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  32. <title>One Laptop Per Child Update</title>
  33. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/one-laptop-per-child-update/</link>
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  37. <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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  50. <description><![CDATA[Pay It Forward (PIF) for Business event took place on Monday, July 1 at 3110 Lounge Main Street in Santa Monica. It was organized by Your Office Agent. PIF is about bringing the best companies in Santa Monica to give free advice and help grow small and medium sized businesses. It was the 4th PIF [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  52. <p>My group <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Santa-Monica-New-Tech/">Santa Monica New Tech</a> (SMNT) was invited to this event. We are a community group of 1800+ members who meet to demo cool technology from local startups, give feedback and network.  SMNT had a table where we displayed several examples of technology and its timeline:  laptops from 5 years ago, 3 years ago and 1 year ag0. We invited everyone interested in new technology to our events. Our offer was one free ticket to our demo/feedback event on <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Santa-Monica-New-Tech/events/126840412/">July 24</a> for those who stopped by our table at PIF4! We also told about volunteer opportunities in tech, see below.</p>
  53. <p>Update:<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5110" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/one-laptop-per-child-update/july-1-pif-smnt/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg" data-orig-size="1224,1632" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372709949&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="July 1 PIF SMNT" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=768" class="size-medium wp-image-5110 alignright" alt="July 1 PIF SMNT" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=225 225w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=450 450w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july-1-pif-smnt-e1373054813259.jpg?w=113 113w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a></p>
  54. <p style="text-align:left;" align="center">Four generation OS laptops have been manufactured since 2007 and distributed to children in schools around the world. Check out the map olpcmap.net with all OLPC projects, volunteers and XOs.</p>
  55. <p>There are only 4 XO machines are available for now:</p>
  56. <p>XO-1, XO-1.5, XO-1.75 and the new XO-4 Touch laptop.</p>
  57. <p>XO-3s were built, they are basically a Sugar tablet (no keyboard), but not sold.</p>
  58. <p>The XO-4 (touchscreen and keyboard) seems to be more popular.</p>
  59. <p>XO-4 Touch has a few customers, including <a href="http://unleashkids.org" target="_blank">unleashkids.org</a>.</p>
  60. <p>&#8220;Unleash Kids&#8221; being the brand new all-volunteer campaign Mike Lee, Christoph Derndorfer, Bill Stelzer, Adam Holt and many others just began to create video documentary live interviews every 2 weeks, so the story of a new country&#8217;s OLPC-like work gets out there far more intimately! Unleash Kids, an all-volunteer non-profit group, will also be selling individual XO-4 Community Kits to people like Peace Corps / Makers later this summer, while directly supporting some very cool Haiti deployments.</p>
  61. <p>Learn more on FB  <a href="http://facebook.com/unleashkids" target="_blank">http://faceb</a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png"><img data-attachment-id="5116" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/one-laptop-per-child-update/olpcmap-pic/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png" data-orig-size="1024,563" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OLPCMap Pic" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=1024" class="size-medium wp-image-5116 alignleft" alt="OLPCMap Pic" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=300&#038;h=164" width="300" height="164" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=298 298w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olpcmap-pic.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><a href="http://facebook.com/unleashkids" target="_blank">ook.com/unleashkids</a></p>
  62. <p>Watch bi-weekly interviews of different OLPC countries <a href="http://youtube.com/unleashkids" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/unleashkids</a></p>
  63. <p>OLPC&#8217;s Miami office will also be selling an Android tablet at Walmart under the name &#8220;XO Learning Tablet&#8221; as some point soon we&#8217;re told.  <a href="http://olpcnews.com" target="_blank">http://olpcnews.com</a></p>
  64. <p style="text-align:left;" align="center">OLPC grassroots is seeking <b>tech volunteers</b> to work on technology for education! Tech volunteers are needed to help testing the new <a href="http://schoolserver.org" target="_blank">http://schoolserver.org</a> which is getting a lot of traction, and amazingly so after volunteers took OLPC&#8217;s bitrotted XS 0.7 and turned it into a real community product with growing users on every continent (XS Community Edition!)</p>
  65. <p style="text-align:left;" align="center">To learn more about OLPC and Sugar global community, please read <a href="http://planet.laptop.org" target="_blank">http://planet.laptop.org</a> and <a href="http://olpcMAP.net" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net</a>.</p>
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  90. <title>OLPC Summit SF 2012</title>
  91. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/olpc-summit-sf-2012/</link>
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  94. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  95. <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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  98. <category><![CDATA[Nancie Severs story]]></category>
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  102. <category><![CDATA[San Francisco OLPC Summit 2012]]></category>
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  107. <description><![CDATA[OLPC Community Summit took place in SF in October 19-21. Read Nancie&#8217;s blog post about it: &#8220;We were staying out in Bolinas at the Kleider’s lovely home. When I say we, I mention that there were 8 of us spending the weekend there and 15 or more staying over on Sunday night after the lovely [&#8230;]]]></description>
  108. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OLPC Community Summit took place in SF in October 19-21. Read Nancie&#8217;s blog post about it:</p>
  109. <div><a title="G1G1, Change Lives &amp; Change Your Life" href="http://images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/4.1351172665.g1g1-change-lives-change-your-life.jpg"> <img class="alignleft" alt="G1G1, Change Lives &amp; Change Your Life" src="https://i0.wp.com/images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/thumbnail.xlarge.4.1351172665.g1g1-change-lives-change-your-life.jpg" height="214" width="285" /></a>&#8220;We were staying out in <a id="4/1351172665/geo/32093" href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-city/United%20States/Bolinas/tpod.html">Bolinas</a> at the Kleider’s lovely home. When I say we, I mention that there were 8 of us spending the weekend there and 15 or more staying over on Sunday night after the lovely and lively End of Summit Party. 15 house guests and who knows how many party attendees? That’s a lot of food and a lot of work! June and Alex, &amp; Tanya and Mike’s gracious hospitality included comfy accommodations and gourmet meals in a gorgeous relaxing setting. And Alex, the van &#8220;captain&#8221; for the 1 hour commute to downtown SF, took us on some of the most scenic roads in the area. For the Kleider’s, this was their 3rd year hosting. I know we all share in my sincere thanks.</div>
  110. <p>This is the third year of the Summit. <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012#Photos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">OLPC-SF http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012#Photos</a>  OLPC <a id="4/1351172665/geo/60713" href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-city/United%20States/San%20Francisco/tpod.html">S</a><a id="4/1351172665/geo/60713" href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-city/United%20States/San%20Francisco/tpod.html">an Francisco</a>, a volunteer group, dreamed up, planned and sponsored this event, partnering with San Francisco State University which generously hosted our event. The work of Professor Sameer Verma of the SFSU Business School enables the continued sponsorship of this event by SFSU and its student volunteers. Together with members of OLPC-SF, they ran a top-notch event.</p>
  111. <p>The conference began on Friday evening with a meet and greet. Saturday and Sunday there were full days of sessions presented in one of three tracks, Education, Outreach and Technology, and included presentations from OLPC <a id="4/1351172665/geo/60745" href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-city/United%20States/Boston/tpod.html">Boston</a> and Miami folks also.<a title="Sameer - Thanks for all you do!" href="http://images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/4.1351172665.sameer---thanks-for-all-you-do.jpg"> <img class="alignright" alt="Sameer - Thanks for all you do!" src="https://i0.wp.com/images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/thumbnail.xlarge.4.1351172665.sameer---thanks-for-all-you-do.jpg" height="214" width="285" /></a></p>
  112. <p>A highlight was on Sunday when we heard about the latest stories and data from “The Reading Project.” This is the famous recent “helicopter tablet drop” project in Ethiopia. Nicholas Negroponte still posits that children can figure everything out and learn how to learn without teachers. His plan to drop tablets into a community without prior exposure to any technology, and without instruction on how to use them, to see whether the kids in an illiterate village can learn to read on their own is a bold one. For its experiment, OLPC chose the Motorola Xoom Android Tablet (a touch screen) and loaded it with apps, both free and proprietary. 20 kids each in 2 remote Ethiopian villages received Xoom Tablets. One of the interesting things  about this project is that the tablets have an SD data card included and the “sneakernet” team of 2 visits the sites once a week to swap out the data cards. The cards are Fed Ex’d to the Cambridge office team for analysis. How much arer the tablets being used? Constantly. What are the children doing with them? Are they learning to read upside down or right side up? We had a fascinating glimpse and we await the rest of the story as it plays out.</p>
  113. <div>The OLPC XO-4 <a title="About The Learning Project, Ethiopia" href="http://images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/4.1351172665.about-the-learning-project-ethiopia.jpg"> <img class="alignleft" alt="About The Learning Project, Ethiopia" src="https://i0.wp.com/images.travelpod.com/users/nsevers/thumbnail.xlarge.4.1351172665.about-the-learning-project-ethiopia.jpg" height="214" width="285" /></a>with the touchscreen was available to see. We hear that it will be available perhaps in January, 2013. We learned that the Sugar Activities need to be modified to work with touch, but it has an on screen keyboard that pops up for use when text boxes appear.</div>
  114. <p>I have a better understanding of how a school server can be designed and installed, and how content can be customized for installation on multiple XOs, very useful in larger projects and in projects localized in languages other than English. We heard about things that work well on all fronts, and we thoughtfully discuss obstacles and problem solving. Always in the forefront is discussion of the future of OLPC, the future of olpc, e.g., the role of the global grassroots volunteer community, and the mission to provide access to education to the millions of children worldwide who are still without any schools, teachers or formal learning means. With very few exceptions, this incredible global and usually online community works tirelessly without pay and we each pay our own expenses for equipment to improve the XO as a learning tool, and for travel to meetings and for our site work.</p>
  115. <p>On Monday the Sugar Hacking Sprint began and continued through Wednesday. The list of topics to be addressed was ambitious and I am anxious to see the products of the continued volunteer efforts this week.  As always, the story is in the photos! Huge thanks to Sameer, June and Alex and family, SFSU, and the members of OLPC-SF for all of your hard work and for the wonderful OLPC-SF Summit 2012!&#8221;</p>
  116. <div>     Read full post <a href="http://bit.ly/ToAO3z">&#8220;G1G1, Change the World and Change Your Life&#8221;</a>, see Summit&#8217;s <a href="http://www.olpcsf.org/CommunitySummit2012/schedule">Schedule,</a> the <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012#Attendees">list of participants</a> and the <a href="http://larsbo.org/publications/olpc/lines-of-marginalisation-in-an-one-laptop-per-child-project">article</a>.</div>
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  145. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  146. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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  160. <description><![CDATA[This is the last part of Celia&#8217;s Caughey newsletter about Ba Chieu Shelter: &#8220;Vinacapital in HCMC has also been assisting the Home (thanks to kiwi Brook Taylor) by having some of its staff work as volunteers in computer training for the girls. Lorraine’s visit During the July school holidays another link with New Zealand was [&#8230;]]]></description>
  161. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5086" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/ba-chieu-home-update-part-three/venture-vietnam/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg" data-orig-size="175,221" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Venture Vietnam" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg?w=175" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg?w=175" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5086" title="Venture Vietnam" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg?w=175&#038;h=221" alt="" width="175" height="221" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg 175w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/venture-vietnam.jpg?w=119&amp;h=150 119w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" /></a></strong></p>
  162. <p>This is the last part of Celia&#8217;s Caughey newsletter about Ba Chieu Shelter:</p>
  163. <p><strong>&#8220;Vinacapital</strong> in HCMC has also been assisting the Home (thanks to kiwi Brook Taylor) by having some of its staff work as volunteers in computer training for the girls.</p>
  164. <p><strong>Lorraine’s visit</strong></p>
  165. <p>During the July school holidays another link with New Zealand was strengthened when Lorraine Andrewes from the St Andrews Early Childhood Centre in Epsom, Auckland, came to Ho Chi Minh City (at her own cost) and stayed for 2 weeks in the Home.  Lorraine is a trained kindergarten teacher who was able to spend time teaching the girls art in their holidays as well as doing some great face painting and developing closer bonds with the girls, many of whom are in need of motherly contact.  Lorraine has also organized a fundraising event at the kindergarten for the Home.</p>
  166. <p><strong>New Website</strong></p>
  167. <p>One of the kiwis in HCM City who has helped with selling books for the Home is Julia Parker. Now back in New Zealand in her new role as Futureintech Facilitator Julia has arranged for Naomi Shingler at St Dominic’s College to create a new website for the Home.  This is long overdue, so we await her work with keen interest.</p>
  168. <p><strong>Fundraising in Bonn</strong></p>
  169. <p>More kiwi connections are emerging in other corners of the world.  I was contacted by a former teacher at NZ’s ACG School in HCMC who is now teaching in Germany at the Bonn International School.  She is keen for her students to be able to support the Ba Chieu Home through their Community and Service project, so has sent their donation through to WOCA.</p>
  170. <p><strong>ACG and swimming</strong></p>
  171. <p>The New Zealand Associated Colleges Group HCMC campus has generously allowed the girls to use their swimming pool on Sundays to learn to swim for the past few years.  This continues the New Zealand link with  the Home, and several kiwis have also volunteered to give up their Sunday morning to supervise the swimming sessions.  Many thanks to Ian King and his Vietnam staff for this very kind gesture; it is much appreciated.</p>
  172. <p><strong>New Zealand Chamber of Commerce – NZ Wine and Food Festival</strong></p>
  173. <p>This year once again the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce organized the New Zealand Wine and Food Festival, the hottest event in town, which began in 2000 (when I was Trade Commissioner).  Thanks to good organization, a superb event and generous sponsorship, the Chamber was able this year to make a significant donation to the Home, which could pay for maintenance on the house and provided new lockers for the girls, as well as contributing to operating costs.</p>
  174. <p><strong>Meeting Tram</strong></p>
  175. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5085" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/ba-chieu-home-update-part-three/tram/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg" data-orig-size="536,403" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Tram" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg?w=536" class="size-medium wp-image-5085 alignleft" title="Tram" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tram.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>In a newsletter last year I included a photo of one of our earliest girls, Tram, who spent many years at the Home, as a beautiful bride.  On my recent trip to Vietnam I passed through Danang where Tram now lives and was able to meet up with her and her beautiful new baby boy.   When she left the Home with a good education Tram was able to get a good job in the jewellery department of a large department store in the centre of the City, and it was there that she met her husband to be.  It is lovely to see her now happily married and starting a family of her own.</p>
  176. <p>It is always heartwarming for me to go back and see the Home running well and the girls thriving and happy, thanks to the generosity of you all &#8211;  friends of the Home, donors and those who have bought the books and game which were produced to support the Home.</p>
  177. <p id="yui_3_2_0_1_1347373964526854">Many thanks for your continued interest and support.</p>
  178. <p>Celia M Caughey</p>
  179. <p id="yui_3_2_0_1_1347373964526857"><em>Fundraising Coordinator, Ba Chieu Home, Ho Chi Minh City</em></p>
  180. <p><em>Tel 6305292   021 1402 190, Email: celia@primenz.com</em></p>
  181. <p><strong><em>Buy an ethical gift this Christmas and support the Ba Chieu Home</em></strong></p>
  182. <p><a id="yui_3_2_0_1_1347373964526874" href="http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/kiwiana/vote-for-vietnam-and-for-charity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/kiwiana/vote-for-vietnam-and-for-charity/&#8221;</a></p>
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  203. <title>Ba Chieu Home Update (Part Two)</title>
  204. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/ba-chieu-home-update-part-two/</link>
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  207. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  208. <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
  209. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  210. <category><![CDATA[Ba Chieu]]></category>
  211. <category><![CDATA[Celia Caughey]]></category>
  212. <category><![CDATA[Hanh]]></category>
  213. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
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  216. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
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  221.  
  222. <description><![CDATA[From Celia Caughey newsletter August 2012: New girls &#8220;The new girls are mostly 12 or 13, with one, Tuyen, only 7.  Tuyen is tiny but a bundle of energy.  She has always lived with her grandmother who was moving around too much for Tuyen to go to school.  She loves to sing and is looking [&#8230;]]]></description>
  223. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Celia Caughey newsletter August 2012:</p>
  224. <p><strong>New girls</strong></p>
  225. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5075" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/ba-chieu-home-update-part-two/tuyen/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg" data-orig-size="358,477" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Tuyen" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg?w=358" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5075" title="Tuyen" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg?w=225 225w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg?w=113 113w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tuyen.jpg 358w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>&#8220;The new girls are mostly 12 or 13, with one, Tuyen, only 7.  Tuyen is tiny but a bundle of energy.  She has always lived with her grandmother who was moving around too much for Tuyen to go to school.  She loves to sing and is looking forward to being able to start school in September.  Lua (12) had a complicated family set-up and dropped out of school after Year 1 when her mother left, then worked looking after younger children and as a waitress in beer halls.  Now in the Home she will be able to resume her schooling in Year 2.   Dang (12) has been sleeping  at night in the park on stone benches with her father and by day selling various wares in the backpackers’ area, so will now be able to start school in Year 1.  Linh (12) has lived with foster parents who are tenant farmers but live too far away from a school for her to attend, so they brought her to the Home so that she could go to school.  Kieu (12) was abandoned by her parents when they both divorced and remarried, then lived with her grandmother who sold lottery tickets on the streets.  When she got too old to look after Kieu she brought her to the Home.  Trinh (13) and Vy (13) have both come to the Home so that they can continue schooling  which their families couldn’t provide, while Tram (13) has come as her father died and mother has a terminal illness with not long to live.  That gives you a picture of who our girls are and why they come into the Home.</p>
  226. <p><strong>Partnership with Fonterra</strong></p>
  227. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5076" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/ba-chieu-home-update-part-two/hanh-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg" data-orig-size="688,516" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Hanh" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=688" class="size-medium wp-image-5076 alignleft" title="Hanh" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hanh.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>While I was in Ho Chi Minh City I was pleased to be able to formalize a partnership with the HCMC based office of Fonterra.  As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility programme they aim to focus on children and provide dairy nutrition.  They have chosen Ba Chieu Home as a key partner to seek to build a long term relationship with, given its link with New Zealand and with their principles.  The General Manager, Leon Clement,  said his staff “were also impressed with the Home’s management and the dedicated people that work there”.  This is all very good news!  I organized an afternoon meeting between Leon, a dozen of Fonterra’s management team and Mrs Thanh, Vice President of the Women’s Charity Association which administers the Home, at the Home with all the girls there.  Leon said in his speech he thought Fonterra shared the same values as the Home, in terms of nourishment, care and protection.    The partnership will involve Fonterra donating UHT milk for the girls to have a glass each every day, and its staff getting to know the girls to look for other ways to assist.  Staff raised funds which were used to give all the girls a new pair of shoes and new school uniforms to start the new academic year.  Leon also hosted the girls at his home at a party to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  (He commented that at the party the girls behaved remarkably well and showed great maturity in their contact with other guests, more so than many of the other children there.)   This is a very promising initiative which should provide great long term benefit to the Home.  I am happy to see New Zealand businesses working in Vietnam giving back by providing assistance to the Home&#8221;.</p>
  228. <p>From my students only Hanh (picture in the bottom) is still at the shelter; she is an accounting student now.</p>
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  249. <title>Ba Chieu Home Update (Part One)</title>
  250. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/ba-chieu-home-update-part-one/</link>
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  253. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  254. <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
  255. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  256. <category><![CDATA[Ba Chieu]]></category>
  257. <category><![CDATA[Saigon]]></category>
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  264. <description><![CDATA[I received an update from Celia Caughey about the Ba Chieu shelter in Ho Chi Minh: &#8220;Dear friends and supporters of the Ba Chieu Home , I am happy to report to you following my visit to Vietnam last month.  I met with the girls several times and they were in good spirits and enjoying [&#8230;]]]></description>
  265. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received an update from Celia Caughey about the Ba Chieu shelter in Ho Chi Minh:</p>
  266. <p>&#8220;Dear friends and supporters of the Ba Chieu Home ,<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5069" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/ba-chieu-home-update-part-one/the-girls/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg" data-orig-size="639,479" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="the girls" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=639" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5069" title="the girls" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=598 598w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-girls.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  267. <p>I am happy to report to you following my visit to Vietnam last month.  I met with the girls several times and they were in good spirits and enjoying their summer holidays.</p>
  268. <p>I attach a copy of this newsletter with photos if you would like to print it out, but have set the text out below.</p>
  269. <p>I also have available an updated list of all the girls, with a photo of each and a brief background about them, so please let me know if you would like me to email that to you also.</p>
  270. <p><strong>Activities</strong></p>
  271. <p>Once again all the girls finished the academic year well and graduated up to the next class (in Vietnam they need to reach a certain level to be able to proceed to the next grade).  That is quite an achievement, and reflects well on the way Ms Yen is managing the Home and coaching the girls.  Hau (10) is continuing her interest in art and won 2<sup>nd</sup> prize in the district in the “Green Paint” competition.</p>
  272. <p>The girls also spend time in the computer room, and many are now on facebook with a group set up for their friends and supporters.</p>
  273. <p>The girls get up  at 5.30 each morning, do exercises, chores to clean the house, wash their own clothes (the older ones helping the younger), have breakfast and are out to school before 7am.  I recently heard of a survey of retired people as to what factor determined who had the most satisfaction in their lives:  the key thing was having been used to working in their homes as children.   So perhaps the girls from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Home will get more life satisfaction than our pampered western (and wealthy Vietnamese) children!</p>
  274. <p><strong>Girls leaving </strong></p>
  275. <p>There has been quite a bit of movement in the past year, with 8 girls moving out and 9 new girls.  Of the girls leaving, Tien, Nga and Thao have returned to live with their grandmothers;  Tien, Nguyen, Nga and Hong have left to go home and Loan has left to go to Nursing College.  Loan has always dreamt of becoming a nurse, with strong Christian principles and a commitment to wanting to help sick people get better.</p>
  276. <p>She will make a wonderful nurse, and I was pleased we were able to provide some funding for her college fees to help her realize her dream.  I have always told the girls to dream their dreams and we would help them make it happen.  So it is very satisfying to see one of the girls who has been in the Home since soon after it began when she was 7 now coming through at 21 and able to train in the vocation to which she has aspired.</p>
  277. <p>Two of the other older girls, Thuy and Tien, both aged 20, have now finished 2 years of study at a technical college in Go Vap specializing in economics and accounting, and both now have jobs, Thuy in a bank and Tien as an accountant, so they are able to support themselves and have left the Home&#8221;.</p>
  278. <p>It&#8217;s been two years since I met the girls in Ho Chi Minh. 5 out of 6 girls I was teaching Sugar left the shelter. One day I&#8217;ll visit them again.</p>
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  318. <description><![CDATA[I was going to write about The art of happiness in the troubled world book, but my computer caught a virus. Instead of getting mad at the hackers who wrote that virus I thought of a topic for my blog. First, let me tell you what I learned about Virtual Reality and the role of [&#8230;]]]></description>
  319. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was going to write about The art of happiness in the troubled world book, but my computer caught a virus. Instead of getting mad at the hackers who wrote that virus I thought of a topic for my blog. First, let me tell you what I learned about Virtual Reality and the role of technology in psychology during the 119<sup>th</sup> APA Convention back in August. I attended at least 4 sessions about it.</p>
  320. <p><strong><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4940" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/immortal-hacker-challenge-part-one/video-game-players/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png" data-orig-size="300,217" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="video-game-players" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png?w=300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4940" title="video-game-players" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png?w=300&#038;h=217" alt="" width="300" height="217" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/video-game-players.png?w=150&amp;h=109 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Assessment of video game use</strong>. They were talking about Star Craft Game, and how it is popular to watch it in Korea. Spectators want to become players and win one day, even though their chances are pretty slim. We watched a video about thousands of spectators observing players of the game live in a big space which looked like a concert hall. People were rooting for their favorite players, eating and drinking. It looked crazy to me. Competitive video gaming is new to the US.</p>
  321. <p>Is video gaming just for fun? The answer is no. For older adults games are used as therapeutic and learning tools. For example, insurance companies are developing video games to help reduce number of accidents per member. For children, some video games help improve pro-social skills, working memory, cognitive process speed. For people with disabilities, to learn and develop skills, example, read together and talk together. learningworksforkids.org, based in RI, suggests smarter playing curriculum. They use with children Say, Do, Review technique, so that children learn, practice and remember, they also take breaks between activities and do physical exercise. It’s called “play diet” that helps make video games digitally nutritious.</p>
  322. <p>Video games are not intergenerational yet, but the goal is to help parents transfer their knowledge to children in interactive way.</p>
