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* Rowen Remis R. Iral[[User:Rowen_Remis_R._Iral|(''Rowen'')]], PhilNITS Society, Fundamental Information Technology Engineer(FE) http://wenmi01.bravehost.com |
* Rowen Remis R. Iral[[User:Rowen_Remis_R._Iral|(''Rowen'')]], PhilNITS Society, Fundamental Information Technology Engineer(FE) http://wenmi01.bravehost.com |
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OLPCPH / XOPH - http://wenmi01.multiply.com |
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* Timothy Paul B. Martinez, Founder: Malaya Linux User Group, Python programmer, and educator in heart and spirit. timhack007@gmail.com |
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* [[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]], OLPC intern (based in Boston, USA) - my parents immigrated to the US from the Philippines ~25 years ago, and much of my extended family still lives near Manila. |
* [[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]], OLPC intern (based in Boston, USA) - my parents immigrated to the US from the Philippines ~25 years ago, and much of my extended family still lives near Manila. |
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* Aldwin B. Evangelista; Programmer, Computer Technician |
* Aldwin B. Evangelista; Programmer, Computer Technician |
Revision as of 05:20, 7 August 2007
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Welcome to the OLPC Philippines Wiki, home to collaborative notes about the One Laptop per Child initiative in the Philippines and related projects. We will attempt to capture all Philippine-related information from registered contributors; please join us and share your ideas. You can also post a comment to this page's discussion page.
What's new
- People, process and systems. We need you! If you subscribe to the project's Core principles and would like to volunteer, please add your name, OLPC user name, location, country, area of expertise and a brief description about yourself.
- There is an upcoming Curriculum Jam Manila during the first weekend of October 2007. We need organizers, volunteers, participants, and kids to test the lesson plans we come up with - contact Mel Chua if you're interested.
- Please see the OLPC in the Philippines blog at http://onelaptop.blogspot.com
- One Laptop Per Child (OPLC): New Pedagogy? from It's Hip2b2 (http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2007/05/15/one-laptop-per-child-oplc-the-new-pedagogy/)
- OLPC Project, please contact Rowen Remis R. Iral by his website; http://wenmi01.bravehost.com
http://wenmi01.bravehost.com/chatme - chatlink
Project Malaya- ED_HW_SW http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Linux_Porting_and_Developing_Educational_Software
Scheduled Tasks
OLPCPh / XOPH
- Aug 6 - Tim introduce and demonstrate B4 to ACSAT(Baliuag,Bulacan) Professors and IT students.
- Aug 5 - Tim is starting to make the Malaya GLUG OLPC XO Demo-page.
- Aug 4 - B4 was lent to Tim
- Aug 5 - Project Starts (3wks/6wks)
- Aug 11 - Demos /Presentation ready (squeakers train and develop) 5 squeakers
- Aug 12 - (linux porting begins/sugar/hw tweaks)
- Aug 18 - meet cfsi.ph
- Aug 19 - Squeak ABC trainer game (1/2)
- Aug 25 - C1 machines (5 machines for big demo)
- Aug 26 - C1 machines (installed latest Stable OS) Squeakers meeting
- Sept 1 - Squeak ABC Trainer (full)
- Sept 2 - (linux porting ends/sugar/hw tweaks) presentation stuff ready
- Sept 8 - Curriculum / Education check
- Sept 9 - Launch / booth/ demo/presentation
- Oct 5-7 -Curriculum Jam 2007 Manila
In the Press etc...
Please add any links here that are relevant to the Philippines only.
- Blog > Law Norms Code.ph > Combating Reverse Digital Imperialism: $100 Laptop As a Tool for Development
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- A closer look at what '$100 laptop' will be
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0129/p13s01-stct.html?s=hns
- One Laptop Per Child: Closing the North-South Digital Gap http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/02/24/TECH2006022456940.html
- Low-cost laptop computer should be ready by summer
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0111/p17s01-stct.html?s=hns
- Poor rural Thai students to get $100 laptops
http://services.inquirer.net/express/06/12/24/html_output/xmlhtml/20061224-40007-xml.html
- Reality Bites
Rich Man, Poor Man Qanta to Build $100 Laptop by Jerry Liao http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/12/21/TECH2005122152101.html
- updated by Rowen
IT Engineer wanted to join OLPC in it's Education Project
- Rowen Remis R. Iral
Check the forum at for OLPC Project: http://wenmi01.proboards76.com
OLPC / XO Philippines Photo Gallery http://wenmi01.multiply.com/
The Philippine National Information Technology Standards: http://www.philnits.org
The People
- Sandeep Chandiramani (sgc)|Boston|USA|Finance|Red Hat employee from 1998-2006
- William Yu, Ateneo de Manila University
- Kouklis, Mike(Chief Mike) |U.S. Navy,Retired Engineer @ Kalibo, Aklan Rural:Philippines
- Rowen Remis R. Iral(Rowen), PhilNITS Society, Fundamental Information Technology Engineer(FE) http://wenmi01.bravehost.com
OLPCPH / XOPH - http://wenmi01.multiply.com
- Timothy Paul B. Martinez, Founder: Malaya Linux User Group, Python programmer, and educator in heart and spirit. timhack007@gmail.com
- Mel Chua, OLPC intern (based in Boston, USA) - my parents immigrated to the US from the Philippines ~25 years ago, and much of my extended family still lives near Manila.
- Aldwin B. Evangelista; Programmer, Computer Technician
Milestones/Activities
2007
Aug. 2007 | Rowen lent the XO B4 to Tim, Malaya lacks machine while Rowen continued development and rugged testing and usage for an A+ teacher |
Jul. 2007 | Malaya needs XO, Rowen received a B4 from OLPC |
Jun. 2007 | Rowen received 3 B2-1s XO machine development & testing started |
Apr. 2007 | Guest attendance at the OLPC "Countries Meeting" in Cambridge, MA. |
Feb. 2007 | Demonstration to government (Department of Education, CICT, ASTI) officials and private-sector representatives at CICT. |
Jan. 2007 | B1-test machine arrives in the Philippines. |