[OLPC-Philippines] OLPC deployment model will be interactive

James Shields james at marasbaras.com
Fri Jun 12 00:22:02 EDT 2009


For OLPC XO, I agree with you entirely.  USB drives are the only way to go
for delivery.  Interactive is the ideal solution.

Since I haven't been in on the conversations about how you plan to deliver,
what will the back up files be used for?  Keeping the results of student
homework?  Keeping the content around so that it can be used for the next
class?

I was merely commenting on the possibility of a lower tech solution for
schools that cannot get XOs.  If this is outside the scope fo the
discussion, sorry for bringing it up.
James Shields


  -----Original Message-----
  From: olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org
[mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org]On Behalf Of Charles Chen
  Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:57 AM
  To: OLPC Mailing List
  Subject: [OLPC-Philippines] OLPC deployment model will be interactive


        Hi James,

        The OLPC XO deployment model I am considering for local school
pilots will all be interactive using USBs to contain the content to be used
and Sugar as the application to support this. I am not considering providing
a static option as this will require a printer and all the related
consumables involved to support this. There is also the related support and
maintenance responsibilities required from the school if this is provided.

        I have yet to identify what option will be used to back-up the files
used other than using a server for this purpose. I would appreciate your
inputs on the matter.

        Thanks.

        Charles








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                Org. (Marife Mago)
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                Statement Drafts/Proposals;    List of mission statements
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          Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:23:29 -0400
          From: Marife Mago <marife.mago at gmail.com>
          Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Get the Creative Juices Flowing:
              Mission and    Vision Statement Drafts/Proposals;    List of
mission
              statements from other Org.
          To: "OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots"
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          Thanks Ryan for sharing this... this a great kick-off, for us to
know who we
          are and what we want and what we'll be doing.

          For my option, I like option  3 and maybe a little tweak on the
proposed
          vision.

          Also, I have a question on our focus, what would  our org be like
OLE nepal
          or waveplace?  I believe we'll not just be focusing on just
laptops as our
          main tool...it can be the DS light (eg. Jerome's idea :) ...iphone
or
          cellphone....?:) as long as it will deliver or enhance educational
awareness
          and technological advancement of the Filipino kids.

          I hope to see other drafts too, as for me I don't have one..:)
so, I just
          shared my option on Ryan's drafft..:) it would be nice for the
group too,
          to share their option from the drafts if you don't have one...so
in the
          meeting we can minimize the options and would be easier to choose.

          Thanks and let's keep all our thoughts/ideas coming.

          Cheers,
          Mafe





          On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Ryan Letada <rletada at gmail.com>
wrote:

