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Colingo aims to make it free and easy for everyone to learn [[languages]]. Colingo is creating [[content]], software packages, and a web portal to foster a global [[language exchange]]. |
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Along with [[OLPC]], Colingo is a [[non-for-profit]] organization aiming to combat a worldwide crisis in affordable education. Colingo also takes a constructionist approach to education, in which students learn through exploration and discovery. |
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Colingo is an OLPC [[developer]] and is actively developing material for the October release of the XO, most notably [[ColingoXO]], a video library, and the English-learning movie series ''1-2-3 ingles''. |
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==ColingoXO== |
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[[ColingoXO]] is a package for collaborative language exchange customized for the [[XO]] |
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When development reaches 1.0, ColingoXO will be available as an activity for [[Sugar]]. Development on this activity is actively underway; [[Python]] developers interested in working on this project are encouraged to contact Colingo. |
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== 1-2-3 ingles == |
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==Philosophy== |
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Colingo is committed to linguistic equality and does not hold one language, culture, or individual superior to others, Colingo does, however, find some software and licensing superior to others. Content is released either in the public domain or under [[copyleft]] [[Creative Commons]] licenses. |
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Colingo is based on open source software to the fullest extent possible; similiarly, we submit most of our language-learning resources into the public domain, freeing anyone to legally share and remix them, unconditionally. |
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We believe that the pen is mightier than the sword and the voice mightier than the pen. We hope that better communication will facilitate understanding, tolerance, and peace in the new globalized world. |
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Colingo is a new non-profit [[language learning]] organization providing free educational videos to help XO users learn English. |
Colingo is a new non-profit [[language learning]] organization providing free educational videos to help XO users learn English. |
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The first batch of videos, aimed at helping Spanish-speakers learn English, is called 1-2-3 inglés. |
The first batch of videos, aimed at helping Spanish-speakers learn English, is called 1-2-3 inglés. |
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Revision as of 03:35, 10 August 2007
Free language learning for all
About
Colingo aims to make it free and easy for everyone to learn languages. Colingo is creating content, software packages, and a web portal to foster a global language exchange.
Along with OLPC, Colingo is a non-for-profit organization aiming to combat a worldwide crisis in affordable education. Colingo also takes a constructionist approach to education, in which students learn through exploration and discovery.
Colingo is an OLPC developer and is actively developing material for the October release of the XO, most notably ColingoXO, a video library, and the English-learning movie series 1-2-3 ingles.
ColingoXO
ColingoXO is a package for collaborative language exchange customized for the XO When development reaches 1.0, ColingoXO will be available as an activity for Sugar. Development on this activity is actively underway; Python developers interested in working on this project are encouraged to contact Colingo.
1-2-3 ingles
Philosophy
Colingo is committed to linguistic equality and does not hold one language, culture, or individual superior to others, Colingo does, however, find some software and licensing superior to others. Content is released either in the public domain or under copyleft Creative Commons licenses.
Colingo is based on open source software to the fullest extent possible; similiarly, we submit most of our language-learning resources into the public domain, freeing anyone to legally share and remix them, unconditionally.
We believe that the pen is mightier than the sword and the voice mightier than the pen. We hope that better communication will facilitate understanding, tolerance, and peace in the new globalized world.
Colingo is a new non-profit language learning organization providing free educational videos to help XO users learn English.
The first batch of videos, aimed at helping Spanish-speakers learn English, is called 1-2-3 inglés.
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ColingoXO
Colingo is developing an activity for Sugar called Colingoxo.
Creating videos
Help is needed to create a full library of video clips. (more coming soon...)