[OLPC-Philippines] Need help with the training this April

Mon Apr 12 13:43:47 EDT 2010

Thanks Marife!

Has anyone tried to run Sugar on a Stick on the computers in that picture?
Love to know how that goes.

Great photos!

Caroline

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Marife Mago <marife.mago at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Caroline and all,
>
> I just receive this  URL site from David Hyde. If you remember you've
> shared this site originally here with some  pictures from Lubang, Mindoro.
> Now he updated his site with eKindling and the  Lubang Laptop deployment.
>
> http://www.delahyde.com/lubang/pagesl/OLPC_Lubang.html
>
>
> Cheers,
> Marife
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I am going to a teacher conference FOSS VT in vermont tomorrow.  Can you
>> give me a quick update and maybe a picture so I can talk about what is
>> happening RIGHT NOW. :)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Cherry Withers <cwithers at ekindling.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Gerald,
>>>
>>> A kids-to-kids exchange would be great! Would be hard to manage the time
>>> difference but I think we can manage a video exchange. I'm sure they have
>>> LOTS of questions for your kids.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>  Cherry
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 3:58 AM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ardito at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cherry,
>>>>
>>>> I don't have a troubleshooting guide, but could put one together.
>>>> Also, if you will have access to Skype, I'm sure my kids would love to
>>>> help your kids via video conference.
>>>>
>>>> Gerald
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Cherry Withers <cwithers at ekindling.org
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Marife, you're giving away plane tickets? Whoah! Where's mine? :-D
>>>>>
>>>>> By the way Gerald do you have a hardware trouble shooting guide or
>>>>> diagram (maybe a flow chart) that you use for your kids?
>>>>> We will have a support team outside of the school but I would like for
>>>>> the kids and teachers to debug
>>>>> their problems first before they send over their laptops to someone
>>>>> else. At least be able to articulate the problem in
>>>>> repair ticket.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking at the troubleshooting guide from the OLPC wiki and it goes
>>>>> through a labyrinth of information. I would
>>>>> rather keep it simple for the first responders (kids and teachers) .
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Cherry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Gerald Ardito <
>>>>> gerald.ardito at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Marife,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the introduction. I am really looking forward to following
>>>>>> the progress of your progress.
>>>>>> Please let me know if I can help at all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, let me know when to expect the plane ticket. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Marife Mago <marife.mago at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Cherry and All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plz let me introduce Gerald Ardito, he's from Pierre Van Cortlandt
>>>>>>> Middle School in Croton, Hudson NY.  Ryan and I ...had a chance to visit
>>>>>>> their first deployment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gerald plz meet the team.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just got a word from him...he'll join Mitch in traveling to the
>>>>>>> Philippines for the deployment.  Right ...Gerald? :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gerald: Plz feel free to join our mailing list.
>>>>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mabuhay!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~marife
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Cherry Withers <
>>>>>>> cwithers at ekindling.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>>> (PAGING Carlos, Rowen and Hamilton and anyone else who have done
>>>>>>>> XO/Sugar work)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm going back home to the Philippines after 17 years of absence. I
>>>>>>>> always thought I won't do this until I'm given a compelling enough reason to
>>>>>>>> do so. I think affecting some changes on our education system in the
>>>>>>>> Philippines (however small or big that may be) is compelling enough. So I'm
>>>>>>>> heading back home this April to lend a hand in preparing the teachers in
>>>>>>>> Lubang for the pilot deployment in June. But I need  help especially from
>>>>>>>> those who have experience playing with the laptop and Sugar.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tessa Yuvienco will work with the teachers on prepping them on how
>>>>>>>> the technology will change the dynamics of the classroom (classroom
>>>>>>>> management, curriculum integration, etc.). Harvey volunteered to do some
>>>>>>>> second tier hardware support training (this is for training the technical
>>>>>>>> support team who will be the main contact when hardware breaks) but his time
>>>>>>>> is limited so he can only go over a handful of things. I can go over most of
>>>>>>>> the things that's not covered but it would be great to break up the task.
>>>>>>>> Mitch Seaton from OLPC-Aus will lend his support during the deployment and
>>>>>>>> do a refresher course on what we talk about in April. Here are some of the
>>>>>>>> bigger areas that we need help on:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A) XS server training and support (I'm working on getting us the
>>>>>>>> ideal hardware for this before I go home and OLPC-SF said that they can help
>>>>>>>> but just in case, maybe someone can look into getting us a set-up even if
>>>>>>>> it's just for the span of the training?). This is for teaching the teachers
>>>>>>>> and students on how to log in and use the XS server and Moodle.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> B)* Detailed hardware debugging and repair. The hardware trouble
>>>>>>>> shooting and repair training will likely be broken up into two tiers:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1st Tier: this will be a simple diagnosis that we can teach the
>>>>>>>> technical support team including teachers and kids. Maybe just how to
>>>>>>>> recognize trouble signs and to know how to articulate the problem to the
>>>>>>>> tech support team.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2nd Tier (only for Tech support team): More detailed training on how
>>>>>>>> to trouble shoot, debug and do quick repairs. We still have to figure out up
>>>>>>>> to how much complexity of repairs the tech support team in Lubang can
>>>>>>>> handle. We may add a third tier to the support or just escalate the hardware
>>>>>>>> problems to OLPC main.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Note: any guidance on this part would be truly appreciated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The training will be from April 12-21st with the last two days
>>>>>>>> dedicated to the Muscovado project and training in content creation using
>>>>>>>> Etoys. Unfortunately space is limited (this is venue and hardware issue) to
>>>>>>>> just the participants of the two pilots but let me or Ryan know if you'd
>>>>>>>> like to get involved long term to the projects and we'll try to accommodate
>>>>>>>> as much as we can possibly can.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for your support!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>> ---Cherry
>>>>>>>> P.S. So far we have 6 XOs that we are guaranteed to have, but we
>>>>>>>> could use more as there will be 12 participants in the Lubang project. If
>>>>>>>> you have some hardware that you can lend that will be great. The teachers
>>>>>>>> will need them till their laptops come in around late July or early August.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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