Hi Bill,<br><br> Kindly let us know the no. of laptops you are looking forward to avail for the program.<br>We would try to make provision for the same and also provide much needed support for deployment. Do let us know more about your program and your plans for the same. <br>
(If we could assist for the same).<br><br>Amit <br>OLPC India Team<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Bill Coddington <<a href="mailto:snwyrvr@comcast.net">snwyrvr@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Can someone on the list please tell me who we can make an application<br>
to for XO's, in India, for a new child-to-child education program in<br>
Delhi's largest slum? Any leads will be greatly appreciated.<br>
Bill Coddington<br>
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> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:19:07 +0530<br>
> From: "Manusheel Gupta" <<a href="mailto:manu@laptop.org">manu@laptop.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [OLPC India] There are more XOs in India!<br>
> To: "Holden Bonwit" <<a href="mailto:hbonwit@alumni.nd.edu">hbonwit@alumni.nd.edu</a>><br>
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> Holden,<br>
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> Thanks for your interest in our educational project.<br>
><br>
> We will be glad to share notes, and discuss about the activities being<br>
> organized in Khairat school.<br>
><br>
> I am copying this memo to Amit Gogna, and Mukesh Mukane, who have<br>
> been looking after the Khairat pilot project.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Manu<br>
><br>
><br>
> Manusheel Gupta<br>
> Technical Consultant and Adviser<br>
> One Laptop Per Child Inc.<br>
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> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Holden Bonwit<br>
> <<a href="mailto:hbonwit04@yahoo.com">hbonwit04@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello, all!<br>
>><br>
>> I have been reading about the pilot program in Khairat, India (<br>
>> <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/india/" target="_blank">http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/india/</a><br>
>> olpc_india_khairat_school_pilot.html)<br>
>> and wanted to thank you for sharing what is going on. I'm also at<br>
>> a grammar<br>
>> school in India, and we have a limited number of XOs (from G1G1<br>
>> program) for<br>
>> students here to use as learning tools.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone mind stepping forward as a contact point for that<br>
>> project, so<br>
>> that we might compare notes (age of students using the XOs,<br>
>> curriculum,<br>
>> technical issues, etc.)?<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you,<br>
>><br>
>> -Holden<br>
>><br>
>> ps. I just stumbled upon this great website with XO accessories,<br>
>> in case<br>
>> you hadn't seen it! Fantastic!<br>
>> <a href="http://studiofibonacci.com/" target="_blank">http://studiofibonacci.com/</a> XO Explosion<br>
>> <not a plug by any means, I really am excited... if not saddened that<br>
>> someone beat me to the market!><br>
>><br>
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> From: "Marc Valentin" <<a href="mailto:mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org">mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [OLPC India] There are more XOs in India!<br>
> To: "Holden Bonwit" <<a href="mailto:hbonwit@alumni.nd.edu">hbonwit@alumni.nd.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:india@lists.laptop.org">india@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
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> Hi Holden,<br>
> As I understand, you are in Meerut, U.P. ... Our school is not very<br>
> far from<br>
> there, approximately 3 hours. It is very different from what you<br>
> can see in<br>
> Meerut. In Meerut you have facilities, it is a city, you can also find<br>
> educated people... we are in a very remote village area. I invite<br>
> you to<br>
> feel the difference !!!<br>
> We have 9 XO at present. Actually, I just came back to Belgium, I<br>
> was there<br>
> for a month.<br>
> I had the chance to go for a few days to Mumbay, meet Amit and<br>
> visit the<br>
> Khairat school. OLPC India is just in the starting blocks and there<br>
> are a<br>
> lot of challenges to face. Particularly for teachers training and<br>
> concientisation and also schoolbooks and pedagogic documents.<br>
> The Grammar School is an english medium school ? What curriculum<br>
> are they<br>
> following ? Is it the State curriculum or CBSE ?<br>
> -marc-<br>
> <a href="http://www.OeuvreDesPains.org" target="_blank">http://www.OeuvreDesPains.org</a><br>
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> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Holden Bonwit<br>
> <<a href="mailto:hbonwit04@yahoo.com">hbonwit04@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello, all!<br>
>><br>
>> I have been reading about the pilot program in Khairat, India (<br>
>> <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/india/" target="_blank">http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/india/</a><br>
>> olpc_india_khairat_school_pilot.html)<br>
>> and wanted to thank you for sharing what is going on. I'm also at<br>
>> a grammar<br>
>> school in India, and we have a limited number of XOs (from G1G1<br>
>> program) for<br>
>> students here to use as learning tools.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone mind stepping forward as a contact point for that<br>
>> project, so<br>
>> that we might compare notes (age of students using the XOs,<br>
>> curriculum,<br>
>> technical issues, etc.)?<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you,<br>
>><br>
>> -Holden<br>
>><br>
>> ps. I just stumbled upon this great website with XO accessories,<br>
>> in case<br>
>> you hadn't seen it! Fantastic!<br>
>> <a href="http://studiofibonacci.com/" target="_blank">http://studiofibonacci.com/</a> XO Explosion<br>
>> <not a plug by any means, I really am excited... if not saddened that<br>
>> someone beat me to the market!><br>
>><br>
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