OlpcMAP

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To Do

Some of THE most important spatial media we need to welcome, are our established geo-communities:

   http://groups.laptop.org
   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Local_Labs
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries
   http://www.teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE#Events
   http://www.teachingopensource.org/index.php/Tentative_POSSEs

EG. What attractive iconography best represents your own local community's best efforts??

   http://EscueLab.org  (Lima, Peru)
   http://olpcLearningClub.org  (Washington DC, , larger 427 × 306 pixel JPEG)
   http://olpcSF.org
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Southern_California_OLPC_Projects  (incl Google Map of local prjcts!)
   http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc_boston
   http://olpc.at  (OLPC Austria)
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC
   http://olpc-france.org
   http://olpcOceania.blogspot.com
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_New_Zealand
   (Uruguay's many strong groups have brilliant logos already; showcase these on our main page to spark others??)
   Etc!!

Inspiration maps & feeds

A Million Thanks go to these groups whose community feeds we've already tapped:

   http://laptop.org/en/children/countries/ (500+ kids/XOs)
   http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/australia/olpc_australia_xo_laptop_deplo.html
   http://bit.ly/c20CRz (OLPCorps Africa, 2009)
   http://www.olpccanada.com/content.php?id=17 / http://www.olpccanada.com/doc/OLPC_Canada_Schools_Map.pdf

Please write us if you have/want ideas for more dynamically illustrating the Human Vibrancy of your community, its teachers and its children!

Open Community Architecture

In a democracy, we are each others' infrastructure. Our geo-social fabric takes inspiration from:

• Dialogue between public and private community spaces
  

     http://theopensourceway.org/wiki/Communities_of_practice

• Good Faith Collaboration = people who share a passion to learn, by interacting regularly, and conscientiously

     http://reagle.org/joseph/2010/gfc/
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Reagle/Berkman_Reading_Group

• Creativity = allowing yourself to make mistakes

• Art = knowing which ones to keep

• 1 Billion children who are tired of waiting!

Outreach

http://twitter.com/olpcMAP (forthcoming)

Please write if you want to help -- or just want fun announcements emailed!

Live Chat (IRC)

Please visit http://forum.laptop.org/chat and then type at bottom:

/join #olpcMAP (then type a few lines, being patient if we're asleep!)

(That's the #olpcMAP channel on irc.freenode.net)

Design Team

Nick Doiron
Shirish Goyal
Ben Sheldon
Mike Lee
Adam Holt