[OLPC India] Issues on the ground

[Usha Gowri]

Thank you .I am very happy because so many people have responded to the need
of the hour.
Satish,now that we have clear three groups: the tech team,the sales team and
the lets-do -it- team with their immense grassroots level knowledge and
exposure to the  education system and its attendant problems ,can you
formally start a group for us?
We can put our heads together and not only formulate a strategy but also try
and find means to take this forward.
Government and hence banks are going to be a huge issue but may be we can
find a way around it?
Avadhanulu has listed has created a great workable list-may be we can work
on it step by step?which means:
How to order and the price is step one
Warm regards
Gowri

On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:35 AM, JV Avadhanulu <jv at auroville.org.in> wrote:

>  I am really glad to see that the discussion is moving to the real
> issues.I am pasting part of my mail of 10th July
>
> *I am listing some of the major issues in Auroville pilot ( and I think
> they would be common to  many other such efforts / projects)
> 1. The pilot starts with small numbers. How to order and get them at a
> reasonable price. *
> *2. Need  for CDs of XO-1 and XS images/ installation software. These are
> so huge that many people cant down load them
> 3. Training of teachers and technical teams
> 4. A transition plan from the conventional teaching of today to OLPC based
> education. This may involve some courseware and interactive learning
> packages to be developed broadly in line with 'standard syllabus'. This
> would be a huge task
> 5. A help line to get technical support when the local resources run into a
> wall.
> 6. The negative stance of the Government is big dampener and inhibits
> School Administrators and potential funders. Can we do something to shift
> negative stance of the Government?*
> **
> *I request other pilot projects / deployment coordinators to add to this
> list*
>
> Regards,
> JV Avadhanulu
> +91-9443797563
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Usha Gowri <usha.gowri at gmail.com>
> *To:* india at lists.laptop.org
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2008 11:03 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OLPC India] India Digest, Vol 24, Issue 17
>
> My response to Seth is:
>
> [?]  [?] [?]
> For Gods sake this is like dressing up and no where to go
> XO tech blah blah blah-and then we have to keep it in a photo frame and
> admire it
> Get to the brass track folks
> First where are we selling it and how and where are the more important
> support systems like teacher training
> G
>
>
>
> Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:30:19 +0530
> > From: "Sayamindu Dasgupta" <sayamindu at laptop.org>
> > Subject: [OLPC India] Help the G1G1 marketing effort
> > To: "localization list olpc" <localization at lists.laptop.org >,
> "Seth
> >       Woodworth" <seth at isforinsects.com>, editors at olpcnews.com,
> grassroots
> >       <grassroots at lists.laptop.org>, olpc <india at lists.laptop.org>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <a1314bfe0811062200x1378137ave58ef4b8a3daad5a at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Recently Seth Woodworth posted a list of words/phrases which can be
> > translated and used in the upcoming Give One Get One marketing
> > campaign. I have added those strings to Pootle
> > (https://dev.laptop.org/translate/projects/olpc/). It would be awesome
> > if you can translate as many of those strings as possible within the
> > next few days (this is a bit urgent as we need the translations pretty
> > soon). Please let me know (sayamindu at laptop.org) if you face any
> > issues with the translations/our Pootle server.
> >
> >
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> --
> Gowri
> VP-Intl Marketing
> www.globalcubeit.com
> www.usasiaedu.com
> "The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but >far too many people
> come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank >car... a
> teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result >they
> get little." ~ Ben Sweetland
>
>
> "Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you
> from growing. You get to choose."Dr. Wayne Dyer
>
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-- 
Gowri
VP-Intl Marketing
www.globalcubeit.com
www.usasiaedu.com
"The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but >far too many people
come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank >car... a
teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result >they
get little." ~ Ben Sweetland


"Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from
growing. You get to choose."Dr. Wayne Dyer
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