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'NEXTSTEP' taking the nextstep on the One Laptop per Child Organization
'NEXTSTEP' taking the nextstep on the One Laptop per Child Organization
My most inspired blog:
This stuck very close to my heart because I think that the Idea of providing, low cost and low energy educational laptops to children in rural areas is amazing.
OLPC's Mission Statement: 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 haveaccess 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.
I think that it is a need to be able to have all the information the world has to offer a your fingertips. This is one of the best forms of education a child can experience.
The NEXTSTEP:
My next step forward would be to link up OLPC's with another company called Voltaic systems. They are the producers of solar powered laptop charges and solar powered bags that charge your laptop as you walk. This would allow children to use there laptops more often because in the rural areas they do not all have power plugs at home available. All they have to do is use solar energy to energize the laptops. Another one of my 'nextsteps' would to set up a solar powered "internet cafe" kind of building which would welcome everyone in the community to go there and have the internet available to them. Children can also take the laptops their and use them. This solar powered "internet cafe" will be a wi-fi hotspot.
This is the next step i would like to implement in the future and will try my best to make my NEXTSTEP come true.
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Comment by Ayala Sherbow on March 8, 2010 at 9:47pm
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very powerful idea. what can you do to make the "introductions." what can I or anyone else do to help?
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Comment by Nick Heyming on March 8, 2010 at 10:00pm
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One laptop per child is a great program, thanks for sharing it.
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Comment by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 9, 2010 at 2:51am
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One laptop per child is one of my favorite programs and yes those panels in the backpacks are the solution to the hand-crank :) That computer looks so much better than my computer!!!
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Comment by Caroline Meeks on March 9, 2010 at 7:17pm
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Solar power for OLPC is a great next step. I know the volunteer grassroots group is talking about it in April including some Solar experts. I'll find out if its an open event or not and let you know.
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Comment by Reid Falconer on March 9, 2010 at 7:57pm
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@Caroline-That would be be great thanks.
@ Ayala-I have email both companies my plan on the NEXTSTEP, unfortunately they haven't replied yet but i will be sure to inform you when they do. You also asked what can you or anyone else do? I think the best thing that you or anyone else can do is to donate funding to OLPC to help them supply more laptops to children in need.
Thanks Reid
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Comment by Alchemy on March 9, 2010 at 8:24pm
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A most impressive innovation, Agent, worthy of +10 Resourcefulness, +5 Sustainability, and +5 Collaboration. Well done. Agent Emily will receive +20 Spark for her work as well.
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Comment by Dan Gray on March 9, 2010 at 10:07pm
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I will have to look up what I saw the other day, but it is a Role up computer, rolls into a small round carry package, it has a A/C adaptor that could be interchanged to a solar panel type system, the rolltop can be found here http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/140-rolltop-portabl.... Not sure economically how much sense it would make, but there is some sense in having it store away in something smaller then a backpack. We must remember a lot of the poorest people live in shanty houses and have little space. so any way to keep it simpler might help?
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Comment by Mr C². on March 11, 2010 at 2:10pm
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Hey Reid,
If you wish, I can try and introduce you to Walter De Brouwer, head of OLPC Europe...
You can hear all about their projects and way of working...
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@ Christoph That would be absolutely fantastic if you could introduce me to Walter De Brouwer, is there anything I can do on my side to help??
Thank you so much
Reid
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Is there a PM system here? As such I can give you his info & introduce you to him.
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