[Grassroots-l] OLPC/Sugar Contributors Program Mtg (NOW! on #olpc-meeting, 3:45PM Boston Time, Friday)

Fri Mar 26 15:43:31 EDT 2010

Please all join us right now reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community 
projects over IRC Live Chat:
http://forum.laptop.org/chat

Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting

AGENDA:

* XO-1.5 early production machines now available & shipping:

http://blog.laptop.org/2010/02/25/xo-1-5-early-production-laptops-free-to-contributors-worldwide/

* Fast Review of the 9 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please
  join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:

 1. RepRap! + MakerBot - Mapleville, Rhode Island
 2. Real-time logging tool using CMS platform for micro journalism in 
developing countries - Raipur, India
 3. French translation for XO-1.5 Getting Started etc - Crosne, France & 
Prilly, Switzerland
 4. XO-1.5 Collaboration Activities - Cambridge, Massachusetts
 5. Omaha Laptops Promote Creativity - Nebraska
 6. Promoting XO 1.5 in BC - Surrey/Vancouver, British Columbia
 7. Improving computer literacy, Age 2-6 - Bonn, Germany
 8. Phoenix-area Repair Center - Mesa, Arizona
 9. OLPC/XO use in the USA - Santa Cruz, California

* 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. RepRap! + MakerBot - Mapleville, Rhode Island
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59734
   http://groups.google.com/group/new-england-reprap
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 2 XO's over 24 months

   Project Objectives:
   to test if a makerbot or reprap softwhere will work with it

2. Real-time logging tool using CMS platform for micro journalism in 
developing countries - Raipur, India
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59767
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 1 XO's over 2 months

   Project Objectives:
   Our project`s primary aim is to empower citizens in developing country
   by making use of micro-journalism as a tool where they can use XO
   machines to record and communicate data with other parts of worlds
   without involving complicated interface , meanwhile they can even
   start micro-blogging with a easy to use interface , all of the above
   activities inevitably help them earn a livelihood by working as a
   micro journalist

3. French translation for XO-1.5 Getting Started etc - Crosne, France & 
Prilly, Switzerland
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59788
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 2 XO-1.5's over 12 months

   Project Objectives:
   French translation of the next documents (user manuals, user interface,
   activities, etc.) related to the XO 1.5:
   * http://laptop.org/start that will be produced/updated
     during the next "Community book sprint" : 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Start
   * creation of the screenshots with the French locale
   * new and updated Sugar activities
   * New and updated Sugar user interface

4. XO-1.5 Collaboration Activities - Cambridge, Massachusetts
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59809
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 1 XO-1.5 over undetermined months

   Project Objectives:
   [Experienced Collabora hacker] planning to work with Tomeu on the
   collaboration improvements he's been working on, as well as writing
   some new collaborative activities.

5. Omaha Laptops Promote Creativity - Nebraska
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59820
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 20 XO's over 15 months

   Project Objectives:
   A. To give economically poorer elementary students computer experience.
   Many children in the neighborhood where I live do not have computer 
access
   at home, and limited access at school. Elementary children in particular
   are beginning middle school and high school with less technology 
skills than
   the middle income students in the suburbs.
   B. Helping the middle income and affluent students become mentors to the
   students listed above. These students would also be leaning about class
   distinction within their own community.

6. Promoting XO 1.5 in BC - Surrey/Vancouver, British Columbia
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59906
   http://www.intobiiz.com/ekiic.htm
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 2 XO-1.5's over 6 months

   Project Objectives:
   Presenting and Promoting and Providing OLPC as an option to school 
districts
   for families and children of 6-12 years in these communities at three
   phases:

   1- Surrey District SD36 (with 67,000 students with 40,000 elementary
      students) : Short term

   2- Greater Vancouver (with approx 200,000 students) : Mid Term

   3- Province of British Columbia Canada (with 300,000 students): Long
      Term

7. Improving computer literacy, Age 2-6 - Bonn, Germany
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=60109
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 2-3 XO's over 24-36 months

   Project Objectives:
   Since I am working as an official day care father in the city of
   Bonn, Germany, I recognized the interest of young children in
   getting in contact with computers. As "normal" computers are not
   suitable for young children because of their lack of sturdiness,
   especially for the very young ones, the OLPC-XO seems to be the
   perfect machine.

   I would like to evolve concepts for young children education
   (age 2-6) in the spirit of Seymour Papert.

8. Phoenix-area Repair Center - Mesa, Arizona
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=60115
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_az_Repair
   [SITE LINKED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations ]

   Requests (up to 10?) broken and refubished XO's over undetermined months

   Project Objectives:
   We can take in broken computers for parts, we also need up to 10
   working xo laptops for testing and supporting the XO community.

9. OLPC/XO use in the USA - Santa Cruz, California
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=60138
   http://www.internetmathtutoring.com
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 10 XO over 36 months

   Project Objectives:
   This proposal describes the implementation of Internet Math Tutoring for
   alternative-school students in the USA. The technology will bring
   individualized math tutoring instruction to students. In this way, math
   teaching specialists can supplement the local teacher(s) in
   disadvantaged areas and in sparsely populated areas without having to
   transport teaching specialists to the areas.

   Internet Math Tutoring will offer:

   -- laptop XO computers (on loan) connected to high-speed Internet, for
      individual students;

   -- appointments between tutor and students will be implemented through
      Google online;

   -- a video uploading facility hosted at a low fee by a video platform
      (http://www.blip.tv);

   -- a presentation facility similar to Power Point but open source, no 
fee.

   -- a web conferencing organizer online, no fee with ads (See
      http://www.vyew.com)
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