[Grassroots-l] NOW: Contributors Program Mtg (#olpc-meeting, 4PM Boston Time, Friday)

[Holt]

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

Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting


AGENDA:

* Fast Review of the 3 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please
 join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:

 1. Next Billion Learner Program in Partnership with eKindling: 
Philippines & New York
 2. OLPC in Costa Rica, with Universidad de Costa Rica
 3. Internet-based marketing and training - Makere University, Kampala, 
Uganda

* 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. Next Billion Learner Program in Partnership with eKindling: 
Philippines & New York
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=66585
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/World_Wide_Workshop_Foundation
   http://www.worldwideworkshop.org/programs/next-billion-learners
   http://www.worldwideworkshop.org/olpcwiki/
   http://activities.sugarlabs.org
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] 

   Requests 8 XO-1.5s over 6 months

   Project Background/Objectives:
   The World Wide Workshop Foundation’s "Next Billion Learners" intiative
   focuses on the development of creative learning software for low cost
   laptops, in order to support 1:1 computing worldwide. Our goal is to
   give educational opportunities to the next billion learners so that they
   will become creative thinkers, learners and leaders with technology. As
   the first project in this initiative in 2007-08, the foundation
   partnered with OLPC to create the MaMaMedia Creative Learning Center, a
   set of original Constructionist Learning activities for young children
   in developing countries wherein the OLPC organization has been deploying
   their laptop programs. The MaMaMedia Creative Center is based on
   award-winning, kid-tested, hard-fun puzzles, digital toys, and
   creativity tools from MaMaMedia.com.

   The objective of the Next Billion Learner Philippines Project is to
   integrate constructionist learning activities (e.g. MaMaMedia Creative
   Center) into the educational programming of the first 1:1 Computing/OLPC
   Initiative in the Philippines.


2. OLPC in Costa Rica, with Universidad de Costa Rica
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=66827
   http://www.rifed.ucr.ac.cr
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ]

   Requests 20 XO-1s over 24 months

   Project Objectives:
   Develop a workshop with 50 Faculty of the University of Costa Rica 
and the
   Ministry of Public Education to understand the educational and technical
   characteristics of the OLPC;

   Develop a Strategic Plan, with stakeholders from academic, public and
   private sectors, for the implementation of a pilot experience of massive
   introduction of OLPCs in one community in the country (to be defined).

   Invite the general public to a Talk at the University of Costa Rica about
   the current state of OLPC projects in the world, in particular in Latin
   America.

   Invite Ministers of Education, Science and Technology, Presidents of
   Universities and Representatives of all Political Parties to a 
Presentation
   about Education in the XXI Century and OLPC, and the Strategic Plan 
for the
   introduction of OLPC in one community in the country.


3. Internet-based marketing and training - Makere University, Kampala, 
Uganda
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=66843
   http://kyowgp.blogspot.com
   [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] 
 
   Requests 3 XOs over 12 months

   Project Objectives:
   The project objectives include bridge the gap between rural producers
   with the urban market efficiently, train farmers and the community about
   internet based marketing and its advantages,introduce a sugar 
community with
   in our locality.
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