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join us (right now!) reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects
over IRC Live Chat, just after 2PM EDT Boston Time, right here:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a><br>
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Then type at bottom:<br>
/join #olpc-meeting<br>
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AGENDA:<br>
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* New Libraries Coming!<br>
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href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries</a><br>
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* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?!
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href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a><br>
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href="http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27">http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27</a><br>
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* Fast Review of the 5 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please<br>
join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these
proposals:<br>
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1. Computer aided instruction in medical schools in Kenya &
Illinois, USA<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42481">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42481</a><br>
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Requests 2 XO's for August at least<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
The overall objective of our project is to enhance<br>
the use of computer-aided instruction for medical education in
Africa. <br>
Toward this end we have established collaborations with several
medical<br>
schools in Kenya to explore possibilities for facilitating the<br>
development and utilization of computer aided programs and other<br>
teaching modules that are tailored for their curricula. Longer term<br>
objectives include involvement of medical students to help develop<br>
content and to improve the awareness of the globalization of medical<br>
education.<br>
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2. flixel games framework on xo - Austin, Texas, USA<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42621">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42621</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://flixel.org">http://flixel.org</a><br>
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Requests 1 XO for 1 month or much longer term if possible<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
To create a step-by-step tutorial that<br>
shows how to use the XO to create original Flash games that anyone
with a PC<br>
can play, using my specialized, highly efficient flash game library
(which<br>
is MIT-license free).<br>
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3. Internet Math Tutoring Network For Kosodo Village - Kenya<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42701">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42701</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://InternetMathTutoring.com/OLPC">http://InternetMathTutoring.com/OLPC</a><br>
<pre> Requests 10 XO's for 24 months
Project Objectives:
This proposal describes the implementation of an Internet Math Tutoring
Network in a developing country which will use the following technology to
bring individualized math tutoring instruction to students. In this way,
math teaching specialists can supplement the local teacher(s) in sparsely
populated areas without transporting the specialists to the areas.
laptop computers (on loan);
Low cost laptop computers ("XO"), connected to high-speed Internet,
for individual students;
a web cam for each laptop (built-in);
Conversations with visual content will be accessible for the tutoring
interaction by connecting a web cam to the laptop computer;
an on-line Google spreadsheet or calendar for scheduling (no fee);
Appointments between tutor and students will be expedited through a
Google online spreadsheet or Google calendar.
a video uploading facility hosted at a low fee by a video platform (
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.blip.tv">www.blip.tv</a>, $8/month);
By using a video server, selected videos can be uploaded onto the
Internet and accessed by the students and teachers at no fee;
a presentation facility similar to Power Point but open source (no fee).
Instructional slideshows can be made available on-line for use by
instructors, tutors, students, and their family members.
a web conferencing organizer online (no fee with ads, $10/month without
ads).
Web conferencing supports communication over the Internet real-time,
from the instructor's desktop, to the student's laptop, including working
together with the student(s) on a single multi-page document which can
include embedded images, text, hand-drawn illustrations, geoometric figures,
etc.. (See <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vyew.com">http://www.vyew.com</a>)
4. XO-1.5 build testing, Martin Dengler, UK
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42768">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=42768</a>
Requests 1 XO 1.5 til build ships or 6 months
Project Objectives:
Assist reporting and fixing XO-1.5 bugs, of which there are already at least 30
(see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&milestone=1.5-F11">http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&milestone=1.5-F11</a>
5. Wind Shear Detection for Small Airports, Northridge, California, USA
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43173">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43173</a>
Requests 4 XO's for 12 months
Project Objectives:
The objective is the development of an array of inexpensive sensors
that, when placed around an airport, will automatically organize
themselves into a mesh network that can detect and report wind shear.
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