  323. <p>Clinical use of video games – measures are still being developed, as there should be corrective index to adjust scores, not only self-report measures and interviews, etc. There is also a need for age appropriate measures, measures of stability, engagement, content (solitary, violent, competitive) and lists of side effects (unequal potential effects, consequences. etc).</p>
  324. <p>Students spend too much time on games instead of studying. Impulse control is still hypothetical and can’t be observed or how it triggers behavioral addiction. Methodology is not efficient based on analogy. It is necessary to rate and analyze effects not only of new games but current games.</p>
  325. <p><strong>Virtual Reality</strong> (VR) is &#8220;a consciousness-noticing machine&#8221; and could be immersion(with goggles) and avatar-based. IBM plans to create avatars for every employee in 4 years, they will have new 3-D studio; it helps employees to better communicate. Avatar: “you are not a gadget”.</p>
  326. <p>Examples of VR: flat public – Second life, flat secure – Inworld solutions, immersion public and immersion secure – Virtually Better.</p>
  327. <p>Why VR is popular? It is an incarnation for some, virtual ability to be anything you want. So far there are ½ billion online game players. On average, 1 hour per game. Average age of the player is 10-15 y.o. In 2013 there will be 2 billion users. Online games help satisfy the need for human interaction. They also make changes in human behavior.</p>
  328. <p>Re-posted from <a href="http://wp.me/p1ETlZ-mL">The Ultimate Answer</a></p>
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  345. <title>Positive Psychology Movement</title>
  346. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/positive-psychology-movement/</link>
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  349. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  350. <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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  364. <description><![CDATA[Positive psychology is new, but rapidly growing. The International Positive Psychology Association’s student division (SIPPA) and positive psychology masters programs are emerging (at least 15 around the world), and positive psych publications and books have increased in number. It is applied to: &#8211; Education: teaching positive psychology and well-being in kindergarten through 12th grade, both directly in [&#8230;]]]></description>
  365. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Positive psychology is new, but rapidly growing. The International Positive Psychology Association’s student division (SIPPA) and positive psychology masters programs are emerging (at least 15 around the world), and positive psych publications and books have increased in number. It is applied to:<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4865" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/positive-psychology-movement/positive-psychology/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg" data-orig-size="2775,1875" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Positive Psychology" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4865" title="Positive Psychology" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=300&#038;h=202" alt="" width="300" height="202" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=598 598w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/positive-psychology.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  366. <p>&#8211; Education: teaching positive psychology and well-being in kindergarten through 12th grade, both directly in the curriculum, and indirectly throughout all curriculum;</p>
  367. <p>&#8211; Positive humanities: : infusing the arts with PERMA (Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment);</p>
  368. <p>-Positive journalism: journalism that uncovers what is hidden as well as praises what is worthy.</p>
  369. <p><strong>The Positive Turn: Why Positive Psychology </strong><strong>and the Humanities Need Each Other</strong></p>
  370. <p><em>James Pawelski, Donald J. Moores, Lindsay Doran, Martin E.P. </em><em>Seligman from </em><em>University of Pennsylvania, Positive Psychology Center, </em><em>Philadelphia, PA, United States</em></p>
  371. <p>At the First World Congress on Positive Psychology in 2009, Martin Seligman issued a challenge to positive psychology. The challenge is to ensure that 51% of the world&#8217;s population is flourishing by the year 2051. If we take this challenge seriously, there is lots of work for everyone in positive psychology to do. There is the theoretical work of developing definitions and models of human flourishing, the empirical work of determining the best ways to help people achieve human flourishing, and the applied work of delivering positive interventions to individuals and communities. But positive psychology will not be able to meet this challenge alone. All of the social sciences will have to collaborate in the development of a mature science of well-being. Equally important will be the development of a culture of well-being.</p>
  372. <p>Key here is the engagement of the humanities, the branch of learning that studies human culture. The humanities, which includes such disciplines as history, literature, law, philosophy, religious studies, art, and music, influences every aspect of our lives and comprises a large part of what is taught to children in K-12 schools and to adults in universities.</p>
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  389. <title>One hell of a dream</title>
  390. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/one-hell-of-a-dream/</link>
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  393. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  394. <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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  410. <description><![CDATA[Fall 2000-Spring 2001 I was in NYC, struggling to adjust to new culture and find ways to go to grad school. In the summer of 2001 I made a friend, who got killed two months later in a car accident. When I learned about her death, I was in California, on a spontaneous trip from San [&#8230;]]]></description>
  411. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fall 2000-Spring 2001 I was in NYC, struggling to adjust to new culture and find ways to go to grad school. In the summer of 2001 I made a friend, who got killed two months later in a car accident. When I learned about her death, I was in California, on a spontaneous trip from San Fran to Los Angeles. Running out of money, I couldn’t continue my trip even further, so I remember getting to the Los Angeles Airport and buying a $100 ticket in cash to New York, where I still had some of my stuff. It was the 10<sup>th</sup> of September 2001.</p>
  412. <p>What is really strange, I remember being on the plane and having the feeling of detachment and emptiness. I wasn’t afraid of anything happening on the flight, as I had nothing to lose, I thought. In a way I didn’t see any meaning in my life. I was just passing by.</p>
  413. <p>When I arrived in New York, I went straight to my friend’s place, who lived in Brooklyn. In the morning of Sept 11, I was still sleeping when the land line phone rang. I didn’t want to pick it up but to continue sleeping. The answering machine was on and I heard my friend saying: “Marina, wake up, wake up, the war has started”. I immediately picked up the phone and still not completely awake tried to understand what she was saying. She told me about the first tower going down. And then I turned TV on and learned the whole story: the terrorist attack on America. My friend’s apartment was in the basement of a small house, the owners, an Orthodox Jewish family, lived upstairs. According to their religion they didn’t watch TV, but on that day, the couple came to watch TV too. We all wanted to know what will happen to the country, to us, to the whole world. We felt horror, grief, shock and fear. We felt compassion for all. As I stepped outside the house, in the middle of the day there were no sun, only grey clouds covering the sky and pieces of ash falling down on us. It did look like the end of the world.</p>
  414. <p>I was scared and wanted to escape, to go back to Massachusetts, but couldn’t do it for several days as all public transportation was shut down between cities .When I finally made it back to the Vineyard, I met up with a friend of mine who knew Lena, the one who died in the car accident. That friend said that we should not worry about Lena, as she definitely went to heaven, not hell. Still horrified by the latest events, I was thinking too much about Lena, the victims of 9/11 and myself… How unfair their deaths are. Who decides who will die or who will live? Are we worth living?.. And right after our conversation I had a dream:</p>
  415. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4904" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/one-hell-of-a-dream/the-chief/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg" data-orig-size="157,181" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="The chief" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg?w=157" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg?w=157" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4904" title="The chief" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg?w=157&#038;h=181" alt="" width="157" height="181" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg 157w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-chief.jpg?w=130&amp;h=150 130w" sizes="(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px" /></a>I’m in the office, there are people around me, who are working. I’m doing something as well, probably, work too. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a man dressed as a government official comes to me and says: “Your time is up, you have to go.” Taken by surprise I couldn’t help but ask in return: “Already? And who decided? Where, to hell?” He doesn’t answer, which I interpret as “not heaven”. I try again by asking: “Is it final?” He quietly says: “Yes”. All I could say is “I don’t agree, I demand to see a decision maker”. He, definitely surprised by this turn in our conversation, pauses but then gives me a sign to follow him. I enter some private office, the messenger man leaves and the door closes behind him. And in there I see another man, more established, in gray suit, sitting at the desk. He doesn’t speak, because he knows that I asked for this audience and I’m the one who will be speaking.</p>
  416. <p>I don’t even remember how but I sat in a chair in front of the table and full of emotions I started my emotional speech.”Why do you think that it is my turn that came? Is it because I didn’t do any good deeds in this lifetime? Because I only wasted my time given to me? If I haven’t done anything so far, that doesn’t mean that I will not do anything in the future. You are supposed to give everyone a chance. There are circumstances and a person may experience difficulties, but that doesn’t mean that she is not capable of anything good. I know that I have a lot ahead of me. And may I ask what kind of right do you have to deprive me of my life, when my parents are alive? My mother told me that she will not be able to survive the death of her children. Did you think about consequences of your decision?  That by ending my life you will end the life of my mother?”</p>
  417. <p>All that time the man in gray suit, who was the boss of that department or the chief of death, and on whose decision depended whether I’ll live or die, didn’t look at me even once. He was busy writing something in his notebook. I couldn’t see what he was doing exactly or what his was writing. Maybe he was taking notes about my life, or was studying my life case. I was scared as I thought he was calculating and weighing what I’ve done more in my life – good or bad. In every moment he could stop me and say “Enough, your case is closed, not sufficient evidence to let you live…”</p>
  418. <p>And suddenly, I saw him put his notebook on the desk and I peeked in it. In front of me in this whole grayish setting I saw on the paper a big red heart that the man drew while I talked. And in that moment I realized that I’m allowed to live more but under condition that I create more good things in my lifetime. And I woke up.</p>
  419. <p>Reposted from <a href="http://www.theultimateanswer.org/blog/2011/09/11/ten-years-ago-my-dream/">http://www.theultimateanswer.org/blog/2011/09/11/ten-years-ago-my-dream/</a></p>
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  436. <title>Positive Psychology in Education</title>
  437. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/positive-psychology-in-education/</link>
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  441. <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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  455. <description><![CDATA[Assessing Signature Strengths of the Children from Multiple Perspectives Tayyab Rashid fromValues in Action Institute, Cincinnati, US and University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada Good character is what parents want to cultivate in their children, what teachers attempt to impart in their pupils, what friends look for in each other. But rarely these perspectives have [&#8230;]]]></description>
  456. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Assessing Signature Strengths of the </strong><strong>Children from Multiple Perspectives</strong></p>
  457. <p><em>Tayyab Rashid from</em><em>Values in Action Institute, <strong>Cincinnati, US</strong> and </em><em>University of Toronto Scarborough, <strong>Toronto, Canada</strong></em></p>
  458. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4857" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/positive-psychology-in-education/lego/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg" data-orig-size="192,263" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="LEGO" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg?w=192" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg?w=192" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4857" title="LEGO" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg?w=192&#038;h=263" alt="" width="192" height="263" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg 192w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lego.jpg?w=110&amp;h=150 110w" sizes="(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px" /></a>Good character is what parents want to cultivate in their children, what teachers attempt to impart in their pupils, what friends look for in each other. But rarely these perspectives have been integrated with child‘s self-report measures to determine a child‘s signature strengths. This study precisely did that. An entire six grade class at a public school in Toronto participated in this project. Character strengths of curiosity, forgiveness, appreciation of beauty, authenticity and honesty, love, social intelligence and zest received high convergence while modesty, perspective, self-regulation and spirituality received low convergence. Children with the help of their parents also participated in a project which actively deployed children‘s signature strengths. Results of this project are expected before this proposed presentation.</p>
  459. <p><strong>Play Your Strengths</strong><strong>(tm) </strong><strong>with LEGO</strong><strong>(r) </strong><strong>&#8211;</strong><strong>Building and discovering our strengths through </strong><strong>narratives and LEGO models</strong></p>
  460. <p><em>Mads Bab from </em><em>Play Your Strengths (intenz AS), <strong>Aarhus, Denmark</strong></em></p>
  461. <p><strong>Introduction: </strong>LEGO bricks are combined with a theoretical foundation based on strengths psychology, appreciative inquiry, play theory and elements of narrative psychology. Participants either build their strengths as identified in the VIA Survey and if these have not yet been identified the participants build their best possible selves, and label these according to the VIA Classification of character strengths. Upon building their strengths in LEGOR participants share stories of these strengths and interact with the models as a group</p>
  462. <p><strong>Background: </strong>A constructivist approach to strengths would imply that lasting and usable knowledge of one’s top strengths is likely to happen through a construction process and not a quick labeling process alone. Th rough this construction process one builds a strong scaffold of knowledge regarding, using Linleys (2009), definition, preexisting capacities for a particular way of behaving, thinking or feeling that is authentic and energizing. Taking a narrative and metaphorical approach to strengths it can be argued that in order to understand our strengths we need to understand the strength-stories and strengths-metaphors that we have consciously and unconsciously composed over our lives. This will allow us using, Lakhoff ”s and Johnson”s (1980) words, “to more thoroughly understand how we draw inferences, set goals, make commitments, and execute plans”, but in this case on the basis of our strengths.</p>
  463. <p>Play Your Strength<img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> has been qualitative researched as part of an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology dissertation as well as practical experience with more than 300 participants.</p>
  464. <p>Participants will be introduced to data and findings from workshops and research done for dissertation from MSc in Applied Positive Psychology 2010 as well as background and theoretical references. Participants will also be given LEGO bricks and guided through a selection of the Play Your Strengths exercises.</p>
  465. <p><strong>Smart Strengths: A Model for Positive </strong><strong>Education with Parents, Teachers and Coaches</strong></p>
  466. <p><em>John M Yeager</em><em>1</em><em>, Sherri W. Fisher</em><em>2</em><em>, David N. Shearon</em><em>3 </em><em>1</em><em>Th e Culver Academies, Center for Character Excellence, <strong>Culver, US</strong></em><em>, </em><em>2</em><em>Flourishing Schools, <strong>Medfield, US</strong>, </em><em>3</em><em>Flourishing Schools, <strong>Nashville, US</strong></em></p>
  467. <p>When parents, teachers and athletic coaches form strengths based partnerships for the youth they serve, they can collectively have a significantly positive influence on students.</p>
  468. <p>The workshop will provide illustrations of the S-M-A-R-T Strengths Model at three unique schools in the United States: an independent boarding school, a rural public school (where 50% of the student body are at or below the poverty line), and an underserved student population at an urban charter school. Th e S-M-A-R-T acronym stands for Spotting, Managing, Advocating, Relating, and Training strengths. The approach focuses on how adult mentors discover and act on their own strengths, so they can help youth play to their own assets, thus becoming more resilient and building high quality connections with others &#8211; at home, in school, and on the athletic fi eld. Th e following eight essential areas for successful implementation will be addressed:</p>
  469. <p>1) Enabling conditions that make creating a strengths-based culture possible;</p>
  470. <p>2) Incorporating a focus on strengths in the school mission;</p>
  471. <p>3) Performing initial teacher training that generates buy-in and enthusiasm. In the process, the school develops a shared language for talking about strengths, which facilitates communication among teachers, athletic coaches, parents, staff , and students;</p>
  472. <p>4) Using appreciative and strengths based approaches to solve cultural problems among teachers &#8211; to move from department silos to a more collaborative climate;</p>
  473. <p>5) Establishing ongoing training practices to help experienced teachers lead newer teachers in the strengths based approach;</p>
  474. <p>6) Helping parents learn a strengths-based approach to learning so that they can support student learning effectively at home;</p>
  475. <p>7) Incorporating strengths based learning in activities performed by students moving through the elementary and secondary school grades</p>
  476. <p>8) Involving alumni in the character formation of students.</p>
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  498. <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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  515. <description><![CDATA[The HAPPY SCHOOLS Program: A Project on Positive Education in Spain Ricardo Arguís Rey C.P.R. ‘Juan de Lanuza’, Zaragoza, Spain The “HAPPY CLASSROOMS” Program is a pioneering and recent project in Spain, which attempts to provide teachers an educational program based on Positive Psychology. It’s designed for students in Preschool, Primary and Secondary Schools (children [&#8230;]]]></description>
  516. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The HAPPY SCHOOLS Program: A </strong><strong>Project on Positive Education in Spain</strong></p>
  517. <p><em><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4836" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/happy-children-happy-teachers/happy-teacher/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg" data-orig-size="230,219" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="happy teacher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg?w=230" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg?w=230" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4836" title="happy teacher" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg?w=230&#038;h=219" alt="" width="230" height="219" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg 230w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/happy-teacher.jpg?w=150&amp;h=143 150w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" /></a>Ricardo Arguís Rey </em><em>C.P.R. ‘Juan de Lanuza’, <strong>Zaragoza, Spain</strong></em></p>
  518. <p>The “HAPPY CLASSROOMS” Program is a pioneering and recent project in Spain, which attempts to provide teachers an educational program based on Positive Psychology. It’s designed for students in Preschool, Primary and Secondary Schools (children and youth between 3-18 years old). The two axes of the Program are: mindfulness and the education of character strengths (Peterson &amp; Seligman, 2004). It has two fundamental objectives: enhancing the personal and social development of students, and promoting the happiness of students, teachers and families. This Program is situated within the framework of the Key Competencies of the current European educational systems. Specifically, it allows teachers to work the three more transversal Competencies: autonomy and personal initiative, social and civic competence, and competence of learning to learn. It can be developed in all areas of school curriculum, as well as in tutorial action and values education. Th is project is the result of two years of work by a team of advisors and teachers linked to the Teachers’ Center “Juan de Lanuza” in Zaragoza (Spain). Th e authors -SATI Team- have grounded the program on the most recent contributions of Positive Psychology, and off er general proposals and more than 200 activities for students. Th e Program is posted online from October 2010 and in coming months it will be published in printed version. Currently, SATI Team promotes teacher training to implement the HAPPY CLASSROOMS Program in schools in Spain. In June 2011, we will have some data that will help to evaluate its application, as a basis for designing future research on the effectiveness of the Program. At present, the Program is only available in Spanish. Its distribution is gratuitous and completely free. Th e authors allow its diffusion and reproduction, but always without commercial purposes and citing the original source. It can be downloaded at the next website: <a href="http://catedu.es/psicologiapositiva">http://catedu.es/psicologiapositiva</a></p>
  519. <p><strong>Well-Being at Work and Across Life </strong><strong>Domains: A Comparative Study Among Italian </strong><strong>Professionals</strong></p>
  520. <p><em>Antonella Delle Fave</em><em>1</em><em>, Mjriam Di Bisceglie</em><em>1</em><em>, Andrea Fianco</em><em>1</em><em>, </em><em>Paola Mencarelli</em><em>2 from</em><em> <strong>Milano, Italy</strong></em></p>
  521. <p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Meaning pursuit, resource mobilization, and the exercise of freedom and responsibility are constituents of well-being in any life domain. However, as concerns work, task and organizational differences substantially influence workers’ well-being. Th ese topics were explored through the Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation among 402 Italian adults (266 women and 136 men, aged 45,8 on average), including 185 <strong>teachers</strong>, 113 bank clerks, and a miscellaneous group of 104 participants involved in dif erent jobs.</p>
  522. <p><strong>Results: </strong>Teachers associated work with the highest levels of happiness and meaningfulness, compared with the other groups. On the opposite, bank clerks scored lowest in happiness and meaningfulness at work, and in life satisfaction. Teachers more oft en associated well-being with personal growth and involvement in community/society issues, while the other groups gave more emphasis to leisure and material resources. All groups quoted family as the prominent context of meaningfulness and happiness.</p>
  523. <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Teachers prominently associated job with wellbeing, while bank clerks perceived lack of engagement and meaning. Structural job aspects were related to these findings. Overall, group differences suggest that achieving an optimal balance in resource investment across life domains, according to their developmental and meaning potential, can represent a useful strategy in well-being promotion.</p>
  524. <p><strong>A UK Perspective on Positive Education</strong></p>
  525. <p><em>Ilona Boniwell from </em><em>University of East London, <strong>London, United Kingdom</strong></em></p>
  526. <p>This presentation will address two positive education projects implemented in British schools. Results will be discussed with regard to cultural, curricular and wider school policy considerations. Th e first, Haberdasher´s Well-Being Curriculum, is a comprehensive positive psychology programme implemented in three secondary schools in South East London. From Year 7 through to Year 13 students receive one hour of positive education weekly. The presentation will report on the outcomes of the pilot year of programme implementation with Year 7 students (focusing on positive experience and relationships). The study was a non-randomised control group design with a pre-test and post-test, using Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children, Positive and Negative Aff ect Schedule for Children and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale. Using 2x2Anova, significant effects were found for satisfaction with self, satisfaction with family, satisfaction with school, satisfaction with friends, positive and negative affect.The SPARK Resilience Programme was developed to improve adolescents´ psychological well-being by building resilience over 12 one-hour weekly lessons. It was delivered to Year 7 pupils in two different schools in the Borough of Newham, East London and assessed using pre- and post test design. Th e statistical data analysis showed significantly higher resilience scores in the post assessment compared to the pre-assessment data. A significant increase was also found for self-esteem and self-efficacy scores. A marginally significant decrease was observed in depression symptoms.</p>
  527. <p>The control data was provided by the school’s annual student survey of Year 7 students completed one year previous to the current post-assessment. The control group indicated lower positive aff ect than the treatment group in the pre and post assessment. Th e control group’s life satisfaction scores (SLSS) resulted lower than the treatment group in the post assessment.</p>
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  549. <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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  568. <description><![CDATA[The Second World Congress on Positive Psychology took place in Philadelphia last weekend. I didn&#8217;t attend it, but I learned  about some interesting educational projects around the world from the Final Program: Children’s Resilience Program in India Steve Leventhal from University of California, Global Health Sciences, San Francisco, CA, United States: We present findings from CorStone’s ‘Children‘s Resiliency Program [&#8230;]]]></description>
  569. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Second World Congress on Positive Psychology took place in Philadelphia last weekend. I didn&#8217;t attend it, but I learned  about some interesting educational projects around the world from the Final Program:</p>
  570. <p><strong>Children’s Resilience Program in India</strong></p>
  571. <p><em>Steve Leventhal from University of California, Global Health Sciences, San Francisco, </em><em>CA, United States:</em></p>
  572. <p>We present findings from CorStone’s ‘Children‘s Resiliency Program (CRP)’ in <strong>New Delhi, Mumbai and Surat, India</strong>.</p>
  573. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4824" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/childrens-resilience-programs/resilience/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg" data-orig-size="392,271" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="resilience" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg?w=392" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4824" title="resilience" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg?w=300&#038;h=207" alt="" width="300" height="207" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/resilience.jpg 392w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>CRP is a 24-week, school-based prevention program that incorporates elements of positive psychology, restorative practices, and social-emotional learning skills for at-risk adolescent youth in developing countries. The CRP seeks to provide youth with knowledge and tools that build character strengths, inter-personal skills, problem-solving and conflict resolution. In 2009 the CRP was piloted with 97 female students, ages 12-18 at a school in a poverty-stricken Muslim community in New Delhi. Teachers were trained to facilitate weekly one-hour support groups (10 students per group). Group sessions included an interactive 20 minute lesson plan followed by 40 minutes of group sharing and problem-solving. Emotional resilience was assessed by levels of optimism, locus of control, and emotional and behavioral difficulties.</p>
  574. <p>Standardized assessments administered at baseline, midpoint and post intervention, showed large emotional and behavioral effects. ‘Normal’ scores on the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) increased from 33% at baseline to 61% at mid-intervention (12 weeks), whereas the percentage of students having an abnormal score decreased from 45% to 6%. Significant decreases in pessimism and external locus of control were found in post-intervention scores. Attendance increased markedly on days when the program was offered. 99% of students reported that the topics were relevant to their lives and that the program provided valuable learning experiences.</p>
  575. <p>An intervention for 1,000 adolescent girl students in slum communities in Mumbai and Gujarat is currently underway, using a quasi-experimental design with 500 girls receiving the intervention and 500 girls serving as a control group.</p>
  576. <p align="left"><strong>School Based Relationship Programs: A Foundation for Building Resilience</strong></p>
  577. <p><em><strong></strong>Jonathan Toussaint, Karen Morris from </em><em>Interrelate Family Centres, <strong>Sydney, Australia</strong></em></p>
  578. <p>The Australian Government’s initiative and focus on Respectful Relationships has informed the development of Kids Connexions, a program for children encouraging them to build healthy relationships. Th e program covers the importance of: maintaining a sense of self; respecting differences in others; normalizing respectful ways of relating to others; empowering children to make healthy choices about relationships; and highlighting effective ways to connect with peers.</p>
  579. <p>Kids Connexions has been evaluated with outstanding results. The philosophy of Interrelate is to build resilience in the life of a child. With over 84 years experience in cutting edge school based program development and delivery, Interrelate continues to inform children as they first begin to establish conscious relationships in primary school. This interactive workshop provides participants with an overview of the program, useful tools to engage with children, and techniques to encourage active participation in the classroom. Strategies to promote and increase the involvement of schools will also be addressed.</p>
