Here is the laptop that helps children become creative learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers and forget rote learning. By adopting them a country may unleash the kind of creativity it saw in the entrepreneurship that found expression after India freed its economy a bit in the early 1990s.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
Stories by David South
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Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
Contact the Unit to receive a copy of the new global magazine Southern Innovator. Issue 1 is out now and about innovators in mobile phone and information technologies.
Follow @SouthSouth1
Presentation for the American Association of School Librarians national conference, 2013. Case studies of tablet computers in your libraries and classrooms.
Presentation made by Dr. Voltz to educators about the positive effects from using 21st Century Technology to transform teaching in K-12 classrooms and drastically improve student performance.
Provide access to education for the world’s hardest to reach children – Team ...Reach for Change
A device called Edusua: An online + offline educational platform, connecting kids and teachers. It helps teachers empower children with knowledge to achieve their full potential. The device lets any screen, display or projector become a knowledge central. It contains learning material that is tailored for specific markets; contextualized and culturalized that one can scroll through using the buttons. It can be handed out by NGOs, governments, and schools, and be used by students both online and offline.
eLearning initiatives for underprivilegedartirajesh
This presentation explores the eLearning initiatives carried out for deprived children and youth. These initiatives are playing a crucial role in the development of underprivileged community across the globe.
creativity and innovation by children at unicef innovation centre boston 2015...Dr Anil Gupta
can children creativity influence public policy?
yes indeed, children are not sink of sermons, but also source of ideas
Print 'Wash your hands' on every lunch box
when have we seen so much policy traction for an idea of knowledge-rich, economically poor girl child in our country? Thanks and congratulations to Ms Maneka Gandhi, Minister of women and child Welfare, Union Government, for appreciating the idea of Shireen and taking it up for urgent implementation at the highest level.
If there were more ministers paying attention to grassroots ideas and creativity, India can transform faster than ever before, hope PMO India is listening
This idea was spotted in a children's creativity workshop organised by Sristi Ahmedabad as a part of Festival of Innovation (FOIN) Rashtrapati Bhavan with the support of #UNICEF, National Innovation Foundation - India and #gian Honey Bee Network
IIM Ahmedabad Anamika Dey Chetan V Patel Techpedia.in : students, start-ups, society Innovations at Grassroots/ ICCIG @agakhanfoundation
This will also be processed in Ignite competition by National Innovation Foundation - India for #manak and Inspire program of DST
also see my new book new book on grassroots Innovation, Penguin Random House, New Delhi, 2016
http://www.amazon.in/Grassroots-Innovation-Minds-Margin-Marginal/dp/8184005873
TEDx Phnom Penh - Heroes and innovations in educationsamng
Presented at a TEDx workshop session in Phnom Penh on 22 May 2012. The session reviewed existing materials on TED and looked at other innovations in education with a particular focus on developing countries (like Cambodia) and the role of technology.
The 5 Most Reputed International Schools in India.pdfinsightssuccess2
This edition features a handful of The Most Trusted Wealth Management Companies that are leading us into a better future
Read More: https://www.insightssuccess.in/the-5-most-reputed-international-schools-in-india-june2023/
Presentation for the American Association of School Librarians national conference, 2013. Case studies of tablet computers in your libraries and classrooms.
Presentation made by Dr. Voltz to educators about the positive effects from using 21st Century Technology to transform teaching in K-12 classrooms and drastically improve student performance.
Provide access to education for the world’s hardest to reach children – Team ...Reach for Change
A device called Edusua: An online + offline educational platform, connecting kids and teachers. It helps teachers empower children with knowledge to achieve their full potential. The device lets any screen, display or projector become a knowledge central. It contains learning material that is tailored for specific markets; contextualized and culturalized that one can scroll through using the buttons. It can be handed out by NGOs, governments, and schools, and be used by students both online and offline.
eLearning initiatives for underprivilegedartirajesh
This presentation explores the eLearning initiatives carried out for deprived children and youth. These initiatives are playing a crucial role in the development of underprivileged community across the globe.
creativity and innovation by children at unicef innovation centre boston 2015...Dr Anil Gupta
can children creativity influence public policy?
yes indeed, children are not sink of sermons, but also source of ideas
Print 'Wash your hands' on every lunch box
when have we seen so much policy traction for an idea of knowledge-rich, economically poor girl child in our country? Thanks and congratulations to Ms Maneka Gandhi, Minister of women and child Welfare, Union Government, for appreciating the idea of Shireen and taking it up for urgent implementation at the highest level.
If there were more ministers paying attention to grassroots ideas and creativity, India can transform faster than ever before, hope PMO India is listening
This idea was spotted in a children's creativity workshop organised by Sristi Ahmedabad as a part of Festival of Innovation (FOIN) Rashtrapati Bhavan with the support of #UNICEF, National Innovation Foundation - India and #gian Honey Bee Network
IIM Ahmedabad Anamika Dey Chetan V Patel Techpedia.in : students, start-ups, society Innovations at Grassroots/ ICCIG @agakhanfoundation
This will also be processed in Ignite competition by National Innovation Foundation - India for #manak and Inspire program of DST
also see my new book new book on grassroots Innovation, Penguin Random House, New Delhi, 2016
http://www.amazon.in/Grassroots-Innovation-Minds-Margin-Marginal/dp/8184005873
TEDx Phnom Penh - Heroes and innovations in educationsamng
Presented at a TEDx workshop session in Phnom Penh on 22 May 2012. The session reviewed existing materials on TED and looked at other innovations in education with a particular focus on developing countries (like Cambodia) and the role of technology.
