Hello Everyone,<br><br><br>We're glad to share that
eKindling's education project is progressing and is on schedule for the
initial deployment in Sept, 2010.<br>
<br><br><b>~~eKindling Half Year Updates~~</b><br><br><br><b>1. XS pre-training and
installation</b><br><br>Mitchel Seaton of OLPC-Aus is conducting the XS
pre-training and visiting Lubang site. He'll be in the Philippines from
June 21 - July 22, 2010. Thanks Mitch! Enjoy Siargao!<br>
<br><a href="http://twitter.com/meatrack" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/meatrack</a><br><br><b>2. Debrief
Notes: 5-day eKindling Training of Teachers (TOTs)</b><br><br>The
training was participated by 3 teachers from Lubang Integrated School
(LIS), 1 teacher from Maligaya Elementary School (a satellite school of
LIS), Regional Department of Education superintendent, Principal of LIS,
4 incoming 4th graders and their parents, 4 Municipal employees of
Lubang, and a handful of eKindling volunteers.<br>
<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTraining" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief</a><br><br>Highlights
here:<br><br>Vernacular is spectacular <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Vernacular_is_spectacular.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Vernacular_is_spectacular.22</a><br>
<br>Curiosity at play<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Curiosity_at_play.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Curiosity_at_play.22</a><br>
<br>This
is OUR project<br>
<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22This_is_OUR_project.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22This_is_OUR_project.22</a><br><br>Champion
Teachers<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Champion_Teachers.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Champion_Teachers.22</a><br>
<br><br><b>3. Muzcovado Project - MOA signing with Asia Pacific College</b><br><br>"The
Muscovado project aims to develop localized educational content for,
and support deployments of, the Sugar Learning Platform in the
Philippines. By
promoting the innovative use of this technology, we hope to encourage
collaborative learning and critical thinking, leading to a quality
education for our children."<br><br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Muscovado_Project">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Muscovado_Project</a><br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/26xwbpw" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/26xwbpw</a><br>
<br>
<br><b>4. The first 100 XO Laptops were purchased for
OLPC/eKindling deployment in the Philippines! </b><br><br><br><b>5. eKindling
is now officially incorporated in the Philippines!<br></b><br><br>Watch out
for our upcoming events. Interested to be part of this deployment email
us at <a href="mailto:community@ekindling.org" target="_blank">community@ekindling.org</a>
or plz free to contact me.<br><font color="#888888">
</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br>@marife<br><br><a href="mailto:mmago@ekindling.org">mmago@ekindling.org</a><br><a href="http://www.ekindling.org">http://www.ekindling.org</a><br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ekindling">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ekindling</a><br>
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