Re: <a href="http://moodle.org/" target="_blank">Moodle.org</a>, TrustInEducation.org, CroquetConsortium.org, and InSTEDD.org pilot testing, and community partnerships with my associate <b><font color="black" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2">
<a href="http://www.trustineducation.org/budd.html" target="_blank"><b>Budd E. MacKenzie</b></a></font></b><span></span> (1-925-299-2010) founder of TrustInEducation.org in Lafayette, CA<br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">
"Trust In Education is the creation of neighbors who banded together
and resolved to "make a difference". At first there were five. Now the
project moves forward with the support of hundreds, too numerous to
list." </span><br></div><br>Based on <span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span> roadmap (<font size="2"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olpcnews.com%2Fuse_cases%2Feducation%2Flaptop_moodle_education.html&ei=wN12R--sJaWEpATSoK1t&usg=AFQjCNGBe0n5i435T0vCaKOAwlL4TjjMAA&sig2=v7U0Zt0H6uur2J5Fs4PQMg" target="_blank">
<span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span> News: Does One Laptop Per Child + <b>Moodle</b> = Education?</a></font> and <i><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=13&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.moodle.org%2Fen%2FOLPC_XS_installation&ei=dt92R5qBKJzQpgTZpIFr&usg=AFQjCNE7dM2GG-O4BZ0oQdxQ1BgAif4Liw&sig2=mAQb-oflfvkSHlbL6fhO1Q" target="_blank">
<b><span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span></b> XS installation - MoodleDocs</a></i>), the free OLPC looks like an opportunity for giving to TrustInEducation.org, including the <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/TeleHealth_Module">
TeleHealth Modules</a> and <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Telehealth_module_database">database</a> (in early development).<br><br>Since Jesse Molina only has got one, you might want to apply for an XO from OLPC directly, there is info on how to do so here:
<br><br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_Program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_Program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO</a><br><div><span id="q_1174cfa39281a523_1" class="WQ9l9c">
<br>Let me know how I can help.<br><br>All the best,<br>-- John Deneen<br>*****<br></span></div><b>Imagine:</b><br><ul><li><b>Food Force2</b> for the XO (See <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Food_Force_2" target="_blank">
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Food_Force_2</a>). Progress includes artwork (builds and villagers); next, the game model need more work to get a playable game. The code is in his public_git folder (<a href="https://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/murielgodoi/foodforce2;a=summary" target="_blank">
https://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/murielgodoi/foodforce2;a=summary</a>). Please contact Muriel if you'd like to help.</li></ul><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><p>This game is under development. The objective is to
enable the village to "escape poverty", ie to develop nutritional
self-sufficiency and beyond subsistence farming</p></div><ul><li><b>Cow power</b>: Arjun have completed documentation of the project (See<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cow_Power" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cow_Power
</a>). The page details the current<br>design and the proposed mechanical design. He is hoping to get<br>feedback from the community on the proposed mechanical design before<br>moving forward in the implementation of the changes.
</li></ul><ul><li><h2><font size="2"><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Microscope" target="_blank">
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">100x Video </span><span class="nfakPe">Microscope</span></b> - OLPCWiki</a></font></h2></li></ul><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span>$100 (now $200) laptops have potential to transform education in world's poorest countries.
</span><span>
Watch </span><a href="http://www.joeinc.tv/bio/bio.htm" target="_blank">
Mary Lou Jepsen</a><span> demo of the</span><span> </span><span> $1 Video <span class="nfakPe">Microscope</span></span><span> </span>
<span>(three <span name="st">plastic</span> lenses in
<span name="st">plastic</span> housing) as a laptop </span><span>accessory for diagnosis of HIV/AIDs, TB, and malaria. </span><span>Another possible example is a handheld device connected to a TV. Warch 3 min.
</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQfTjJLVZY" target="_blank">
YouTube - 200x EyeClops TV <b><span class="nfakPe">Microscope</span></b></a><span> based on:</span><span></span></div><ul><ul><li><span></span>Jan 2007 - <a href="http://www.laserfocusworld.com/display_article/282675/12/ARCHI/none/Feat/OPTOELECTRONIC-APPLICATIONS:-INSTRUMENTATION---Next-generation-cytometers-think-outside-the-bo" target="_blank">
OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS: INSTRUMENTATION - Next-generation cytometers think outside the box</a></li></ul></ul><div style="margin-left: 80px;">Shapiro believes that, depending on the complexity of the desired
application, it may be possible to use an even less-complex light
source: the LED. In various experiments he and his colleagues have
shown that it is possible to do single-molecule measurements with an
LED-illuminated system and CCD detectors (see Fig. 3)<br></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br></div></div></div></div>
<ul><ul><li><font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" size="2"><font><a href="http://handheldsforhealth.org/" target="_blank">
Handhelds <span>for</span> <span>Health</span></a> </font></font>based <span class="nfakPe">on</span> the importance of the mother villager:<font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" size="2"><font> </font>
</font>Oct. 26, 2006 - <span><span><span class="nfakPe">Lab</span></span>
-<span><span class="nfakPe">on</span></span>-<span><span class="nfakPe">a</span></span>-<span><span class="nfakPe">chip</span>
</span> <span>devices</span> <span>for</span> <span>global</span> <span>health</span>: Past studies and future Opportunities (<a href="http://mfgh.org/Chin_LOC_article.pdf" target="_blank">
PDF</a>)</span></li></ul></ul></div><ul><li><h1><font size="2"><a href="http://howdy.physics.nyu.edu/index.php/OLPC_planetarium" target="_blank">OLPC planetarium</a></font></h1><p>The <a href="http://laptop.org/" title="http://laptop.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
<span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span>
</a>
is the best platform ever devised for electronic support of by-eye
astronomical observing. It is a low power device that can be
mechanically powered by the user; it has an reflected-light mode in
which it does not contribute to local illumination (so the observer can
read the display with a red flashlight and it won't compromise dark
adaptation), and it is light and rugged.
