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though OLPC's Contributors Program has a bit of a
temporary inventory<br>
shortage this month, please
all join us voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar<br>
community
projects over IRC Live Chat, even if I apologize
certain<br>
shipments may be somewhat delayed! Please join us
live now, to make the<br>
best project allocations & mentoring
relationships, starting right here:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a><br>
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Then type at bottom:<br>
/join #olpc-meeting<br>
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<br>
AGENDA:<br>
<br>
* Fast Review of the 10 latest (greatest!)
HW/Project Proposals --
please<br>
join us advocating for, and/or reviewing
shortcomings of these
proposals:<br>
<br>
1. Children's resource and gaming centre -
Kampala, Uganda<br>
2. Improving performance in science subjects and
raising HIV/AIDS awareness - Uganda/Kenya/USA<br>
3. Moneague College - Jamaica<br>
4. XOpup / Puppy Linux XO-1.5 - Southport,
Australia<br>
5. "Preventing Malaria" - Mexico/Edinburg, Texas<br>
6. SemanticXO - Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>
7. Developing education resources -
Australia/Timor<br>
8. Zimbabwe Youth Development Foundation trust:
Project Rabuda/Sunrise<br>
9. XOs from Fargo to Sudan: after school to
building a school
- North Dakota State University<br>
10. Upper Canada College / Ntugi Kenya<br>
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* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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>
<br>
* New projects & libraries -- teaching them
Community Outreach:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries</a><br>
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1. Children's resource and gaming centre -
Kampala, Uganda<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67018">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67018</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kyowgp.blogspot.com">http://www.kyowgp.blogspot.com</a><br>
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Requests 10 XOs over 12 months<br>
<br>
Project Background/Objectives:<br>
- enhancing the current children learning
activties through the<br>
development of a creative learning
environment with the availability of<br>
laptops for recreation.<br>
- provide entertainment and a learning
experience for the children in<br>
nansana.<br>
- develop a children's gaming station as part
of the current resource<br>
centre where after reading,children can
engage in some recreational and<br>
educational entertainment.<br>
- introduction of OLPC/Sugar community in one
community in the country.<br>
<br>
<br>
2. Improving performance in science subjects and
raising HIV/AIDS awareness<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=66827"></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.rifed.ucr.ac.cr"></a> -
Uganda/Kenya/USA<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67167">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67167</a><br>
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Requests 9 XOs over 2-3 months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
<br>
1. To equip teachers and pupils with basic
computer skills using the XO <br>
laptop.<br>
<br>
2. To improve understanding and performance of
science subjectsincluding <br>
maths using the xo activities<br>
<br>
3. Actively engaging children in their learning
process.<br>
<br>
4. Increase school attendance rate in rural
schools and ctively engaging <br>
children in their learning process.<br>
<br>
5. Increasing HIV/AIDS awareness and thus
helping leaners live a HIV <br>
free life.<br>
<br>
<br>
3. Moneague College - Jamaica<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67265">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67265</a><br>
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Requests 10 XOs over 24 months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
The objectives of this pilot project shall be to:<br>
<br>
* Expose teacher educators and student teachers
(the next cohort of<br>
class teachers) to the XO laptops and
software for use in the teaching and<br>
learning process<br>
* Provide the tools for the practical
completion of the Technology in <br>
Education course objectives for the target
group of student teachers<br>
* Demonstrate that the XO software can be used
across content areas<br>
* Provide an incentive and equipment for
student teachers to propose and <br>
execute technology/computer centred final
year teaching practice projects<br>
* Contribute to the bank of Sugar lesson plans
and videos in<br>
conjunction with UWI pilots<br>
* Assist the OLPC Jamaica Team with teacher
training for their<br>
projects at Providence Basic and August Town
Primary schools.<br>
* Assist the Ministry of Education and Youth
and Education<br>
Transformation Team with achieving 100%
literacy by 2015,<br>
by using/integrating the XOs into daily
teachings for the<br>
