<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hi Ryan,<br><br>Like Ray, let me thank you for the links you provided on the various information in evaluating OLPC's deployments worldwide and in particular in Nepal and Harlem, USA.<br><br>Despite all the effort put in by Nicholas Negroponte and the many volunteers as well as financial support by a multitude of donors, there is still a lot of work to be done to improve on the implementation of the OLPC program. From these experiences, I get the understanding we need to do a lot of preparation before even doing a pilot deployment and make sure we capture all the key success factors not only in the initial deployment but its long-term sustainability. We will need the help of every volunteer available to make this possible.<br><br>Similar to the view of James, for me all this information just strengthens my confidence there is much value in using the OLPC
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Digest, Vol 20, Issue 38<br>To: olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org<br>Received: Sunday, 21 June, 2009, 2:00 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Send OLPC-Philippines mailing list submissions to<br> <a ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines</a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines-request@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines-request@lists.laptop.org</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a
ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines-owner@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines-owner@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines-owner@lists.laptop.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of OLPC-Philippines digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Evaluations of OLPC programs worldwide (<a ymailto="mailto:rayb@apc.edu.ph" href="/mc/compose?to=rayb@apc.edu.ph">rayb@apc.edu.ph</a>)<br> 2. The XO Laptop 2 years later (Wired article) (Jerome Gotangco)<br> 3. Re: Other netbooks for education (<a ymailto="mailto:rayb@apc.edu.ph" href="/mc/compose?to=rayb@apc.edu.ph">rayb@apc.edu.ph</a>)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:29:54 +0800 (PHT)<br>From: <a ymailto="mailto:rayb@apc.edu.ph"
href="/mc/compose?to=rayb@apc.edu.ph">rayb@apc.edu.ph</a><br>Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Evaluations of OLPC programs worldwide<br>To: <a ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a><br>Message-ID:<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:931173526.163331245504594844.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph" href="/mc/compose?to=931173526.163331245504594844.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph">931173526.163331245504594844.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8<br><br>Hi, Ryan,<br><br>Thanks for this!<br>------------------------------<br>>Hey guys,<br>><br>>Some interesting reads..<br>><br>> 1. Evaluation of OLPC programs worldwide:<br>> <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf"
target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf</a><br>My take-away from this is that evaluation should be built-in to the project plan.<br><br>> 2. Evaluation of OLE Nepal:<br>> <a href="http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/321" target="_blank">http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/321</a><br>Seems to underline the need for teacher-training and preparation of teaching materials.<br><br>> 3. Evaluation of Teaching Matters approach with the OLPC [Harlem]:<br>> <a href="http://www.teachingmatters.org/evaluations/olpc_kappa.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.teachingmatters.org/evaluations/olpc_kappa.pdf</a><br>Excellent evaluation, and brings out the success factors for a pilot project, including choice of school, involvement of parents and teachers, clear educational objectives and lots of support from the project
proponents.<br><br>>Check it out,<br>><br>>Ryan<br><br>Ray<br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:24:22 +0800<br>From: Jerome Gotangco <<a ymailto="mailto:jgotangco@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=jgotangco@gmail.com">jgotangco@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: [OLPC-Philippines] The XO Laptop 2 years later (Wired<br> article)<br>To: "OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots"<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>Message-ID:<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:c138e6150906200724p5c5c93b4yd39210c27f598772@mail.gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=c138e6150906200724p5c5c93b4yd39210c27f598772@mail.gmail.com">c138e6150906200724p5c5c93b4yd39210c27f598772@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>This is
the 1st in a 3 part article about the XO laptop. This is actually a<br>good entry point for those who want a 5 minute overview of the philosophy<br>behind the technology:<br><br><a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/the-xo-laptop-two-years-later-part-1-the-vision/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/the-xo-laptop-two-years-later-part-1-the-vision/</a><br><br>-- <br>Jerome G.<br><br>Pinoy Tech Podcast: <a href="http://www.pinoytechpodcast.com" target="_blank">http://www.pinoytechpodcast.com</a><br>Blog: <a href="http://blog.gotangco.com" target="_blank">http://blog.gotangco.com</a><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-philippines/attachments/20090620/edc5e9e2/attachment.html" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-philippines/attachments/20090620/edc5e9e2/attachment.html</a>
<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 3<br>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:34:05 +0800 (PHT)<br>From: <a ymailto="mailto:rayb@apc.edu.ph" href="/mc/compose?to=rayb@apc.edu.ph">rayb@apc.edu.ph</a><br>Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Other netbooks for education<br>To: <a ymailto="mailto:olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org">olpc-philippines@lists.laptop.org</a><br>Message-ID:<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:1569015339.163581245508445944.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph" href="/mc/compose?to=1569015339.163581245508445944.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph">1569015339.163581245508445944.JavaMail.root@mail.apc.edu.ph</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8<br><br>Hi, James,<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>>From: "James Shields" <<a ymailto="mailto:james@marasbaras.com" href="/mc/compose?to=james@marasbaras.com">james@marasbaras.com</a>><br>>Subject: Re:
[OLPC-Philippines] Other netbooks for education<br><br>>OLPC Philippines was formed, I presume, to use the XO.<br>Well, the One Laptop that we distribute Per Child could conceivably be some generic cheap-but-powerful netbook running Sugar 8^)<br><br>>So, content on the<br>>XO is what counts in this case.<br>agreed, content is key.<br><br>>James Shields<br>Ray<br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OLPC-Philippines mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:OLPC-Philippines@lists.laptop.org" href="/mc/compose?to=OLPC-Philippines@lists.laptop.org">OLPC-Philippines@lists.laptop.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-philippines</a><br><br><br>End of OLPC-Philippines Digest, Vol 20, Issue 38<br>************************************************<br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>
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