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OLPC Workshop in Johannesburg

OLPC South Africa Foundation organized a comprehensive three day OLPC workshop conducted by OLPCA representatives from its office in Kigali on December 10 to 14, 2012.

 
The main objective of this workshop was to provide a comprehensive introduction to OLPC. The workshop also explained the tremendous milestones achieved to date in providing educational opportunities to children in developing world.

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January 4, 2013
Source: blog.laptop.org

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Four new Sugar Activities


Letter Match is an activity for introducing the Spanish vowels. While far from contructionist, this activity does provide a mechanism for learning the alphabet. It displays letters and images and associated sound files, such as ‘A as in ave’. There are two modes:

  1. see a letter, then click on the corresponding picture

 
 
2. see a picture, then click on the corresponding letter

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January 3, 2013
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Christmas Card and Review – OLPC 2012

One More Year in our mission to provide a learning device to every child in the world.
We celebrate our 30th Anniversary of dedication to Technology and Education in Third World Countries.
Here a 2012 review and our best wishes.

Non-Flash Version

December 21, 2012
Source: blog.laptop.org

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Thank you from OLPC

The “Galton Box” exercise by Tony Forster.http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2012/06/galton-box.html

December 18, 2012
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Nicholas Negroponte at FOSI’s 6th Annual Conference

Nicholas Negroponte, Founder  of One Laptop Per Child presents “Learning without Schools” at FOSI’s 6th Annual Conference titled ‘A Safer Internet for All’ that took place November 14-15, 2012 in Washington, DC.
A video of the full keynote speech is below:

December 17, 2012
Source: blog.laptop.org

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Lanedo enriches One Laptop per Child’s multitouch experience

Open source experts from Hamburg improve the devices’ software platform. Code will be available under free license to the worldwide community.
Lanedo, Hamburg-based Open Source firm, is proud to announce their contribution to OLPC’s newest device, named XO-4 touch. The 7.5“ convertible notebook, expected in 2013, focuses on multitouch technology as one of its main features.

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December 12, 2012
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The Step by Step Project, by the Golodrian Foundation and the Marina Orth Foundation

The Step by Step Project, developed by both the Las Golodrian Foundation and the

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December 10, 2012
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CEO of One Laptop per Child received award “Los 100 Colombianos” from President of Colombia

Rodrigo Arboleda honored as 2012 “100 Colombians”
Photo: Kien&Ke
Rodrigo Arboleda, Chairman and CEO of One Laptop per Child
Association) was honored last Wednesday December 5, in a ceremony presided over by President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia as a 2012 recipient of the “100 Colombians”.
President Juan Manuel Santos

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December 7, 2012
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One Laptop per Child Launches Social Program with Colombian Government

Miami, FL. One Laptop per Child Association (“OLPCA”) announced today that it
has entered into an agreement with the Colombian Government through La Agencia
Nacional para la Superación de la Pobreza Extrema –“ANSPE.” ANSPE is responsible
for the development and implementation of a strategy to alleviate the most severe
poverty in Colombia. The ANSPE initiative is under the direction of the President’s
Office and ANSPE Director, Samuel Azout.

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December 6, 2012
Source: businesswire.com

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OLPC Selects MyCityWay To Deliver Creative Urban Content for Kids Ages 6-12

As part of its expansion, One Laptop Per Child, has selected MyCityWay, a mobile tech company that produces personalized mobile apps to guide people’s experiences around cities, as a core technology partner. MyCityWay will develop a platform and apps that combine MyCityWay’s signature high-tech location-aware services with a compelling interactive family-oriented education experience that helps young students explore their dream profession in context with their city and surroundings.

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December 5, 2012
Source: businesswire.com

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