OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (#olpc-meeting, 2PM Boston Time, TODAY, Dec 24!)

[Holt]

Please join us in 4 hours from now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar
community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project
allocations & mentoring relationships--starting right here
2PM Boston Time / EST this afternoon:

http://forum.laptop.org/chat

Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting


AGENDA:

* Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please
  join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:

  1. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London, Ontario, Canada
  2. Health and Wellness Education for Children in Rural Communities - 
Winona State University, Minnesota
  3. Garala XO lending library - India
  4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland, Australia
  5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya
  6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan


* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27

* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries


1. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London, Ontario, Canada
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778
    http://www.tvdsb.ca/GlenCairn.cfm
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 10+ XOs over 12+ months

    Project Objectives:
    To increase parent-school engagement, student self-esteem and academic
    achievement by operating an XO Lending Library at an elementary school
    in a low-income North American neighbourhood.


2. Health and Wellness Education for Children in Rural Communities - 
Winona State University, Minnesota
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053
    http://Winona360.org
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 5 XOs over 18 months

    Project Objectives: (excerpt)
    1. At least one fully implemented and tested XO activity will be
       developed that is fun, engaging, and educational for 1st graders in
       rural southeastern Missouri and that addresses health and wellness
       issues for young children.
    2. Computer Science college students will gain experience working
       in partnership with community members to develop technology solutions
       for social problems.
    3. A Computer Science course will be designed as a
       service-oriented, capstone course for majors at both Saint Mary's
       University and Winona State University.


3. Garala XO lending library - India
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72384
    http://www.garala.org
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 10-14 XOs over 12-24 months

    Project Objectives:
    www.garala.org to know more details about our project. We are trying to
    enhance and provide the ability for school going rural kids in India 
to have
    access to information beyond their regular school.


4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland, Australia
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72391
    http://mulawa.net/olpc/journal
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 2 XOs over undetermined months

    Project Objectives:
    To continue to create well-tested and well-designed
    activities. Currently I create activities than contain no text so 
they are
    truly international. I also aim for the simplest possible user 
interface.


5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72466
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 50 XOs over undetermined months

    Project Objectives:
    The main objective of the project is to enlighten the needy in the 
society on
    education, professionally, socially, spiritually and empower them to 
become self
    sustainable.

    Other Objectives
    • To establish a support centre that will help improve the living 
standards of
      the less fortunate child .
    • To establish a residence that will facilitate offering formal 
education to the
      child in improving their present and future living conditions .

    • To establish support centre that will be sustainable in future by 
incorporating
      income generating project .And up coming technologyProject Objectives:


6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72490
    [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

    Requests 10 XOs over undetermined months

    Project Objectives: (excerpt)
    Each trio of three students will receive a single grade on their
    progress and completion. A final exam of all material covered will be
    administered to the students individually, which will indicate their
    personal level of achievement and understanding of the projects, and
    will be recorded for the program.

    Documentation of student progress will be recorded and used as a tool to
    help the Teachers improve the grade level curriculum and maximize the
    student’s learning potential.
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