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      </cite></span>On 06/24/2011 08:34 AM, Carlos Rabassa wrote:
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        below, posted by Rosamel N. Ram&iacute;rez M., the Principal of the
        school a few of us visited during the Conozco Uruguay Tour in
        early May:</font>
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      <div>Of course there are! &nbsp;The M.E.C. Centers (Education and
        Culture Ministry) are all over Uruguay. &nbsp;There are classes for
        adults, libraries where a Professor is waiting for them and
        offers courses, &nbsp;with computers they can use freely, &nbsp;even
        printing something if necessary.</div>
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      <div>Many mothers with school children, &nbsp;for example, &nbsp;went there
        to take courses when their children showed up at home with the
        XOs.</div>
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      <div>As far as I know, the courses teach Windows, &nbsp;not Linux.
        &nbsp;However, &nbsp;the positive side is they feel someone is available
        for them, &nbsp;hours are convenient for them, &nbsp;they have a first
        contact with internet surfing, &nbsp;using mail and using the social
        networks.</div>
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      <div>Later, &nbsp;they may stay in touch online.</div>
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      <div>Regards,</div>
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      <div>Rosamel</div>
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            <div>Carlos Rabassa</div>
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            <div>Montevideo, Uruguay</div>
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          <div>On Jun 24, 2011, at 9:49 AM, rosamel norma ramirez mendez
            wrote:</div>
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                <div dir="ltr">Claro que hay! Los Centros M.E.C.
                  (Ministerio de Educaci&oacute;n y Cultura) pululan en
                  Uruguay. Hay clases para adultos, hay Bibliotecas
                  donde les espera un Profesor y les da cursos, con
                  derecho a uso libre de las computadoras y a imprimir
                  algo si es necesario.<br>
                  Muchas madres, por ejemplo, de los escolares, cuando
                  sus hijos&nbsp;aparecieron con sus XO, fueron a tomar
                  cursos.<br>
                  Pero hasta donde yo s&eacute;, no les dan cursos de Linux,
                  sino de windows, sin embargo lo positivo es que
                  sientan que alguien est&aacute; disponible para ellas, que
                  les arreglan los horarios, que tienen un primer
                  contacto con la navegaci&oacute;n en internet, hacerse un
                  correo y usar las redes sociales.<br>
                  Luego pueden seguir en contacto online.<br>
                  Saludos Rosamel<br>
                  <br>
                  &nbsp;<br>
                  <div>&gt; Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:08:15 -0500<br>
                    &gt; From:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:yamaplos@gmail.com">yamaplos@gmail.com</a><br>
                    &gt; To:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:olpc-Sur@lists.laptop.org">olpc-Sur@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
                    &gt; Subject: [Sur] Pregunta acerca de educacion de
                    adultos en Uruguay A question about adult education
                    in Uruguay<br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; Alan Kay pregunta si hay alg&uacute;n tipo de cursos
                    libres para adultos en<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; Uruguay, tal vez en bibliotecas p&uacute;blicas
                    online.<br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; Le he comentado acerca de los Curso de
                    educacion postescolar a<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; distancia, de mis tiempos j&oacute;venes. &iquest;alguien
                    sabe si siguen existiendo?<span
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                    &gt; &iquest; o si hay otras alternativas?<br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; (En Estados Unidos casi toda biblioteca p&uacute;blica
                    tiene una partida de<span
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                    &gt; computadoras para uso libre por el p&uacute;blico, la
                    intenci&oacute;n es que la gente<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; pueda beneficiarse de las oportunidades
                    educativas que se acceden por<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; internet. Hay gente que se va all&iacute; a pasar el
                    d&iacute;a, como cuando yo iba al<span
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                    &gt; Mcdonalds de Ciudad Vieja en 1994.. :-) )<br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; On 06/23/2011 03:47 AM, Simon Schampijer wrote:<br>
                    &gt; &gt; On 06/22/2011 09:25 PM, Alan Kay wrote:<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; Hi folks,<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; I posted the Ceibal video to Mark
                    Guzdial's blog ... and here is a<span
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                    &gt; &gt;&gt; question from<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; it that seems interesting and
                    important (I'd like to know also).<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; On a related topic, does Uruguay have
                    anything like free online<span
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                    &gt; &gt;&gt; courses for<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; adults, perhaps available in public
                    libraries?<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; Cheers,<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt;&gt; Alan<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; Hi Alan,<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; there are two portals that I am aware of:<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; Uruguay Educa [1]: educative material for
                    teachers, school children<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; &gt; and parents<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; Plan Ceibal Portal [2]: material for the
                    use with the XO for teachers,<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>
                    &gt; &gt; school children and parents<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; Regards,<br>
                    &gt; &gt; Simon<br>
                    &gt; &gt;<br>
                    &gt; &gt; [1]<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a
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                      href="http://uruguayeduca.edu.uy">http://uruguayeduca.edu.uy</a><br>
                    &gt; &gt; [2]<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ceibal.edu.uy">http://ceibal.edu.uy</a><br>
                    &gt; &gt;
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