<div class="gmail_quote">Hello Everyone,<br><br><br>We're glad to share that eKindling's education project is progressing and is on schedule for the initial deployment in Sept, 2010.<br><br><br><b>~~eKindling Half Year Updates~~</b><br>
<br><br><b>1. XS pre-training and installation</b><br><br>Mitchel Seaton of OLPC-Aus is conducting the XS pre-training and visiting Lubang site. He'll be in the Philippines from June 21 - July 22, 2010. Thanks Mitch! Enjoy Siargao!<br>
<br><a href="http://twitter.com/meatrack" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/meatrack</a><br><br><b>2. Debrief Notes: 5-day eKindling Training of Teachers (TOTs)</b><br><br>The training was participated by 3 teachers from Lubang Integrated School (LIS), 1 teacher from Maligaya Elementary School (a satellite school of LIS), Regional Department of Education superintendent, Principal of LIS, 4 incoming 4th graders and their parents, 4 Municipal employees of Lubang, and a handful of eKindling volunteers.<br>
<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTraining" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief</a><br><br>Highlights here:<br><br>Vernacular is spectacular <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Vernacular_is_spectacular.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Vernacular_is_spectacular.22</a><br>
<br>Curiosity at play<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Curiosity_at_play.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Curiosity_at_play.22</a><br>
<br>This is OUR project<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22This_is_OUR_project.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22This_is_OUR_project.22</a><br>
<br>Champion Teachers<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Champion_Teachers.22" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EKindling/TeacherTrainingDebrief#.22Champion_Teachers.22</a><br>
<br><br><b>3. Muzcovado Project - MOA signing with Asia Pacific College</b><br><br>"The Muscovado project aims to develop localized educational content for, and support deployments of, the Sugar Learning Platform in the Philippines. By promoting the innovative use of this technology, we hope to encourage collaborative learning and critical thinking, leading to a quality education for our children."<br>
<br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Muscovado_Project" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Muscovado_Project</a><br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/26xwbpw" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/26xwbpw</a><br><br><br>
<b>4. The first 100 XO Laptops were purchased for OLPC/eKindling deployment in the Philippines! </b><br><br><br><b>5. eKindling is now officially incorporated in the Philippines!<br></b><br><br>Watch out for our upcoming events. Interested to be part of this deployment email us at <a href="mailto:community@ekindling.org" target="_blank">community@ekindling.org</a> or plz free to contact me.<br>
<font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"></font><br clear="all"><br></font></div><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br>@marife<br><br><a href="mailto:mmago@ekindling.org">mmago@ekindling.org</a><br><a href="http://www.ekindling.org">http://www.ekindling.org</a><br>
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