The 5 Most Reputed International Schools in India.pdfinsightssuccess2
This edition features a handful of The Most Trusted Wealth Management Companies that are leading us into a better future
Read More: https://www.insightssuccess.in/the-5-most-reputed-international-schools-in-india-june2023/
The three secrets for making a difference in the world: Helping with educatio...Logged On Foundation
Our CEO makes a case for using ICTs in education in rural schools in Nepal. The presentation is framed in terms of the "Three Secrets" or the essential elements that can help ensure that computers and the internet have a positive impact on the education of children in government schools. The presentation also goes onto discuss the positive impact technology can have on communities at large.
We hope that this presentation helps to advocate the benefits that technology can bring to less privileged areas of the world as well as what attributes are required, in our experience, to help ensure the successful outcomes of these types of projects. The presentation also promotes our work and we hope will allow us to gain more support from the public so we can continue to help more schools on a not-for-profit basis.
Most of the photos in the presentation were taken at our project sites in Nepal and are copyright of the author with a few public domain/open license photos and graphics used to illustrate the general discussion.
Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs in Education SectorDEEPAK DODDAMANI
Mr. Deepak Doddamani is a Founder of Ashwamedh Foundation working for Child Education and Development sincei August 2012. In this presentation he has discussed the opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs in Education sector.
1. One Laptop Per Child India Foundation Transforming “Learning” Satish Jha Chairman, OLPC India Foundation satish@olpci.org www.olpcindia.net +91 99100 22922
2. India currently has the largest illiterate population of any nation on earth 2
3. Poor have aspirations beyond survival They recognize that only education can help achieve aspirations. And they are willing to invest in the future. Can our current educational eco-system alone deliver on these aspirations? 3
4. Significant progress in reducing out of school children But challenges of quality and adequacy of current education format remain. Can doing more of the same really make our children compete for opportunities in 2020? 4
5. The solution needs to be … Future ready – ‘the cell-phone of education’ Transformational – generational leaps Doable – practical, implementable and accepted by the stakeholders Financially viable – entrepreneurial thinking to make it available at $1 per week An idea originated in villages like India’s, Africa and wherever we saw deprivation and lack of access to what we thought was a human right– spreading across the globe 5
6. What is OLPC [one laptop per child] A project designed to help underprivileged children access sustainable education that is in sync with today’s needs. A rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. It is a tool for education that creates skill sets that can transform lives. 6
7. Our laptops are capable of transforming the way a child “learns” by combining technology & pedagogy OLPC produces a unique laptop: pioneered a new generation of solid state hard disk, zero maintenance, village friendly computing primary school market currently being addressed Some of the features unique to OLPC laptop: low power consumption of 2 watts networking without internet water proof keyboard stringent ROHS norms dual mode operation sunlight friendly WIFI mesh networking electric power can be produced manually and through solar new “sugar” interface designed open Source First Green laptop Proven and market tested in 40 countries 7
19. OLPC has major partners in both private & public sectors 9
20. OLPC’s presence has rapidly spread to 41 countries worldwide since 2007…. “With the laptop we can say that our school is really elevated because the children are really learning more... They see themselves discovering things that they have never been doing before.” — Mrs. M., Galadima School, Abuja, Nigeria 10
21. ….and it has proved to be successful! Largest deployments since 2007 Peru – 594,000 Uruguay – 430,000 Rwanda – 110,000 Argentina – 60,000 Key Milestones * numbers as of March 2010 11
22. OLPC has gained a lot of recognition across the globe IDSA - Business Week, Gold Awards, (Product) (Strategy) 2008 Red Dot Design Award, 2008 London Design Museum's Brit Insurance Design of the Year, 2008 INDEX "Community" Award, 2007 ID Magazine "Concept Design", 2007 Spark Award - Product Award, 2007 IF Product Design Award, 2006 Chicago Athenaeum – Good Design Award, 2006 In the words of Mr. Kofi Annan: "When they start reaching the hands of the world's children, these robust and versatile machines will enable kids to become more active in their own learning. Children will be able to learn by doing, not just through instruction or rote memorization. And they will be able to open a new front in their education: peer-to-peer learning." 12
23. OLPC Schools in India today Current Deployments Govt of Manipur, Imphal, Manipur Katha Khazana School, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi Kusgaon Village School, Distt Pune, Maharashtra Udaan Schools, Uttarakhand (Dr Veena Sethi) Keekerwale Primary School, Shriganganagar, Rajasthan Chiragh Grammar School, Uttar Pradesh Khairat school, Khairat-Dhangarwada Village, Maharashtra Parikrma Center for Learning, Bangalore, Karnataka Aradhna Convent School, Bangalore, Karnataka Holy Mother School, Nashik, Maharasthra Saint-Anthony School, Dugawar Auroville, Tamil Nadu Mandal Parishad Primary School, Aziznagar AP VenuUdayar Middle School, Palayanur village, Tamil Nadu. Poorva Maadhyamik Vidyalaya, Bhagmalpur, Distt Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh Chiragh Grammar School, Meerut (U.P.) and Project Writeup Belgaum District, Karnataka Ahmedabad, Gujarat funded by MangoTree Group 13
24. Some of the states that have approved or are currently considering OLPC’s revolutionary educational strategy Our aim is to establish OLPC’s presence in all 28 states and 7 union territories 14
25. XO laptops benefit children AND teachers, parents and the society as a whole 15
26. Let us make this happen – A Laptop for Every Child Adopt a village for Total Cost of only Rs. 16,500 per child! 16