Pilot Projects

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At the moment there are 7 countries who will introduce olpc in big numbers. Parallel there should be small pilot projects. The hardware is cheap it shouldn't be a problem to offer a small number of free hardware to all countries.

In every country, language, culture, climate, age, political system, ... are different pitfalls for this project. (Perhaps these are more of niches - special needs that find some equivalence in other places - that will need some customization of any or all of hardware, software and services. - Raffy, May 24, 2006)

Diversity Matrix

  • Languages and literature
  • Cultures
  • Climate (rain, dust)
  • Environment (primary forest, desert, destroyed nature,..)
  • Age (6-18)
  • Political system
  • Village size
  • Availability of electrical power
  • Transport System
  • Internet access
  • Distance to the next internet access point
  • Teachers knowledge
  • Literacy
  • Migration and making of the textbook into eBook format
  • Level of support
  • Tribe language
  • Religions
  • Distance to road
  • Economy (agicultural, tourism, industry,...)
  • Size of school

Where to do these pilot projects

  • Define the matrix
  • Choose schools/classes at random

Evaluation of these projects

  • Benefit
  • Alternative usage
  • Hardware problems
  • Software problems
  • Special ideas
  • Needs

Prior efforts like OLPC

What can we learn from previous projects using computers in the classroom?

Can we understand anything from the last five or six years in Maine?