[OLPC-Philippines] One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality

[James Shields]

The author has done a great job of pointing out the problems with OLPC and
educational PCs in general.

I think the OLPC project suffered greatly from bad timing.  When the project
started, getting a PC for every kind of a holy grail for schools.  Many
thought that just having the PCs available would make life better for the
kinds.  As the OLPC project progressed, so did attitudes and experience.
Now, at this point, everyone understands that PCs are just tools and that
one must have content to help the kids.

What's the answer?  Content for the OLPC.

Given that it sounds like Negroponte is going to have an XO-2 for us all,
I'm not sure what to suggest in the short term.  Does anyone have specs?

James Shields


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Article in Communications of the
ACM:http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2009/6/28497-one-laptop-per-child-vision-v
s-reality/fulltext

Food for thought!

Ray
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