<div dir="ltr">Rene,<br><br>Normally I'd suggest talking with a local XO User Group to get started, but I don't know of one in central or northern Maine. So here's the good news and the bad news...<br><br>The good news: the official OLPC FAQ page has this note: <i>"A number of U.S. states and cities have approached OLPC and expressed
interest in the program. It is up to the relevant officials of a
government entity or organization to contact us by emailing
<a href="mailto:countries@laptop.org">countries@laptop.org</a> to start a dialogue."</i><br><br>The bad news: OLPC usually deals with much larger organizations. Note that the email address is <i>countries@</i>, not <i>myschool@</i>. <br>
<br>Having said that, there are small, school-based pilots happening. If your needs are very small (e.g., 1-room schoolhouse with few students), you might try to get a local social (Elks, Shriners, etc.) or business (Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, etc) organization to partner with the school and purchase XOs through the up-coming "Give One, Get One" program. If your needs are larger, I'd recommend the countries@ contact.<br>
<br>As an added bonus, there are employees of OLPC who are on this list and they might contact you. (hint, hint, nudge, nudge) The organization is currently in a big crunch to get an operating system update released, so you may not hear from anyone immediatley. <br>
<br><br><br>Diane Serley<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Stephen Albison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:smalbison@gmail.com">smalbison@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">I am an educator in a very rural, very poor
community in Maine. How do I find out about getting OLPC in my
school?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Any information would help.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Rene Albison</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="mailto:ralbison@augustaschools.org" target="_blank">ralbison@augustaschools.org</a></font></div>
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