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OLPC - CH O ne L aptop P er C hild „ $100 Laptop“ One Laptop Per Child Copyright by Simon Dorner; Presentation: michele@manduxi.org

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The most ambitious education project ever attempted

What is the Project about? Why should you participate? What can you contribute? 1 2 3

1 What is the One Laptop Per Child project about?

massachusetts institute of technology

Since the 1960‘s

Every child receives a laptop

A special kind of laptop

Every child receives a laptop it is the child‘s property All laptops are wirelessly connected ...and have internet access whenever possible

Collaborative learning

„ Learning by making“ writing painting taking pictures composing programming

$100-$175 approximately $50 in 4 years

high-tech

unique display

Apple Mac Book Pro OLPC XO

12 hours battery life

extremely robust

Sugar new user interface

Open Hardware Source Everyone can participate

Why laptops?

Digital Divide

Universal access to information for everybody

„ Laptops are the pencils for the digital age.“ David Cavallo

Why laptops? education

because

It‘s not about laptops.

opportunity

our local OLPC chapter

2 Why should you participate?

Countries involved

Lula da Silva Brasilianischer Präsident

„ The $100 laptop is inspiring in many respects. It holds the promise of major advances in economic and social development.“ Kofi Annan

„ I have one word for your project: enchanting.“ Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian president

„ Children are the greatest natural resource of any country. Educating these children is at the root of solving our largest and most complex problems“ Nicholas Negroponte, director of OLPC Foundation

local innovation

Unique opportunity

Now. Now.

3 What can you contribute?

Ideas develop for the XO run pilot projects donate to G1G1 start a grassroots group in your area

Pilot projects

Summary

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