          > Hey guys,
          >
          > here is a list of proposed draft mission and vision statements
to get the
          > creative juices flowing. This is just a starting point. We may
eventually
          > have something completely different as we begin to drill into
our values and
          > goals. However, these proposals were inspired by conversations
with other
          > members. Keeping in mind the educational challenges of the
Philippines, this
          > is also an attempt to combine different mission statements from
other
          > organizations listed below.  I can explain my thought process if
you guys
          > want.  Sige? ingat, I look forward to your feedback, and please
feel free to
          > draft one of your own!
          >
          > *Proposed Mission Statement:*
          >
          > *Draft Option 1*
          >
          > Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities through open
source,
          > technological innovations for the empowerment of Filipino youth.
          >
          > *Draft Option 2*
          >
          > Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities in
technologically
          > underserved and economically disadvantaged communities through
open source,
          > technological innovations for the empowerment of Filipino youth.
          >
          > *Draft Option 3*
          >
          > Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities through open
source
          > technological innovations for the benefit of Filipino youth.
Drawing from a
          > child?s natural talents and intellectual prowess, we seek to
empower
          > children to become agents of change towards the betterment of
themselves and
          > their communities.
          >
          > *Draft Option 4 *
          >
          > Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities in
technologically
          > underserved and economically disadvantaged communities through
open source,
          > technological innovations for the benefit of Filipino youth.
Drawing from a
          > child?s natural talents and intellectual prowess, we seek to
empower
          > children to become agents of change towards the betterment of
themselves and
          > their communities.
          >
          >
          >
          > *Proposed Vision*
          >
          > Our vision is to transform Filipino youth into 21st century
learners, who
          > are digitally literate, critical thinkers, and productive
members of society
          > through open source technology.  In doing so, learners will be
better
          > prepared to tackle the challenges of an increasingly competitive
job market
          > and globalised world as well, as become an agent of change
towards the
          > betterment of themselves and their communities.
          >
          >
          >
          > *For your viewing pleasure ? here is a list of mission
statements from
          > other organizations. *
          >
          > *Open Learning Exchange Nepal*
          >
          > *Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal* is a Nepali
non-governmental
          > organization dedicated to assisting the Government of Nepal in
meeting its
          > Education for All goals by developing freely accessible,
open-source
          > Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based educational
          > teaching-learning materials.
          >
          > *Waveplace*
          >
          > Our mission is much more than free laptops. Though laptops get
all the
          > attention, they're really just a vehicle for something much
cooler. As Alan
          > Kay said, "you can donate pianos, but they work much better with
piano
          > lessons." We recognize this, which is why most of our emphasis
is on course
          > materials and teacher training. Our larger goal is encouraging
kids and
          > adults to use the laptops to their full potential, which can
have profound
          > educational benefits.
          >
          > *One Laptop Per Child (Main)*
          >
          > To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest
children by
          > providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power,
connected laptop
          > with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful,
self-empowered
          > learning. When children have access to this type of tool they
get engaged in
          > their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate.
They become
          > connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.
          >
          > The mission of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is to empower the
children of
          > developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop
to every
          > school-age child.
          >
          > *One Laptop Per Child Australia*
          >
          > One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Australia's mission is to improve
the lives of
          > children living in rural and remote Australia - the great
majority of which
          > are in indigenous communities - by providing them with the
purpose-built
          > educational tool, the XO laptop. When children have access to
this type of
          > tool they become engaged in their own education; they learn,
share, create,
          > and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the
world and to a
          > brighter future
          >
          > *World Wide Workshop Foundation*
          >
          > The World Wide Workshop is a global foundation for developing
open-source
          > applications of social media technology and game production, to
enhance
          > learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, and an understanding of
the world in
          > economically-disadvantaged and technologically-underserved
communities.**
          >
          > * *
          >
          > _______________________________________________
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          > OLPC-Philippines at lists.laptop.org
          > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines
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          Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:35:48 +0800
          From: "James Shields" <james at marasbaras.com>
          Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Get the Creative Juices Flowing:
              Mission    andVision Statement Drafts/Proposals;    List of
mission
              statements from other Org.
          To: "OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots"
              <olpc-philippines at lists.laptop.org>
          Message-ID: <MPEIKKIHAEKFDBMDPGJBMEGJEDAC.james at marasbaras.com>
          Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"

          I know I haven't been very active, but let me toss this into the
mix for
          people to consider:

          My Rotary club tries to help many of the very poor barangays here.
Some of
          the schools have kids who come to school barefoot (well, not after
we're
          done).  Last week, we took backpacks and school supplies to a
school that
          didn't have electricity.  They needed PhP15,000 to convince LEYECO
(Leyte's
          power company) to connect the power.

          You may want to focus on the materials.  See if they can be
delivered in
          both static (PDF, paper, etc.) and interactive (web, Sugar,
Windows, OSX,
          Linux) forms.

          Thanks to everyone who continues to work on this project.

          James Shields

            -----Original Message-----
            From: olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org
          [mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org]On Behalf Of
Marife Mago
            Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:23 AM
            To: OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots
            Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Get the Creative Juices Flowing:
Mission
          andVision Statement Drafts/Proposals;List of mission statements
from other
          Org.


            Thanks Ryan for sharing this... this a great kick-off, for us to
know who
          we are and what we want and what we'll be doing.

            For my option, I like option  3 and maybe a little tweak on the
proposed
          vision.

