[OLPC India] laptops arrive in Nashik, Maharashtra

[Joshua N Pritikin]

On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 10:28:44AM +0530, JV Avadhanulu wrote:
> Dear Joshua,
> Congratulations.
> I am coordinating the pilot at Auroville, which is at the planning stage. 
> I got the funding for 10 machines (XO-1) and XS. I want to know how you  
> ordered the machines and how long it took.

I ordered the machines months ago, and it seemed to take forever. We 
have 10 laptops now.

> I also would like to understand from the people in the Nasik project the  
> challenges and learn from your experience.

Our implementation is simplistic because we are not yet trying to 
achieve child ownership. The laptops are owned by the school. The 
children spend just a few hours a week working with them. As the kids 
and parents become more comfortable with the laptops, we expect to move 
towards child ownership and closer integration into the curriculum.

We hope to save ourselves from disappointment by starting with very low 
expectations. :-)