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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Hello,</font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">I am presenting an overview of the OLPC project to classmates in the Educational Technology and Leadership master's program this evening at Cal State Long Beach. The general theme of the class is digital culture and society. In addition to the overview, I am relating the global, local, organizational, and personal impacts of OLPC. With that in mind, I would like to hear some personal and organizational perspectives from you all.</font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 19.88px;"></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Would you please answer any questions that pertain to you?</font></b></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 19.88px;"></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">What are the social and cultural benefits you and your team have witnessed in the ePals program?</font></span></div></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">What would you say is the greatest impact of the OLPC initiative and your continuing efforts? </font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Are there any arguments against the OLPC that make your work difficult?</font></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 19.88px;"></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">It's important that our class of future educational technology leaders know how to create an OLPC program.</font></b></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 19.88px;"></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Do you have any advice for anyone who had an interest in staying a program? </font></div></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3">How are schools chosen or how do schools apply to be recipients of the OLPC program?</font></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">How are you funded? Donations? Do you have a development team? </font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br style="line-height: 19.88px;"></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Thank you in advance,</font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">Paul Burns</font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="3" style="line-height: normal;">p.s. I am grateful for the chance to view the OLPC-SF conference on google hangouts. I will be showing excerpts from some of the talks during the presentation.</font></div></div></div></div></div> </div></body>
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