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-moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western">Please
join us in 4 hours from now, voting for the
latest OLPC/Sugar<br>
community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make
the best project<br>
allocations & mentoring
relationships--starting right here<br>
2PM Boston Time / EST this afternoon:<br>
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<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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AGENDA:<br>
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* Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!)
HW/Project Proposals -- please<br>
join us advocating for, and/or reviewing
shortcomings of these proposals:<br>
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1. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London,
Ontario, Canada<br>
2. Health and Wellness Education for Children
in Rural Communities - Winona State
University, Minnesota<br>
3. Garala XO lending library - India<br>
4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland,
Australia<br>
5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya<br>
6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan<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>
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* 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. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London,
Ontario, Canada<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tvdsb.ca/GlenCairn.cfm">http://www.tvdsb.ca/GlenCairn.cfm</a><br>
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Requests 10+ XOs over 12+ months<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
To increase parent-school engagement,
student self-esteem and academic<br>
achievement by operating an XO Lending
Library at an elementary school<br>
in a low-income North American
neighbourhood.<br>
<br>
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2. Health and Wellness Education for Children
in Rural Communities - Winona State
University, Minnesota<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://Winona360.org">http://Winona360.org</a><br>
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Requests 5 XOs over 18 months<br>
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Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
1. At least one fully implemented and
tested XO activity will be<br>
developed that is fun, engaging, and
educational for 1st graders in<br>
rural southeastern Missouri and that
addresses health and wellness<br>
issues for young children.<br>
2. Computer Science college students will
gain experience working<br>
in partnership with community members to
develop technology solutions<br>
for social problems.<br>
3. A Computer Science course will be
designed as a<br>
service-oriented, capstone course for
majors at both Saint Mary's<br>
University and Winona State University.<br>
<br>
<br>
3. Garala XO lending library - India<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72384">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72384</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.garala.org">http://www.garala.org</a><br>
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href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a>
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Requests 10-14 XOs over 12-24 months<br>
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Project Objectives:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.garala.org">www.garala.org</a> to know more details about
our project. We are trying to<br>
enhance and provide the ability for school
going rural kids in India to have<br>
access to information beyond their regular
school.<br>
<br>
<br>
4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland,
Australia<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72391">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72391</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mulawa.net/olpc/journal">http://mulawa.net/olpc/journal</a><br>
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a>
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Requests 2 XOs over undetermined months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
To continue to create well-tested and
well-designed <br>
activities. Currently I create activities
than contain no text so they are <br>
truly international. I also aim for the
simplest possible user interface.<br>
<br>
<br>
5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72466">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72466</a><br>
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a>
] <br>
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Requests 50 XOs over undetermined months<br>
<br>
Project Objectives:<br>
The main objective of the project is to
enlighten the needy in the society on <br>
education, professionally, socially,
spiritually and empower them to become self <br>
sustainable.<br>
<br>
Other Objectives <br>
• To establish a support centre that will
help improve the living standards of <br>
the less fortunate child .<br>
• To establish a residence that will
facilitate offering formal education to the <br>
child in improving their present and
future living conditions . <br>
<br>
• To establish support centre that will be
sustainable in future by incorporating <br>
income generating project .And up coming
technologyProject Objectives:<br>
<br>
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6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72490">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72490</a><br>
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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Requests 10 XOs over undetermined months<br>
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Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
Each trio of three students will receive a
single grade on their<br>
progress and completion. A final exam of
all material covered will be<br>
administered to the students individually,
which will indicate their<br>
personal level of achievement and
understanding of the projects, and<br>
will be recorded for the program.<br>
<br>
Documentation of student progress will be
recorded and used as a tool to<br>
help the Teachers improve the grade level
curriculum and maximize the<br>
student’s learning potential. </div>
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