            Also, I have a question on our focus, what would  our org be
like OLE
          nepal or waveplace?  I believe we'll not just be focusing on just
laptops as
          our main tool...it can be the DS light (eg. Jerome's idea :)
...iphone or
          cellphone....?:) as long as it will deliver or enhance educational
awareness
          and technological advancement of the Filipino kids.

            I hope to see other drafts too, as for me I don't have one..:)
so, I just
          shared my option on Ryan's drafft..:) it would be nice for the
group too,
          to share their option from the drafts if you don't have one...so
in the
          meeting we can minimize the options and would be easier to choose.

            Thanks and let's keep all our thoughts/ideas coming.

            Cheers,
            Mafe






            On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Ryan Letada <rletada at gmail.com>
wrote:

              Hey guys,

              here is a list of proposed draft mission and vision statements
to get
          the creative juices flowing. This is just a starting point. We may
          eventually have something completely different as we begin to
drill into our
          values and goals. However, these proposals were inspired by
conversations
          with other members. Keeping in mind the educational challenges of
the
          Philippines, this is also an attempt to combine different mission
statements
          from other organizations listed below.  I can explain my thought
process if
          you guys want.  Sige? ingat, I look forward to your feedback, and
please
          feel free to draft one of your own!


              Proposed Mission Statement:

              Draft Option 1

              Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities through
open source,
          technological innovations for the empowerment of Filipino youth.

              Draft Option 2

              Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities in
technologically
          underserved and economically disadvantaged communities through
open source,
          technological innovations for the empowerment of Filipino youth.

              Draft Option 3

              Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities through
open source
          technological innovations for the benefit of Filipino youth.
Drawing from a
          child?s natural talents and intellectual prowess, we seek to
empower
          children to become agents of change towards the betterment of
themselves and
          their communities.

              Draft Option 4

              Our mission is to enhance educational opportunities in
technologically
          underserved and economically disadvantaged communities through
open source,
          technological innovations for the benefit of Filipino youth.
Drawing from a
          child?s natural talents and intellectual prowess, we seek to
empower
          children to become agents of change towards the betterment of
themselves and
          their communities.



              Proposed Vision

              Our vision is to transform Filipino youth into 21st century
learners,
          who are digitally literate, critical thinkers, and productive
members of
          society through open source technology.  In doing so, learners
will be
          better prepared to tackle the challenges of an increasingly
competitive job
          market and globalised world as well, as become an agent of change
towards
          the betterment of themselves and their communities.



              For your viewing pleasure ? here is a list of mission
statements from
          other organizations.

              Open Learning Exchange Nepal

              Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal is a Nepali
non-governmental
          organization dedicated to assisting the Government of Nepal in
meeting its
          Education for All goals by developing freely accessible,
open-source
          Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based educational
          teaching-learning materials.

              Waveplace

              Our mission is much more than free laptops. Though laptops get
all the
          attention, they're really just a vehicle for something much
cooler. As Alan
          Kay said, "you can donate pianos, but they work much better with
piano
          lessons." We recognize this, which is why most of our emphasis is
on course
          materials and teacher training. Our larger goal is encouraging
kids and
          adults to use the laptops to their full potential, which can have
profound
          educational benefits.

              One Laptop Per Child (Main)

              To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest
children by
          providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected
laptop
          with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful,
self-empowered
          learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get
engaged in
          their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate.
They become
          connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.

              The mission of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is to empower the
children of
          developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to
every
          school-age child.

              One Laptop Per Child Australia

              One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Australia's mission is to improve
the lives
          of children living in rural and remote Australia - the great
majority of
          which are in indigenous communities - by providing them with the
          purpose-built educational tool, the XO laptop. When children have
access to
          this type of tool they become engaged in their own education; they
learn,
          share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each
other, to the
          world and to a brighter future

              World Wide Workshop Foundation

              The World Wide Workshop is a global foundation for developing
          open-source applications of social media technology and game
production, to
          enhance learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, and an
understanding of the
          world in economically-disadvantaged and
technologically-underserved
          communities.




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