[OLPC India] Thanks for Khairat visit

[Marc Valentin]

Lucky you !
We, in Asmoli (U.P.) we have 9 XO and one has a problem with the
keyboard not working properly.
I take the chance to ask here what we are supposed to do when we
notice a problem like this one.
Where can we get support ?
Thanks.
-Marc Valentin-
http://www.OeuvreDesPains.org

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Pari <parimalai at niit.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Some of us had a chance to visit the project at Khairat.  Thanks Amit and
> Mukesh, for making this possible!  It's always a fabulous learning
> experience to be with rural Indian children.
>
>
>
> Here's just one striking finding I'd like to share on this list -  the
> school teacher, in this single room, single teacher, multigrade rural
> school, reports not a single hardware or software breakdown Sept 2007-Feb
> 2008 in any of the 22 XOs given to the children.  As of now, this is not
> trivial information about a children's machine in tropical, dusty
> environments and a project that hopes for large scale implementation.  (Ps:
> the children reportedly carry the XOs back and forth from school to home
> everyday and continue chat with each other from home over the mesh network).
>
>
>
> There seem to be, to my mind, a number of other challenges to the project –
> pedagogical, social, technical, and administrative.  I will be curious to
> know the findings from Reliance/OLPC as they become available.
>
>
>
> regards,
>
> Parimala Inamdar
>
> Cell: 9820314308
>
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