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Sameer Verma, Ph.D.ProfessorInformation Systems DepartmentSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA 94132 USAsverma@sfsu.eduhttp://verma.sfsu.edu
Seminar, CB MIS ProgramUniversity of the West Indies, Jamaica
Creative commons licensehttp://creativecommons.org/
One Laptop per Child:
Upsetting the Information Pyramid
hello!
Unless noted otherwise
Classic MIS Pyramid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_systems_%28discipline%29
The Internet
Can information flow like water?
http://ltse.env.duke.edu/files/ltse/images/India%20Persian%20wheel%20irrigation%20Ganges%20Plain.jpg
Power battery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jommev/393200096/
A water battery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/easyecoblog/4304158871/
Can we build information batteries?
~ 70% unconnected
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
Viva La Revolucin
Can we spark a paradigm shift by providing equitable access to information all over the world?
Somebody is finally thinking of the children!
To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. OLPC Mission Statement,It's an education project, not a laptop project. Nicholas Negroponte
Multiple hats...
Disclaimer: I do not work for OLPC. I am only a volunteer!
in the beginning...
Must. Have. Laptop.
(July 2007)
Give 1 Get 1 Nov 2007
Next thing I know...
De facto founder of OLPC San Francisco
http://olpcsf.org
Then I run into this guy...
Click here to learn more...
Next thing I know...
De facto founder of OLPC Jamaica!
http://olpcjamaica.org.jm
A tremendous Thank you! to the UWI community for making this happen.
http://olpcjamaica.org.jm
Providence Basic School, Kingston, Jamaica
August Town Primary School, August Town, Jamaica
OLPC
Mission
OLPC's mission is to empower the world's poorest children through education
We aim to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. To this end, we have designed hardware, content and software for collaborative, joyful, and self-empowered learning. With access to this type of tool, children are engaged in their own education, and learn, share, and create together. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.
Worldwide
40+ countries, 30+ languages, 2.2+ million laptops, 350+ applications
Where no computers have gone before...
School Galadima, Abuja City, Nigeria See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Galadima
Samkha village located in the suburbs of northern ThailandSee http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Thailand/Ban_Samkha
Khairat school is India's pilot site.See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India
Ulaanbaatar, Mongoliahttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ulaanbaatar
Ethopiahttp://www.reactivated.net/weblog/archives/2008/10/olpc-ethiopia-updates/
Ghanahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/2921143251/
Cameroonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/3110907018/in/set-72157611290673682/
Afghanistan refugee camp, Pakistan http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Pakistan/Atlas_School
Colombiahttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Colombia
Peruhttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Peru
Rwandahttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Rwanda
Iraqhttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Iraq
Haitihttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Haiti
Solomon Islandshttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Solomon_Islands
Nepal http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Nepal
Uruguay: Every primary school child has an XO.http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/
postage stamps too!
2.2 million XO laptops and counting See Google Maps
Deployments worldwide
Also see: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Property:Number_of_manufactured_laptops
A glimpse...
Deployments
India
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khairat_school
Resident artist!
Khairat school is India's first pilot site.See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India
Khairat school is India's pilot site.See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India
Khairat Photos
http://www.zooomr.com/photos/sameerverma/sets/40064/
Bhagmalpur project
Location:Village: Bhagmalpur
District: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Railway Station: Shahganj
Bus Stop: Banuwadeeh
School: Classes: 1 to 8 class
Children: 1087
Teachers: 11
Internet: none
Computers: none
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bhagmalpur
What's a laptop?
Under a tree...
Bhagmalpur photos
Bhagmalpur Schoolhttp://www.zooomr.com/photos/sameerverma/sets/40063/
Bhagmalpur Villagehttp://www.zooomr.com/photos/sameerverma/sets/40075/
Jamaica
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Jamaica
Maroantsetra, Madagascar
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Madagascar/Maroantsetra
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Keur Sadaro, Senegal
http://www.extrasleepy.com/keursadaro.html
OLPC Headquarters
1 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Little green machines...
CostElectricityNetworksContentLanguagesPedagogyAgeSecurityTheftAppropriateness...
The challenges
Cost
US $140 at the factoryMy Lenovo Thinkpad cost me > US $2500
Electricity
Non-traditional sources...
Yo Yo Charger
http://www.potenco.com/products
Hand Crank Charger
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Peripherals/Hand_Crank
Pedal power
OLPC Afghanistan http://www.olpc.af/images/HPM/dscf1324.jpg
Solar Panel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahlness/2850027972/sizes/o/in/set-72157603501402908/
Moo power...
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cow_Power
Networks
Offline MoodleRise of the SneakernetsWWWOFFLE
Content
Open content standards (SCORM, IMS-CP)
Creative CommonsOffline Wikipedia1.6 million books from the Internet Archive
Language Diversity
India: 28 states and 7 union territoriesThe Constitution of India recognizes 22 languages
1. Assamese2. Bengali3. Bodo4. Dogri5. Gujarati6. Hindi7. Kannada8. Kashmiri
9. Konkani10. Maithili11. Malayalam12. Manipuri13. Marathi14. Nepali15. Oriya16. Punjabi
17. Sanskrit 18. Santhali 19. Sindhi 20. Tamil 21. Telugu 22. Urdu
Languages
Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Syrian Arab Republic), Armenian, Aymara, Basque, Bengali, Bengali (India), Bislama, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (China), Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Crioulo, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, English (South Africa), English (US), English (United Kingdom), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), Friulian, Fula, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kosraean (Kusaiean), Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Marovo, Mongolian, Moorish, Nauruan, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmal, Papiamento, Papua New Guinea Pidgin (Tok Pisin), Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Solomon Islands Pidgin, Sotho, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Tuvaluan, Tzotzil, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Walloon, Wolof, Yoruba
Tutorial:http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/452
Translate:http://translate.sugarlabs.org/
100+ languages
Pedagogy
Constructivism, Constructionism. Same difference? See http://www.sugarlabs.org/ for more.
FOSS: Free and Open Source
When the project started FOSS was the only option that was flexible enough for this project
No vendor lock-in on formats
No royalties on redistribution
No discrimination based on fields of endeavor
Scalable global model for software and content
Encourages a shared resources approach
Software methodologies lead to collaborative content creation.
Tools of Expression
The laptop is a "thing to think with"
Principle of "learning through doing"
Constructivist learninghttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Constructivism
Seymour Papert (constructionism)
Lego Mindstroms
http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/lego-mindstorms-nxt-robot-tailored-to-solve-sudoku-puzzles/
school...to go
Educational device or trojan horse?
Surprise! Its a REAL computer. It can do REAL computer things!
Laptop can also be a:
Phone (Voice over IP)
Healthcare monitor (O2, pulse sensors)
Micro-finance platformRecord yield, income, loans, payments, etc.
Anthropological documentation platformFamily tree
Photos, birth/death records.
http://blog.laptop.org/2009/04/08/low-cost-heart-rate-monitor/
OLPC XO
Speaker
Rotate screen
Keyboard
Mouse pad
Microphone
Antenna
Camera
Gamepad
Power
Battery
USB
water battery
information battery
XS: OLPC School Server
The Internet in a Box
School environment
Manage contentManage accessManage assessment
School Server
http://olpcmap.net
Mailing lists
Educatorshttp://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/educators
Software DevelopersGeneral developmenthttp://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Sugar UIhttp://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
All mailing lists are at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/
Community lists
Everyonehttp://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots
http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
OLPC San Franciscohttp://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf
Slides made with the free stuff
http://libreoffice.org
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