</p><p>Planetarium software is, in many ways, the killer app for the
<span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span>. It provides support for the real-world and zero-cost educational
activity of observing the sky at night, but it also provides a fun
activity center for students to explore the behavior of the night sky
and the stars and planets it contains. Many important educational
activities can be built around (or discovered within) a rich
planetarium software environment.</p></li><li><h1 class="YfMhcb"><font size="2"><span id="1fld" class="VrHWId">TurtleArt Mandelbrot</span></font></h1></li></ul><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><font style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;" size="2">
<a href="http://wmi.math.u-szeged.hu/xaos/doku.php" target="_blank">XaoS</a> is an incredible program that lets you explore fractals by zooming in and out in real time.<br><br></font></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><a href="http://wmi.math.u-szeged.hu/xaos/doku.php?id=galleries:main" target="_blank">Galleries</a></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
Mac <acronym title="Operating System">OS</acronym> X binaries for Version 3.2.2 can be downloaded from <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xaos/XaoS-3.2.2-MacOSX.dmg?download" title="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xaos/XaoS-3.2.2-MacOSX.dmg?download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
SourceForge</a>.</div><ul><ul><li><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XaoS#Screenshots" target="_blank">Screenshots from <span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span></a> </li></ul></ul><ul><li><h1 class="YfMhcb"><font size="2"><span id="1fld" class="VrHWId">
Cerebro: Scalable presence information (Demo </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://lyme.media.mit.edu:8000/">http://lyme.media.mit.edu:8000/</a>)</span></font></h1><h1 class="YfMhcb"><font size="2"><span id="1fld" class="VrHWId">
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's a</span></font><font size="2"><span id="1fld" class="VrHWId"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">light-weight protocol that allows 802.11b/g</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
devices to form a mesh network. Cerebro has the following advantages:</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><br style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- It provides presence information about 100 nodes using only a single
</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">frame per 10 seconds, per node.</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- It runs on _any_ 802.11b/g device (tested on XO, Ubuntu, Nokia N800)
</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- It can (but not yet) provide routing information within the mesh</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">network that is formed by regular wifi devices.
</span></font></h1></li></ul>Other news:<br><ul><li>
<h1 class="YfMhcb"><font size="2">Intel: John Markoff's article in today's New York Times provides an accurate description of the events of the past 48 hours regarding Intel (See <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/technology/05laptop.html" target="_blank">
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/technology/05laptop.html</a>).</font><br>
</h1>
</li></ul>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">We made a sincere effort of rapprochement, but it was clear from even<br>
the way that Intel terminated the relationship—with an "inadvertent<br>
leak"—that their was no reciprocal sincerity. We made great strides<br>
before Intel joined us and we will continue to make great strides now<br>
that they have left the <span class="nfakPe">OLPC</span> association.</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jesse Molina</b> <<a href="mailto:jesse@opendreams.net">jesse@opendreams.net</a>><br>Date: Jan 5, 2008 5:13 PM
<br>Subject: Free OLPC for someone who needs it<br>To: <a href="mailto:devel@lists.laptop.org">devel@lists.laptop.org</a><br><br><br><br>I've got a free OLPC for someone who needs it. It works fine. I got it<br>via the buy-one-get-one program.
<br><br>I'd prefer to give it to a developer or someone who can actually make<br>use of it. Or, I could just send it back to the OLPC Project and let<br>them reformat and redistribute it.<br><br>Even better is if someone with the OLPC Project could tell me of someone
<br>they know who needs one, and I'll ship it out. My location is Arizona,<br>United States.<br><br>Otherwise, send me an email telling me what you plan to do with it and<br>display some of your contributions or other involvement in the project.
<br> Convince me that you're worthy and not just going to pawn it off on<br>ebay after a month.<br><br><br><br>--<br># Jesse Molina<br># Mail = <a href="mailto:jesse@opendreams.net">jesse@opendreams.net</a><br># Page =
<a href="mailto:page-jesse@opendreams.net">page-jesse@opendreams.net</a><br># Cell = 1.602.323.7608<br># Web = <a href="http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/" target="_blank">http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________
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