OLPC Pune: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
[[Image:OLPC-Pune-Group.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Media:OLPC-Pune-Group.jpg|actual size]]|center|OLPC-Pune-Group]] |
[[Image:OLPC-Pune-Group.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Media:OLPC-Pune-Group.jpg|actual size]]|center|OLPC-Pune-Group]] |
||
==Getting Started XO Camp== |
==Getting Started XO Camp - Minutes of Meeting == |
||
The '''Getting Started XO Camp''' |
The '''Getting Started XO Camp''' was scheduled on '''1st March, 2009''' in Pune. <br> |
||
[[Image:OLPC-Laptop.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Media:OLPC-Laptop.jpg|actual size]]|center|XO Laptop]] |
[[Image:OLPC-Laptop.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Media:OLPC-Laptop.jpg|actual size]]|center|XO Laptop]] |
||
Here is your chance to be part of this beginning we can make together to bring about |
|||
'''change in lives of kids in and around Pune that need our attention''' to provide quality education.This camp is for - technical and non-technical both. |
|||
The |
The minutes of meeting for the Camp can be seen at <br> |
||
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Getting_Started_XO_Pune_Camp |
|||
'''Venue :- <br> |
|||
Room No. 207, <br> |
|||
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, <br> |
|||
1st Floor, Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road, <br> |
|||
Model Colony, Pune - 411016.''' |
|||
==Online channel== |
==Online channel== |
||
| Line 37: | Line 32: | ||
Watch it online and join chat at http://www.justin.tv/olpc_pune |
Watch it online and join chat at http://www.justin.tv/olpc_pune |
||
==Agenda== |
|||
{|class="schedule" width=90% |
|||
|- |
|||
||'''Time''' || '''Room No.207''' || ||'''Session conducted by''' |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 08:45 |
|||
|colspan=2| Coffee and registration |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 09:00 |
|||
|colspan=2| Introduction and Agenda Review |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 09:15 |
|||
|colspan=2| XO World - Why, What, Where To || Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay from The Fedora Project |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 12:15 |
|||
|colspan=2| Break for Lunch |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 13:00 |
|||
|colspan=2| Localization of Sugar -Introduction and Getting Started || Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay from The Fedora Project |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 14:00 |
|||
|colspan=2| Digital Bridge Foundation (DBF)- Introduction || Amit Gogna from Digital Bridge Foundation |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 15:00 |
|||
|colspan=2| Starting OLPC Pune Deployment - Road Ahead || Open Discussion |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 16:00 |
|||
|colspan=2| Break for Tea |
|||
|- |
|||
|| 16:15 |
|||
|colspan=2| To be Scheduled ... || |
|||
|- |
|||
|} |
|||
The localization of Sugar bits require an Internet connection and, the need to have the Pootle instance up. Else, we would be doing a run through about various localization tools that allow off-line usage and, good things to know about localization. |
|||
== Details of Each Session== |
|||
'''XO World''' |
|||
* Quick introduction to OLPC (I promise to keep this short) |
|||
* Introduction to Sugar |
|||
* Learning about Activties on Sugar |
|||
* Howto Build New Activities (the usual bits that you-should-know) |
|||
* Hacking your XO |
|||
'''Localization of Sugar -Introduction and Getting Started''' |
|||
* Introduction to Pootle |
|||
* Localization of Sugar into Indian Languages |
|||
* Off-line tools |
|||
* Good to know stuff |
|||
'''Digital Bridge Foundation (DBF)- Introduction''' |
|||
* Introduction |
|||
* Vision / Mission |
|||
* Projects on Ground |
|||
* People |
|||
'''Starting OLPC Pune Deployment - Road Ahead''' |
|||
-- still to be listed -- |
|||
==Attendees== |
|||
* Amit Gogna (amitg at laptop dot org) (Digital Bridge Foundation) <br> |
|||
* Sankarshan (sankarshan at fedoraproject dot org) |
|||
* Pradnya Naik |
|||
* Prashant Mahajan |
|||
* Varun Hirve |
|||
* Sameer Joshi |
|||
* Abhijeet Patil |
|||
* Shruti Tulpule (for Make a Difference- MAD) |
|||
* Ankita Mahendru (for MAD) |
|||
* Ridhima Khera ( for MAD) |
|||
* Gautam Morey (gautam at sofomo dot co dot in) |
|||
* Parag Shah |
|||
* G Karunakar |
|||
* Sridhar Oruganti |
|||
* Sanket Karpe |
|||
* Harriet Vidyasagar (Digital Bridge Foundation) |
|||
* Samarendra M. Hedaoo |
|||
* Amit Naik |
|||
* Vishal Gadkari |
|||
* Trilok Khairnar |
|||
* Sumit Bhandari |
|||
* Ketan Sonavne |
|||
* Hrishikesh Deskmukh |
|||
* Girish Dhakephalkar (Shoonya Games) |
|||
== Suggestions for Getting Started XO Camp == |
== Suggestions for Getting Started XO Camp == |
||
Revision as of 11:57, 3 March 2009
OLPC ----- ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD
- www.laptop.org
- wiki.laptop.org
Punch Line of OLPC-Pune
XO भावी पिढिच्या प्रगतीचे
पहिले पाऊल.......
OLPC started it's journey in India in September,2007 at Khairat, a rural village near Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. After the successful stories of Khairat, Bangalore, Nashik, Dugawar...now it's the turn of Pune!
OLPC Pune Group took a start on 14th Feb,2009 at the event "Gnunify 2009" at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research with the support and interest of enthusiastic members believing in the noble cause of spreading knowledge and educating children of underprivileged sections of society. OLPC Pune Group has categorized the project primarily in three areas of learning, technology and outreach. Members are working in their own areas of interest. Sole purpose is to reach students in rural areas and letting them experience the fun and pleasure of self learning on XO laptops.
Getting Started XO Camp - Minutes of Meeting
The Getting Started XO Camp was scheduled on 1st March, 2009 in Pune.
The minutes of meeting for the Camp can be seen at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Getting_Started_XO_Pune_Camp
Online channel
Watch it online and join chat at http://www.justin.tv/olpc_pune
Suggestions for Getting Started XO Camp
Kindly let us know your view and opinions on your expectations for the session if any :- Here's some info about material from an idea just like OLPC : http://wheresfreeman.blogspot.com/2008/04/1mp3pc.html (blog of Freeman Murray) -Sridhar O
OLPC Pune To do list
- Getting started camp and other meetings for volunteers
- finding potential sites for project implementation
- aiming an initial distribution of 30 XO within 30 days.
- finding potential sponsors
- finding out possible content that will be relevant
- signing up participants for testing the Sugar builds
- formalizing a process towards getting developers to for Sugar
- and....more....
Mailing list
More support and guidance is a must for the success and implementation of project. To be a part of OLPC Pune please follow the discussions on: http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-india
History
OLPC project is founded by Nicholas Negroponte.