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<div>Thanks for writing to us.</div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">The India list has been a bit silent. I was wondering if we could get an<br>update on where we are in terms of pilots.
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<div>Please have a look at <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khairat_Today">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khairat_Today</a> for recent updates on the pilot project in Khairat School. The Mumbai team frequently provides update about the progress in pilot project at this link.
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<div>You might be interested in watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1sr2t-JVY0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1sr2t-JVY0</a> .</div>
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<div>There are certain non-profit organizations which are in the process of placing orders for their schools in India. So, we need to decide whether we need to pilot in other schools in India. Our pilot project at Khairat school will continue with the support of our Mumbai team.
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<div>We are looking forward to celebrate OLPC-India Day in the near future. We will invite organizations who have expressed interest to work with us, and will discuss our plans for the coming year. I'll also post about it here.
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span id=""></span> I am also a bit curious about what the<br>pilots entail. Are there any documents that list out the objectives of a
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<div>A pilot project is always a big source of learning for us. There are three areas where we focus strongly:</div>
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<div>Educational Aspect: We have been learning regular lessons on Constructionism Vs Instructionism. A pilot project provides us with a first- hand experience on how children learn learning by interacting with the XO.</div>
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<div>Technical Issues: Analyzing the technical competence of the XO when it is used in the most remote areas has always been a fulfiling experience for us. A number of technical issues have been reported, and fixed during the process of conducting the pilot project in Khairat School.
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<div>Source of Innovation: While conducting a pilot project, we are able to learn and generate new ideas, which map well with the rural scenario.</div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Manu</div>
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<div>Manusheel Gupta<br>Technical Consultant/Advisor<br>One Laptop Per Child Inc.<br><a href="http://laptop.org/">http://laptop.org</a></div></div>
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