OLPC Mission

OLPC = One + Laptop + Per + Child
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. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.

Source : laptop.org

Minutes Of Meeting 1

Agenda: Introduction to OLPC

Members Present: Amit , Abhishek ,Sapan ,Sankool ,Sohin and me (Raghu)

Venue: Vikhroli

Our main FOCUS areas 

1. Technology

2. Pedagogy

3. Outreach

1. Technology

 - OLPC device works on open source Operating System.

 - Various activities preloaded.

 - Custom developments of course content possible.

 - Priced at approximately $210 excluding operation cost.

 - Monochrome screen for better visibility during day light.

 - Wi Fi enabled and works on Mesh Network.

2. Pedagogy

 - Targeting schools not laptops

 - Reaching children from 6 - 12 years of age

3. Outreach - Parameters for distribution

 - Aimed for underprivileged children.

 - Municipal schools.

 - Media can be used for awareness.

 - Example of OLE - Nepal, project run by Bryan Berry

Fund Raising:

    - Government

    - Corporate (can also allow branding)

    - Individuals

    - NRI community

 - Mobilize Community

  - 50 + 70 (need to confirm) laptops are available for Mumbai

 - Need to get status of 100 laptops at Latur 

Maintenance Cost

-       Who will bear the cost of maintenance?

-       Spare parts replacement etc

Content:

- Content generation in local languages.

- Some content available from Dr. Nagarjuna of Homibhaba Institute of Science Education

- School Server

- Learning Management System (Model)

 Required People

 Technical people

    - For Upgradation

    - Setting up server

    - Localization of content Translators (Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali)

Teachers

    - For understanding school dynamics

    - Feedback

    - Training

Managers and sales people

   - Follow up

   - Design plan

   - Marketing guys

Accountant to monitor flow of money

WIP: 

 -  Arrange next meeting at Homibhaba Institute of Science Education

 - Generate list of schools

 - Contact NISTAD

The following are few parameters to measure growth:

·  Timeline for distribution

·  Time spent using the laptop

·  Should be used for right purpose

 

Introduction One Laptop Per Child

The One Laptop Per Child Association, Inc. (OLPC) is a U.S. non-profit organization set up to oversee the creation of an affordable educational device for use in the developing world. Its mission is "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." Its current focus is on the development, construction and deployment of the XO-1 laptop.

The goal of the foundation is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. To that end, OLPC is designing a laptop, educational software, manufacturing base, and distribution system to provide children outside of the first-world with otherwise unavailable technological learning opportunities.

OLPC lists five core principles:

1. Child ownership
2. Low ages. Both hardware and software are designed for elementary school children ages 6-12.
3. Saturation
4. Connection
5. Free and open source