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                            13px;" lang="x-western">Please join us in 30
                            MIN from now, voting for the latest
                            OLPC/Sugar<br>
                            community projects over IRC Live Chat, to
                            make the best project<br>
                            allocations &amp; mentoring
                            relationships--starting right here<br>
                            2PM Boston Time / EST this afternoon:<br>
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                            AGENDA:<br>
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                            * Fast Review of the 11 latest (greatest!)
                            HW/Project Proposals -- please<br>
                             join us advocating for, and/or reviewing
                            shortcomings of these proposals:<br>
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                             1. OLPC Pulse Oximeter - Vancouver, Canada
                            / South Africa<br>
                             2. SEAVURIA: 8 schools near Mombassa, Kenya
                            - Seattle, Washington<br>
                             3. OLPC Project from Wilderness Expeditions
                            Ltd - Tucson, Mexico, Tibet/China<br>
                             4. Improving digital literacy in Bangladesh
                            rural areas - Slovenia<br>
                             5. OLPC Saint Jacob School, Kigali, Rwanda
                            - Stuttgart, Germany<br>
                             6. English as a Second Language, My School
                            House, Tegucigalpa - Honduras <br>
                             7. Calendario Activity - Managua, Nicaragua<br>
                             8. World Child Project - Tijuana, Mexico<br>
                             9. Mesa Arizona Repair Shop - for Belize<br>
                             10. School for the Deaf - Harare, Zimbabwe<br>
                             11. Golden Hour Project - Bangladesh /
                            Tustin, California<br>
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                            * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring
                            below?!<br>
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                            * New projects &amp; libraries -- teaching
                            them Community Outreach:<br>
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                            1. OLPC Pulse Oximeter - Vancouver, Canada /
                            South Africa<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73028">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73028</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                              href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778"></a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/PulseOximeter">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/PulseOximeter</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://phoneoximeter.org/projects/olpc/">http://phoneoximeter.org/projects/olpc/</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~walterk">http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~walterk</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 2 XOs over 24 months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               - Develop low-cost pulse oximetry
                            hardware that can be easily connected<br>
                                 to an XO. The pulse oximeter sensor
                            will be both an educational tool and a<br>
                                 medical screening device.<br>
                               - Develop educational software based on
                            the Sugar framework for diseases,<br>
                                 monitoring and physiology. We aim to
                            increase the health awareness of school<br>
                                 children in developing countries.<br>
                               - Provide a health education tool to the
                            OLPC community.<br>
                               - Encourage children to learn about
                            health with the playful support of an<br>
                                 XO platform.<br>
                               - Make a difference in the fight against
                            infectious diseases.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            2. SEAVURIA: 8 schools near Mombassa, Kenya
                            - Seattle, Washington<br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                              href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053"></a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73159">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73159</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://seavuria.org">http://seavuria.org</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
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                               Requests 2/11 XOs over 5 months<br>
                               <br>
                               Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
                               The SEAVURIA project pairs students from
                            Vuria (Mombasa), Kenya with<br>
                               Seattle-area students to develop
                            collaborative projects focusing on<br>
                               *Science and Technology for Sustainable
                            Development*. International<br>
                               teams of students will investigate an
                            issue of global health<br>
                               significance, sharing their findings and
                            presenting their projects<br>
                               at culminating events in their home
                            countries.<br>
                            <br>
                               In our pilot year, we hope to impact 80
                            students – half from Seattle and<br>
                               half from Vuria, and engage them in
                            meaningful learning around topics of<br>
                               relevance to their lives. To date, 5
                            Seattle-area schools and 8 Vuria<br>
                               schools have signed on to participate and
                            be mentored by scientists.<br>
                               International teams of 8 students will
                            each be mentored by at least one<br>
                               scientist.<br>
                            <br>
                               The goal of the SEAVURIA partnership is
                            to construct a sustainable and<br>
                               creative partnership of global awareness
                            through science education...<br>
                            <br>
                               The project requires students on both
                            continents to communicate over the<br>
                               Internet. Seattle students have computers
                            and connectivity but our<br>
                               Kenyan partners need those tools.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            3. OLPC Project from Wilderness Expeditions
                            Ltd - Tucson, Mexico, Tibet/China<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73649">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73649</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.CanyonLovers.com">http://www.CanyonLovers.com</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.CanyonsWorldWide.org">http://www.CanyonsWorldWide.org</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
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                               Requests 5 XOs over 24 months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
