goals
- To organize citizens of Tennessee to help bring educational material and tools to Tennessee's poorest communities.
- We hope to improve computer literacy and increase access to a wide assortment of educational curriculum.
Students at Springdale Elementary (Memphis, TN) crowd around an XO
Get Involved
You can sign up for our mailing list at (TO BE DETERMINED)
News
- Several members from Memphis City Schools' Educational Technology Group have been posting articles to their blogs about Springdale's grant proposal. Feel free to read up on it:
- Cindy's article about the XO
- Linda has written 1 2 articles about the XO at Springdale Elementary
- Jason has a good article about the Classmate PC
Regions in Tennessee
Though we are working on a state-wide initiative for OLPC in Tennessee, it may be more helpful to break-down Tennessee into 3 distinct regions, revolving around Tennessee's major cities and school districts.
- Western Tennessee/Mid-South (Memphis)
- Central Tennessee (Nashville)
- Eastern Tennessee (Knoxville)