boundless opportunities

A PRESENTATION TO THE MMSD SCHOOL BOARD

Our children's’ access to technology is low and inequitable.

ACCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT

We are unable to provide children with the 21st century technology skills that they need.

Parents, teachers, principals, students, community leaders, realize a need and support adoption of learning technology tools.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Explore lower cost personal computing mobile netbook devices to supplement our desktop computers.

NETBOOKS

Nicholas Negroponte founded One Laptop per Child (OLPC) in 2005.

INNOVATION

To serve over 1 billion children in developing countries who have no access to an education.

OLPC designed the XO (first netbook) OLPC in 2005.

Production of netbooks began in 2007.

OLPC sold netbooks to governments who distribute to students.

OLPC shipped millions of netbooks Worldwide.

Netbook consumer market explodes35 million in 2009139 million by 2013worldwide.

Successful communication to persuade adoption

Trickle up persuasion field tested, trying,observing, and advantages favorable

Teachers, parents, students, administrators, business leaders, and higher education leaders will plan implementation.

Then the superintendent and school board will adopt the plan.

TECHNOLOGY PLANNING

Some teachers, parents, and community members will be reluctant to adopt netboooks in our schools