<div>Hello all,</div>
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<div>Bert suggested I post to this list about our plan to revise some of the old NASA Connect content so that it renders correctly in the current versions of eToys for XO and desktops.</div>
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<div><a href="http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/squeak.html">http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/squeak.html</a></div>
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<div>I manage the OLPC Learning Club DC group which has 150 members growing. Our membership is very diverse including small children, teens, parents, adult fans of OLPC, retirees and grandparents. In my day job, I am a sponsor liaison to the MIT Media Lab. I also met Alan Kay at the Diamond Exchange in Monterey earlier this year.</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.olpclearningclub.org/">http://www.olpclearningclub.org</a></div>
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<div>The Learning Club meets monthly at the Arlington Virginia Career Center, Gallaudet University or Nortel Networks. About a dozen of us are interested in revising these NASA files in a one-day Jam as a way of getting us more familiar with using eToys. The Jam is scheduled for January 17, 2009 at the Arlington Career Center. Nortel Networks will fund some of the expenses. Our connection to NASA is Jim Egenrieder of the Virginia Tech Math and Science Education Programs. Jim has a relationship with the NASA Langley Research Center as part of his work with their eClips project.</div>
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<div>I have also been in touch with Randy Caton, the original author, who is in retirement, but cheers us on. He may get involved again at some point in the near future.</div>
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<div>I'll share my work plan in the coming days if there is interest. I also welcome suggestions from this list of other ways our group can help.</div>
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<div>Mike</div>
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