same set of children over the life of the
project<br>
<br>
<br>
4. XOpup / Puppy Linux XO-1.5 - Southport,
Australia<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67326">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67326</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47337">http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47337</a><br>
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Requests 1 XO-1.5 over 18 months<br>
<br>
Project Background/Objectives:<br>
To port Puppy linux with it's unique blend of
speed and usability to the XO.<br>
<br>
<br>
5. "Preventing Malaria" - Mexico / Edinburg, Texas<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67327">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67327</a><br>
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Requests 3 XO-1s over 12 months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
- Develop a memory game for 1 or 2 players with
malaria-related topics,<br>
so 5-12-year-old kids can help to prevent
this disease in their<br>
communities.<br>
<br>
The computer will show a list of images related
to malaria, such as causes,<br>
transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention
and complications. Each<br>
image will appear from 4 to 10 seconds
(depending on the chosen difficulty:<br>
difficult, normal and easy). The game will show
something like this:<br>
<br>
- Habitat (4-10 seconds)...<br>
- Bamboo Pole (4-10 seconds)...<br>
- Rainwater (4-10 seconds) ...<br>
- (more words)<br>
<br>
Then, the computer will ask the player to
choose from a set of images and<br>
put them in the same order they appeared
previously. In our example, the<br>
kid has to choose the Habitat picture first,
then the Bamboo Pole picture,<br>
and so on.<br>
<br>
At the end, the computer will show the score
(for example, “you memorized<br>
the order of 4/6 words) and a sentence related
to the pictures. This<br>
sentence will say something like: "Cover bamboo
pole holders after use.<br>
Rainwater can potentially accumulate in these
bamboo pole holders if they<br>
are uncovered and create a habitat..." Then,
the player can choose to play<br>
again or to exit the game.<br>
<br>
When 2 kids are playing, player 1 will play
first and the score will be<br>
shown, then player 2 will play and his score
will be shown. At the end, the<br>
computer will congratulate the winner.<br>
<br>
- Learn more about Python, PyGTK, Glade and
other related technologies in<br>
order to build this and other international
projects for XO in the<br>
future.<br>
<br>
- Publish a paper in a recognized software
engineering conference with<br>
the results of applying Scrum (an iterative,
incremental framework for<br>
project management and agile software
development) on an<br>
international free software project. These
paper will encourage more<br>
engineers to work on OLPC projects.<br>
<br>
- Use the memorization game to internalize
malaria-related concepts.<br>
<br>
- Create an OLPC research group at the School
of Engineering and<br>
Technology in Montemorelos University, Mexico
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.um.edu.mx">www.um.edu.mx</a>).<br>
<br>
<br>
6. SemanticXO - Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67749">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67749</a><br>
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Requests 5 XOs over 12 months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
Semantic technologies are becoming more and
more used to <br>
improve the efficiency of information sharing
on Internet.<br>
The goal of this project is to investigate the
application of <br>
the same technologies on a mesh network, without
access to Web <br>
services such as DNS.<br>
With the ability to exchange structured and
unambiguous <br>
information, we expect to improve communication in
the context of <br>
medical, culturage heritage or marketing
applications.<br>
Although not having expertise related to the
typical usage <br>
context of the XOs, the KRR group already has some
expertise in using <br>
semantic technologies for improving access to<br>
culturage heritage and modeling medical processes.<br>
<br>
<br>
7. Developing education resources -
Australia/Timor<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67839">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67839</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/">http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://seaton-olpc-ug.org/?q=node/54">http://seaton-olpc-ug.org/?q=node/54</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tinyurl.com/25ho638">http://tinyurl.com/25ho638</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Tonyforster">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Tonyforster</a><br>
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Requests 1 XO over indefinite months<br>
<br>
Project Background/Objectives:<br>
Software testing and developing educational
materials<br>
<br>
<br>
8. Zimbabwe Youth Development Foundation trust:
Project Rabuda/Sunrise