  580. <p><strong>Children’s Character </strong><strong>Strengths and the Transition from Kindergarten </strong><strong>to First Grade</strong></p>
  581. <p><em>Anat Shoshani from </em><em>Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Psychology, </em><strong><em>Herzliya, Israel</em></strong></p>
  582. <p>The transition from kindergarten to first grade is one of the major challenges children face during early childhood, and children´s character strengths can be crucial for effectively adjusting to this transition. In this talk, I will present findings from a pioneering study attempting to integrate the body of knowledge accumulated in the strengths and virtues field with the school adjustment literature. Specifically, parents of 108 first-grade Israeli children rated their child&#8217;s character strengths using a Hebrew version of the 24-items Values in Action (VIA) scale and reported on their child´s cognitive, emotional, behavioral and social engagement in school.</p>
  583. <p>Findings provided extensive support to the hypothesis that children´s character strengths positively contribute to school adjustment. Curiosity and self regulation were the most important predictors of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral adjustment to school. Implications for early childhood practices and strengths-based skills relevant to school adjustment will be discussed.</p>
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  629. <description><![CDATA[olpcMAP is on vacation, because Nick is in Los Angeles, Adam in Haiti and I&#8217;m still here but working full-time on The Ultimate Answer project. From Nick: “I am getting settled in now in California -over the weekend I finally got a room and found places near the house for food and shopping.  Sunday I went to the library [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  632. <p>olpcMAP is on vacation, because Nick is in Los Angeles, Adam in Haiti and I&#8217;m still here but working full-time on The Ultimate Answer project.</p>
  633. <p>From Nick:</p>
  634. <p>“I am getting settled in now in California -over the weekend I finally got a room and found places near the house for food and shopping.  Sunday I went to the library to see about volunteering with technology there.</p>
  635. <p>It is different to work here because the team I&#8217;m on-doesn&#8217;t get assignments; we do independent research. That includes interns. The main team is awful busy because a conference is coming up in San Diego(11-15 July). The other intern is doing his phd in mapping at USC and some open source work. We got a couple more interns this week, so the department finally had a meeting so we could see everyone and what they&#8217;re working on. Lots of crazy ideas. I shared a couple of projects, my boss asked some questions, and this afternoon I got to meet the main Esri guy in that field, for some help with that particular idea.</p>
  636. <p>One of these weekends I&#8217;ll have to try going to Los Angeles to see the national parks and the major attractions. Sometimes I see cool projects like <a href="http://out-the-window.org/" target="_blank">out-the-window.org</a> and wonder if I could visit their shows. Another project might send me to Oklahoma to meet Cherokee Indians. That would be awesome.”</p>
  637. <p>From Adam:</p>
  638. <p>“I&#8217;m just getting rolling for many more trips to Haiti the coming year, this 1st trip now will be about scouting out different OLPC/OBPC (One Bike Per Child!) possibilities and reconnecting with many great education NGOs I&#8217;ve met over the past 17 months since the earthquake.  I&#8217;ll be assisting Tim Falconer (Waveplace Foundation) on new content plans, and John Engle (<a href="http://www.haitipartners.org/the-blog/" target="_blank">http://www.haitipartners.org/the-blog/</a>) on many exciting developments around the 1500 kids at his 6+ growing &#8220;participatory leadership&#8221; schools.  Among many other educators I seek to connect, towards transforming Haiti&#8217;s schools in coming years / generations &#8212; thanks to the global Haitian community in Miami, NYC,Boston and Montreal especially.</p>
  639. <p>I&#8217;m also working out very preliminary Haiti volunteer hub plans, for the many strong volunteers who&#8217;ve requested to join me in Haiti over the coming year, which should work out given great community accommodations I&#8217;ve uncovered &#8212; if you invest+demonstrate your worth, and understand Haiti&#8217;s risks.  A work trip as early as August might even make sense, if you can stand the heat &#8212; or later, after hurricane season, much more comfortable.  Flights are less than $400 from NYC or Miami.  Contact me privately for details in coming weeks/months, thanks so much!</p>
  640. <p>During June 17 to July 4 I&#8217;ll need extra help from all volunteers backstopping OLPC/Sugar&#8217;s global community support (monitoring <a href="http://rt.laptop.org/" target="_blank">http://RT.laptop.org</a>, answering emails, using sound+proactive judgment when I/others are offline for 72hrs, etc).</p>
  641. <p><em>Thanks all for your priceless contributions, checking in on this mailing list, on live chat at <a href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat" target="_blank">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a> &#8212; and blogging at <a href="http://planet.laptop.org/" target="_blank">http://planet.laptop.org</a> now emerging as a powerhouse community voice.</em> * Di Ou Mèsi Tout * Merci a Tous * Gracias Todos * ”</p>
  642. <p>From me :</p>
  643. <p>I’m working on The Ultimate Answer project which is essentially about the interactive formula for happiness and meaningful life. I’m in the process of testing the first version of the tool in Excel and will be organizing <a href="http://www.theultimateanswer.org/blog/events/">3 live group testing sessions</a>: Boston, June 22, Los Angeles, July 6, and Cambridge, MA, Aug 10. The <a title="The Ultimate Answer" href="http://theultimateanswer.org">website</a> is in progress, and the <a href="http://TheUltimateAnswer42.wordpress.com">blog </a>is one month old. Interestingly enough, my parents were the first testers of the idea, and my mother who is not technology savvy didn’t reject it immediately, which gives me hope.</p>
  644. <p>I plan to meet with Nick in Los Angeles and go hiking, while I’m California till July 10, which will be <a href="http://happinessday.org/">International Happiness day</a>. Check out their ambassador’s map <a href="http://happinessday.org/en/ambassadors"><span style="color:#800080;">http://happinessday.org/en/ambassadors</span></a></p>
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  646. </div>
  647. <p>Happy Summer Solstice! <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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  660. <title>More Girl&#8217;s stories</title>
  661. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/</link>
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  664. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  665. <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
  666. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
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  682. <description><![CDATA[There are twenty four girls in Mai Am Shelter right now. Here are more stories: Vo Thi Thuy (1992) came from Thua Thien Hue.  Her father abandoned her when she was little and her mother was disabled and sold lottery tickets in a wheel chair. Thuy has just finished her final year 12 with average grade.  She is about [&#8230;]]]></description>
  683. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are twenty four girls in Mai Am Shelter right now. Here are more stories:</p>
  684. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4748" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/thuy/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg" data-orig-size="662,497" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Thuy" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=662" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4748" title="Thuy" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thuy.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Vo Thi Thuy (1992) came from Thua Thien Hue.  Her father abandoned her when she was little and her mother was disabled and sold lottery tickets in a wheel chair.</p>
  685. <p>Thuy has just finished her final year 12 with <strong>average</strong> grade.  She is about to start studying economics at a technical college in Go Vap for four years.</p>
  686. <p>Nguyen Thi Kim Hau (2002) likes to sing and draw.</p>
  687. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4749" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/hau/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg" data-orig-size="232,234" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Hau" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg?w=232" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg?w=232" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4749" title="Hau" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg?w=232&#038;h=234" alt="" width="232" height="234" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg 232w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hau.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px" /></a>Hau has no father and her mother died of Aids.  She was found under a bridge over a canal in district 1.</p>
  688. <p>After her first year in the Home Hau finished Class 1 passing with <strong>excellent </strong>and in June 2010 she graduated from Class 2 also with <strong>excellent</strong>.  She enjoys maths.</p>
  689. <p>Nguyen Thi Tien (1992) is Ha’s big sister.  She comes from Quang Binh. Her father was an alcoholic<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4750" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/tien1/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg" data-orig-size="751,564" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Tien1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=751" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4750" title="Tien1" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien1.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> who couldn’t work and regularly beat them, so her mother and the children escaped and came to Saigon to find work as servants, but had nowhere to live.   Tien has just finished Class 12 with <strong>average </strong>grade.  She is studying accounting.</p>
  690. <p>Nguyen Thi Kim Loan (1992) has no father and her mother sells lottery tickets.  She likes to listen to music and watch tv. </p>
  691. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4751" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/loan/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg" data-orig-size="213,209" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Loan" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg?w=213" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg?w=213" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4751" title="Loan" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg?w=213&#038;h=209" alt="" width="213" height="209" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg 213w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/loan.jpg?w=150&amp;h=147 150w" sizes="(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px" /></a>Loan has been in the Home since soon after it began 13 years ago.  She finished Class 11 in 2009 with <strong>average </strong>grade and graduated from Class 12, the last year of school, in 2010 with <strong>above average</strong>. Now she wants to be a nurse and will go to nursing school for 2 years in district 4 (4 million dong fee).  She has Christian principles and is committed to wanting to help sick people get better.  She will make a wonderful nurse.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4752" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/ha/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg" data-orig-size="202,199" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Ha" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg?w=202" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg?w=202" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4752" title="Ha" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg?w=202&#038;h=199" alt="" width="202" height="199" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg 202w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ha.jpg?w=150&amp;h=148 150w" sizes="(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px" /></a></p>
  692. <p>Nguyen Thi Thu Ha (1998) is 12 and finished Class 4 with <strong>excellent</strong> grade in 2009 and Class 5 also with <strong>excellent</strong> in 2010.  Ha was abandoned by her father, her mother works  as a cleaner in a restaurant.  Her sister is handicapped.   She likes to play the piano and sing and enjoys maths.</p>
  693. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4755" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/tien2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg" data-orig-size="204,230" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Tien2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg?w=204" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg?w=204" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4755" title="Tien2" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg?w=204&#038;h=230" alt="" width="204" height="230" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg 204w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tien2.jpg?w=133&amp;h=150 133w" sizes="(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px" /></a>Tran Thi Ngoc Oanh, nickname Tien, is now 10.   (On arrival she was said to have been born in 2000.)  She has no father and was abandoned by her mother.  Her grandmother was too poor to take care of her.  She likes to draw.  She’s a real character, always laughing and mischievous.  She wants to be a kindergarten teacher.</p>
  694. <p>Tien  finished Class 2 with <strong>above average</strong> grade in 2009 and Class 3 also with <strong>above average</strong> in 2010.  She enjoys maths.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4757" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/more-girls-stories/phuong1/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg" data-orig-size="235,227" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Phuong1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg?w=235" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg?w=235" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4757" title="Phuong1" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg?w=235&#038;h=227" alt="" width="235" height="227" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg 235w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/phuong1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=145 150w" sizes="(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px" /></a></p>
  695. <p> Nguyen Thi Bang Phuong (2002) was abandoned by her father who is a Swede, and her mother was very poor.  She came to the Home in February 2008. She finished Class 1 with <strong>above average</strong> grade in 2009 and passed Class 2 with <strong>excellent </strong>this year.<br />
  696. For those, who don&#8217;t know much about this shelter read my earlier posts (Jan-Apr 2010). All girls sleep in one room on bunk beds, they cook and clean themselves. They wear donated clothers. They go to school and support each other. If any of you want to be pen pals with the girls (must be in Vietnamese), they would appreciate it. It is hard to replace a real family but kind words will help them to grow in life and become mature individuals.</p>
  697. <p>If you are interested in learning more about the shelter and want to help the girls have education, food and clothing, feel free to contact Celia at <a href="mailto:celia@primenz.com">celia@primenz.com</a> or just leave your comment to this blog post and we will contact you.</p>
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  738. <title>olpcMAP May Update: Part Two</title>
  739. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/olpcmap-may-update-part-two/</link>
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  742. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  743. <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
  744. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
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  759.  
  760. <description><![CDATA[Disappearing markers: The latest update to Google AppEngine should help us store all of our markers, without worrying about them disappearing on us. http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2011/05/app-engine-150-release.html They&#8217;re announcing a couple of things at the Google I/O Conference and we&#8217;ll have to go over their blog posts in the next few days to find out how it can [&#8230;]]]></description>
  761. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Disappearing markers</strong>: The latest update to Google AppEngine should help us store all of our markers, without worrying about them disappearing on us. <a href="http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2011/05/app-engine-150-release.html" target="_blank">http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2011/05/app-engine-150-release.html</a></p>
  762. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4740" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/olpcmap-may-update-part-two/back-camera-26/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1936" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1306602136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.363166666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.097&quot;}" data-image-title="Royal East" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4740" title="Royal East" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1435.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>They&#8217;re announcing a couple of things at the Google I/O Conference and<br />
  763. we&#8217;ll have to go over their blog posts in the next few days to find out<br />
  764. how it can help olpcMAP.</p>
  765. <p>Still interested in getting it on WikiMedia ToolServer, though.  Bastien<br />
  766. (Wikimedia) was very interested in the possibility when we talked.</p>
  767. <p><strong>Collection:</strong> Here are the XO maps of the world, Uruguay, and La Rioja in Argentina:</p>
  768. <p>* <a href="http://i.imgur.com/fsF2W.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/fsF2W.png</a><br />
  769. * <a href="http://i.imgur.com/hQR6y.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/hQR6y.png</a><br />
  770. * <a href="http://i.imgur.com/FcH99.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/FcH99.png</a><br />
  771. Interactive map (random URL is random)<br />
  772. <a href="http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=DeclassifiedEfrainsChiselled" target="_blank">http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=DeclassifiedEfrainsChiselled</a></p>
  773. <p><strong>Summary:</strong> As part of my Plan Ceibal work, I have significantly updated the OfflineMap activity.  Built-in maps library, compatibility with Google Earth files, measuring tool, extensions for users with internet connections, and other features and improvements.  I&#8217;ll upload it when I get home.</p>
  774. <p>Nick finally flew back to his homeland after two months of working for Plan Ceibal. We (OLPC family and blood related family) met at Royal East in Cambridge to celebrate his return. After just one week at home he will move on to bigger places and things. He will do an internship in ESRI, then possibly Facebook in the fall and starting Jan 2012 he will participate in Code for America fellowship program. He said:&#8221; This is exactly the opportunity I&#8217;ve been looking for &#8211; one that combines civil engineering with technical, computer-sciencey stuff.  I don&#8217;t know which city I will be working for, but much of next year I will be at the program&#8217;s office in San Francisco”.</p>
  775. <p>OLPC Foundation (Boston office) has moved to its new office in Cambridge. Happy Memorial Day weekend to all!</p>
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  792. <title>olpcMAP May Update: Part One</title>
  793. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/olpcmap-may-update-part-one/</link>
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  796. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  797. <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
  798. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  799. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  800. <category><![CDATA[eduJAM]]></category>
  801. <category><![CDATA[mapping]]></category>
  802. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  803. <category><![CDATA[Plan Ceibal]]></category>
  804. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  805. <category><![CDATA[Uruguay]]></category>
  806. <category><![CDATA[volunteering]]></category>
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  809.  
  810. <description><![CDATA[The month of May is almost over. There was a lot of happening. For those who missed (including me) EduJam in Uruguay and OLPC Summit, check out the blog and pictures at http://olpcuruguay2011.wordpress.com. Updates from Nick: The map activity: Hola mapmakers! As part of my Plan Ceibal work to get web activities playing nicely with [&#8230;]]]></description>
  811. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The month of May is almost over. There was a lot of happening. For those who missed (including me) EduJam in Uruguay and OLPC Summit, check out the blog and pictures at <a href="http://olpcuruguay2011.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://olpcuruguay2011.wordpress.com</a>. Updates from Nick:</p>
  812. <p><strong><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4730" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/olpcmap-may-update-part-one/edujam-group-photo-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg" data-orig-size="640,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="EduJam group photo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=640" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4730" title="EduJam group photo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/edujam-group-photo1.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The map activity:</strong> Hola mapmakers!</p>
  813. <p>As part of my Plan Ceibal work to get web activities playing nicely with recent builds of Sugar, especially the XO-1.5, I have updated the<br />
  814. Map activity. Download today: <a href="http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-12.xo">http://maptonomy.appspot.com/Map-12.xo</a>. Your up-to-date XO-1, or any XO-1.5 (even HS), now can:<br />
  815. &#8211; Search and explore maps from Google and OpenStreetMap<br />
  816. &#8211; Write descriptions of places; plot lines and shapes<br />
  817. &#8211; Add photos, Wiki articles, olpcMAP dots, and WikiMapia places inside<br />
  818. your map view</p>
  819. <p>&#8211; Use an online library to download maps used by<br />
  820. firefighters and biologists</p>
  821. <p>&#8211; Collaborate with other XOs on the same mesh/Jabber network.<br />
  822. Collaboration shares the view, markers, and other map data.  So several users can add points and edit each other&#8217;s descriptions.  If one user visits the map library or imports a Google Earth points map, the points are shared with any connected laptops.  Same thing for OfflineMap and mesh networks. We have a few XO-1.5s going to a school in the Congo this summer, and they are absolutely psyched about mapping! </p>
  823. <p><strong>From the Summit</strong>: We&#8217;re at the Uruguay summit now, about to have Adam say a few words about olpcMAP along with other communities&#8217; favorite web tools.  Etherpad is popular in South America.</p>
  824. <p>I get to represent Uganda in a panel tomorrow, and then there&#8217;s the freeform &#8220;unconference&#8221; part where I know there&#8217;ll be a lot of<br />
  825. discussion about one of the Plan Ceibal projects. Also, we just got news here at Plan Ceibal that they are looking to buy<br />
  826. Kindles.  They also have many teachers using the Intel Classmate laptops to view music and video.  I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s as much support for the XOs except that they are cheaper when you are giving them to all students.</p>
  827. <p><strong>New feature:</strong> For any future Jams, people can indicate if they are participating, like they did for eduJAM Summit: Go to <a href="http://olpcmap.net/jam" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/jam</a>, use the search, open your marker, and select &#8220;Join Jam&#8221; (next to edit). We also have a page at <a href="http://olpcmap.net/jam/es" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/jam/es</a> that&#8217;s in Spanish. Translation is welcomed.</p>
  828. <p>Disclaimer: this is (a) experimental and (b) totally unofficial &#8211; not sponsored by ceibalJAM or Plan Ceibal.</p>
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  845. <title>April olpcMAP update</title>
  846. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/april-olpcmap-update/</link>
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  849. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  850. <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
  851. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  852. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  853. <category><![CDATA[edutech events]]></category>
  854. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  855. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  856. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  857. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  858. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  861. <description><![CDATA[April news from olpcMAP: 1. The demo of olpcMAP will be presented at the Boston New Tech Meetup on Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30PM. http://www.meetup.com/newtech-73/events/16943664/ 2. Social enterprise venture: olpcMAP presentation will be given on Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30PM, at OLPC office:    1 Cambridge Center, 10th Floor     One Laptop per Child     Kendall Square     Cambridge, MA  02142. Join [&#8230;]]]></description>
  862. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>April news from olpcMAP:</p>
  863. <p><strong>1.</strong> The demo of olpcMAP will be presented at the Boston New Tech Meetup on Tuesday, <strong>April 12</strong>, at 7:30PM. <a href="http://www.meetup.com/newtech-73/events/16943664/">http://www.meetup.com/newtech-73/events/16943664/</a></p>
  864. <p><strong>2</strong>. Social enterprise venture: olpcMAP presentation will be given on Wednesday, <strong>April 13</strong>, at 7:30PM, at OLPC office:</p>
  865. <p>   1 Cambridge Center, 10th Floor<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4672" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/april-olpcmap-update/map-news-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png" data-orig-size="687,716" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="map news" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=288" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=687" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4672" title="map news" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=287&#038;h=300" alt="" width="287" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=287 287w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=574 574w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news1.png?w=144 144w" sizes="(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/map-news.png"></a><br />
  866.     One Laptop per Child<br />
  867.     Kendall Square<br />
  868.     Cambridge, MA  02142.</p>
  869. <p>Join us and 20+ others from Tufts/MIT at the OLPC Foundation&#8217;s headquarters this Wedn evening 7:30PM led by me and Adam.  Questions for discussion:</p>
  870. <p>    * Why should we volunteer, and for what, over the course of our lives?<br />
  871.     * What makes volunteering around ICT4D / ICT4E (*) so incredibly challenging?<br />
  872.     * Is &#8220;DIY Foreign Aide&#8221; a voluntourist joke, or a material change in 3G intl development?<br />
  873.     * Where can community tools like <a href="http://olpcMAP.net" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net</a> unleash grassroots power in this decade?<br />
  874.     * What volunteers have managed funds+community to unlock their global volunteer experience?<br />
  875.     * What&#8217;s behind trendy corporate social responsibility / service learning leadership buzzwords?<br />
  876.     * With 2 million XO laptops distributed, how do volunteers actually engage to prove themselves?<br />
  877.     * What differentiates our social movements from yet another Twitter/Facebook marketing campaign?<br />
  878.     * How did Mike Lee (in attendance from DC!) build <a href="http://olpcLearningClub.org" rel="nofollow">http://olpcLearningClub.org</a> far beyond so many others cities?<br />
  879.     * What can the Mideast&#8217;s Arab Spring teach US&#8211;conquering our own fears&#8211;converting self-organized aspirations to proven opportunity?</p>
  880. <p>We will raffle off a <span style="color:#ff0000;">RED XO Laptop</span> to the person who asks the most genuinely eye-opening question.  By popular vote when our Wedn April 13 event ends by 9PM!  But you MUST arrive on-time at 7:30PM as the 1st floor security desk will in fact close after that time.  Ho<em>sted in conjunction with Tuft Univ&#8217;s <a href="http://compasspartners.org/meet" rel="nofollow">http://compasspartners.org/meet</a> </em></p>
  881. <p><strong>3</strong>. The latest thing is the news page, that was just launched by Nick, and we already added some events and updates to it, including Linuxtag event by Christoph D. The main idea is to have one stop shop for all events, meeting, news, jobs, internships, for OLPC/Sugar community, and edutech community.</p>
  882. <p>How it works now: you need to type your topic in the box next to post word and then create your name and message with the link to the main page or how to contact if applicable along with the main theme (from drop down menu). We will enhance it by sorting events in chronological and geo order. Add your event/opportunity now : <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/news">http://olpcMAP.net/news</a></p>
  883. <p><strong>4.</strong> olpcMAP will turn 6 months old on <strong>April 22</strong>, 2011. It looks more mature, check it for yourself: <a href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  884. <p><strong>5</strong>. Finally, Nick Doiron is in Uruguay doing an internship for Plan Ceibal in Montevideo. He is working on getting an open mapping program called gvSIG onto the blue XO for 7th grade and above.  &#8220;It goes beyond the Map activity.  You can highlight all schools with &lt;1000 students, or color each state in Uruguay to show the population density, or see how firefighters and farmers can use maps to make decisions.  The project has the support of the national Department of Transportation&#8221;.</p>
  885. <p>Nick will be meeting others in Uruguay for Conozco School Tour from <strong>April 30- May 5</strong>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour</a>  and then the Summit May 6-8, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011</a>.  Already more than 30 people signed up and it is going to be a great opportunity to witness nation-wide OLPC deployment. Christoph D will  be reporting daily about the upcoming events in Uruguay.</p>
  886. <p>PS Mike Lee and Christoph D are finalizing their own map jams in coming weeks, check for updates on <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP</a></p>
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  903. <title>OLPC DC Club: Plans (Part Five)</title>
  904. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/olpc-dc-club-plans-part-five/</link>
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  907. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  908. <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
  909. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  910. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  911. <category><![CDATA[eduJAM]]></category>
  912. <category><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]></category>
  913. <category><![CDATA[OLPC DC Club]]></category>
  914. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  915. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
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  917.  