                              href="http://www.garala.org"></a>Provide
                            laptops to impoverished Native
                            American/Tarahumara students so that<br>
                               they may gain skills and education to
                            provide them with better employment<br>
                               opportunities. Their parents were the
                            first generation to have any education<br>
                               at all, sometimes just through the fifth
                            grade and their daughters will now<br>
                               be the first Native Tarahumara to be able
                            to participate in journalism and<br>
                               direct reporting about their own tribe.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            4. Improving digital literacy in Bangladesh
                            rural areas - Slovenia<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73856">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73856</a><a
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                              href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72391"></a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
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                               Requests ? XOs over 14 months<br>
                               <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               § To motivate children to go school and
                            participate in school activities<br>
                               § To train primary school teachers how to
                            use modern technology for <br>
                                 educational purposes.<br>
                               § To improve literacy percentage in
                            Bangladesh<br>
                               § To educate children how to use modern
                            technology<br>
                               § To educate children how to get
                            information through internet<br>
                               § To create an areawise network comminuty
                            <br>
                               § Enhancing family entertainment through
                            OLPC program and adtional: One Laptop <br>
                                 Per Family (OLPF) program<br>
                               § To prove the importance of having
                            computers in primary schools in Bangladesh<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            5. OLPC Saint Jacob School, Kigali, Rwanda -
                            Stuttgart, Germany<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73925">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=73925</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mcgrwanda.org">http://www.mcgrwanda.org</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 100 paid XOs over undetermined
                            months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               Equipment of all pupils of this school of
                            grade 3 and above with XO laptops.<br>
                            <br>
                               Integration of the XO-Laptop in the
                            school program as also strongly<br>
                               supported from the Rwanda Government.
                            Joining the governmental program<br>
                               for knowledge-empowered children as the
                            main resource of the country.<br>
                            <br>
                               Increase of learning efficiency of 50 %.<br>
                               Increase of available schoolbooks by 500%
                            with digitized material.<br>
                               School success increase of the students
                            by 30%.<br>
                               Development of a teaching plan for the
                            time the school is out (from<br>
                               November to February) to provide teachers
                            an income opportunity.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            6. English as a Second Language, My School
                            House, Tegucigalpa - Honduras<br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                              href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72490"></a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74166">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74166</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 40 XOs over 11 months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
                               1. Enhance comprehension and
                            communication skills in elementary students<br>
                                  (first to sixth grade) enable chat
                            rooms with a specific topic proposed by<br>
                                  students.<br>
                               2. Improve reading skills in a
                            interactive basis (avaible to record each<br>
                                  child and load the audio files in the
                            school web page, for futher review<br>
                                  for student and parents and feedback
                            for teachers).<br>
                               3. Improve spelling and phonics skills,
                            by requesting in real time<br>
                                  essays relating to the proposed topic
                            and referring studetns to phonics web<br>
                                  page availables online.<br>
                            <br>
                               The goal of the project is to motivate
                            students in their learning process,<br>
                               approaching them to a real scenario among
                            their own class mates, with the<br>
                               possibility of world wide connection,
                            stablishing communication with other<br>
                               children in same basis (English as a
                            second language) or even better with<br>
                               other kids which English is their mother
                            tongue or official language.<br>
                            <br>
                               The outcomes measurement will be
                            determined by the frequency of interaction<br>
                               in the chat rooms, improvement in
                            pronunciation (either by real time<br>
                               conversions or by the audio formats),
                            improvement in spelling skills,<br>
                               grammar and comprehension measured in
                            essays<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            7. Calendario Activity - Managua, Nicaragua<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74392">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74392</a><br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/calendario">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/calendario</a><br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://yadervblog.drupalgardens.com/category/tags/sugar">http://yadervblog.drupalgardens.com/category/tags/sugar</a><br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://activities.sugarlabs.org/es-ES/sugar/addon/4360">http://activities.sugarlabs.org/es-ES/sugar/addon/4360</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 1 XOs over 12 months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               Developing the activity “Calendario”,
                            base on a calendar and agenda<br>
                               for sugar.<br>
                            <br>
                               Promote with the activity the
                            organization skills in an educational<br>
