One Laptop Per Child

IS535, PROF. DURGIN

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

NON-PROFIT GLOBAL DIGITAL EDUCATION

One Laptop Per Child

BY NORA HAPPNER

ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD (OLPC)

the BackgroundWHO: FOUNDED BY MIT PROFESSOR, NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE

WHAT: CHEAP EDUCATIONAL LAPTOPS, FOR DIGITAL LEARNING

WHEN: TARGET DATE, YEAR END 2012

WHERE: DIGITALLY DEFICIENT COUNTRIESWHERE: DIGITALLY DEFICIENT COUNTRIES

WHY: TO GIVE SCHOOLCHILDREN A LEARNING PLATFORM

HOW: CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL GLOBAL NETWORK / DATABASE

“We have no idea where we are going.. we only know where we have been.”

[Quote Author]

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the history�BUILT-IN WIRELESS

�OPEN-SOURCED

�TEXTBOOK SIZED

�WATER RESISTANT

“Those who forget history… are doomed to repeat it.”- George Santayana, poet & Philosopher

“THEORY OF CONSTRUCTIONISM”

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the future

LLLLIFE

LIGHTLIGHT

“I wanted to bring the [future] OLPC identity to life, in this new Form.”

- Yves Behar, founder of FuseProject

VISUALVISUALVISUALVISUAL

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the productTHE XO LAPTOP

•A “LEARNING” TOOL

• RECYCLED PARTS

• LOW COST ($100)REMOVABLE BATTERY

“The only thing we have to fear… is fear itself.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the Great Depression

VILLAGE SCHOOL BASICS

• PORTABLE SERVER

• OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, ONLINE

• WEBSITE “HOME BASE”

• LOCAL WIRELESS NETWORK

RECYCLED MOTHERBOARD

SERVER-IN-A-BOX

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the challenge

SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER…

-IS DIGITAL EDUCATION REALLY FEASIBLE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS?

- WHAT ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO SETUP?

“The journey of a thousand miles… begins with a single step.”

- Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

- WHAT ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO SETUP?

-HOW EASILY ACCESSIBLE IS THIS AS AN EDUCATION TOOL?

- WHICH “SYSTEMS” SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO ONSET?

-HOW CAN REMOTE LOCATIONS ACCESS THE OLPC LEARNING MODULES?

-DOES IT REALLYTAKE A “VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD”?

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the vision

SAMPLE: AFRICA NETWORK

IS DIGITAL EDUCATION REALLY FEASIBLE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS?

OLPC WOULD BENEFIT FROM A:

REMOTE VOLUNTEER DATABASE

Ora na azu nwa, trans. “It takes a village… to raise a child.”- African proverb (Igbo culture, Nigeria)

SAMPLE: AFRICA NETWORK

I-BURST WIRELESS SYSTEMS

• BOTSWANA

• MOZAMBIQUE

• NAMIBIA

• SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

ZULU-WALI PROVINCE

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the research WHAT ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO SETUP OF A REMOTE VOLUNTEER DATABASE?

ACCESSIBILITY MAPS

DATA AVAILABLE:

• GLOBAL INTERNET

• CONNECTIVITY EXPANSION• CONNECTIVITY EXPANSION

• SUBMARINE CABLE LINES

• SATELLITE WIRELESS

• REGIONAL GROWTH, FUTURE

VILLAGE SCHOOL NEEDS

VOLUNTEER TUTOR LISTING

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

LAPTOP DONATIONS

REGIONAL GOV’T FUNDING

LOCAL MAINTENANCE

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the structureTHE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

-SATELLITE INTERNET

- XO MOBILE LAPTOPS

-OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

-CLOUD SERVER

- EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE

-(COLO FACILITY)RECEIVER

SERVER-IN-A-BOX [BATTERY] RECHARGEABLE CASE

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the databaseFIGURE 1: OLPC DATABASE REQUIREMENTS

-Logical view, as the end-users are OLPC members

-TIER 1: Schools, Events, Members/Volunteers/Student

-TIER 2: Subjects Taught, Event Participation, Projects

-TIER 3 Course IDs with

DIAGRAM CREATED IN AUTOCAD 2005

-TIER 3 Course IDs with descriptions and Workshops

“Just Do It.” (1988) Created by Dan Weiden of Weiden & Kennedy Ad Agency

- One of the Top 20 Campaign slogans of the 20th Century

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Wolsey, T.D. (2004) Literature discussions in cyberspace: Young adolescents using threaded discussion groups to talk about reading. Reading Online. Retrieved Jan. 6, 2010 from www.readingonline.org/articles/art/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/wosley/

“Experts often possess more data than judgment.“ Colin Powell

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