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== How to get involved ==
== How to get involved ==
To offer specific content, learning tools, and ideas to the One Laptop per Child project, please do any of the following:
To offer specific content, learning tools, and ideas to the One Laptop per Child project, please do any of the following.
* join one our <tt>library</tt> or <tt>devel</tt> [[mailing lists]],
* Join one of our <tt>library</tt> or <tt>devel</tt> [[mailing lists]],
* submit a '''[http://dev.laptop.org/wiki/Hosting software project application]''' or a '''[http://laptopfoundation.org/propose/ grassroots learning initiative proposal]'''
* Submit a '''[http://dev.laptop.org/wiki/Hosting software project application]''' or a '''[http://laptopfoundation.org/propose/ grassroots learning initiative proposal]'''
* Add ideas directly to the '''[[educational content ideas]]''', [[software ideas]], or [[hardware ideas]] pages
* Add ideas directly to the '''[[educational content ideas]]''' page, or to the '''[[software ideas]]''' page, or to the '''[[hardware ideas]]''' page.
* email <tt>content@laptop.org</tt> or <tt>software@laptop.org</tt>.
* Email <tt>content@laptop.org</tt> or email <tt>software@laptop.org</tt>.


If you are a developer or creator who expects to need to test things directly on an XO, you can '''[[Emulation|run an emulator]]''' on your own computer or [[Developers program|apply to our developers program]].
If you are a developer or a creator who expects to need to test things directly on an XO, you can '''[[Emulation|run an emulator]]''' on your own computer or [[Developers program|apply to our developers program]].


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== A call for content ideas ==
== A call for content ideas ==
OLPC is extending a call for content creators, publishers, and archivists to suggest educational material for inclusion in our digital library network. We are particularly interested in materials that are produced specially for children and teachers; designed for ease of localizaiton, customization, and other reuse; available in many languages; and available under a [[Content|free content license]]. Materials can include:
OLPC is extending a call for content creators, publishers, and archivists to suggest educational material for inclusion in our digital library network. We are particularly interested in materials that are produced specially for children and teachers; designed for ease of localization, customization, and other reuse; available in many languages; and available under a '''[[Content|free content license]]'''. Materials can include the following.
* Texts – stories and poems; textbooks, workbooks, how-tos and lab manuals;
* Texts – stories and poems; textbooks, workbooks, how-tos and lab manuals;
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* Software – games, tools, scripts, simulations, self-assessments and interactive tools
* Software – games, tools, scripts, simulations, self-assessments and interactive tools


All material installed on the laptops will be available under a free license, such as the [[GPL|GNU General Public License]] or the [[Creative Commons]] Attribution or Attribution/Share-alike licenses (The Creative Commons No-derivatives and Non-commercial licenses are too restrictive and should not be used). Materials under other Free licenses may be included in school and regional libraries.
All material installed on the laptops will be available under a free license, such as the '''[[GPL|GNU General Public License]]''' or the '''[[Creative Commons]]''' Attribution or Attribution/Share-alike licenses (The Creative Commons No-derivatives and Non-commercial licenses are too restrictive and should not be used). Materials under other Free licenses may be included in school and regional libraries.




== File formats ==
== File formats ==


Content submitted should be available in [[:Category:File formats|file formats]] that support the OLPC goals. In particular, they must be unencumbered formats (not requiring patent licensing or other restrictions), and they must take relatively little space (so compressed formats are valuable).
Content submitted should be available in '''[[:Category:File formats|file formats]]''' that support the OLPC goals. In particular, they must be unencumbered formats (not requiring patent licensing or other restrictions), and they must take relatively little space (so compressed formats are valuable).
Document formats like HTML, [[PDF]], [[DJVU]] and [[OpenDocument Viewer|OpenDocument]] should be encouraged. In particular, [[DJVU]] allows existing paper books to be scanned into an efficient storage format so they can be used as e-books.
Document formats like HTML, '''[[PDF]]''', '''[[DJVU]]''' and '''[[OpenDocument Viewer|OpenDocument]]''' should be encouraged. In particular, '''[[DJVU]]''' allows existing paper books to be scanned into an efficient storage format so they can be used as e-books.


See [[Choosing image formats]] for more about image formats, such as [[PNG]] and [[SVG]]. [[Ogg]] is valuable for audio.
See '''[[Choosing image formats]]''' for more about image formats, such as '''[[PNG]]''' and '''[[SVG]]'''. '''[[Ogg]]''' is valuable for audio.


== More about OLPC ==
== More about OLPC ==


For more information about the project, see the [[One Laptop per Child|overview of OLPC]] and [[Current events|list of current events]] on this site. There is also a static website with background information at ''[http://www.laptop.org www.laptop.org]''.
For more information about the project, see the '''[[One Laptop per Child|overview of OLPC]]''' and '''[[Current events|list of current events]]''' on this site. There is also a static website with background information at '''[http://www.laptop.org www.laptop.org]'''.


