[OLPC-Philippines] Organization Formation
Bernie Innocenti
bernie at codewiz.org
Fri Jan 16 11:42:13 EST 2009
Carlos Nazareno wrote:
> Sugar makes things better for kids and people not trained to use
> computers by simplifying the UI and reducing "option clutter" which
> can leave users petrified.
>
> That's the genius that makes Sugar a human-computer interface marvel
> and allows kids to do amazing things on their own ;)
>
> For high school to college level though, students are going to need
> something more robust and closer to traditional computer systems.
>
> Hoping to drive ICT accessibility & education further and to bridge
> the digital divide with the less fortunate or remote communities :)
I agree 100% on this.
Gnome might make a better desktop than Sugar for older students, while
providing them the tools they need to produce useful content for their
younger colleagues.
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