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join us Right Now reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects
over IRC Live Chat: (2PM EDT Boston Time Friday)<br>
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Then type at bottom:<br>
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AGENDA:<br>
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* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
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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>
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* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?!<br>
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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 3 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals --
please<br>
join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these
proposals:<br>
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1. XO-Contest - Switzerland<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44785">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44785</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.xo-contest.ch">http://www.xo-contest.ch</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpc.ch">http://olpc.ch</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.openoffice.org"></a><br>
Requests 30 XO's over 30 months<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
All classes, pupils students, scientists, hackers and geeks in<br>
Switzerland are cordially invited to join the XO-competition. The<br>
competition consists in the creation of a free choice of written<br>
work, which has to stand in connection with the project "One<br>
Laptop per Child". By keeping a diary blog and a final<br>
publication, this competition should make a substantial<br>
contribution of Switzerland to the global development project.<br>
Although the written work is accepted from a variety of fields,<br>
contributions in the domains of computer science and pedagogy are<br>
favored. If a submitted project is accepted by the jury, then the<br>
XOs needed will be borrowed for the duration of the work.<br>
In spring 2011, all accepted works will be judged by a jury,<br>
consisting of experts from academia and practice, all standing<br>
close to the OLPC project. The best works will be awarded, at<br>
least an extract of the work will be published and the winners<br>
will receive an XO. [XO-1.5's are currently being considered<br>
as "Grand Prize"]<br>
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2. Laptop Lending Library Springfield, MA - Massachusetts, USA<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=46284">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=46284</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://doberolpc.webs.com">http://doberolpc.webs.com</a><br>
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Requests 10 XO's over 12 months<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
The objectives of our project, Laptop Lending Library of Springfield,
MA,<br>
are either to provide people in this location with XO Laptops to help<br>
with their projects, or to introduce these laptops to people in our<br>
neighborhood and let them evaluate them for a week or so, and tell us<br>
what they want to see improved, added, or removed. We will then try<br>
to develop these programs that they want to see added, and try to<br>
make the programs better that they want to see improved.<br>
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3. Children With Special Needs “The Deaf At The Age of 6-12 Years” -
Kenya [REVISED SUBMISSION]<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43624">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43624</a><br>
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Requests 10 XO's over 4+ months<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
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1. To create a curriculum based on the Kenyan standards of special<br>
education for children/pupils with ear impediment so that the
curriculum<br>
will help them use XO tools like memorize to help them remember and<br>
retain what they learned in class but could not be retain because of<br>
hearing problems <br>
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2. The create a curriculum that will enforce and teach math skills by<br>
use of mathematics symbols like + - x through the aid of Gcomprise.<br>
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3. To use the write activity to help the children improve their<br>
writing speed skills and spelling as they continuously do practice<br>
without necessary being with the teacher.<br>
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4. To use the paint activity to make different drawings that enable<br>
the deaf children to express themselves well and also draw pictures
and<br>
allow the child to paint them. This enables a connection between the<br>
teacher and the child since the child is able to express him/herself
well.<br>
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5. Use turtle art to help the child in making some drawings and as
well<br>
as writing names. This allows the children to be more creative. It
also<br>
helps the pupil increase confidence and hence reduces frustration.<br>
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6. To enable these students to learn pronunciation and vocabulary
from<br>
recorded speech created by the instructors.
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