Hello everyone, <br><br>This marks our first update in the new year. eKindling has been very busy and we have tons of exciting news to share. Thank you for all your support in 2009 and we hope that you continue to stay involved/support our mission in 2010! <br>
<br>Cheers,<br>Esther<br><br><u><b>~~eKindling Updates</b>~~</u><br><br><b>YES, WE ARE ON TWITTER. WHY DONT YOU FOLLOW US:</b> Best way to keep updated: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ekindling">www.twitter.com/ekindling</a><br>
<b><br>-eKindling Community Updates -</b><br><b><br>XO Laptop vs. Typhoon: Laptop Wins</b><br><br>Recent typhoon left a trail of destruction as the rising floods overwhelmed communities throughout Luzon. When Professor Harv Viray's home was flooded, he couldnt save his XO laptop from the rising murky water. Guess what - the XO laptop survive. Read more here: <a href="http://bit.ly/31HEpY">http://bit.ly/31HEpY</a><br>
<br><b>Asia Pacific College's: Muscovado Project </b><br>Submitted by: Ray B.<br><br>"The Muscovado project aims to develop localized educational content for, and support deployments of, the Sugar Learning Platform in the Philippines. The Sugar Learning Platform was originally developed for the One Laptop Per Child XO netbook but now runs on most computers. By promoting the innovative use of this technology, we hope to encourage collaborative learning and critical thinking, leading to a quality education for our children." For more information, please refer to: <a href="http://lms.apc.edu.ph/">http://lms.apc.edu.ph/</a><br>
<b><br>Wikimedia NYC eKindling Event</b><br><br>Wikipedia celebrated its birthday in New York University and eKindling was there to celebrate it with them. After presenting eKindling's work in the Philippines, Marife M. and Ryan L. spoke about preserving local knowledge through Wikipedia. How can we leverage students in the Philippines to create wikipedia articles on their local histories, traditions, and culture?<br>
<br><b>eKindling visits Ideals Creative</b><br><br>Becoming Viral. Communication eKindling Mission to Audiences Across the Globe. Inspiring others. The effort to bring innovative learning technologies to underserved schools or mobile classrooms is a community effort. Thus, eKindling visited the folks at Ideals Creative to talk website development and reach out to designers, creative geniuses, and marketing gurus that will help us spread the word about our mission. Ideals Creative is a social enterprise that provide multimedia solutions to enhance the impact and outreach of mission-based organization. They are kinda cool..Read Here: <a href="http://ideals.tumblr.com/">http://ideals.tumblr.com/</a><br>
__________________________________________________ <br><b>OLPC and eKindling Deployment</b><br><br><b>Lubang Deployment + Consultation Visit</b><br><br>We are proud to present the first XO Laptop deployment in the remote rural island of Lubang, Mindoro. This small island is filled with children the can change their communities and the world. Through the XO laptop, and activities like etoys, we aim to unleash their potential. In late November, both Tessa Y. and Ryan L. visited Lubang to assess the infrastructure and, knowledge base level of the educators, students, and other stakeholders in regards to ITC in education. We will use our findings to build a customized training and support program for the project participant. Read our guest post on<b> OLPCnews Blog </b>here: <a href="http://bit.ly/bbI6hI">http://bit.ly/bbI6hI</a><br>
<b><br>Training Program Development</b><br><br>Learning from past OLPC deployments, we understand that the training program and support mechanism are integral to the sustainability/success of the program. Thus far, the training program will cover basic maintanence and repair, using the XO, making integrated lesson plan, classroom arrangement and management, overview of available digital content. Educators, selected students and parents, and municipal support team will take part in the training session<br>
__________________________________ <br><b>Tech Talk</b><br><br>Check out the 1.5 XO Laptop Motherboard! Bernie Innocenti's take on the hardware: <a href="http://bit.ly/cUmCF0">http://bit.ly/cUmCF0</a><br>__________________________________ <br>
<b>How You Can Help!</b><br><br>Trust us, we need as much help as possible?! We will send out calls for help soon. Thanks to Jasmine Claridad by the way for donating her XO laptop.<br><br><br><br clear="all"><br>