******************************<br>for point #5, be interested in learning more about the school experience in the<br>
Philippines (how are students taught, what's the classroom culture like,<br>
how are teachers trained, how are schools evaluated, are there<br>
standardized tests, etc) and also DepEd (how decisions usually get made,<br>
how people get elected, etc) and however else things tend to happen in<br>
schools (are there a lot of PTAs,<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association</a>?)<br>--Mel<br>*******************************<br><br>In conjunction to this (maybe a separate meeting all together), I'd like a <br>
discussion on the curriculum building. Looking ahead for wifi inaccessible <br>deployment sites, I'd like to explore what the teachers want in terms of content<br>for wikipedia packs. <br><br>I'm looking at what's included in the <br>
wikipedia packs for the last build G1G1 and it has a lot of resources for science, which <br>is GREAT, but I'd like to start compiling a wish list for teachers. If my memory serves<br>me right, there's a lot of Philippine history lessons and civic lectures that I had as <br>
a child (though they were not my priority it might be to some teachers). There might<br>also be some local information that they'd want to teach (indigenous species in their area, that<br>may not be included in the pack etc.). People can start<br>
checking sources, copyright permissions or just contribute for each wish list topic in <br>a site!<br><br>I'll explore how these packs get integrated to a build (if it's then a separate module since it's<br>unique to a country?), but if you know the answer please chime in!<br>
<br>---Cherry <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olpc-philippines-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines-request@lists.laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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1. Reminder: meeting in 10 minutes (Mel Chua)<br>
2. Re: Reminder: meeting in 10 minutes (James Shields)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:56:02 -0400<br>
From: Mel Chua <<a href="mailto:mel@melchua.com">mel@melchua.com</a>><br>
Subject: [OLPC-Philippines] Reminder: meeting in 10 minutes<br>
To: OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots<br>
<<a href="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
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<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines/Meetings" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines/Meetings</a> has connection<br>
information, and an agenda. See you folks there soon!<br>
<br>
Since I'm likely to have to leave early (I have a ride that will be<br>
heading out sooner than I expected), some notes:<br>
<br>
for point #1, Introductions: I'm Mel. This is what I do:<br>
(<a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua#Interests" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua#Interests</a>) and this is what<br>
I've worked on in the past: <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua</a>,<br>
<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mchua" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mchua</a>, and most recently<br>
<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mchua" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mchua</a>.<br>
<br>
for point #4, Deployments: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Boston_pilots" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Boston_pilots</a> = for<br>
information on the pilot layout here in Boston; Sandeep (and possibly<br>
others) already know quite a bit about it.<br>
<br>
for point #5, scheduling the next meeting: I'm willing to talk whenever<br>
people would like (my schedule is generally super-flexible) and I'd also<br>
be interested in learning more about the school experience in the<br>
Philippines (how are students taught, what's the classroom culture like,<br>
how are teachers trained, how are schools evaluated, are there<br>
standardized tests, etc) and also DepEd (how decisions usually get made,<br>
how people get elected, etc) and however else things tend to happen in<br>
schools (are there a lot of PTAs,<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association</a>?)<br>
<br>
See y'all there.<br>
<br>
--Mel<br>
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Message: 2<br>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:58:00 +0800<br>
From: "James Shields" <<a href="mailto:james@marasbaras.com">james@marasbaras.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Reminder: meeting in 10 minutes<br>
To: "OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots"<br>
<<a href="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:MPEIKKIHAEKFDBMDPGJBAEILEDAC.james@marasbaras.com">MPEIKKIHAEKFDBMDPGJBAEILEDAC.james@marasbaras.com</a>><br>
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Sorry for not being there tonight ... LEYECO decided that they wanted to do<br>
some power work promptly at 9pm.<br>
<br>
Why they can't learn to use jumpers to keep power up while they do work, I<br>
will never understand.<br>
<br>
James Shields<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines-bounces@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines-bounces@lists.laptop.org</a>]On Behalf Of Mel Chua<br>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:56 PM<br>
To: OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots<br>
Subject: [OLPC-Philippines] Reminder: meeting in 10 minutes<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines/Meetings" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines/Meetings</a> has connection<br>
information, and an agenda. See you folks there soon!<br>
<br>
Since I'm likely to have to leave early (I have a ride that will be<br>
heading out sooner than I expected), some notes:<br>
<br>
for point #1, Introductions: I'm Mel. This is what I do:<br>
(<a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua#Interests" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua#Interests</a>) and this is what<br>
I've worked on in the past: <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua</a>,<br>
<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mchua" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mchua</a>, and most recently<br>
<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mchua" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mchua</a>.<br>
<br>
for point #4, Deployments: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Boston_pilots" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Boston_pilots</a> = for<br>
information on the pilot layout here in Boston; Sandeep (and possibly<br>
others) already know quite a bit about it.<br>
<br>
for point #5, scheduling the next meeting: I'm willing to talk whenever<br>
people would like (my schedule is generally super-flexible) and I'd also<br>
be interested in learning more about the school experience in the<br>
Philippines (how are students taught, what's the classroom culture like,<br>
how are teachers trained, how are schools evaluated, are there<br>
standardized tests, etc) and also DepEd (how decisions usually get made,<br>
how people get elected, etc) and however else things tend to happen in<br>
schools (are there a lot of PTAs,<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association</a>?)<br>
<br>
See y'all there.<br>
<br>
--Mel<br>
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