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67914">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=67914</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://zuvarabuda1.wordpress.com">http://zuvarabuda1.wordpress.com</a><br>
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Requests 100 XOs over 12 months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
* To produce the world’s most comprehensive and
powerful knowledge <br>
resource-pushing the boundaries of online
community and technology as a tool for <br>
social empowerment<br>
* To instigate significant evolution in the
present concepts of school <br>
education by increasing global connection,
meaningful use of ICTs(Information <br>
and Communication Technologies) and inspiring
student engagement<br>
* To enable learning through the effective use
of technology to promote <br>
knowledge and skills which will ensure
thriving communities in Zimbabwe<br>
* To demonstrate innovation, excellence,
creativity , and professionalism in <br>
the management of a new style of an
organization that is entrepreneurial, <br>
technology enhanced and youth driven<br>
* To create a contributive environment for
meaningful participation in the <br>
broader economy by disadvantaged individuals
and youth groups(mainstreaming)<br>
* To cooperate and build alliances and
partnerships with organizations with <br>
similar or related objectives<br>
<br>
<br>
9. XOs from Fargo to Sudan: after school to
building a school
- North Dakota State University<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=68356">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=68356</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fargoxo.wordpress.com">http://fargoxo.wordpress.com</a><br>
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Requests 15 XOs over 9/indefinite months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
The primary objective of this proposal is to
transform the Madison Elementary<br>
after school program, as well as support Rev
Gadi's after school program, also<br>
housed at Madison Elementary. The Madison
program typically enrolls 40-50<br>
students, many reluctant, many English Language
Learners. The mere presence<br>
of 12 XOs will create interest among the
students--the medium is the message--<br>
but we will also work with this unique
population to try and develop English<br>
language learning e-books and activities unique
to Sugar that will then be<br>
available and useful to XO deployments in
Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, and other<br>
countries where the refugee students and
families now living in Fargo<br>
originate from. We will work with Rev. Gadi's
students to prepare the<br>
laptops for deployment in Sudan, loading them
with projects developed in<br>
Fargo, loading them with books so that the
dream of a library built by 15<br>
laptops becomes feasible. <br>
<br>
The secondary objective is to train a team from
within this group to deliver<br>
these 15 laptops to the school in southern
Sudan. Team members who do not go<br>
on this trip with Rev. Gadi may have a chance
to go later as Kevin Brooks is<br>
President of a non-profit called "African Soul,
American Heart" and he too is<br>
looking to learn the ins and outs of the XO and
Sugar so that he will be able<br>
to support a deployment to Duk Payuel, southern
Sudan, in the next 3-5 years. <br>
<br>
<br>
10. Upper Canada College / Ntugi Kenya<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=68363">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=68363</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ntugiSchool.com">http://ntugiSchool.com</a><br>
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Requests 4 XO-1.5s over 12 months<br>
<br>
Project Background/Objectives:<br>
Currently there are 50 XO 1.0, and 4 XO 1.5
laptops deployed in the Ntugi<br>
Day School. Due to ongoing changes to the XO
kernel's from version to version,<br>
certain functions are only available on
certain machines. We would like to<br>
have the same activities and functions
available on all XO's deployed to<br>
alleviate complicated re-imaging deployment
issues, along with having a<br>
more equal experience for all XO users.<br>
<br>
We currently have provided Ntugi with three
distinct images, one at 711<br>
for XO-1 use with the Vernier equipment, on at
802 for XO-1 user for<br>
standard activities and the added features and
activities of 802 over<br>
711, and one at 306 for use with the 1.5's to
enable USB microscope use<br>
and Gnome features.<br>
<br>
Our goal is to standardize on the 852 build
for all XO 1.0's, and 1.5's<br>
and have the core functions and activities
identical. This will also aid<br>
in the saturation process as there will be
less haves and have-not issues.<br>
We have developed an install script which
local-installs all the required<br>
RPM's to minimize data plan expenses, and are
hoping to simultaneously<br>
deploy temp/swap/program SD cards so that the
XO 1.0's can have sufficient<br>
processing power to run the more intensive
applications.
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