[Yr7-10it] OLPC : Give One Get One starts soon

[Bill Kerr]

OLPC contains books and can be used in a book mode

why spend precious dollars just on books when you can get a computer as
well, which can do a lot of other things?

if the basis of this discussion is value for $$ then we need to look at what
the OLPC actually offers - hardware, software, educational concept

- Bill
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On Nov 9, 2007 4:53 PM, Christopher Jansen <cjjansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree about the point of attacking the cause....I guess in my opinion
> attacking the cause could be done with training of teachers and supply of
> more practical supplies rather than computers. Things such as text books
> papper.. class rooms.. white board. A program of low cost PC's may be better
> aimed at lower socio groups in developed nations to bridge the gap between
> rich and poor.
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2007 4:08 PM, Tony Forster <forster at ozonline.com.au> wrote:
>
> >  "is the west really that delusional that we think people in "developing
> > nations" would even have somewhere to plug it in. Give me a break..."
> >
> > Christopher,
> >
> > These issues have been considered. The OLPC has a number of power saving
> > features and runs on 2W. Joel Stanley who is speaking at the VITTA
> > conference is a young postgrad student who has recently returned from a
> > research project into a solar charger for the OLPC. There is also a wind up
> > option.
> >
> > It also has a mesh wireless network which can allow it to communicate
> > despite no communications infrastucture.
> >
> > That is not to say that there aren't many issues that need to be further
> > explored and paper and pencils might be in greater need.
> >
> > wrt Amnesty (and no criticism from me there), the suppporters of OLPC
> > may argue that Amnesty is attacking a symptom whereas education is attacking
> > a cause.
> >
> > Tony Forster,
> > Computer Game Design, Programming, Multimedia and Mathematics Cluster.
> > http://schoolgamemaker.rupert.id.au/
> > http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2007/08/thoughts-on-olpc-100-laptop.html
> >
> >
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