  918. <description><![CDATA[polyachka: So what are your future plans with DC OLPC club ? curiouslee: We would like to do a deployment in the DC area. polyachka: that would be good curiouslee: But hope for that has dimmed a bit because of the change in DC govt. curiouslee: Also, XOs are relatively hard to get and there [&#8230;]]]></description>
  919. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>polyachka: So what are your future plans with DC OLPC club ?</p>
  920. <p>curiouslee: We would like to do a deployment in the DC area.</p>
  921. <p>polyachka: that would be good</p>
  922. <p>curiouslee: But hope for that has dimmed a bit because of the change in DC govt.</p>
  923. <p>curiouslee: Also, XOs are relatively hard to get and there are still many barriers with Sugar.</p>
  924. <p>polyachka: barriers like what?</p>
  925. <p>curiouslee: The Sugar brand and information materials need an overhaul.</p>
  926. <p>curiouslee: Running Sugar outside of the XO (which itself is hard to get in smaller quantities) is difficult.</p>
  927. <p>polyachka: so what do you think is in future for both OLPC and Sugar?</p>
  928. <p>polyachka: should they both re-think their strategies and become for-profit?</p>
  929. <p>polyachka: offering services to the developed countries?</p>
  930. <p>curiouslee: They would need more capital to restructure and then ramp up as for-profit. I can’t imagine how that would happen.</p>
  931. <p>polyachka: but if they pursue the idea of constructivism, then it could revamp educational system worldwide</p>
  932. <p>curiouslee: Constructivism is one approach of many. It’s not popular everywhere.</p>
  933. <p>polyachka: why not popular?</p>
  934. <p>curiouslee: Constructionism is not known everywhere not because it is not good. There are many other schools of thought.</p>
  935. <p>curiouslee: Every country has entrenched beliefs.</p>
  936. <p>polyachka: I thought that constructivism is not popular as not many believe that children can progress without much supervision</p>
  937. <p>curiouslee: That&#8217;s exactly right. A lot of places approach education through rote learning and total control of the children.</p>
  938. <p>polyachka: too bad, i still hope that right amount of education blended with technology can save the world</p>
  939. <p>curiouslee: I hope for the same thing!</p>
  940. <p>polyachka: why were you in Boston the other week?</p>
  941. <p>curiouslee: I wanted to visit the Computer Clubhouse an attend the volunteer meeting at OLPC.</p>
  942. <p>polyachka: thank you for coming</p>
  943. <p>polyachka:  we all admire your DC club and Adam secretly wishes there was a person like you in Boston to have a big OLPC following in Boston</p>
  944. <p>curiouslee: If I lived in Boston, there would definitely be a big group!</p>
  945. <p>curiouslee: Believe me, there have been months where I didn&#8217;t want to organize.</p>
  946. <p>polyachka: but you still did and that counts!</p>
  947. <p>polyachka: Thank you so much for answering all my questions!</p>
  948. <p>curiouslee: Ok thanks!</p>
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  961. <title>Different strategies (Part Three)</title>
  962. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/different-strategies-part-three/</link>
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  965. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  966. <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  968. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  969. <category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
  970. <category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
  971. <category><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]></category>
  972. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  973. <category><![CDATA[OLPC DC Club]]></category>
  974. <category><![CDATA[servant leader]]></category>
  975. <category><![CDATA[software]]></category>
  976. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
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  978. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  981. <description><![CDATA[polyachka: So what do you think should have been done differently at OLPC or by OLPC? curiouslee: They should have worked harder to build a stronger coalition of other partners. polyachka : And that was not done because marketing strategy was different &#8211; go direct? curiouslee: Yes. OLPC felt their way was best&#8211;go direct to [&#8230;]]]></description>
  982. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>polyachka: So what do you think should have been done differently at OLPC or by OLPC?</p>
  983. <p>curiouslee: They should have worked harder to build a stronger coalition of other partners.</p>
  984. <p>polyachka : And that was not done because marketing strategy was different &#8211; go direct?</p>
  985. <p>curiouslee: Yes. OLPC felt their way was best&#8211;go direct to governments and work top down.</p>
  986. <p>curiouslee: Very few at OLPC had any idea of how to build a lasting non-profit.</p>
  987. <p>curiouslee: Was crazy mix of educational idealists and tech dreamers.</p>
  988. <p>polyachka: so how can you marry the two -techies and teachers?</p>
  989. <p>curiouslee: I think the teachers, as you call them, lost. Techies now rule OLPC and Sugar.</p>
  990. <p>polyachka: So how to build a long lasting non-profit?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4637" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/different-strategies-part-three/servantleadership/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg" data-orig-size="240,160" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="servantleadership" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg?w=240" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg?w=240" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4637" title="servantleadership" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg?w=240&#038;h=160" alt="" width="240" height="160" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg 240w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/servantleadership.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a></p>
  991. <p>curiouslee: Aside from Nicholas, OLPC needed a &#8220;servant leader&#8221; in their management.</p>
  992. <p>polyachka: so what does it mean servant leader?</p>
  993. <p>curiouslee: Definition from wikipedia: Servant-leaders achieve results for their organizations by giving priority attention to the needs of their colleagues and those they serve. Servant-leaders are often seen as humble stewards of their organization&#8217;s resources (human, financial and physical).</p>
  994. <p>polyachka: what do you think about hardware part. Is it up-to-date?</p>
  995. <p>curiouslee: Hardware is not up-to-date at moment. XO-1.75 should catch up.</p>
  996. <p>curiouslee: OLPC doesn&#8217;t feel it needs to keep current because they are shifting to serving the most remote areas.</p>
  997. <p>polyachka: Is it due to the lack of resources at OLPC or vision?</p>
  998. <p>curiouslee: Move to remote areas? Lack of resources yes, I think. Best to go where there is little or no competition and greatest need.</p>
  999. <p>polyachka: what about Intel computers? Are they more up-to date but serve to remote areas as well?</p>
  1000. <p>curiouslee: Intel computers like classmate are not power efficient at all and not daylight readable. Also, the educational software is often included as an afterthought.</p>
  1001. <p>curiouslee: I have two classmate laptops.</p>
  1002. <p>curiouslee: They are miniature office productivity machines.</p>
  1003. <p>curiouslee: OLPC wants to focus on original &#8220;no school&#8221; scenario.</p>
  1004. <p>polyachka:  does it mean that no teachers are needed and no curriculum for Sugar?</p>
  1005. <p>polyachka: i thought it was proved that it doesn&#8217;t work</p>
  1006. <p>curiouslee: That varies very widely based on local culture. Adult and teacher presence is essential.</p>
  1007. <p>curiouslee: There are plenty of small school houses with no electricity or teachers teaching under a tree.</p>
  1008. <p>polyachka: but they all need curriculum</p>
  1009. <p>curiouslee: Sure.</p>
  1010. <p>polyachka: and who is working on it?</p>
  1011. <p>curiouslee: In the larger deployments, there have been contractors or Ministry of Education staffers working on curriculum.</p>
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  1028. <title>OLPC DC Club, Love and Hate (Part Two)</title>
  1029. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/olpc-dc-club-love-and-hate-part-two/</link>
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  1032. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1033. <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
  1034. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1035. <category><![CDATA[DC SugarLabs]]></category>
  1036. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1037. <category><![CDATA[G1G1]]></category>
  1038. <category><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]></category>
  1039. <category><![CDATA[OLPC DC Club]]></category>
  1040. <category><![CDATA[olpc news]]></category>
  1041. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1042. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1043. <category><![CDATA[Wayan Vota]]></category>
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  1047. <description><![CDATA[polyachka: So can you please tell me again the story of how you got involved in OLPC together with Wayan, I heard it at Boston OLPC meeting briefly but didn&#8217;t write it down? curiouslee: Sure. curiouslee: Wayan started having bar meetups in DC in fall of 2007 before G1G1. A couple of us had beta [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1048. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>polyachka: So can you please tell me again the story of how you got involved in OLPC together with Wayan, I heard it at Boston OLPC meeting briefly but didn&#8217;t write it down?</p>
  1049. <p>curiouslee: Sure.</p>
  1050. <p>curiouslee: Wayan started having bar meetups in DC in fall of 2007 before G1G1. A couple of us had beta XO machines to show.</p>
  1051. <p>curiouslee: Then G1G1 happened in Dec 2007 and there was suddenly a huge local user community. So we started monthly meetings in Jan 2008.</p>
  1052. <p>polyachka: so you started those meetings in 2007 to help educate users of XO?</p>
  1053. <p>polyachka: help them with support or other goals too?</p>
  1054. <p>curiouslee: Yes, monthly meetings to support users with tech needs. We also tried to network people interested in deployments. We connected interested python developers and started Sugar Labs DC.</p>
  1055. <p>polyachka: why Wayan was so interested in it?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4628" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/olpc-dc-club-love-and-hate-part-two/olpc-news-logo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg" data-orig-size="587,97" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="olpc news logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg?w=587" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4628" title="olpc news logo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg?w=587&#038;h=97" alt="" width="587" height="97" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg 587w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg?w=150&amp;h=25 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg?w=300&amp;h=50 300w" sizes="(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-news-logo.jpg"></a></p>
  1056. <p>curiouslee: Wayan was working in ICT4D and was very skeptical of OLPC claims. He had much more time in 2007-2008 (no kids!) and started <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/">OLPC News</a> web site.</p>
  1057. <p>polyachka: it seems that his relationship with OLPC may be described as love-hate, or is it a media trick?</p>
  1058. <p>curiouslee: That site got him onto the famous 60 minutes news segment about OLPC.</p>
  1059. <p>polyachka: so what is he trying to do with his blog?</p>
  1060. <p>polyachka: why is he doing it? for fame and glory?</p>
  1061. <p>curiouslee: Wayan got some fame. He felt the OLPC movement (and NN) needed a critic.</p>
  1062. <p>curiouslee: He says his mission was to &#8220;call bullshit&#8221; on NN and Walter&#8217;s wild claims.</p>
  1063. <p>polyachka: job well done</p>
  1064. <p>polyachka: but i think he loves OLPC deep in his heart and maybe wishes he started it</p>
  1065. <p>curiouslee: Yeah. At his core, he likes the OLPC mission, but hates how it has been implemented.</p>
  1066. <p>curiouslee: He realized early that it was less about OLPC movement than the interesting people around it that one can meet. Almost doesn&#8217;t matter if OLPC succeeds.</p>
  1067. <p>polyachka: are you saying even if OLPC fails it was still a very inspiring venture?</p>
  1068. <p>curiouslee: What endures will be the community around OLPC and Sugar Labs.</p>
  1069. <p>polyachka: but will those last?</p>
  1070. <p>curiouslee: Yes, even if for some reason it shuts down, much of the community will stay together and move on to related projects.</p>
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  1088. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/olpc-dc-club-part-one/</link>
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  1091. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1092. <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
  1093. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1094. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1095. <category><![CDATA[eduJAM]]></category>
  1096. <category><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]></category>
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  1099. <category><![CDATA[Scratch Day 2010]]></category>
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  1102. <category><![CDATA[TEDx MidAtlantic 2009]]></category>
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  1106. <description><![CDATA[I met Mike Lee almost 1.5 year ago at NYC OLPC meeting. I remember that all attendeeds were divided into three groups (teachers, techies and promoters), and I was in the promoters group, that was led by Mike.  I remember him explaining to us how we can get involved into helping OLPC with marketing efforts. I really [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1107. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I met Mike Lee almost 1.5 year ago at NYC OLPC meeting. I remember that all attendeeds were divided into three groups (teachers, techies and promoters), and I was in the promoters group, that was led by Mike.  I remember him explaining to us how we can get involved into helping OLPC with marketing efforts. I really liked that he is people-focused and has a great personality. Since then we&#8217;ve met several times and I was lucky to interview him last week to learn more about his work and OLPC DC Club that he runs:</p>
  1108. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4606" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/olpc-dc-club-part-one/scratch-day-logo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg" data-orig-size="392,148" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Scratch Day Logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg?w=392" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4606" title="Scratch Day Logo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg?w=300&#038;h=113" alt="" width="300" height="113" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-logo.jpg 392w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>polyachka:  Good morning, Mike! How are you?</p>
  1109. <p>curiouslee: Doing fine. Going to Philly tonight thru Tue for conference.</p>
  1110. <p>polyachka: How was your OLPC meeting yesterday? Did you have an agenda?</p>
  1111. <p>curiouslee: Actually good turnout of 12. We shared favorite Sugar activities in screen.</p>
  1112. <p>curiouslee: Physics and Speak were popular. Also Record and TurtleBlocks.</p>
  1113. <p>curiouslee: Jeff Elkner wants to organize a DC eduJam.</p>
  1114. <p>polyachka: When?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4610" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/olpc-dc-club-part-one/scratch-day-dc-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Scratch Day DC" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4610" title="Scratch Day DC" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1115. <p>curiouslee: Maybe September. He wants to avoid conflict with other events.</p>
  1116. <p>polyachka: And the people who attended the meeting, what are demographics?</p>
  1117. <p>curiouslee: Some retirees, two teachers, two programmers, 3 high school students</p>
  1118. <p>polyachka: pretty good representation</p>
  1119. <p>curiouslee: Only one child&#8211;mine.</p>
  1120. <p>curiouslee: Harriet Vidyasagar of OLPC India attended for first time</p>
  1121. <p>polyachka: oh, nice</p>
  1122. <p>curiouslee: Harriet lives 5-minute walk from my house!</p>
  1123. <p>polyachka: so Harriet doesn&#8217;t live in India?</p>
  1124. <p>curiouslee: Both places. She travelled back and forth extensively, but recently retired</p>
  1125. <p>polyachka : so how big is the OLPC community in DC area, if you combined all regular attendees?</p>
  1126. <p>curiouslee: There are about 30 regular attendees who make it 4x a year or more. There are 175 people on our email list. Scratch Day was biggest event last year with 75 people</p>
  1127. <p>polyachka: when was Scratch day?</p>
  1128. <p>curiouslee: Scratch Day 2010 was May 22. There’s a <a href="http://olpclearningclub.org/2010/05/">blog post</a> with the announcement and some photos on Flickr.</p>
  1129. <p>polyachka: what other events do you hold or host?</p>
  1130. <p>curiouslee: We hosted documentation jam and have informal meetups on some weeknights at bar or restaurant.</p>
  1131. <p>polyachka: those must be well-attended</p>
  1132. <p>curiouslee: Weeknight at bars&#8211;typically a dozen people. A different group of people than weekends.</p>
  1133. <p>curiouslee: We also had booth at NECC 2009 education conference in DC and TEDx MidAtlantic 2009 Baltimore.</p>
  1134. <p>polyachka: So howcome you go to some expos even outside on DC when it is OLPC related, is it more your personal interest or you do it because you run this group?</p>
  1135. <p>polyachka: Personal interest. Most club members do not have time or money to travel out of the area for OLPC.</p>
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  1151. <media:content url="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scratch-day-dc1.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
  1152. <media:title type="html">Scratch Day DC</media:title>
  1153. </media:content>
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  1156. <title>March olpcMAP update</title>
  1157. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/march-olpcmap-update/</link>
  1158. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/march-olpcmap-update/#respond</comments>
  1160. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1161. <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
  1162. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1163. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1164. <category><![CDATA[network]]></category>
  1165. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1166. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  1167. <category><![CDATA[social enterprise]]></category>
  1168. <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
  1169. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1170. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1171. <category><![CDATA[volunteer]]></category>
  1172. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  1174.  
  1175. <description><![CDATA[1.  Search made easy: now people come up first! Nick has rewritten search so that names take precedence over group names, and group names take precedence over descriptions, so these searches now show what you&#8217;d expect, and more common names (such as &#8220;Haiti&#8221;) still show the whole country in Google Maps. 2.  New way to [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1176. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1.  Search made easy: now people come up first! Nick has rewritten search so that names take precedence over group names, and group names take precedence over descriptions, so these searches now show what you&#8217;d expect, and more common names (such as &#8220;Haiti&#8221;) still show the whole country in Google Maps.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png"></a></p>
  1177. <p>2.  New way to move your markers or change your name on the map. And that is how:<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4595" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/march-olpcmap-update/new-map-view1/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png" data-orig-size="946,490" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="new olpcmap view" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=946" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4595" title="new olpcmap view" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=300&#038;h=155" alt="" width="300" height="155" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=598 598w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png"></a></p>
  1178. <p>* Don’t do it in Internet Explorer, it will not work, do it another browser.<br />
  1179. * If you created a brand new marker, you can click and drag marker until you have left the page.</p>
  1180. <p> * If you have an older marker that you want to move: click Edit, then click the new link on top of the window: &#8220;Change Name or Location&#8221;<br />
  1181. * On the new page, click and drag your marker<br />
  1182. * Follow the &#8220;Click to Confirm by Email&#8221; link above the map (this e-mail goes to the contact address for the marker)<br />
  1183. * Check your e-mail and click to confirm (it&#8217;ll take you directly to your newly-placed marker)</p>
  1184. <p>3.  Profile pages: profile pages are different from markers.  It is easy to see all information about the person or deployment on the page and in the future pages will enable creation of groups. You can find a link to your profile page in your marker&#8217;s &#8220;Bookmarks&#8221; section. For example, Nick&#8217;s page is <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://olpcmap.net/page?id=359001">http://olpcMAP.net/page?id=359001</a></span></p>
  1185. <p>4.  We now have Featured articles or markers on the map&#8217;s homepage  <a href="http://olpcmap.net/home">http://olpcMAP.net/home</a> If you want to suggest somebody’s blog post, article or a volunteer/deployment to be featured on the map, email us the link to a blog or website, or just the name, and we will feature them! Please, use <a href="mailto:beautify@olpcmap.net">beautify@olpcmap.net</a></p>
  1186. <p>5.  New view is <a href="http://olpcmap.net/?view=alt">http://olpcmap.net/?view=alt</a> together with local views like <a href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=Jamaica&amp;view=alt" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net?go=Jamaica&amp;view=alt</a> This view enables you to hide either volunteers or deployments by clicking the checkboxes in the upper left.  That&#8217;s also where you can check to view News/Articles. It&#8217;s possible to do geographic searches of news, just like we do with go=Jamaica, but until we have many news items, we show the most recent 100.</p>
  1187. <p>6. You can add more news/articles at <a href="http://olpcmap.net/share/news " target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/share/news </a> They become part of Shared and the news layer at the same time!  We post it openly at <a href="http://olpcmap.net/geonews" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/geonews</a></p>
  1188. <p>7. It took several months to process, receive and upload all video interviews from SF OLPC Summit in Oct 2010, but finally it is all done. Please see all 28 interviews uploaded to youtube under user verhovzeva. Links to the Interviews were also added to interviewees&#8217; markers on the map. Enjoy!</p>
  1189. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1197. <media:title type="html">verhovzeva</media:title>
  1198. </media:content>
  1199.  
  1200. <media:content url="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/new-map-view1.png?w=300" medium="image">
  1201. <media:title type="html">new olpcmap view</media:title>
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  1205. <title>Translation Sprint in Hanoi</title>
  1206. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/translation-sprint-in-hanoi/</link>
  1207. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/translation-sprint-in-hanoi/#respond</comments>
  1209. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1210. <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
  1211. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1212. <category><![CDATA[CNF]]></category>
  1213. <category><![CDATA[Floss Manuals]]></category>
  1214. <category><![CDATA[Hanoi]]></category>
  1215. <category><![CDATA[IFI]]></category>
  1216. <category><![CDATA[OLPC Vietnam]]></category>
  1217. <category><![CDATA[sprint]]></category>
  1218. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1219. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1220. <category><![CDATA[translation]]></category>
  1221. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
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  1223.  
