Been over a year since I've posted anything on this blog. Tonight my meanderings are re: One Laptop per Child (OLPC) - I loaned my more recent one to a co-teacher (Scott S. @ CC) yesterday. I hope he and his kids can make use of it. I'm excited about the power of these little machines to connect kids to the world and to each other.
But these little machines are foreign to me - like a foreign language . Actual language is Linux - "Sugar" I believe. I'm too much of a PCer and a 2nd gen immigrant. Can get around on MS 97, XP and now learning Vista. I've bought 4 OLPC laptops - 2 donated and 2 now loaned out to folks with more expertise than me. My first one went to kid in Osky Iowa as a HS grad present. He is tech savvy bright kid who was next door neighbor's to my folks. The last one I bought as a result of Scott McLeod demonstrating one at a workshop - I ordered one during the workshop on the first day of the 2 for 1 donate one/get one special in mid November 2008.
Some OLPC links seem to be in order. Try OLPC.org for the organization's home page; watch out - it is basically 4 large icons. For OLPC pictures and videos, this site will help. Wikipedia's OLPC page includes a number of links and external resources. OLPC is the brainchild of an interesting guy from MIT named Negroponte. Check out this wiki page on him; it includes some great interviews and other links on him.
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