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Volunteers will be presenting their progress on an exciting new
Community School Server, a very new/evolving open-source project
outlined here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1dnhU2F6EntepVXTgN8QpkME8fZVUuPjcCoMUfAVKbcc">https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1dnhU2F6EntepVXTgN8QpkME8fZVUuPjcCoMUfAVKbcc</a><br>
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This new more modular approach incorporates schools' ongoing
feedback from Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar, Australia & beyond --
while building on OLPC's original
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_server">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_server</a><br>
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Teachers/hackers/volunteers/principals of all stripe are especially
welcome to come take a look, exploring the early demo in preparation
for San Francisco's global summit & hack sprint in a month
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcSF.org/summit">http://olpcSF.org/summit</a>). Please ask any early questions to help
us all get ready:<br>
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* how specifically can an open school server strengthen poor
schools worldwide?<br>
* giving them free & open tools to build tight learning
communities of teachers/parents/admins & kids?<br>
* where do librarians, curators & scout leaders critically
fit in to a global culture of DIY learning?<br>
* must 3rd world schools sit idly by as cloud-computing /
iPhoney revolutions pass them by?<br>
* what global culture+institutions will best sustain true
grassroots learning?<br>
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Dinner/Brunch will be somewhere secret between Waterloo/Elora/Guelph
and downtown Toronto -- stay posted, details to be finalized soon in
coming days !<br>
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<i>(*) last full day of summer may be moved! From Fri Sept 21 to
Thur Sept 20 or Sat Sept 22, </i><i><i>based on popular demand /
divine intervention =) Those who cannot attend are strongly
encouraged to post questions at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://schoolserver.wordpress.com/blog">http://schoolserver.wordpress.com/blog</a></i></i><i> THANKS-</i><br>
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