  1224. <description><![CDATA[Congratulations, OLPC Vietnam! Today, March 12, 2011, at 9AM (12 hours ahead of Boston) OLPC Vietnam group met for Translation Sprint in Hanoi. Here are more details from Vu Do Quynh: Location: CNF center (inside the Institut de la Francophonie pour l&#8217;informatique, aka IFI), ngõ 42 Tạ Quang Bửu (Hai Bà Trưng district), Hanoi. To see the location [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1225. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4536" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/translation-sprint-in-hanoi/dcim100sport/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg" data-orig-size="640,360" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK PlaySport Video Camera, Zx3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1299931545&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100SPORT&quot;}" data-image-title="Translate XO Manual" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=640" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4536" title="Translate XO Manual" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=300&#038;h=168" alt="" width="300" height="168" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Congratulations, OLPC Vietnam!</p>
  1226. <p>Today, March 12, 2011, at 9AM (12 hours ahead of Boston) OLPC Vietnam group met for Translation Sprint in Hanoi. Here are more details from Vu Do Quynh:</p>
  1227. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg"></a>Location:<br />
  1228. CNF center (inside the Institut de la Francophonie pour l&#8217;informatique, aka IFI), ngõ 42 Tạ Quang Bửu (Hai Bà Trưng district), Hanoi.</p>
  1229. <p>To see the location of IFI on the map :<br />
  1230. <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=21.002711,105.847896&amp;spn=0.00338,0.004823&amp;t=h&amp;z=18" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=21.002711,105.847896&amp;spn=0.00338,0.004823&amp;t=h&amp;z=18</a></p>
  1231. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg"></a>Hi,</p>
  1232. <p>We were four this morning to work on translating the remaining<strong> 15</strong> (not counting 2 chapters not translatable, one empty chapter and a false chapter) chapters of the XO Vietnamese manual.</p>
  1233. <p>First 12 out of total 29 chapters had already been published in Vietnamese, and the remaining XO_vi manual chapters to finish the translation can be seen here: <a href="http://translate.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO_vi/WebHome" target="_blank">http://translate.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/XO_vi/WebHome</a></p>
  1234. <p>Two persons couldn&#8217;t show up as scheduled.</p>
  1235. <p>We started at 09:15 and finished translating all 15 chapters around 12:00. There was coffee, tea and biscuits. We are now in the process of reviewing and publishing the chapters.</p>
  1236. <p>Then we will have to ask Flossmanuals to publish the Vietnamese version of the XO Manual. As soon as it is accepted by Flossmanuals for publication, we will let it know.</p>
  1237. <p>Attached is one snapshot where you can see Phương (sitting in front of the computer), Dương and Minh standing behind him.</p>
  1238. <p>I think it was a very good and efficient translation experience.<br />
  1239. Best regards<br />
  1240. &#8212; <br />
  1241. Vu Do Quynh (M.)<br />
  1242. Hanoi, Vietnam<br />
  1243. Blog: <a href="http://vdquynh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://vdquynh.blogspot.com/</a></p>
  1244. <p>Thank you, OLPC Vietnam! We are so proud of you.</p>
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  1253. <media:title type="html">verhovzeva</media:title>
  1254. </media:content>
  1255.  
  1256. <media:content url="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/translating_xo_manual.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
  1257. <media:title type="html">Translate XO Manual</media:title>
  1258. </media:content>
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  1260. <item>
  1261. <title>Boston OLPC Meeting</title>
  1262. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/boston-olpc-meeting/</link>
  1263. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/boston-olpc-meeting/#respond</comments>
  1265. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1266. <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
  1267. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1268. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1269. <category><![CDATA[etoys]]></category>
  1270. <category><![CDATA[Hackasaurus]]></category>
  1271. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1272. <category><![CDATA[palpable videos]]></category>
  1273. <category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>
  1274. <category><![CDATA[Solution Grove]]></category>
  1275. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1276. <category><![CDATA[technololgy]]></category>
  1277. <category><![CDATA[the Computer Clubhouse]]></category>
  1278. <category><![CDATA[Uruguay Summit]]></category>
  1279. <category><![CDATA[Waveplace]]></category>
  1280. <guid isPermaLink="false">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/?p=4540</guid>
  1281.  
  1282. <description><![CDATA[From Adam, Mike and Andreas: What a great meeting of 14 minds on Friday, March 11 at 6PM at OLPC office, One Cambridge Center (right above the Kendall/MIT Red-Line Stop), facing OLPC&#8217;s most serious challenges. Meeting&#8217;s Agenda: 1. eBooks on Sugar Realities (New Read 89) 2. Map jams: http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-February/012568.html and each OLPC/Sugar CITY that will follow in March [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1283. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Adam, Mike and Andreas:</p>
  1284. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4555" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/boston-olpc-meeting/olpc-meeting-boston/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg" data-orig-size="500,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OLPC Meeting Boston" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4555" title="OLPC Meeting Boston" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=300&#038;h=189" alt="" width="300" height="189" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>What a great meeting of 14 minds on Friday, March 11 at 6PM at OLPC office, One Cambridge Center (right above the Kendall/MIT Red-Line Stop), facing OLPC&#8217;s most serious challenges. Meeting&#8217;s Agenda:</p>
  1285. <p>1. eBooks on Sugar Realities (New Read 89)<br />
  1286. 2. Map jams: <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-February/012568.html">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-February/012568.html</a> and each OLPC/Sugar CITY that will follow in March (Paris, then French Africa) )<a></a><br />
  1287. 3. West Somerville eToys training by <a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com/isg/portal">Solution Grove<br />
  1288. </a>4. <a href="http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1097">Uruguay Summit</a> May 5-7<br />
  1289. 5. Intel/<a href="http://www.computerclubhouse.org/">Computer Clubhouse&#8217;s </a>new global mentoring network (&#8220;starting soon<br />
  1290. right here in town&#8221;)</p>
  1291. <p>One of the topics was about using eToys or Scratch to engage older kids and/or adults with programming. Nick Doiron summarized some ideas on this topic for the group:<br />
  1292. &#8220;There are a lot of ideas out there about how to do intro-to-programming and I like what people have done with eToys at the primary school level (if you haven&#8217;t seen Waveplace&#8217;s experiences in Haiti, read <a href="http://waveplace.org/news/blog/" target="_blank">http://waveplace.org/news/blog/</a> )</p>
  1293. <p>As you target middle school level students or above, they&#8217;re interested in the internet and media.  Some are interested in technical details &#8211; ask any programmer you know when they started.  You can make a high school kid an expert in eToys, but they won&#8217;t be any closer to making their own website or Space Invaders game.  If you would give someone a power tool in shop class, you should give them a real programming language on the computer.</p>
  1294. <p>Mozilla&#8217;s Hackasaurus program is designed for learning HTML at this level. Two amazing workshops in the past month:<br />
  1295. <a href="http://spotlight.macfound.org/featured-stories/entry/at-hackasaurus-jam-mozilla-encourages-young-programmers-to-change-the-web/" target="_blank">http://spotlight.macfound.org/featured-stories/entry/at-hackasaurus-jam-mozilla-encourages-young-programmers-to-change-the-web/</a>and <a href="http://brettgaylor.tumblr.com/post/3526122151/web-made-movies-at-bavc" target="_blank">http://brettgaylor.tumblr.com/post/3526122151/web-made-movies-at-bavc<span style="color:#000000;"> </span></a></p>
  1296. <p>They have information about setting up your own workshop at <a href="http://hackasaurus.org/" target="_blank">hackasaurus.org</a>. Also, check out <a href="http://palpable-video.appspot.com/sample" target="_blank">http://palpable-video.appspot.com/sample</a> &#8221;</p>
  1297. <p>This meeting had tremendous value for all participants as it presented an opportunity to connect to people who are interested in similar edu-tech ideas. Photo Courtesy of <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5518687706/sizes/l/in/photostream/">Mike Lee</a>.</p>
  1298. ]]></content:encoded>
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  1306. <media:title type="html">verhovzeva</media:title>
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  1308.  
  1309. <media:content url="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/olpc-meeting-boston.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
  1310. <media:title type="html">OLPC Meeting Boston</media:title>
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  1314. <title>Announcement of Montevideo eduJAM</title>
  1315. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/announcement-of-montevideo-edujam/</link>
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  1318. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1319. <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
  1320. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1321. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  1322. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1323. <category><![CDATA[eduJAM]]></category>
  1324. <category><![CDATA[Montevideo]]></category>
  1325. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1326. <category><![CDATA[Plan Ceibal]]></category>
  1327. <category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
  1328. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1329. <category><![CDATA[Summit]]></category>
  1330. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1331. <category><![CDATA[Uruguay]]></category>
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  1334. <description><![CDATA[Dear community, During the week we made some progress in the organization of the summit in Montevideo, Uruguay. The name of the event is eduJAM! 2011 and will take place from Thu May 5 to Sat May 7. Please see the attached file for logo and graphic identity. The summit main objective is to strengthen [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1335. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4523" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/announcement-of-montevideo-edujam/ceibal/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg" data-orig-size="842,596" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Ceibal" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=842" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4523" title="Ceibal" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=300&#038;h=212" alt="" width="300" height="212" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibal.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Dear community,</p>
  1336. <p>During the week we made some progress in the organization of the summit in Montevideo, Uruguay.</p>
  1337. <p>The name of the event is eduJAM! 2011 and will take place from Thu May 5 to Sat May 7. Please see the attached file for logo and graphic identity.</p>
  1338. <p>The summit main objective is to strengthen the free educational software developers community, with focus on Latin America and the Sugar and olpc communities. The event will feature discussions around future directions and strategy, hacking on specific projects, and exchange of experiences among different deployments.</p>
  1339. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ceibaljam.png"></a>There is a Program Committee with the following members: Andrés Ambrois, Walter Bender, Gabriel Eirea, Pablo Flores, Gonzalo Odiard and Fernando Sansberro. This committee will define the summit program but of course input from the community is encouraged and appreciated.<br />
  1340. A first sketch of the event is shown in the wiki page: <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011</a></p>
  1341. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4525" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/announcement-of-montevideo-edujam/participate/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg" data-orig-size="181,72" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Participate" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg?w=181" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg?w=181" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4525" title="Participate" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg?w=181&#038;h=72" alt="" width="181" height="72" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg 181w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/participate.jpg?w=150&amp;h=60 150w" sizes="(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px" /></a>Registration to the event will be required  but we are not ready to announce the details yet.</p>
  1342. <p>In addition to eduJAM! a couple of extra activities are being planned to make the most of the summit.</p>
  1343. <p>The &#8220;Conozco Uruguay Tour&#8221; is being organized by members of volunteer organization RAP Ceibal and the OLPC community. It will take place during the days prior to the summit (from Sat April 30 to Thu May 5). More information here:</p>
  1344. <p><a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour</a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png"></a></p>
  1345. <p>We are also proposing a Sugar code sprint for Sunday May 8, right after the summit.</p>
  1346. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4526" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/announcement-of-montevideo-edujam/edujam-logo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png" data-orig-size="600,251" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eduJAM!-logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png?w=600" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4526" title="eduJAM!-logo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png?w=600&#038;h=251" alt="" width="600" height="251" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png?w=150&amp;h=63 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png?w=300&amp;h=126 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a>There is a first sponsorship from Activity Central and we are looking for other sponsors both at the national and international level.</p>
  1347. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/edujam-logo.png"></a>We hope you can join us and are looking forward to your comments and suggestions.</p>
  1348. <p>Best regards,</p>
  1349. <p>The ceibalJAM! team.<br />
  1350. <a href="http://ceibaljam.org">http://ceibaljam.org</a></p>
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  1375. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Eight: Future)</title>
  1376. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/open-source-educator-part-eight-future/</link>
  1377. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/open-source-educator-part-eight-future/#comments</comments>
  1379. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1380. <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
  1381. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1382. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1383. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1384. <category><![CDATA[PhD in education and technology]]></category>
  1385. <category><![CDATA[Red Hat]]></category>
  1386. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1387. <category><![CDATA[volunteer]]></category>
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  1389.  
  1390. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; What are your long term plans? &#60;mchua&#62; I&#8217;m still going to be working full-time for Red Hat while I&#8217;m in grad school. &#60;polyachka&#62; why do you need grad school? &#60;mchua&#62; Because I&#8217;ve been doing all these things with professors under the assumption that open source *is* a good way to learn. &#60;mchua&#62; That we&#8217;re [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1391. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; What are your long term plans?</p>
  1392. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I&#8217;m still going to be working full-time for Red Hat while I&#8217;m in grad school.</p>
  1393. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; why do you need grad school?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4511" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/open-source-educator-part-eight-future/teaching/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg" data-orig-size="300,199" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Teaching" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg?w=300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4511" title="Teaching" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg?w=300&#038;h=199" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teaching.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1394. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Because I&#8217;ve been doing all these things with professors under the assumption that open source *is* a good way to learn.</p>
  1395. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; That we&#8217;re doing all this work because it&#8217;s going to give students a better experience, etc. That it makes a difference.</p>
  1396. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; But is that actually true? Nobody knows. Nobody has really tried to find out &#8211; how can you tell whether a student benefits, what does it mean for them to be &#8220;better&#8221;? How can you tell if a community benefits &#8211; would that energy have been better spent some other way?</p>
  1397. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I&#8217;m going to grad school in engineering education in order to learn how to do that research, so someone will be doing it.</p>
  1398. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so you think PhD will help you in your career</p>
  1399. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Well, that and I&#8217;d someday like to be a professor myself, so yes, the PhD will certainly help with that. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1400. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s funny &#8211; Sebastian and I were joking about this&#8230; we work together a lot on our open source and education stuff.</p>
  1401. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; and the joke we have is that he makes things, and I make those things scale.</p>
  1402. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; it is great what you are doing</p>
  1403. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; He made Sugar on a Stick, and when I started helping with that I did a lot of marketing, etc. to get more people involved, that sort of thing.</p>
  1404. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And right now he&#8217;s building his own open source degree at Olin &#8211; trying to come up with a study pathway that any other college student could follow afterwards, to actually study &#8220;becoming an open source contributor&#8221; in college &#8230;and I&#8217;m going to school to do research on how effective that course of study is, how it can be tweaked and made better, what sort of results it gets you.</p>
  1405. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; so we joked that if he built it and I made it scale, then poof, a few decades from now there&#8217;d be open source degrees all over the place. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1406. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so your ambition is to make open source dominant in the world?</p>
  1407. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt;what in your opinion is so good about open source?</p>
  1408. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I wouldn&#8217;t say my ambition is to make open source dominant.  I&#8217;d say, perhaps&#8230; that my hope &#8211; and what I work towards &#8211; is that people be free, be teachers and learners, be able to learn what they want to learn so they can do what they want to do.  And I think that the open source way of thinking and doing things is a very positive culture for that.</p>
  1409. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; You&#8217;re part of a supportive ecosystem, you&#8217;re part of multiple communities &#8211; your work and your learning has an impact &#8211; but you&#8217;re free to do what you want as an individual. It&#8217;s a nice balance of interdependence, and I like how open source fosters that sort of maturity and trust among people.</p>
  1410. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; last question&#8230; do you know that OLPC/Sugar volunteers created <a href="http://olpcmap.net/" target="new">http://olpcmap.net</a></p>
  1411. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Yep, I&#8217;ve been following along on the Planets. Great work!</p>
  1412. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; is it ok if we create a <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=838002">marker</a> for you as a mentor and if any open source newbie has a question they would contact you?</p>
  1413. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Sure thing. Put me down in West Lafayette, Indiana, because I&#8217;ll be there more often than not over the next 5 years or so. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1414. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; Thank you so much, Mel! Good luck with all your open source plans!</p>
  1415. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Thanks!</p>
  1416. <p>For more info check <a href="http://blog.melchua.com/">Mel&#8217;s Blog</a>, her <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mchua">Wiki Page</a> or meet her when she <a href="http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/mchua/">travels</a> near you. Also read more about <a href="http://www.teachingopensource.org/index.php/Planet">teaching open source.</a></p>
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  1433. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Seven: Recognition and Getting Paid)</title>
  1434. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/open-source-educator-part-seven-recognition-and-getting-paid/</link>
  1435. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/open-source-educator-part-seven-recognition-and-getting-paid/#comments</comments>
  1437. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1438. <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
  1439. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1440. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  1441. <category><![CDATA[contribute]]></category>
  1442. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1443. <category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
  1444. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1445. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1446. <category><![CDATA[paid work]]></category>
  1447. <category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category>
  1448. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1449. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
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  1453. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; what do you think is the role of incentives for volunteers? &#60;mchua&#62; I think volunteers become volunteers for lots of different reasons. &#60;mchua&#62; Oftentimes they&#8217;ll bring these reasons in themselves. You don&#8217;t have to hang a million dollar prize &#8211; the rewards are typically not monetary. &#60;polyachka&#62; but still don&#8217;t they want some kind [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1454. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what do you think is the role of incentives for volunteers?</p>
  1455. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I think volunteers become volunteers for lots of different reasons.</p>
  1456. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Oftentimes they&#8217;ll bring these reasons in themselves. You don&#8217;t have to hang a million dollar prize &#8211; the rewards are typically not monetary.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4508" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/open-source-educator-part-seven-recognition-and-getting-paid/reward/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg" data-orig-size="500,455" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Reward" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4508" title="Reward" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg?w=300&#038;h=273" alt="" width="300" height="273" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/reward.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1457. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; but still don&#8217;t they want some kind of recognition</p>
  1458. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Sure, but that&#8217;s not the reason they start doing the work. They want to fix something to make a program better for themselves, they want to learn about a certain aspect of technology and so they&#8217;re trying to tinker with it, in the case of Sugar sometimes they want to make something for their kid, their little sibling.</p>
  1459. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Once they do that work, yes, of course they want recognition for it.</p>
  1460. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; But you don&#8217;t start doing open source to get famous&#8230; there are far more time-efficient ways of getting in the news. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1461. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what forms of recognition</p>
  1462. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Most people start contributing to a community because there&#8217;s something they want done, and they figure that it&#8217;s going to get done faster and/or better if they take a crack at it.</p>
  1463. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Recognition &#8211; having other people use your work, give feedback, say thank you. Having your code reused and cited. Having people write back and say &#8220;thanks for that patch, the kids love this new block in TurtleArt.&#8221;</p>
  1464. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Showing up at events and having folks you&#8217;ve never met in person before walk up to you and go &#8220;oh, you&#8217;re the one who translated my documentation, thank you!&#8221;</p>
  1465. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Being accepted as part of a community you respect.</p>
  1466. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and how to get from non-paid contribution to paid, so that you can support yourself while doing what you love?</p>
  1467. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So, it&#8217;s my opinion that &#8220;getting paid to do open source&#8221; is *not* the right endgame for everyone.</p>
  1468. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; If that&#8217;s your goal, that&#8217;s great, but not everyone wants to do it as a dayjob.</p>
  1469. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; What&#8217;s worked for me is that I just do what I love to do, get really good at it, and eventually someone hires me to do it because I&#8217;m providing tremendous value to a community their business relies upon.</p>
  1470. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; You build your portfolio as a contributor first, *then* you can apply for jobs at places at Red Hat.</p>
  1471. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; i asked that because many good volunteers have jobs they don&#8217;t like but do free work in the field they love</p>
  1472. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; But other people want to use open source contribution as a way to enrich the jobs they already have.</p>
  1473. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; it seems that you managed to do it right &#8211; get paid for work you love doing!</p>
  1474. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; For instance, a lot of folks in the Fedora community are sysadmins for universities, various sorts of industries&#8230;</p>
  1475. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; they don&#8217;t get paid to work on Fedora per se, but Fedora is a place where they can work on things that make their job easier, network with other sysadmins doing the same sort of thing.</p>
  1476. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s sort of like why you would join a professional organization &#8211; your employer won&#8217;t pay you to attend, say, Architectural Society meetings, but hanging out with other architects might help you be a better architect for your company, and it&#8217;s fun.</p>
  1477. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So sometimes you can use open source as a sandbox on the side to work on something that you can then take back to your job, to your boss, and make your career more interesting to you.</p>
  1478. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It would depend a lot on the individual situation, really. If you want to get a job doing open source, think about &#8220;okay, what do I like to do in open source that somebody would actually pay me for?&#8221;</p>
  1479. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; For instance, there are plenty of people who use open source tools and designs while freelancing for their clients &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;ll build you a website, and I&#8217;ll do it in Drupal.&#8221;</p>
  1480. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; or &#8220;I&#8217;ll design a logo for you, and I&#8217;ll use Inkscape.&#8221;</p>
  1481. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Drawing on open source tools and communities as a means to do a job you love rather than the objective of the job itself.</p>
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  1498. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Six: How to Get Started)</title>
  1499. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/open-source-educator-part-six-how-to-get-started/</link>
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  1502. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1503. <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
  1504. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
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  1506. <category><![CDATA[getting started]]></category>
  1507. <category><![CDATA[manual]]></category>
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  1509. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1510. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1511. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
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  1517. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; So what do you recommend for people who want to contribute to open source but don&#8217;t know how to start &#60;mchua&#62; Funny you should say that, because Nicholas Whittier just came up with a blog post about that. &#60;mchua&#62; (He&#8217;s new to open source himself and he&#8217;s writing about how he&#8217;s learning to participate [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1518. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; So what do you recommend for people who want to contribute to open source but don&#8217;t know how to start</p>
  1519. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Funny you should say that, because Nicholas Whittier just came up with a blog post about that.</p>
  1520. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; (He&#8217;s new to open source himself and he&#8217;s writing about how he&#8217;s learning to participate in it.)</p>
  1521. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <a href="http://imperialwicket.com/getting-started-in-open-source-part-2-where-can-i-take-these-courses" target="new">http://imperialwicket.com/getting-started-in-open-source-part-2-where-can-i-take-these-courses</a></p>
  1522. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; great</p>
  1523. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So, I&#8217;m tempted to say &#8220;well, it depends&#8230;&#8221; but I know that newcomers sometimes really want those clear instructions. I&#8217;d say 3 things for them.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4504" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/open-source-educator-part-six-how-to-get-started/manual/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg" data-orig-size="225,225" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Manual" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg?w=225" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4504" title="Manual" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg?w=225&#038;h=225" alt="" width="225" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg 225w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/manual.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a></p>
  1524. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <strong>First</strong>, start reading. Lurk everywhere you can &#8211; mailing lists, if you can figure out how to get on IRC channels, lurk there&#8230; read blog Planets &#8211; not just shiny press releases, you want to find where the actual contributors are talking and thinking out loud and hear what they&#8217;re saying.</p>
  1525. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <strong>Second</strong>, start writing. Start thinking out loud. One of the things we lack the most in open source communities is newcomers telling us &#8220;hey, it&#8217;s hard to contribute because you haven&#8217;t allowed people to do X&#8221; &#8211; and if we don&#8217;t know that, we can&#8217;t fix it.</p>
  1526. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I wish more people would do what Nicholas is doing, and write about what it feels like to be a newcomer to a project.</p>
  1527. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; That&#8217;s actually the most valuable contribution a newcomer can make &#8211; because experienced contributors can&#8217;t see those things any more, we&#8217;ve lost that ability &#8211; you&#8217;re the *only* people who can tell us how to make it easier for people like you to come help us.</p>
  1528. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So don&#8217;t wait until you&#8217;re &#8220;good enough,&#8221; because you&#8217;re already good enough.</p>
  1529. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <strong>Third</strong>, find some sort of scaffolding to help you &#8211; whether that&#8217;s an individual mentor who&#8217;s willing to help you through your first contribution, whether that&#8217;s an internship with a company that&#8217;s doing open source or something like Summer of Code&#8230;</p>
  1530. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8230;attending a local hackathon (it&#8217;s often a great way for new people to get started &#8211; things go much faster in person) and contacting some people there beforehand and saying &#8220;hey, I&#8217;m new and want to start helping with your project, I&#8217;ll be at this event I saw you were going to, could you sit down with me and help me get started?&#8221;</p>
  1531. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; or going to the online versions of that &#8211; some projects have online classrooms for new folks &#8211; the Drupal Dojo, the Fedora Classroom.</p>
  1532. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s about connecting with the people in that project as early and as fast as possible.</p>
  1533. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And then you&#8217;ll figure out what basic skills you learn from there.</p>
  1534. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I&#8217;d also say that for the &#8220;basic skills&#8221; part &#8211; one of the things I&#8217;ll be doing over the 2011-2012 (North American) school year is teaching online versions of that POSSE workshop for professors, except open to everyone and online (on IRC).</p>
  1535. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <a href="http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_modules" target="new">http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_modules</a> has the topics &#8211; we haven&#8217;t set scheduling yet, but there&#8217;ll be one every two weeks during the school year.</p>
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  1552. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Five: Teaching)</title>
  1553. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/open-source-educator-part-five-teaching/</link>
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  1556. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1557. <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
  1558. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1559. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1560. <category><![CDATA[newbies]]></category>
  1561. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1562. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1563. <category><![CDATA[teaching open source]]></category>
  1564. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1565. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  1568. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; So would you say that OLPC/Sugar got you interested in Open source or the other way around? &#60;mchua&#62; I got into that because one of the big bottlenecks I saw for Sugar &#8211; and this is true of many open source communities &#8211; we&#8217;re just not that good at teaching people how to join [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1569. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; So would you say that OLPC/Sugar got you interested in Open source or the other way around?</p>
  1570. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I got into that because one of the big bottlenecks I saw for Sugar &#8211; and this is true of many open source communities &#8211; we&#8217;re just not that good at teaching people how to join us.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4474" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/open-source-educator-part-five-teaching/teach-open-source/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg" data-orig-size="92,92" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="teach open source" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg?w=92" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg?w=92" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4474" title="teach open source" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg?w=92&#038;h=92" alt="" width="92" height="92" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mel-chua.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/teach-open-source.jpg"></a></p>
  1571. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; agree</p>
