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1. What was the name of the grassroots org where EKindling started from?

Luis Galindo:OLPC Philippines (OLPC PH), in a coalition of individuals living in the Philippines working to bring a different education in their country across the ideas and values of OLPC.

2. What do you call an eKindling volunteer who wants to make a big change in education in the Philippines?

Luis Galindo:A person from whatever part of the World, proactive, passionate about the beauty and diversity of a country like the Philippines, who appreciates life in all its details. Researcher, creative and happy to learn every day through different experiences of new technologies and how these technologies can help to transform a society, through a more creative and open education. :-)

3. How many laptops went to the first OLPC deployment in the Philippines?

Luis Galindo:100 beautiful and green Xo's 1.5 :-)

4. Which small island in the Philippines did it go to?

Luis Galindo:Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro. Is an island group that consists of about four islands and some islets located northwest of the northern end of Mindoro Island, west of Batangas and offshore 150 km west-south-west of Manila. It is bounded on the west by vast South China Sea and on the South by the Calavite Passage. Some Pictures :-)

5. What group/community raised funds for the first XO Laptop deployment in the Philippines?

Luis Galindo:When working in community, joining forces, it is more possible to succeed. The funds raised was possible thanks to the contributions of the National Computer Center employees with the leadership of Meg Simpson. And the essential colaboration of eKindling with OLPC Friends and OLPC-NZ(New Zeland) for the first remote school Pilot in the Philippines.

6. Who from eKindling's team recently spoke at the recent TEDxManila?

Luis Galindo:Tessa Vergara-Yuvienco, Director of eKindling.org and currently focusing on the launch of OLPC deployment in Lubang, Mindoro, Occidental. TED says: “Why did she join eKindling? She breathes education and the passion to enkindle fellow educators is in her heart and soul. “ - Great!

7. Follow eKindling on Twitter!

Luis Galindo: I'm follow eKindling on Twitter since some days ago :-) @lluigil

8. What is Halo Halo?

Luis Galindo:Halo-halo (from Tagalog word halò, "mix") is a popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice and evaporated milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans and fruits, and served in a tall glass or bowl. Thank you so much Wikipedia, Philippines and this Trivia to make me discover this dessert!, may be is a good idea to make a Halo-halo for the Carnival season :-).

9. In 1974, the island of Lubang received international attention. Why?

Luis Galindo:Lubang Island received international attention in 1974 when Lt. Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese straggler who didn’t know that World War II had ended, emerged from the hills of this Island after 30 years in the forest. He returned to Japan a hero, especially in his hometown of Wakayama Prefecture. With the sighting of the former Japanese Imperial Army, Lt. Onoda, the island was thrown into limelight since then. This even generated and developed consciousness of the island internationally, particularly among Japanese.

Here is the story and pictures!: http://www.wanpela.com/holdouts/profiles/onoda.html

Amazing Story!

10. List three TED talks (including their links) that we posted on our Facebook Page.

Luis Galindo:TED Announces TED-ED Brain Trust – Great Video! :-) [1]

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world[2]

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids [3]

11. As listed in our only slideshare document on the web, what are the 4 ways you can get involved in our cause?

Luis Galindo:LEARN – Learn about the education crisis and your role in helping provide a quality education to the children of the Philippines. Visit our site.

SHARE – BLOG, TWEET and FACEBOOK about our educational work. Share our work with your friends, family, significant others, etc. Do it with passion.

DONATE – Donate creatively. In addition to donating funds, you can fundraise by donating your birthday, organizing a happy-hour. Donate your time and expertise. Volunteer because it's awesome.

CONNECT – Connect us to decision makers, leaders, corporate social responsibility programs, philanthropist, foundations, etc. Anyone that can help us sustain and grow our work!

12. Is it true that a Filipino Inventor invented the Karaoke?

Luis Galindo:Wow! Yes! Roberto del Rosario, a Filipino Inventor that is the president of the Trebel Music Corporation and the inventor of the Karaoke Sing Along System in 1975. He patented more than twenty inventions making him one of the most prolific Filipino inventor. Besides his famous Karaoke Sing Along System Roberto del Rosario has also invented:

• Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC)
• piano tuner's guide
• piano keyboard stressing device

More information in Wikipedia :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke#Filipino_patent

Definitely every day we learn something new :-).

13. What are the names of the two schools participating in our first OLPC pilot in the country?

Luis Galindo: Lubang Integrated school and Maligaya Elementary School.

14. Who from eKindling's team is a part of Squeakland.org?

Luis Galindo:Cherry Withers - Currently working on curriculum development (16-unit course ware) for Squeakland in the subjects: Social Science (Economics, Geography, World History and Civics) and Health.

Great quote! of her:

"I think that geniuses are born, not out of the womb, but out of opportunities and tools available for them. My hope is to have every child in the Philippines realize their potential by gaining access to a state of the art education."