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=== Contribute Health Information for Children To the One Laptop per Child content library === |
=== Contribute Health Information for Children To the One Laptop per Child content library === |
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One Laptop per Child is now accepting open-source educational materials pertaining to health and appropriate for children ages 6 through 12. Your materials shipped on OLPC laptops to educate children worldwide! |
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Materials should: |
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* be free and open-source for worldwide distribution |
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* have an emphasis on audiovisual presentation for a young audience |
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* if possible, be interactive and encourage creativity and hands-on learning |
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* if possible, be available in multiple languages (translators are available through OLPC) |
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* classroom activities and curriculum materials are welcome |
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* materials that utilize the laptops features (built-in microphone, camera, oscilloscope) are welcome |
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Relevant topics include: |
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* [[Physiology]] and body systems/functions |
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* [[Water and sanitation]] (e.g., water testing and filtration, village-scale water treatment, latrines) |
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* Hygiene |
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* [[Nutrition]] |
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* Infectious diseases |
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* Indoor cooking and air quality |
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* First aid and "field" medicine |
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Further examples of relevant health topics can be found in ''Where There Is No Doctor'' and other texts from the [http://www.hesperian.org/ Hesperian Foundation]: |
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An example of child-appropriate materials in the OLPC library can be found here: [http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/Library/biology/ E.O. Wilson Foundation's "Biomes of the Earth,"] (see also [[Biology (collection)]]) a pictoral presentation library of the Earth's ecosystems. |
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For questions and to submit materials to the library, please contact: |
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'''content at laptop dot org''' |
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Revision as of 04:00, 24 June 2008
Flyer information
Contribute Health Information for Children To the One Laptop per Child content library
Questions and Guidelines
for contributors (to add to the above?):
- Including and customizing a version of the Hesperian Foundation guidelines for simplified writing
- Adding interface guidelines for helping direct people to available health information.
- How to use a wiki-like structure to link together available chapters.
- Age appropriateness of existing materials : adding material and interactive projects for young readers over time.
- Working with Appropedia and Howtopedia for simpler presentation of information, and for individual or small-group projects.