  1572. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; If you think about something like&#8230; say, playing guitar. There are books on playing guitar, schools for playing guitar, teachers. You can walk down the street &#8211; everyone knows what it means to play guitar, they know someone who plays it, they&#8217;ve listened to CDs with guitar players, they&#8217;ve seen them on TV. And if they want to get started, they know they can grab a book or a teacher, they have some idea &#8211; there&#8217;s a pathway for that.</p>
  1573. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; But open source? How the heck do you start with open source? A lot of open source hackers would say &#8220;well, you just *do* it!&#8221;</p>
  1574. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; but that&#8217;s like taking a 5-year-old into a kitchen and handing them a knife and saying &#8220;cooking! you just do it!&#8221;</p>
  1575. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8220;there&#8217;s nothing preventing you from making a perfect roast chicken right now! all the tools are in front of you! all the ingredients!&#8221;</p>
  1576. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8220;But I don&#8217;t know how to turn on the oven or use the knife to chop things!&#8221;</p>
  1577. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1578. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; However, professors are masters at turning complicated subjects into scaffold pathways that students can learn along.</p>
  1579. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; I&#8217;m laughing here like crazy</p>
  1580. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The good professors, anyhow <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1581. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So it&#8217;s my hope that by working with these professors &#8211; if they figure out what sort of resources, guidance, support, teaching, etc. their students need to get started in these projects</p>
  1582. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; those same resources and scaffolding and learning-pathway will be useful to other folks as well, other newcomers.</p>
  1583. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And to answer your earlier question, I would say that I was interested in open source first, and then OLPC/Sugar followed from that &#8211; but also that OLPC was the first time I was actually an open source contributor, rather than just a user.</p>
  1584. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I started using open source software when I was 14 (a bunch of my high school friends invaded my room one evening with Debian install floppies) and wanted to contribute back to it but couldn&#8217;t figure out how.</p>
  1585. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I was intimidated, none of the projects I contacted were responsive, I basically tried to contribute for 6 years but couldn&#8217;t figure it out &#8211; it was very discouraging, I thought it was because I wasn&#8217;t &#8220;good enough&#8221; to contribute to open source.</p>
  1586. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m now working so much on the newbie experience, working to help people get started&#8230; because I know how it feels to be stuck like that.</p>
  1587. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s not that you&#8217;re not good enough, it&#8217;s that you haven&#8217;t found the right mentors, the right entry points, nobody&#8217;s told you about the culture, the way of thinking and doing things.</p>
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  1604. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Four: Grassroots)</title>
  1605. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/open-source-educator-part-four-grassroots/</link>
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  1608. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1609. <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
  1610. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1611. <category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category>
  1612. <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
  1613. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  1614. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1615. <category><![CDATA[grassroots]]></category>
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  1617. <category><![CDATA[Mel Chua]]></category>
  1618. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
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  1624. <description><![CDATA[&#60;mchua&#62; But the community stuff was always where my heart was. &#60;mchua&#62; I love working with open source communities because they&#8217;re where the passion is &#8211; these are people who are in a project for the love of it, for the most part &#8211; not because they&#8217;re being forced to do it for a living; [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1625. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4440" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/open-source-educator-part-four-grassroots/ilxofinal/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png" data-orig-size="400,200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Ilxofinal" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png?w=400" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4440" title="Ilxofinal" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png?w=300&#038;h=150" alt="" width="300" height="150" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>&lt;mchua&gt; But the community stuff was always where my heart was.</p>
  1626. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I love working with open source communities because they&#8217;re where the passion is &#8211; these are people who are in a project for the love of it, for the most part &#8211; not because they&#8217;re being forced to do it for a living; it&#8217;s wonderful to work with people who love what they do and really believe in it.</p>
  1627. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and how long did you work for OLPC?</p>
  1628. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8230; complicated question. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> As a full-timer, just under 4 months. Combined full-timer and intern, maybe&#8230; 8-9 months? It wasn&#8217;t continuous.</p>
  1629. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and after that?</p>
  1630. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I think I still hold the record for &#8220;person who&#8217;s held the most number of official titles at OLPC.&#8221; I was a content intern, then a grassroots intern, then a QA/Support engineer&#8230;(but I also worked other places in-between my OLPC internships &#8211; I wanted to see more of the world.)</p>
  1631. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; did you go to Red Hast right after?</p>
  1632. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; My next job after OLPC was Red Hat, yes.</p>
  1633. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what is grassroots intern?</p>
  1634. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Grassroots was community-building, basically. Encouraging groups in different areas of the world to start their own little OLPC projects. You&#8217;re a student? Great, start a campus club and get some classmates to help you repair broken XO&#8217;s, that sort of thing.</p>
  1635. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; was it hard?</p>
  1636. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Oh, it was hard work &#8211; but again, easiest thing in the world to get people who want to do work, to do work.</p>
  1637. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Getting things out of their way so they could do that work &#8211; that&#8217;s challenging sometimes, but everyone&#8217;s always so excited that it always feels worthwhile.</p>
  1638. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; in what cities/countries did you do it?</p>
  1639. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; For OLPC&#8230; let&#8217;s see. A lot more happened remotely than I was able to travel to in person &#8211; I did almost all of it online.</p>
  1640. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; But physically, within the US&#8230; Bellingham and Seattle, WA &#8211; Aurora and Chicago, IL (where myself and a number of other students started up an actual office downtown &#8211; that was an adventure)</p>
  1641. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ILXO" target="new">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ILXO</a> was the Chicago office, and if you imagine a bunch of 13-22 year old kids getting together an office on their own, running community events from it, and such &#8211; that&#8217;s what we did all summer.</p>
  1642. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Washington DC, New York, Rochester, and of course Boston. Taipei, Manila&#8230; I really didn&#8217;t go to places specifically to do Sugar/OLPC stuff, I just did stuff wherever I happened to be.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4444" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/open-source-educator-part-four-grassroots/children_technology/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg" data-orig-size="300,225" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Children_technology" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg?w=300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4444" title="Children_technology" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1643. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; ILXO was fun; that was myself and Nikki Lee, Andrea Lai, Chris Carrick, Melanie Kim, and Mia Kato. It was a real learning experience. For us and for the local community.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ilxofinal.png"></a></p>
  1644. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what was it?</p>
  1645. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; That was the Chicago grassroots office.</p>
  1646. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Well, there were all these teachers and parents who were interested &#8211; all these adults who wanted to learn about OLPC and Sugar and the XO &#8230;and we&#8217;d show up, and &#8211; for instance, once we were asked to do a workshop at a library, and Mia and Melanie volunteered to do that. So I dropped them off at the library, and they walked into the middle of this room of parents, and they started presenting.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/children_technology.jpg"></a></p>
  1647. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8220;Wait, how old are you?&#8221;</p>
  1648. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; &#8220;I&#8217;m 13, she&#8217;s 12.&#8221;</p>
  1649. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It was a big role reversal for most of us, since we were used to being students taught by adults like that.</p>
  1650. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so right now your connection to OLPC/Sugar is projects that you get professors involved into, right?</p>
  1651. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And yes, right now my main contribution to these projects is getting professors and their students involved in them.</p>
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  1672. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Three: OLPC Intern)</title>
  1673. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/open-source-educator-part-three-olpc-intern/</link>
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  1676. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1677. <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
  1678. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1679. <category><![CDATA[Fedora]]></category>
  1680. <category><![CDATA[Game Jam OLPC]]></category>
  1681. <category><![CDATA[Olin college]]></category>
  1682. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1683. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1684. <category><![CDATA[Posse]]></category>
  1685. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1686. <category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
  1687. <category><![CDATA[Taipei]]></category>
  1688. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  1689. <category><![CDATA[Wikimania]]></category>
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  1692. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; what is Fedora vs Sugar? &#60;mchua&#62; The Fedora, Sugar, Fedora+Sugar focus is definitely an artifact of myself and Sebastian spending so much time on POSSE, because that&#8217;s exactly the intersection of the two communities we work in. &#60;mchua&#62; Well, Fedora is a Linux distribution. It&#8217;s an operating system, and its mission is not education, but instead to [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1693. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what is Fedora vs Sugar?</p>
  1694. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The Fedora, Sugar, Fedora+Sugar focus is definitely an artifact of myself and Sebastian spending so much time on POSSE, because that&#8217;s exactly the intersection of the two communities we work in.</p>
  1695. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Well, Fedora is a Linux distribution. It&#8217;s an operating system, and its mission is not education, but instead to rapidly advance Free Software (and content) as much as possible. In part by making it easy for people to run and get their hands on the good stuff &#8211; trying to make our packages as up-to-date and close to upstream as possible, that sort of thing. The two projects intersect in Sugar on a Stick, which is a Fedora spin. Which means that it&#8217;s a custom Fedora version that&#8217;s designed to boot Sugar by default and run Sugar activities.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4423" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/open-source-educator-part-three-olpc-intern/olin-college/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Olin College" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4423" title="Olin College" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg?w=300&#038;h=199" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin-college.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1696. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; to me Sugar is for children, is there anything similar to it but for adults, like college students and above? I mean from the user perspective</p>
  1697. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Well, if you&#8217;re looking at Sugar as a platform with open and extendable tools that people can use for learning&#8230; I would say that really, any open operating system can serve that purpose for older folks.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png"></a></p>
  1698. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I used Fedora myself in college. And the community is also really supportive of newcomers, encourages people to learn and play and explore.  (this isn&#8217;t limited to Fedora &#8211; lots of other open source projects have great supportive communities too!)<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4421" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/open-source-educator-part-three-olpc-intern/olin/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png" data-orig-size="440,60" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="olin college logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=440" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4421" title="olin college logo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=300&#038;h=40" alt="" width="300" height="40" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=293 293w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png 440w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1699. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; where did you go to college?</p>
  1700. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; In Needham, Massachusetts, which is a subu<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olin.png"></a>rb of Boston. I attended Olin College (<a href="http://olin.edu/" target="new">http://olin.edu</a>) which was brand-new at the time, I was in their second-ever graduating class.</p>
  1701. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and what was your major?</p>
  1702. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; My major was somewhat arbitrary &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t decide, so I used a dartboard to decide for me. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> But the dart landed on &#8220;Electrical and Computer Engineering,&#8221; so that&#8217;s what my degree says.</p>
  1703. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so how did you get into the project with Elsa?</p>
  1704. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s actually where I learned a lot of the ways of thinking that have come in handy for me in open source. I was the first Oliner who got involved in OLPC.</p>
  1705. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Nikki Lee came along shortly afterwards, and she started the club that got Elsa Culler and others involved.</p>
  1706. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Ian Daniher and Sebastian Dziallas did a sort of reverse migration, getting involved in OLPC and Sugar first, and finding out about Olin through that, and now they&#8217;re both students there.</p>
  1707. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; when did you get involved?</p>
  1708. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I started becoming an active contributor when I was 20 &#8211; my senior year of college, very start of the spring semester&#8230; so that would be January, February, 2007.  Just kept on showing up at the office in Cambridge pestering people for things to do. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1709. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I realized the engineers there were all overworked and couldn&#8217;t handle volunteers much, but that there was this army of engineers who wanted to volunteer help, and a bunch of work (Activity creation, for instance) that wasn&#8217;t getting done.</p>
  1710. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and what did you do?</p>
  1711. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So the first big thing I did was to organize the first OLPC Game Jam, which was at Olin the summer I graduated.</p>
  1712. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_Jam_Boston_June_2007" target="new">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_Jam_Boston_June_2007</a></p>
  1713. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It was a win-win for everyone; the volunteers showed up, the engineers showed up and taught everyone how to make Activities, and by the end of the weekend we had a bunch of volunteers who could make Activities. And they went on to teach others (Wade Brainerd, one of the original volunteers from that Game Jam, went on to be the first leader of the Activity team, and so forth).<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4422" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/open-source-educator-part-three-olpc-intern/wikimania2007logo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif" data-orig-size="542,133" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Wikimania2007logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif?w=542" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4422" title="Wikimania2007logo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif?w=542&#038;h=133" alt="" width="542" height="133" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif 542w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif?w=150&amp;h=37 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif?w=300&amp;h=74 300w" sizes="(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wikimania2007logo.gif"></a></p>
  1714. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; that is really cool</p>
  1715. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s just about unblocking people who want to do good stuff, that&#8217;s all. Easiest job in the world. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> You&#8217;re letting people who want to do work, do work.</p>
  1716. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; I couldn’t agree more!</p>
  1717. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Well, a little after that &#8211; I kept showing up at the office in Cambridge, sitting there and working on whatever seemed most useful&#8230; at some point, Walter Bender (who was still OLPC&#8217;s president at the time) walked up to me and said &#8220;here, sign this, we&#8217;re going to hire you&#8230; and can you go to Taiwan in two weeks?&#8221;</p>
  1718. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; sounds great to me!  <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1719. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So that&#8217;s how I started my official tenure at OLPC &#8211; right after I signed my internship papers I jetted off to represent OLPC at Wikimania in Taipei. They brought me on full-time later as a QA/Support engineer.</p>
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  1744. <title>Open Source Educator (Part Two: Academia)</title>
  1745. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/open-source-educator-part-two-academia/</link>
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  1748. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1749. <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
  1750. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1751. <category><![CDATA[Academia]]></category>
  1752. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1753. <category><![CDATA[Fedora]]></category>
  1754. <category><![CDATA[GNOME]]></category>
  1755. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1756. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1757. <category><![CDATA[OSU]]></category>
  1758. <category><![CDATA[RIT]]></category>
  1759. <category><![CDATA[Seneca]]></category>
  1760. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1761. <category><![CDATA[SugarLabs]]></category>
  1762. <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
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  1765. <description><![CDATA[&#60;polyachka&#62; what is difficult about open source culture? &#60;mchua&#62; Things like &#8220;release early, release often&#8221; &#8211; in academia, you keep your paper private until it&#8217;s *completely* polished, you don&#8217;t want to show it to anyone before then. &#60;mchua&#62; So it&#8217;s hard sometimes to break professors of that habit. &#60;polyachka&#62; what else? &#60;mchua&#62; Or the &#8220;ask [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1766. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what is difficult about open source culture?</p>
  1767. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Things like &#8220;release early, release often&#8221; &#8211; in academia, you keep your paper private until it&#8217;s *completely* polished, you don&#8217;t want to show it to anyone before then.</p>
  1768. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So it&#8217;s hard sometimes to break professors of that habit.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4400" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/open-source-educator-part-two-academia/academia_image/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg" data-orig-size="228,249" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="academia_image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg?w=228" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg?w=228" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4400" title="academia_image" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg?w=228&#038;h=249" alt="" width="228" height="249" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg 228w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia_image.jpg?w=137&amp;h=150 137w" sizes="(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px" /></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/academia.jpg"></a></p>
  1769. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what else?</p>
  1770. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Or the &#8220;ask forgiveness, not permission&#8221; mentality &#8211; people are so used to being assigned work, asking what to do, that it&#8217;s weird for them (professors and students both, sometimes) to realize that they&#8217;re supposed to come up with their own ideas and just start *doing* them.</p>
  1771. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The radical transparency is a big shift. &#8220;Begin with the finishing touches,&#8221; as well. Oftentimes in academia you get credit for 100% original work &#8211; so you always, always start from scratch&#8230; instead of finding the existing code someone else has written that will do 90% of what you want, and then tweaking it until it does the rest.</p>
  1772. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; don&#8217;t they want to get credit for their work, and in open source it is not that clear who created what?</p>
  1773. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Oh, in open source it&#8217;s *extremely* clear who created what. Every single commit, every line I change in a wiki, every sentence I say in a meeting &#8211; all that is logged, and it&#8217;s clear *I* said it.</p>
  1774. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Professors have reported that it&#8217;s actually easier to grade open source work. For instance&#8230; there was a group of co-op students at RIT making a math game Activity. And their professor asked me to grade their work, as an external evaluator.</p>
  1775. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Now, I&#8217;ve done grading before&#8230; I was a TA throughout college, and it&#8217;s usually this horrible tedious messy thing. But these students had done their work right on git.sugarlabs.org, they&#8217;d kept their documentation on the Sugar Labs wiki. So all I did was pop into the git logs &#8211; <a href="http://git.sugarlabs.org/project-xavier" target="new">http://git.sugarlabs.org/project-xavier</a> &#8211; and poof, there was *every* line of code every student had written&#8230; I could go in and look at coding style, cleanness, difficulty of the modifications, etc.</p>
  1776. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so you do get to interact with students too, not just professors</p>
  1777. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Yeah, sometimes I&#8217;ll go visit classrooms. One of the perks of the job. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1778. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; tell me about that project with Remy</p>
  1779. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; That project wasn&#8217;t with Remy &#8211; I think he had just started at RIT back then.</p>
  1780. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; is it a big open source community at RIT?</p>
  1781. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; It&#8217;s pretty big compared to most other schools. Seneca and OSU have larger open source groups (in terms of professors who specifically teach open source participation and students actively working on getting involved in projects &#8211; open source as an explicit aim there) but they&#8217;ve also been doing it for a bit longer.</p>
  1782. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; how many students participate in open source projects there?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4401" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/open-source-educator-part-two-academia/fedore/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg" data-orig-size="200,161" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="fedora" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg?w=200" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg?w=200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4401" title="fedora" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg?w=200&#038;h=161" alt="" width="200" height="161" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg 200w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg?w=150&amp;h=121 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></p>
  1783. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I&#8230; don&#8217;t know how many students, you&#8217;d have to ask Remy or Steve Jacobs or Dave Shein (or one of the other professors) for that.</p>
  1784. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The neat thing about the Teaching Open Source community, though, is that you find these professors all over the place. There are these little pockets of open source activity &#8211; oftentimes just one professor thinking it&#8217;s the right thing to do &#8211; and it&#8217;s amazing to introduce them to each other because all of a sudden, &#8220;aha! oh, I&#8217;ve handled that before in my class, let me tell you how&#8230;&#8221;<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fedore.jpg"></a></p>
  1785. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so what other open source projects do you get professors involved into, besides Sugar</p>
  1786. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Other than Sugar, it&#8217;s largely Fedora &#8211; or the intersection between Sugar and Fedora.</p>
  1787. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Those are the two I spend most of my time in, and therefore the ones I&#8217;m best at getting others into&#8230; but we stress that we&#8217;re teaching general skills and tools and cultural principles, that the aim is for them to be able to get students into *any* open source project.</p>
  1788. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So they might leave the workshop and think &#8220;okay, I want to get involved in GNOME because they do some great accessibility work that&#8217;s an interest of mine.&#8221; Or &#8220;well, I&#8217;m more of a hardware person, maybe I&#8217;ll do some beagleboard stuff with my students.&#8221; And that&#8217;s great &#8211; we don&#8217;t want to limit people to just two projects!</p>
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  1809. <title>Open Source Educator (Part One: Red Hat)</title>
  1810. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/open-source-educator-part-one-red-hat/</link>
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  1813. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1814. <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
  1815. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1816. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  1817. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1818. <category><![CDATA[Mel Chua]]></category>
  1819. <category><![CDATA[Olin]]></category>
  1820. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1821. <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
  1822. <category><![CDATA[Posse]]></category>
  1823. <category><![CDATA[Red Hat]]></category>
  1824. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1825. <category><![CDATA[teaching open source]]></category>
  1826. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1827. <category><![CDATA[Tos]]></category>
  1828. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  1831. <description><![CDATA[I heard about Mel Chua in open source circles and asked if I could interview her on IRC. Here is part one of our interview: &#60;polyachka&#62; Good morning! Where are you now? &#60;mchua&#62; I&#8217;m sitting in Raleigh, NC at the moment. I tend to move around a lot, though. 🙂 &#60;polyachka&#62; and where is your home? &#60;mchua&#62; [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1832. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard about Mel Chua in open source circles and asked if I could interview her on IRC. Here is part one of our interview:</p>
  1833. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4375" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/open-source-educator-part-one-red-hat/redhat/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png" data-orig-size="1024,768" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="redhat" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4375" title="redhat" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/redhat.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>&lt;polyachka&gt; Good morning! Where are you now?</p>
  1834. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I&#8217;m sitting in Raleigh, NC at the moment. I tend to move around a lot, though. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1835. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; and where is your home?</p>
  1836. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The internet. :)I don&#8217;t really have a place I consider a (geographic) home base at the moment&#8230; been moving and traveling quite a bit. I&#8217;ll be settling a bit more in West Lafayette, Indiana this summer to start my engineering education PhD studies at Purdue University, though.</p>
  1837. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; but where did you go to high school?</p>
  1838. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Aurora, IL. I lived away from home for high school; it was a residential public magnet &#8211; my family didn&#8217;t live in Aurora.</p>
  1839. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; by traveling you mean going from one project to another for Sugar?</p>
  1840. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Oh, my travel isn&#8217;t for Sugar events these days. Mostly for work, and to see family and friends on occasion.</p>
  1841. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what do you do for work?</p>
  1842. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; My dayjob is working for Red Hat&#8217;s open source community team; I&#8217;m responsible for the company&#8217;s education strategy.</p>
  1843. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; interesting</p>
  1844. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; So I work with professors who are getting the students in their classes involved in open source communities, and help them figure out how to do that. One of things I do is teach summer workshops for those professors &#8211; many of them have never been open source contributors themselves, so during the workshop we have them go into an open source project and make a contribution of their own.</p>
  1845. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; how many people work for Red Hat?</p>
  1846. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; I think somewhere around 3,200 worldwide at the moment&#8230;</p>
  1847. <p>&lt;mchua&gt;Last summer, one of the workshops we ran (in Worcester State, Massachusetts) featured Sugar Labs as the community to get involved with. And Peter Robinson and Walter Bender were my co-instructors, with a lot of remote support from Sebastian Dziallas. Professors were patching Walter&#8217;s &#8220;Abacus&#8221; Activity, editing Sugar on a Stick documentation and using it for testing &#8211; good stuff.</p>
  1848. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so is it a big trend for professors- to learn about open source? Surprising, as all they publish is not open source&#8230;</p>
  1849. <p>&lt;mchua&gt;  I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s a &#8220;big trend&#8221; yet, but we&#8217;re hoping it will be. It&#8217;s certainly a growing movement. There are professors who contribute to open source as a hobby, and there are professors who research open source as a career.  So it&#8217;s not just CS professors &#8211; economics, sociology, etc. researchers look at our communities as well. Apparently we&#8217;re rather fascinating. <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1850. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; And open source communities have characteristics of a lot of things they&#8217;d like their students to experience &#8211; real world projects, distributed collaboration, things for building their portfolio, etc.</p>
  1851. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; The Teaching Open Source (TOS) community, <a href="http://teachingopensource.org/" target="new">http://teachingopensource.org</a>, is a gathering of these professors and open source community members working to support them &#8211; great group, the Worcester State crew from the Sugar workshop hangs out there as well. (It&#8217;s an open community that centers around academic rather than code projects, basically &#8211; everyone&#8217;s welcome to join.)<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4383" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/open-source-educator-part-one-red-hat/posse/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png" data-orig-size="300,110" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Posse" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png?w=300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4383" title="Posse" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png?w=300&#038;h=110" alt="" width="300" height="110" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/posse.png?w=150&amp;h=55 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  1852. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; what was your favorite workshop?</p>
  1853. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; My favorite workshop would have to be POSSE &#8211; that stands for Professors&#8217; Open Source Summer Experience.</p>
  1854. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; where was it?</p>
  1855. <p>&lt;mchua&gt;It&#8217;s been taught a number of times. The first time was in Raleigh in July 2009. It&#8217;s been to Singapore, Cape Town&#8230; I taught the last one with Sebastian Dziallas in Doha, Qatar.</p>
  1856. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; Yeah, he and I have been revising the curriculum for the past year or so to make it more scalable and understandable (and teachable by people who aren&#8217;t us).</p>
  1857. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; where is Sebastian from?</p>
  1858. <p>&lt;mchua&gt; He&#8217;s from Germany, but is currently studying in Boston. You should interview him, actually &#8211; he&#8217;s the guy behind Sugar on a Stick. (and started Sugar on a Stick while in high school.)</p>
  1859. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; so any favorite topics for workshops or projects?</p>
  1860. <p>&lt;mchua&gt;In terms of workshop topics&#8230; the most difficult thing for professors is not learning the tools &#8211; they already know how to develop software and all that stuff, some people already know what bugtrackers are (some don&#8217;t) &#8211; the hard part is the culture.</p>
  1861. <p>&lt;polyachka&gt; how many people are in one workshop on average?</p>
  1862. <p>&lt;mchua&gt;On average I&#8217;d say we have between 8-15 professors in a workshop. Local open source community members swing by, though, so when we all go out to dinner we&#8217;ll have 15-20. I think of the workshops as cultural immersions &#8211; open source communities have weird quirks that sometimes we forget the rest of the world doesn&#8217;t know yet.</p>
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  1884. <title>Announcement of Weekly olpc/sugar MAP JAM</title>
  1885. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/announcement-of-weekly-olpcsugar-map-jam/</link>
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  1888. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1889. <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
  1890. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1891. <category><![CDATA[Adam Holt]]></category>
  1892. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1893. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP JAM]]></category>
  1894. <category><![CDATA[speakers]]></category>
  1895. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1896. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  1897. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  1899.  