                               context.<br>
                            <br>
                               Manage and custom an ephemeris database.<br>
                            <br>
                               Show information about ephemeris daily.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            8. World Child Project - Tijuana, Mexico<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74393">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74393</a><br>
                               <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.worldchildproject.org">http://www.worldchildproject.org</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 52 XOs over 12 months<br>
                               <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               World Child Projects’s first step in
                            working to break the cycle of poverty<br>
                               for children is to leverage a
                            multi-tiered network for orphans, by:<br>
                            <br>
                               · Locating and connecting the largest
                            family in the world – the<br>
                                 orphanage network - to each other.<br>
                            <br>
                               · Developing active and influential
                            relationships with local<br>
                                 employers, vocational centers, and
                            secondary schools.<br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            9. Mesa Arizona Repair Shop - for Belize<br>
                              
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74400">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74400</a><br>
                               SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                            <br>
                               Requests 2+ serial adapters over
                            undetermined months<br>
                            <br>
                               Project Objectives:<br>
                               We have multiple request to un-brick
                            laptops, we need a<br>
                               serial cable and instructions.  The goal
                            is to learn how<br>
                               to support OLPC laptops so that we can
                            start a support<br>
                               group in Latin America <br>
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                            10. School for the Deaf - Harare, Zimbabwe<br>
                               
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74414">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74414</a><br>
                               
                            HarareSchoolfortheDeafLaptopProject.wordpress.com
                            (forthcoming?)<br>
                                SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
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                                Requests 7 XOs over undetermined months<br>
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                                Project Objectives:<br>
                                Emerald Hill School for the Deaf, caters
                            for 320 plus children ranging in ages <br>
                                from 4 to 18+; two-thirds of the pupils
                            are deaf. In addition to the traditional <br>
                                sign-language methods, the School is
                            increasingly using lip-reading and <br>
                                listening through the use of very
                            powerful hearing aids, to teach and
                            encourage <br>
                                children to communicate and speak. <br>
                            <br>
                                The objective of the project is to
                            introduce children (starting with the <br>
                                youngest) to self-learn lip-reading,
                            language development and communication <br>
                                skills through the use of the computer;
                            an additional objective is to encourage <br>
                                computer literacy among these children
                            who are so disadvantaged.<br>
                                A successful pilot project in Grade 1
                            will be used as proof-of-principle to <br>
                                propose an expansion plan for equipping
                            additional grades, to potential <br>
                                donors/sponsors.<br>
                            <br>
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                            11. Golden Hour Project - Bangladesh /
                            Tustin, California<br>
                               
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74416">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74416</a><br>
                                SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF
                            <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> &amp; <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
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                                Requests 10 XOs over 12-18 months<br>
                            <br>
                                Project Objectives:<br>
                                The objective of the Golden Hour Project
                            [Right to Learn Intl] is to<br>
                                utilize the XO laptops to expand
                            educational opportunities to children<br>
                                who live in the remote mountainous areas
                            in Bangladesh, known as the<br>
                                Chittagong Hill Tracts. This isolated
                            area, where poverty and<br>
                                malnutrition pervade, is inhabited by
                            thirteen indigenous tribes and<br>
                                whose literacy rates are 28%, lowest in
                            the nation, even for a country<br>
                                like Bangladesh. The indigenous tribal
                            children live scattered on<br>
                                mountaintops and only have access to a
                            few schools with severely<br>
                                limited resources. The Golden Hour
                            Project will make it possible for<br>
                                these children to access better and more
                            comprehensive primary school<br>
                                education. <br>
                            <br>
                                Our goal, in the first phase, is to
                            deploy XOs in Padamu Residential<br>
                                School for seventy-two indigenous
                            orphans, ranging from grades one to<br>
                                five. Our long-term objective is to
                            deploy XOs with multi-lingual<br>
                                curricula at Padamu Residential School
                            and other primary schools in the<br>
                                region. We plan to leverage our
                            knowledge of the native languages and<br>
                                expertise in computer programming to
                            develop computer keyboards in the<br>
                                tribal languages. We believe One Laptop
                            per Child can play a critical<br>
                                role in helping the Golden Hour Project
                            reach both its short and long<br>
                                term goals.<br>
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