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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sharla: I believe that this
link will give you more information: <a href="http://laptop.org/">http://laptop.org/</a>
and here’s the wiki that give many other links for additional information
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child</a>.
This link give you a visual of the $100 laptop: <a
href="http://www.olpcnews.com/">http://www.olpcnews.com/</a>. I also heard
a while back that if you buy one they will give one away your cost is more than
$100<a href=":%20http:/bc.tech.coop/blog/071112.html">: http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071112.html</a>
Interesting marketing don’t you think. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This report talks about one on one
computers for math and science: <a
href="http://www.ubiqcomputing.org/FinalReport.pdf">http://www.ubiqcomputing.org/FinalReport.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#31849B'>Eunice
Snay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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technology-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:technology-bounces@nifl.gov] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Sharla Gross<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 24, 2008 12:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Technology and Literacy Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Technology 1783] Re: how screenless laptops might helpour
communities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Where can I get some more information on
this and one-to-one computing statistics. I teach at an alternative
program, and we are working on a grant to obtain laptops to help our students
with their writing. Any info would be helpful.<br>
Sharla<br>
<br>
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:10:49 -0700<br>
> From: lalumineuse@yahoo.com<br>
> To: technology@nifl.gov<br>
> Subject: [Technology 1782] Re: how screenless laptops might help our
communities<br>
> <br>
> Hi Phil,<br>
> <br>
> I am a bit new to this. But when I worked for a London<br>
> charity, we had projects in India, Pakistan and<br>
> Afghanistan. One of our newest projects was teaming<br>
> with an organisation called Hole in the Wall which<br>
> placed computers in public places and taught kids how<br>
> to use them. Another was a project called One Laptop<br>
> Per Child, which I know has developed a very cheap<br>
> commputer that a number of rural and slum schools were<br>
> working with. I remember that OLPC was developed in<br>
> the US, but I don't have any of the documentation here<br>
> in NJ. Perhaps it's worth looking into?<br>
> <br>
> Regards<br>
> Ujwala Samant<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> --- Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > hi nifl-tech community,<br>
> > <br>
> > i've been thinking a lot recently about ways of<br>
> > bringing affordable mobile<br>
> > technology into people's homes -- to expand learning<br>
> > opportunities at home.<br>
> > here's a proposal i sent google for their project 10<br>
> > to the 100 grant initiative.<br>
> > <br>
> > public voting for that initiative begins on<br>
> > january 27, 2009. let's<br>
> > inaugurate some good ideas then. <br>
> > <br>
> > http://www.project10tothe100.com/<br>
> > <br>
> > phil shapiro<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Low-income families could benefit from being able to<br>
> > buy laptops without an LCD<br>
> > screens. A laptop without an LCD can be a very<br>
> > useful portable solution when<br>
> > connected to CRT or desktop LCD monitors. Laptops<br>
> > without screens would also be<br>
> > a green solution, giving value to donated CRT<br>
> > monitors that would otherwise be<br>
> > heading for landfills. Portability means that this<br>
> > computer can be more easily<br>
> > maintained by volunteers, who don't always have the<br>
> > time to travel to people's<br>
> > homes. To spur the development of laptops without<br>
> > screens, a nonprofit<br>
> > organization named Designed by Consumers could<br>
> > collect pre-purchase payments for<br>
> > designated laptops, such as the Acer Aspire One.<br>
> > When 5,000 or 10,000 of such<br>
> > pre-payments are collected, Acer would have a real<br>
> > incentive to consider selling<br>
> > a version of the Acer Aspire One without a screen<br>
> > for about $160. This laptop<br>
> > would also have no batteries or speakers, further<br>
> > reducing weight and cost. A<br>
> > one-pound, virus free “laptop” could allow a<br>
> > low-income person to get tech<br>
> > support or tech training at a public library,<br>
> > church, or community technology<br>
> > center and could expand the number of computers in<br>
> > use at such shared community<br>
> > spaces. Students could more easily carry such light<br>
> > laptops in their heavy<br>
> > bookbags.<br>
> > <br>
> > The nonprofit organization named Designed by<br>
> > Consumers would pool funds from<br>
> > low-income people – and others who support them, to<br>
> > give low-income persons a<br>
> > stronger voice in technology product design<br>
> > decisions. The pooling of the funds<br>
> > would reward manufacturers who give greater thought<br>
> > to the needs of low-end<br>
> > consumers. Designed by Consumers would also accept<br>
> > anonymous donations from<br>
> > persons wanting to strengthen the public voice in<br>
> > design decisions. In some<br>
> > cases, Designed by Consumers would negotiate with<br>
> > manufacturers to remove (or<br>
> > include) features that would best benefit low-income<br>
> > consumers. <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > -- <br>
> > Phil Shapiro pshapiro@his.com<br>
> > http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>
> > http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com<br>
> > http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html<br>
> > <br>
> > "Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates<br>
> > "Learning happens through gentleness."<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
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