<NinaStawski> I will make transcriptions here
<CanoeBerry> thanks Nina!
<NinaStawski> ....
<CanoeBerry> pleia2: u there? need the complete registration list emailed to me plz!
<NinaStawski> three questions
<NinaStawski> who the audiences
<NinaStawski> what the delivery system is
<pleia2> CanoeBerry: sure, I'll send in a moment
<NinaStawski> and what is the take-away / action
<NinaStawski> the school blogs
<NinaStawski> when we set it up - in Kenya they weren't really blogging - they didn't see any utility in this
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<NinaStawski> it started from us in Canada doinf it, then it came to the comp supervisers with students and then came to students
<NinaStawski> in Kenya they did their first video and uploaded it to Vimeo
<NinaStawski> a couple of months ago
<NinaStawski> it was too long
<amptron> the video was for a fundraiser
<NinaStawski> we had to ask them to redo the video, cause that was not captive for our audience
<NinaStawski> when Adam talks about stories - are we talking about someone at the schools facilitating video with the kids or we talk about the kids producing their own content for themselves - we don't know
<NinaStawski> call for the discussion
<amptron> the administration wants the children to create the video but it puts pressure on the children to create something that doesn't quite express themselves
<NinaStawski> there might be a way of building an interface that is very interactive
* amptron changes topic to 'Penpals in 2015'
<amptron> this topic is open for audience discussion
<NinaStawski> there is a discussion, hard to transcribe, so I will try to transcribe it later from audio I record
<NinaStawski> if you're going to aggregate something, there should be some consistency
<amptron> balance between tight and loose framework
<amptron> Framework <-------------> Freedom
<NinaStawski> balance between framework and freedon
<NinaStawski> freedom
<amptron> )
<NinaStawski> wiki has the same problem, it doesn't enforce ay kind of structure
<amptron> consistnecy helps frame the question and the take-away/action
<amptron> goes back to question #3 "What is the take-away/action?"
<NinaStawski> there is a twitter account and a blog for Kenya
<amptron> the blog would tell the story of who they are
<amptron> the blog connected them to a school in england, leading to support, help, equipment, and pen pals
<NinaStawski> Paruguay
<NinaStawski> there are a lot of blogs
<NinaStawski> they are posting what they are doing with their XOs
<amptron> each teacher had their own blogs, posting once or twice a day
<NinaStawski> a week
<amptron> this lead to tons of content, and only recently have they been able to aggregate all the posts
<CanoeBerry> Plz all join us for our COMMUNITY/FAMILY PHOTO in Rm 553, soon after 4:30!
<amptron> another example is planet.ubuntu.com
<NinaStawski> how narrow you want to make that aggregation system?
<NinaStawski> Pablo: Uruguay - I've seen a lot of very good things that were made with Scratch and other activities - there i a wide variety of contect that may be shared
<NinaStawski> and it's very good
<NinaStawski> I think that blogging is one of the most elementary toos for children to work
<NinaStawski> it's very easy
<NinaStawski> they do not require any special skills and you can blog for special things that you can do in the classroom
<NinaStawski> there's a blogging project that works on top of Moodle
<NinaStawski> (didn't catch the name)
<NinaStawski> using blogspot or wordpress is not so straightforward for children and teachers
<NinaStawski> so there should be something is easier
<NinaStawski> .....
<NinaStawski> while you stay at the site you document professionally what happens and you teach people photography and blogging etc
<NinaStawski> you are actually really providing education
<amptron> Q: so what happens in 2015?
<NinaStawski> some talking about a tablet
<NinaStawski> ...
<NinaStawski> india project - they've taken documentary of what's going on
<NinaStawski> and made interviews with kids - asking them to tell about hteir families
<NinaStawski> and got tons of information
<NinaStawski> each child has his/her own story told in separate way
<NinaStawski> if you can have a children-to-childrent connection
<NinaStawski> ..
<NinaStawski> we have a lot information and the question is is there need for something more
<NinaStawski> is there a need for aggregation of the stories?
<NinaStawski> http://olpcmap.net/
<amptron> provides a map, and contact info, simple description
<NinaStawski> a map that shows your location and allows you to find other people / deployments and contact them
<amptron> includes individuals as well as deployments
<NinaStawski> so for now, at least by location we can find each other (Marina)
<CanoeBerry> 5 more min extension! Plz all meet in Rm 553 for COMMUNITY/FAMILY PHOTO right after that!
<CanoeBerry> After 4:35 :)
<NinaStawski> there's a need to know more of what's going on at deployments
<NinaStawski> to see the kid's faces and what they do
<NinaStawski> we need a tool that is accessible easily from OLPC
<NinaStawski> xo
<NinaStawski> it would be great if there was a very simple sugar interface that will allow to add a picture, voice etc