== Examples ==
== Examples ==


=== School books become mini-websites ===
=== School books become mini-websites ===
Once publishers/authors share their normally printed materials (so that electronic versions can be formed), kids will be able to -at the teacher's instruction- turn to page-x simply by clicking on the shortcut icon (or bookmarked web page) of the "eBook" in question and instantly go to page-x; and will be able to associate ther assignments directly with a page in the book.
Once publishers/authors share their normally printed materials (so that electronic versions can be formed), children will be able to -at the teacher's instruction- turn to page-x simply by clicking on the shortcut icon (or bookmarked web page) of the "eBook" in question and instantly go to page-x; and will be able to associate their assignments directly with a page in the book.


=== Wikitexts ===
=== Wikitexts ===
If you have text material you want to be made available to anyone for editing, localization, and inclusion in learning packages or lesson plans, you can [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Upload upload it] as a file to this wiki (you must be logged in to do this), create a new project page for it here, or add it directly to [http://wikibooks.org Wikibooks] in the language of your choice and link to it from [[educational content ideas|this wiki]].
If you have text material which you want to be made available to anyone for editing, localization, and inclusion in learning packages or lesson plans, you can '''[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Upload upload it]''' as a file to this wiki (you must be logged in to do this), create a new project page for it here, or add it directly to '''[http://wikibooks.org Wikibooks]''' in the language of your choice and link to it from '''[[educational content ideas|this wiki]]'''.


=== Software for learning ===
=== Software for learning ===
If you have software tools, simulations, or packages for learning, you can create a new software project and host it [http://dev.laptop.org/wiki/Hosting on OLPC servers] or on [http://sourceforge.net Sourceforge] and link to it from [[Software ideas|this wiki]].
If you have software tools, simulations, or packages for learning, you can create a new software project and host it '''[http://dev.laptop.org/wiki/Hosting on OLPC servers]''' or on '''[http://sourceforge.net Sourceforge]''' and link to it from '''[[Software ideas|this wiki]]'''.





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The One Laptop per Child project (OLPC) is looking for quality educational content and software to include in its distribution to spread around the world to children using XO laptops. Some of these materials will be installed on every laptop, some will be available at every school on school servers, and others will be available online.

How to get involved

To offer specific content, learning tools, and ideas to the One Laptop per Child project, please do any of the following.

If you are a developer or a creator who expects to need to test things directly on an XO, you can run an emulator on your own computer or apply to our developers program.


A call for content ideas

OLPC is extending a call for content creators, publishers, and archivists to suggest educational material for inclusion in our digital library network. We are particularly interested in materials that are produced specially for children and teachers; designed for ease of localization, customization, and other reuse; available in many languages; and available under a free content license. Materials can include the following.

  • Texts – stories and poems; textbooks, workbooks, how-tos and lab manuals;
  • Reference works – encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and atlases;
  • Images – symbols and fonts, blueprints, sketches, photographs and art;
  • Multimedia content – animations, audio books, songs and audio recordings, videos;
  • Software – games, tools, scripts, simulations, self-assessments and interactive tools

All material installed on the laptops will be available under a free license, such as the GNU General Public License or the Creative Commons Attribution or Attribution/Share-alike licenses (The Creative Commons No-derivatives and Non-commercial licenses are too restrictive and should not be used). Materials under other Free licenses may be included in school and regional libraries.


File formats

Content submitted should be available in file formats that support the OLPC goals. In particular, they must be unencumbered formats (not requiring patent licensing or other restrictions), and they must take relatively little space (so compressed formats are valuable). Document formats like HTML, PDF, DJVU and OpenDocument should be encouraged. In particular, DJVU allows existing paper books to be scanned into an efficient storage format so they can be used as e-books.

See Choosing image formats for more about image formats, such as PNG and SVG. Ogg is valuable for audio.

More about OLPC

For more information about the project, see the overview of OLPC and list of current events on this site. There is also a static website with background information at www.laptop.org.

Examples

School books become mini-websites

Once publishers/authors share their normally printed materials (so that electronic versions can be formed), children will be able to -at the teacher's instruction- turn to page-x simply by clicking on the shortcut icon (or bookmarked web page) of the "eBook" in question and instantly go to page-x; and will be able to associate their assignments directly with a page in the book.

Wikitexts

If you have text material which you want to be made available to anyone for editing, localization, and inclusion in learning packages or lesson plans, you can upload it as a file to this wiki (you must be logged in to do this), create a new project page for it here, or add it directly to Wikibooks in the language of your choice and link to it from this wiki.

Software for learning

If you have software tools, simulations, or packages for learning, you can create a new software project and host it on OLPC servers or on Sourceforge and link to it from this wiki.