XO Teachers

Letter to XO Teachers

Hi, my name is Lauren, and I've just joined OLPC for the summer. (During the year, I teach at Queens College, part of the City University of New York). One of my big projects this summer will be working on ways to facilitate collaboration and exchange between pilot programs, especially between all of you-- the teachers involved.

I'd like to think about ways to share ideas for activities and lessons, ways to share advice with other teachers, and ways to get support from the OLPC development team.

What kinds of materials would be helpful for you to have in your classroom? Training manuals? Lesson plans? Examples of activities from other OLPC classrooms?

What kind of information would you like to have about other pilot programs? Ideas for activities? News and reports? Photos and videos from other classrooms? Ways to ask questions and share advice?

How would you like to be linked to classrooms around the world? Through a map? Through a blog? Through a wiki? Or not at all?

And in terms of support, what kind of resources would you like to see from the OLPC development team? A technical contact? A way to ask for help? Something else?

I've started by making a list of ideas on the OLPCWiki: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Teachers but I'd love to hear your ideas too.