OLPC - One Laptop Per Child
There was a segment on this during 60 Minutes tonight.
What amazes me is that there is so little talk about this mass production for American schools. Third world classrooms with laptops...while most of our schools can’t even consider one laptop per child. And nobody seems to think that’s wrong. I can imagine it’s only a matter of time before this catches on here, especially if there are positive outcomes to this and other 1:1 projects. There is reference to a “competitive” project from Intel, focusing on the same countries and kind of technology.
Another interesting aspect about OLPC is the answer to the question, “What exactly are they doing with these laptops?” After all, it’s certainly not about the technology but how these tools are used to improve learning.
I blogged about OLPC earlier this year on our district’s blog: $100 Laptop and More on One Laptop Per Child.
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