  1900. <description><![CDATA[From Adam Holt: Every week you will learn completely new tricks about how to build local edutech community, during our global audio/chat calls, that you will be able to use the rest of your life. I want to give out a red XO every week to the local who most vividly/authentically communicates her/his on-the-ground accomplishment, experience, [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1901. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Adam Holt:</p>
  1902. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/imagescai299ds.jpg"></a>Every week you will learn completely new tricks about how to build local edutech community, during our global audio/chat calls, that you will be able to use the rest of your life. I want to give out a red XO every week to the local who most vividly/authentically communicates her/his on-the-ground accomplishment, experience, eye-opening trivia (or quite simply photography) onto <a href="http://olpcMAP.net" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net</a> , til they run out!  Or will they <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  1903. <p>*VERY* preliminary schedule follows &#8212; dates and 4PM EST/EDT Sunday timing <em>will both change if we can hopefully accommodate the &#8220;doer&#8221; country/group&#8217;s request:</em></p>
  1904. <p>    Feb 27 &#8211; Southern California Meets @ <a href="http://socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x" rel="nofollow">http://socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x</a> : How it All Comes Together<br />
  1905.                     <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=southern_california" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=southern_california</a><br />
  1906.     <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4363" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/announcement-of-weekly-olpcsugar-map-jam/red-olpc/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="red-olpc" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=800" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4363" title="red-olpc" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=300&#038;h=199" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/red-olpc.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Mch 6 &#8211; OLPC France: How to Build a Volunteer Network that LASTS<br />
  1907.                   <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=france" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=france</a><br />
  1908.     Mch 13 &#8211; <a href="http://franxophonie.org/" target="_blank">Franxophonie.org</a> on Africa: Gabon, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal<br />
  1909.                     <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=cameroon" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=cameroon</a><br />
  1910.     Mch 20 &#8211; eKindling / Philippines Island-Hopping Expansion?<br />
  1911.                     <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/?go=philippines" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net/?go=philippines</a><br />
  1912.     Mch 27 &#8211;  Kenya&#8217;s Extensive Community Deployment Fabric<br />
  1913.                      <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=kenya" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=kenya</a><br />
  1914.     Apr 3 &#8211; OLPC Austria<br />
  1915.                  <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=europe" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=europe</a><br />
  1916.     Apr 10 &#8211; Washington DC&#8217;s <a href="http://olpclearningclub.org/" target="_blank">olpcLearningClub.org</a> &amp; Sugar Labs DC<br />
  1917.                    <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=maryland" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=maryland</a><br />
  1918.     Apr 17 &#8211; OLPC Deutschland<br />
  1919.                    <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=germany" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=germany</a><br />
  1920.     Apr 24 &#8211; Ghana: Princeton Engineers w/o Borders Build a Broad-based XO Library<br />
  1921.                    <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=ghana" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=ghana</a><br />
  1922.     May 1 &#8211; Rural Uruguay: do the Rural Poor really want Internet?<br />
  1923.                   <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/?go=montevideo" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net/?go=montevideo</a><br />
  1924.     May 8 &#8211; Urban Montevideo: Are We There Yet?<br />
  1925.                   <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/?go=uruguay" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net/?go=uruguay</a><br />
  1926.     May 15 &#8211; Jamaica: Teacher Training Truisms (you think you know, but don&#8217;t)<br />
  1927.                     <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?go=jamaica" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net?go=jamaica</a><br />
  1928.     May 22 &#8211; Lifelong Learning in Haiti: How to Fight the Good Fight<br />
  1929.                     <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/?go=haiti" rel="nofollow">http://olpcMAP.net/?go=haiti</a></p>
  1930. <p>Those who share the very most creative stories of grassroots/community accomplishment will receive a RED XO, as a month+ ago here, when so many similarly unknown talents were shared here: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/Trivia_Contest">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/Trivia_Contest</a></p>
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  1947. <title>Caryl Bigenho Presentation on Sunday, Feb 20</title>
  1948. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/caryl-bigenho-presentation-on-sunday-feb-20/</link>
  1949. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/caryl-bigenho-presentation-on-sunday-feb-20/#respond</comments>
  1951. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  1952. <pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
  1953. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  1954. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  1955. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  1956. <category><![CDATA[JAM]]></category>
  1957. <category><![CDATA[LA]]></category>
  1958. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  1959. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  1960. <category><![CDATA[speakers]]></category>
  1961. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  1962. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  1963. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  1964. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
  1965. <guid isPermaLink="false">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/?p=4341</guid>
  1966.  
  1967. <description><![CDATA[From Adam Holt: In 2009 Caryl Bigenho took the pioneering initiative of building the 1st known /local/ (and lowercase ;)) olpcMAP, showcasing ~10 Sugar/XO projects &#8212; long before olpcMAP.net itself reached 500 volunteer/projects &#8212; crystallizing and catalyzing a community now made up of well over 100 Southern California volunteers:      http://j.mp/erEQQJ      http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-socal      http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Southern_California_OLPC_Projects [&#8230;]]]></description>
  1968. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Adam Holt:</p>
  1969. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caryl-bigenho.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4346" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/caryl-bigenho-presentation-on-sunday-feb-20/caryl-bigenho/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caryl-bigenho.jpg" data-orig-size="200,202" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Caryl Bigenho" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caryl-bigenho.jpg?w=200" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caryl-bigenho.jpg?w=200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4346" title="Caryl Bigenho" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/caryl-bigenho.jpg?w=200&#038;h=202" alt="" width="200" height="202" /></a>In 2009 <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=614001">Caryl Bigenho</a> took the pioneering initiative of building the 1st known /local/ (and lowercase ;)) olpcMAP, showcasing ~10 Sugar/XO projects &#8212; long before olpcMAP.net itself reached 500 volunteer/projects &#8212; crystallizing and catalyzing a community now made up of well over 100 Southern California volunteers:</p>
  1970. <p>     <a href="http://j.mp/erEQQJ">http://j.mp/erEQQJ</a><br />
  1971.      <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-socal">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-socal</a><br />
  1972.      <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Southern_California_OLPC_Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Southern_California_OLPC_Projects</a></p>
  1973. <p>*Thanks OLPC Southern California OSSIE (Open Source Software in Education!) *We&#8217;ve come a long way Babe!</p>
  1974. <p>Now, on Sunday 1PM PST (that&#8217;s 4PM EST) we&#8217;re coming together to reinforce Caryl&#8217;s extensive+amazing &#8220;glocal&#8221; mentoring of projects around her city, and around the globe.  Much of this work done silently around <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program</a> and not yet recognized by anyone at all!  And she&#8217;s not the only one.</p>
  1975. <p>So our &#8220;barn raising&#8221; will introducing new larger LA/Southern Calif edutech volunteers to the next level here &#8212; to each other &#8212; and to each others&#8217; projects we&#8217;ll work together to showcase here:  <a href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=southern_california">http://olpcMAP.net/?go=southern_california</a></p>
  1976. <p>In preparation for Feb 25-27&#8217;s quite huge SCALE / Southern CA Linux Expo:  <a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/">http://www.socalLinuxExpo.org/scale9x/</a></p>
  1977. <p>     Sunday Feb 20, 1PM PST  (4PM EST) +1 866 213-2185    or    +1 609 454-9914<br />
  1978.      Access Code: 1671650# Backchannel:     <a href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a></p>
  1979. <p>Sunday we&#8217;re all about to learn how far we&#8217;ve come, with OLPC/Sugar/edutech with along our favorite Hollwood iBoulevards &amp;<br />
  1980. iHighways &#8212; next week we&#8217;ll be hitting the longer road exploring a new city/region each week, so think hard about those Sugar/OLPC teachers/kids projects in your own town that have done phenomenal stuff, WHY YOUR CITY IS DIFFERENT, and most important the secret dad/sister/mentors behind the scenes who deserves their fair shake /quiet honor around our global community map at long last (lowercase+UPPERCASE ;))</p>
  1981. <p>Those who share the very most creative stories of grassroots/community accomplishment (whether told already in <a href="http://planet.laptop.org/">http://planet.laptop.org</a> and <a href="http://planet.sugarlabs.org/">http://planet.sugarlabs.org</a>) or not, will receive a RED XO, as a month+<br />
  1982. ago here, when so many similarly unknown talents were shared here: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/Trivia_Contest">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/Trivia_Contest</a></p>
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  1999. <title>Invite to E-Toys Training and Teacher Volunteer Project Boston/Haiti</title>
  2000. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/invite-to-an-e-toys-training/</link>
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  2003. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2004. <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
  2005. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2006. <category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category>
  2007. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  2008. <category><![CDATA[deployment]]></category>
  2009. <category><![CDATA[E-Toys]]></category>
  2010. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2011. <category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
  2012. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2013. <category><![CDATA[Solution Grove]]></category>
  2014. <category><![CDATA[Somerville]]></category>
  2015. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2016. <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
  2017. <category><![CDATA[training]]></category>
  2018. <category><![CDATA[Waveplace]]></category>
  2019. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2021.  
  2022. <description><![CDATA[Dear Boston OLPC Community, What: Class to train adults to train teachers/create content with E-Toys E-Toys is a childrens’ programming environment used extensively around the world including Haiti with Waveplace.org. Who:  Techies interested in education, Educators interested in technology. We are working on a project at the Haitian Coalitian and the Clarendon Hill Apartments housing [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2023. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Boston OLPC Community,</p>
  2024. <p><strong>What:</strong> Class to train adults to train teachers/create content with E-Toys</p>
  2025. <p><strong>E-Toys</strong> is a childrens’ programming environment used extensively around the world including Haiti with <a href="http://waveplace.org/" target="_blank">Waveplace.org</a>.</p>
  2026. <p><strong>Who:</strong>  Techies interested in education, Educators interested in technology.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4298" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/invite-to-an-e-toys-training/squeak-screenshot-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png" data-orig-size="800,541" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Squeak-screenshot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=800" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4298" title="Squeak-screenshot" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=300&#038;h=202" alt="" width="300" height="202" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  2027. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot.png"></a>We are working on a project at the Haitian Coalitian and the Clarendon Hill Apartments housing project in Somerville, and we <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/squeak-screenshot1.png"></a>need your help! Read on if you&#8217;re a techie, teacher, Haitian translator, or anyone else who&#8217;s interested in educational software.</p>
  2028. <p>The focus of this class is an educational program called eToys &#8211; I&#8217;m sure many of you have heard of it. For those of you who haven&#8217;t: eToys is a multifaceted program that is currently being used in courses in Haiti on XO laptops. With it, kids can learn basics of programming, animation, and logic, but it&#8217;s so much more than that. Waveplace has created an innovative curriculum that extends eToys to virtually every subject&#8230;math, science, social studies, even language arts.</p>
  2029. <p><strong>Teach Kids in Somerville: </strong>Our goal is to run our own eToys classes for children here in Somerville. For the kids of all ethnicities at the Clarendon Hill Apartments, we want to run an eToys course on storytelling that will use a similar curriculum to that being taught in Haiti.  We have donated computers for the students to use.</p>
  2030. <p><strong>Teach volunteers who will be going to Haiti this Summer:</strong> We would also like to run a series of classes for those interested in traveling to Haiti to do their own training &#8211; namely adults at CHA and possibly local high school students. That&#8217;s where Sprout comes in &#8211; we need your help to run these &#8220;train the trainer&#8221; sessions! These trainers would then bring their knowledge to Haiti to enrich childrens&#8217; education.</p>
  2031. <p><strong>Create Curriculum for Haiti:</strong> There are a good number of curriculum units available and being used in Haiti with E-Toys, but the need is extensive!  Curriculum needs to be written, turned into interactive E-Toys projects, and translated into Haitian Creole.  Somerville has a wealth of people with each of these skills. We would like your help bringing them together to provide free educational materials for children in Haiti.  All content will be under open licence and will also be available to be translated for use in other countries, and of course here in Somerville!</p>
  2032. <p><strong>Learn More about E-Toys and the Existing Curriculum: </strong> You can find examples of existing curriculum and students&#8217; projects at an Illinois school here: <a href="http://etoysillinois.org/" target="_blank">http://etoysillinois.org</a> or some tutorials from Waveplace here: <a href="http://waveplace.com/resources/tutorials/" target="_blank">http://waveplace.com/resources/tutorials/</a>.</p>
  2033. <p>We will be running an eToys training class soon for anyone interested in learning more about eToys or working with us and the Haitian Coalitian. You&#8217;ll get to learn how to use basic eToys functions, from creating sketches to animating them by using scripts. You can even create your own games &#8211; eToys is LOTS of fun! You will also learn more about education work in Haiti through organizations like Waveplace and locally with the Haitian Coalition.</p>
  2034. <p><strong>When and Where?</strong> Soon and in Somerville! We will be working with interested people to figure that out.  Please contact me at <a href="http://us.mc1132.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=redfern.derek@gmail.com" target="_blank">redfern.derek@gmail.com</a> or Caroline at <a href="http://us.mc1132.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=caroline@solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a> if you&#8217;re interested.</p>
  2035. <p>Thanks for your help!</p>
  2036. <p>Derek Redfern/Caroline Meeks<br />
  2037. &#8212;<br />
  2038. Caroline Meeks<br />
  2039. Solution Grove<br />
  2040. Caroline@SolutionGrove.com</p>
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  2057. <title>How can you start a project with OLPC?</title>
  2058. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/how-can-you-start-a-project-with-olpc/</link>
  2059. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/how-can-you-start-a-project-with-olpc/#comments</comments>
  2061. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2062. <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
  2063. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2064. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2065. <category><![CDATA[deployment]]></category>
  2066. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2067. <category><![CDATA[start a project]]></category>
  2068. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2069. <category><![CDATA[volunteer]]></category>
  2070. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2072.  
  2073. <description><![CDATA[We received a letter from Lindy in Australia, she wants to start a project with OLPC computers in Cambodia. There are a lot of people who want to do the same thing, just countries differ. How can OLPC help these people? The answer is either to guide them through the process or direct them to [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2074. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We received a letter from Lindy in Australia, she wants to start a project with OLPC computers in Cambodia. There are a lot of people who want to do the same thing, just countries differ. How can OLPC help these people? The answer is either to guide them through the process or direct them to existing deployments. Please, see correspondence below and submit your comments.</p>
  2075. <p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
  2076. <p> <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg"></a>Hello,<br />
  2077.  I recently spent 3 months volunteering in a small school in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The school is a Not For Profit run by an NGO.<br />
  2078. The school is about to celebrate it&#8217;s first birthday and has already  made a huge difference to the lives of the wonderful children who go there. I would love to see the children with your computers, while they are learning so much now there is a desperate need for books and educational materials. I am concerned that the children only get to  look at books while at school and have often thought how much more quickly they would develop if they could work at home as well.<br />
  2079. There are currently 140 children at the school and most of them are under 12. I know that they would be extremely grateful for the computers and make very good use of them. Is it possible to apply for a donation of the computers to the school and if so how do I go about it?</p>
  2080. <p>Kind regards, Lindy</p>
  2081. <p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
  2082. <p>Dear Lindy,</p>
  2083. <p>How wonderful of you to think of a present for the school in Cambodia. Please, remember that everything in life is visualized first and then becomes real. If you really want to make it happen and you work on it, it will come true but you need to know what the steps are.</p>
  2084. <p>While OLPC doesn&#8217;t offer donations, it mentors along the process. The main steps in the process are:<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4267" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/how-can-you-start-a-project-with-olpc/contributetree/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg" data-orig-size="400,244" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Contributetree" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg?w=400" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4267" title="Contributetree" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg?w=400&#038;h=244" alt="" width="400" height="244" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg 400w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg?w=150&amp;h=92 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contributetree.jpg?w=300&amp;h=183 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></p>
  2085. <ol>
  2086. <li>Make sure the school is ready to handle the project  </li>
  2087. <li>Raise money to buy computers</li>
  2088. <li>Find volunteers to provide training to teachers</li>
  2089. <li>Enable on-going support</li>
  2090. <li>Develop curriculum to teach</li>
  2091. </ol>
  2092. <p>More detailed:</p>
  2093. <ol>
  2094. <li>The school has to  have electricity and teachers willing to commit to learning computers and teaching them (extra load for teachers) plus other resources, including on-going financial (teachers salary).</li>
  2095. <li>You can always create a project plan and post it on <a href="http://kickstarter.com/" target="_blank">Kickstarter.com</a> to raise money to buy computers (maybe not all 140 at first, you can always start with lower number to test it out). Several on-line fundraising sites are good for that.</li>
  2096. <li>When you have the computers you will need to find volunteers, who will teach the teachers at Cambodian school how to use computers, so that teachers can teach children year-round.</li>
  2097. <li>You will also need to have someone on your team of volunteers who knows how to fix computer when kids break them and have spare parts ready, also provide support (repair, technical support, teacher support, maybe long-distance).</li>
  2098. <li>The last thing will be to develop curriculum and be able to revise it as software changes rapidly.</li>
  2099. </ol>
  2100. <p>See more deployment guides on <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployment_Guide" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployment_Guide</a></p>
  2101. <p>You can’t just give XOs (OLPC computers) to kids without giving thorough instructions, as XOs have their own unique software. Also unsupervised, children lose interest in developing their skills, so teacher guidance is needed…</p>
  2102. <p>We will post similar instructions and sample project plans on <a href="http://olpcmap.net/" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net</a> that we created especially for people like you. The map also serves as a tool for communication with other volunteers and current deployments, so that you can contact them and learn from their experience. Feel free to look up schools and volunteers in Cambodia. If you collaborate with them, maybe you can combine or share resources.</p>
  2103. <p>Last year I volunteered in Saigon, Vietnam for three months teaching children in a shelter how to use XO computers, they have only 5 XOs and it was still a lot of work. I had to have a translator, set up Internet connections, educate teachers who were not interested in teaching, and deal with children’s resistance to be motivated to have after school classes, not integrated into their school curriculum.</p>
  2104. <p>I also went to Seam Reap and helped an NGO to demonstrate three XOs they have. Unfortunately, those XOs are unused, because teachers didn&#8217;t receive training  plus the school doesn’t have electricity to run computers, never mind money to pay teachers to give computer classes.</p>
  2105. <p>If after reading all above mentioned you are determined that you can make it happen and run the project well, you should pursue it.</p>
  2106. <p>Also, if you first want to try yourself as a volunteer, you can help an existing deployment, acquire skills needed and then implement OLPC computers in your school in Cambodia.</p>
  2107. <p>Let me know if I can help you with anything else.</p>
  2108. <p>Sincerely, <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=358001">Marina</a>.</p>
  2109. <p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
  2110. <p>Dear Marina,</p>
  2111. <p>Thanks so much for your reply. I was actually going to send an email back with the question &#8211; how do I make it happen? &#8211; you have answered before I had a chance to!</p>
  2112. <p>As you say, visualizing it is the first step. I would love to make it happen so I&#8217;ll have a really good think about it and see if it can be done.</p>
  2113. <p>While I&#8217;m really keen to go back and volunteer again I&#8217;m not good with computers myself but I&#8217;ll do my best to search out for some people who are.</p>
  2114. <p>Thanks for your encouragement.</p>
  2115. <p>Kind regards, Lindy</p>
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  2132. <title>Blue Ocean Strategy for olpcMAP (Part Four)</title>
  2133. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/blue-ocean-strategy-for-olpcmap-part-four/</link>
  2134. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/blue-ocean-strategy-for-olpcmap-part-four/#respond</comments>
  2136. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2137. <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
  2138. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2139. <category><![CDATA[blue ocean strategy]]></category>
  2140. <category><![CDATA[demand]]></category>
  2141. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2142. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2143. <category><![CDATA[strategic sequence]]></category>
  2144. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2145. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2146. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2147. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2149.  
