The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program aims to provide affordable, rugged, and education-focused laptop computers to children in developing countries. The OLPC-XO1 laptop features 1GB of flash memory, USB ports, a bright LCD screen, crank-powered battery, Linux operating system, and long-range WiFi. The goal is to place these laptops in the hands of children to foster education, communication, and eliminate poverty through connecting third world communities. Several countries have signed on to the program, with Nigeria and Libya each ordering over a million laptops. The document discusses potential cost savings of replacing traditional textbooks with these laptops and how individuals can help support the program.

1. One Laptop Per Child

2. A look at the laptop OLPC-XO1 1GB Flash Memory USB Ports Ultra bright LCD – Will work in sun Crank rechargeable battery OS: Fedora Based Linux Free Operating System Long range WI-FI 256mb ram Built in Camera! Touchpad/Mouse/Speakers Ultra-strong design to survive rugged conditions

3. Program background Brainchild if MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte Goal to make a sub 100 dollar laptop aimed for third world countries 1. child ownership 2. low ages 3. saturation 4. connection 5. free and open source

4. Program goals Places were computers are one for every 5,000 people Foster education Bring education and science into the third world Foster communication and contact with the outside world Eliminate poverty worldwide by educating the third world?

5. Current participants As of yet 15 nations have signed onto the program, including the United States Nigeria ordered over a million laptops Libya ordered over 1.2 million laptops

6. Photos of Laptop

7. Why not introduce this laptop into current school boards in the western world? But..Why stop at the third world, why not start introducing this laptop into the first world? We May be able to eliminate paper textbooks as the form of education!

8. Textbook material cost savings vs. Laptop cost analysis Textbook costs for Grade 10-12

9. What can we do to help this program? The OLPC program has started offering laptops for commercial sale Two laptops must be purchased with one going to the third world and one going to the consumer The price of the laptop is it about 200 a piece with the goal of 100 per laptop estimate to be reached in 2008

10. Movement into the ultimate cyber age? In the 80’s it was a dream that everybody would have a computer in their house with internet access Now that is a reality... Can we move into a cyber age where the textbook worldwide is replaced by a laptop, that is as dynamic as anything ever seen before?