  2150. <description><![CDATA[Reach beyond existing demand. Do not just focus on existing customers and drive for finer segmentation. Instead of focusing on customer differences, we need to build on powerful commonalities of what users value.  This allows to unlock a new mass of customers that didn’t exist before.  Think non-customers before customers, commonalities before differences, and desegmentation before pursuing [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2151. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4252" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/blue-ocean-strategy-for-olpcmap-part-four/blue-ocean/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg" data-orig-size="376,470" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="blue ocean" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg?w=240" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg?w=376" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4252" title="blue ocean" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg?w=240&#038;h=300" alt="" width="240" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg?w=240 240w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg?w=120 120w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue-ocean.jpg 376w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a>Reach beyond existing demand</strong>. Do not just focus on existing customers and drive for finer segmentation. Instead of focusing on customer differences, we need to build on powerful commonalities of what users value.  This allows to unlock a new mass of customers that didn’t exist before.  Think non-customers before customers, commonalities before differences, and desegmentation before pursuing finer segmentation. Three groups of non-customers: those who don’t like us, those who don’t know of us and those who are about to leave. Find what they all don’t like and fix it!</p>
  2152. <p>So what we did: we gathered feedback from customers and non-customers (i.e. volunteers and non-volunteers) to learn what we can help them with.  Their answers were:</p>
  2153. <p>&#8211; easily find volunteer opportunities on the website,</p>
  2154. <p>&#8211; if they inquire &#8211; to hear back quickly and</p>
  2155. <p>&#8211; be helped with finding flexible opportunities that match their availability plus</p>
  2156. <p>&#8211; get trained;</p>
  2157. <p>&#8211; then people want to meet in person, share ideas and each other’s stories to get inspired;</p>
  2158. <p>&#8211; they want to be treated as valued individuals </p>
  2159. <p>&#8211; and have purpose to feel useful and appreciated.</p>
  2160. <p><strong>Get the strategic sequence right.</strong>  So after we looked across paths to discover possible blue oceans, constructed a strategy canvas that clearly articulates our future strategy, and via survey learned how to aggregate the largest possible mass of buyers for our idea, the next step is to build a robust  model to create value for the users.</p>
  2161. <p>Sequence of buyer utility, price, cost and adoption. What is the value or compelling reason for users to use it? In short: what needs of customers do you satisfy compared to others or before?</p>
  2162. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4257" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/blue-ocean-strategy-for-olpcmap-part-four/sequence-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg" data-orig-size="277,182" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="sequence" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg?w=277" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg?w=277" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4257" title="sequence" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg?w=277&#038;h=182" alt="" width="277" height="182" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg 277w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sequence1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=99 150w" sizes="(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px" /></a>The buyer utility map (customer productivity,  simplicity, convenience, risk, fun and image, environmental friendliness) vs. buyer experience cycle (purchase, delivery, use, supplements, maintenance, disposal)  &#8211; all 36 possible combinations to think through… From utility to pricing… Competition is almost eliminated when exceptional utility is introduced together  with great price…</p>
  2163. <p>Here we learned that we can offer convenience, simplicity and fun by helping our users to find each other easier and share their thoughts via olpcMAP, also resolve issues and questions.. by making help transparent and hence easy to answer as according to &#8220;six degrees of separation&#8221;, when you connect to bigger number of people, you have access to more problem-solvers &#8230; Also the importance of being part of the group of people who share your views and passion supersedes many other worries people have.</p>
  2164. <p>Now it is scary, it is disruptive as no one knows if it is successful or not… Here comes Adoption matter and the need of educating all: employees, business partners and general public that this new strategy will work&#8230;</p>
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  2177. <media:title type="html">blue ocean</media:title>
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  2185. <title>Volunteering puts crisis in perspective (Ireland vs. Nicaragua)</title>
  2186. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/volunteering-puts-crisis-in-perspective-ireland-vs-nicaragua/</link>
  2187. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/volunteering-puts-crisis-in-perspective-ireland-vs-nicaragua/#respond</comments>
  2189. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2190. <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
  2191. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2192. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  2193. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2194. <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
  2195. <category><![CDATA[La Esperanza Granada]]></category>
  2196. <category><![CDATA[Nicaragua]]></category>
  2197. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2198. <category><![CDATA[pen pal]]></category>
  2199. <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
  2200. <category><![CDATA[Skype]]></category>
  2201. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2202. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2203. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2204. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2206.  
  2207. <description><![CDATA[Read full article at http://laesperanzagranada.blogspot.com/ The organisation sponsors 90 children through secondary school and a further 11 ‘ayudantes’ (or helpers), who work full-time for La Esperanza for US$80 (about €60) per month in return for being sponsored through University at weekends. My job involved making videos of the volunteers at work, organising the weekly volunteer meetings, [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2208. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read full article at <a href="http://laesperanzagranada.blogspot.com/">http://laesperanzagranada.blogspot.com/</a></p>
  2209. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4231" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/volunteering-puts-crisis-in-perspective-ireland-vs-nicaragua/karlawithkids_jpg/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg" data-orig-size="640,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="karlawithkids" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=640" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4231" title="karlawithkids" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/karlawithkids_jpg.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The <a href="http://www.la-esperanza-granada.org/">organisation</a> sponsors 90 children through secondary school and a further 11 ‘ayudantes’ (or helpers), who work full-time for La Esperanza for US$80 (about €60) per month in return for being sponsored through University at weekends.<br />
  2210. My job involved making videos of the volunteers at work, organising the weekly volunteer meetings, and bringing computers out to the schools where the joy of the youngsters was overwhelming.<br />
  2211. Early on, I learned the value of acceptance and patience when an attempted Skype link-up with an American school failed. The children, so full of expectation earlier, just shrugged their shoulders and got on with things. In the Third World, things we take for granted here in Ireland don’t always work out.<br />
  2212. For six weeks, at the same time every week, we tried to get the connection going until, almost magically, it all worked out and, finally, the little seven and eight year olds got a chance to share their experiences and life stories with youngsters in St. Louis. They took such joy out of sharing their names, favourite colours, food, or animals with the children in America.<br />
  2213. <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4242" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/volunteering-puts-crisis-in-perspective-ireland-vs-nicaragua/skypelink_jpg/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg" data-orig-size="760,569" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="skypelink_jpg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=760" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4242" title="skypelink_jpg" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=598 598w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/skypelink_jpg.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>I would have given up, but one of the more experienced volunteers taught me the importance of quiet determination. Week after week, she tried to get the connection up and running. The joy on the faces of the children was infectious when we finally got it going. It made the long wait worthwhile.<br />
  2214. Some of the classes contained up to 60 children and most of our volunteers were assigned to work with four or five children who were identified as needing a little extra help each day. It was remarkable to watch how the bonds grew between the youngsters and the volunteers, who were mainly from Europe and North America.<br />
  2215. In Nicaraguan schools, there is very little competition between the students. The brightest two or three answer for everyone and it does not take long for the weaker pupils to be left behind. Volunteers are required to have intermediate Spanish and to give a two month commitment to working with La Esperanza.<br />
  2216. The volunteers gave the children, many from large or single parent families, the personal attention they craved and the parents provided unbelievable welcome when we visited their houses for afternoon homework clubs. They might have had very little, but they were generous to a fault at times.<br />
  2217. For the children, the ‘ayudantes’ were wonderful role models. They work in their local primary schools every day, liaising with the teachers, assisting the foreign volunteers and, most importantly of all, showing the children that there is no limit to what they may achieve.<br />
  2218. They brought home the true value of education, something I had always taken for granted, to me. To see how these 20-year olds only wanted to become teachers, to help the children in their own deprived neighbourhoods, and also to see the light of recognition in the children’s eyes when they learned something new.<br />
  2219. <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4232" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/volunteering-puts-crisis-in-perspective-ireland-vs-nicaragua/concentration_jpg/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg" data-orig-size="760,569" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="concentration_jpg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=760" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4232" title="concentration_jpg" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=598 598w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/concentration_jpg.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>I could not get over how much fun there was in the La Esperanza office and how much hope these impoverished youngsters had for the future. Hardly any children from their communities had ever attended University before. Their optimism seemed to be in marked contrast to the despair back in Ireland whenever I checked the news from home during the IMF ‘bailout’ in November. That even made headlines in Central America!<br />
  2220. It was humbling to note how much pleasure the staff took from a simple meal out in Tip-Top, the Nicaraguan equivalent of Supermac’s, in my last week. For these young people, eating out is a rare luxury they might get to enjoy just once a year.<br />
  2221. Living in the city for three months was a great way of improving my Spanish, as I was even able to take private lessons for US $3 per hour.<br />
  2222. It was also a great way of making friends with people from all over the world, including Germany, Spain, France, the USA, and the UK. There always seemed to be a party on in one of the four volunteer houses and there was an incredible range of ages among my colleagues, from fresh-faced 18-year olds starting out in life to retired teachers in their 60s who brought huge expertise to the schools.<br />
  2223. We socialised together on La Calzada, the city’s beautiful pedestrianised street, and organised trips away at weekends. In late November, there were a lot of emotional farewells at the end of the Nicaraguan school year.<br />
  2224. Living in Nicaragua taught me that there is great joy in helping others and that the poorest people on the planet deserve to have some hope. The locals reminded me of the importance of community and friendship, the extended family, taking my time, and how to have fun with very little. Lessons to be treasured in these troubled times.</p>
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  2249. <title>What Are We Missing On The Map?</title>
  2250. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/what-are-we-missing-on-the-map/</link>
  2251. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/what-are-we-missing-on-the-map/#respond</comments>
  2253. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2254. <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
  2255. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2256. <category><![CDATA[community organizing]]></category>
  2257. <category><![CDATA[craigslist]]></category>
  2258. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2259. <category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category>
  2260. <category><![CDATA[forum]]></category>
  2261. <category><![CDATA[help section]]></category>
  2262. <category><![CDATA[idea sharing]]></category>
  2263. <category><![CDATA[lampost]]></category>
  2264. <category><![CDATA[manual]]></category>
  2265. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2266. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2267. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2268. <category><![CDATA[technology design]]></category>
  2269. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2270. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
  2271. <guid isPermaLink="false">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/?p=4176</guid>
  2272.  
  2273. <description><![CDATA[Besides home/front page, that was described earlier on this blog, and is still in works, it feels like the map needs more interactive Help section and the Meeting place for sharing ideas, jobs, internships, event postings, etc. Here are my thoughts so far: Help Section: 1. FAQ in pdf format and available via search (magic [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2274. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4200" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/what-are-we-missing-on-the-map/i-saw-you/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg" data-orig-size="550,426" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="i-saw-you" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg?w=550" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4200" title="i-saw-you" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg?w=300&#038;h=232" alt="" width="300" height="232" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/i-saw-you.jpg 550w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Besides home/front page, that was described earlier on this blog, and is still in works, it feels like the map needs more interactive Help section and the Meeting place for sharing ideas, jobs, internships, event postings, etc. Here are my thoughts so far:</p>
  2275. <p><strong>Help Section:</strong></p>
  2276. <p>1. FAQ in pdf format and available via search (magic archive).</p>
  2277. <p>We can identify 20-50 most frequently asked questions from volunteers and XO/Sugar users that we get through RT and write them down with best possible answers maybe even with images. We also should  try to expand Nick&#8217;s initial write up, Mark Battley/Nancie Google Doc and other possible questions in story telling format. Then we&#8217;ll combine them in a pdf doc and also into the map so people can type the question in Search and get the answer via magic archive. It will also help transfer part of the support gang/RT work to the map and triage questions.</p>
  2278. <p>2. Answers by Live Caring Humans.</p>
  2279. <p>This part is for support gang to answer questions not frequently asked or very specific, related to certain topics requiring great share of expertise.   I think it will be much better in quality than yahoo answers as our support gang volunteers are more qualified in EduTEch area and it will be an opportunity for them to build public recognition as experts, if they want. Questions and answers could also be anonymous or under nick names to preserve participant&#8217;s identity. We can feature the best question of the week&#8230;</p>
  2280. <p><strong>Meeting Place/Intersection:</strong></p>
  2281. <p>1. Forum.</p>
  2282. <p>Discuss topics, new articles, olpcnews themes, any news, events, videos, etc. All that is happening now on support gang list, but has 100% value not only for 200 people on the list but whole OLPC community worldwide no matter what home country. That is the way for them to keep up to date on news/release, see and post comments.</p>
  2283. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4202" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/what-are-we-missing-on-the-map/unpaid-internship-rent-3/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif" data-orig-size="550,398" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="unpaid-internship-rent" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif?w=550" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4202" title="unpaid-internship-rent" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif?w=550&#038;h=398" alt="" width="550" height="398" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif 550w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif?w=150&amp;h=109 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/unpaid-internship-rent2.gif?w=300&amp;h=217 300w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a>2. Lampost.</p>
  2284. <p>a) &#8220;half-baked ideas&#8221; per Nick &#8211; Encounters/Treasures&#8230; People who have ideas but need either advice, partners, resources or something else&#8230; (example, someone wants to start a deployment in Laos and looking for sponsorship, etc.)</p>
  2285. <p>b) List of Volunteers, similar to Craigslist.org format&#8230;with possibly several fields to fill in and short intro what they are looking for (length, type of work, location, paid/non-paid, contact info)</p>
  2286. <p>c) Offers of grants, jobs, internships, etc.</p>
  2287. <p> 3.Global Calendar.</p>
  2288. <p>Upcoming events world-wide, markers can post their event here freely&#8230;</p>
  2289. <p>Very open questions:</p>
  2290. <p>How can we do multi-language support? If someone knows a better answer to the question in Help, should we prompt people to post it via olpcmap.net/share? When a question is posted for live caring humans, should it be emailed automatically to the right people, who sign up to receive those and answer by topic/area (potential ambassadors/mentors/SMEs)? In order to participate in discussions,  how do people identify themselves &#8211; with their email, marker  id or anonymously? Should some questions be answered off-line or all be on-line? Please <a href="beautify@olpcmap.net">send</a> us your ideas as we are still working on the design of these pages. Thank you!</p>
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  2311. <title>Haitian EduTech Dinner</title>
  2312. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/haitian-edutech-dinner/</link>
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  2315. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2316. <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
  2317. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2318. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2319. <category><![CDATA[diaspora]]></category>
  2320. <category><![CDATA[documentary]]></category>
  2321. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2322. <category><![CDATA[Ephas]]></category>
  2323. <category><![CDATA[Every person has a story]]></category>
  2324. <category><![CDATA[Fayerweather]]></category>
  2325. <category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
  2326. <category><![CDATA[Haiti Partners]]></category>
  2327. <category><![CDATA[Haitian Coalition]]></category>
  2328. <category><![CDATA[haitian painting]]></category>
  2329. <category><![CDATA[Matenwa]]></category>
  2330. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2331. <category><![CDATA[Somerville]]></category>
  2332. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2333. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2334. <category><![CDATA[UMass Dartmouth]]></category>
  2335. <category><![CDATA[Waveplace]]></category>
  2336. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2338.  
  2339. <description><![CDATA[Community-organized Haitian EduTech Dinner was held at OLPC on Tuesday, Jan 25 at 5PM. Dinner was prepared by Haitian-American OLPC volunteer Alexandra Merceron. Boston&#8217;s http://Haitian-Coalition.org  joined  OLPC_Boston monthly community meeting to discuss EduTech plans (OLPC, Sugar, http://open1to1.org, etc.) emerging in Somerville Massachusetts, as well as the 400 OLPC laptops shipping to Haiti shortly. I joined the meeting [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2340. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Community-organized Haitian EduTech Dinner was held at OLPC on Tuesday, Jan 25 at 5PM. Dinner was prepared by Haitian-American OLPC volunteer Alexandra Merceron.</p>
  2341. <p>Boston&#8217;s<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-admin/%20http:/Haitian-Coalition.org"> http://Haitian-Coalition.org</a>  joined  OLPC_Boston monthly community meeting to discuss EduTech plans (OLPC, Sugar, <a href="http://open1to1.org/">http://open1to1.org</a>, etc.) emerging in Somerville Massachusetts, as well as the <a href="http://waveplace.org/news/blog/2011/01/22/t-4-750-haiti-laptops/">400 OLPC laptops </a>shipping to Haiti shortly. I joined the meeting at the very end, but I was present when Beth of Waveplace discussed eToy workshop plans for mentors to be organized both in Haiti and the US, and announced upcoming <a href="http://realness.org/summit/">Mentor Workshop</a> in St. John, US Virgin Islands May 23-June 3. Caroline Meeks offered partnership with Waveplace for training mentors.</p>
  2342. <p><em><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4182" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/haitian-edutech-dinner/back-camera-24/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg" data-orig-size="1936,2592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1296067503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.378333333333&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.121166666667&quot;}" data-image-title="Haitian Painting" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=224" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=765" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4182" title="Haitian Painting" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=224 224w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=448 448w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1061.jpg?w=112 112w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /></a>Remote and In-person Participants from Haitian Diasporas:</em></p>
  2343. <p>Beth Santos, Waveplace Foundation</p>
  2344. <p>Franklin Dalembert, Haitian Coalition</p>
  2345. <p>Ryan Ansin, Every Person Has A Story</p>
  2346. <p>Chris Low, Matenwa Community Learning Center (group of Fayerweather teachers)</p>
  2347. <p>Benaja Antoine, Haiti Partners                                     </p>
  2348. <p>Gardy Mathieu, Entrepreneur near Cap-Haitien</p>
  2349. <p>Myriam Jeannis, UMass Dartmouth</p>
  2350. <p>Ryan remotely provided update <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti-in-transitione28094watch-via-ephas.doc">Haiti in Transition—Watch Via EPHAS</a> and revised Brochure <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ephas-brochure-proof_rev3.pdf">EPHAS Brochure Proof_Rev3</a> regarding his trip beginning Sunday. &#8220;Every Person Has a Story&#8221; is exclusive documentarian for a couple thousand people moving from one of the American Refugee Committee&#8217;s main tent city.</p>
  2351. <p>&#8220;Hi all,</p>
  2352. <p>It was a real pleasure to see you all at the meeting.  Although my time with you there was very limited due a schedule conflict, I did enjoy being there.  I am impressed by the great work you are doing to help lift up my brother and sister Haitians.  We all share a common vision and have common denominator which is to help develop people&#8217;s potentiality to be productive by providing access to education, science and technology. </p>
  2353. <p>Once again many thanks to you Adam, for coordinating this effort.  Bringing all these organizations together to network and share information is very important.</p>
  2354. <p>I would like to meet with those that are going to Haiti while I am there, we can probably visit some of the camps where the Haitian Coalition has been working. </p>
  2355. <p>In solidarity, Franklin Dalembert&#8221;.</p>
  2356. <p>Thank you, Benaja, for this beautiful Haitian Painting!</p>
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  2373. <title>Happy Birthday, olpcMAP!</title>
  2374. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/</link>
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  2377. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2378. <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
  2379. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2380. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2381. <category><![CDATA[idea generation]]></category>
  2382. <category><![CDATA[map image]]></category>
  2383. <category><![CDATA[Nick Doiron]]></category>
  2384. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2385. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2386. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2387. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2388. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2390.  
  2391. <description><![CDATA[Today olpcMAP is 3 month old! After its launch n SF OLPC summit, the map evolved into something very agile and beautiful, and it is just the beginning!  Please, see our map&#8217;s photo collection: 1. At first, it was just an idea. 2. Then it was the idea of many people! 3. Nick made it all real and launched the map on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2392. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4131" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/sf31/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg" data-orig-size="500,334" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="sf31" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4131" title="sf31" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sf31.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Today <a href="http://olpcmap.net">olpcMAP</a> is 3 month old! After its launch n SF OLPC summit, the map evolved into something very agile and beautiful, and it is just the beginning!  Please, see our map&#8217;s photo collection:</p>
  2393. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4132" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/map3/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg" data-orig-size="500,373" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="map3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg?w=500" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4132" title="map3" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg?w=300&#038;h=223" alt="" width="300" height="223" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map3.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>1. At first, it was just an idea.</p>
  2394. <p>2. Then it was the idea of many people!</p>
  2395. <p>3. Nick made it all real and launched the map on the last day of SF OLPC Summit.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4133" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/map-1/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,374" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Map 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4133" title="Map 1" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-1.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  2396. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4134" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/map6/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg" data-orig-size="550,413" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.3585&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.0596&quot;}" data-image-title="map6" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg?w=550" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4134" title="map6" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map6.jpg 550w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  2397. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4136" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/olpcmap-cluster-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png" data-orig-size="1001,476" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="olpcmap-cluster" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=1001" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4136" title="olpcmap-cluster" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=300&#038;h=142" alt="" width="300" height="142" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster1.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  2398. <p>4. December 2010 Cambridge olpcMap Sprint gave it more meaning and map beautifiers worked hard to add markers and make them pretty.</p>
  2399. <p>5. We&#8217;ve been experimenting with the &#8220;look and feel&#8221; and we are looking for testers.</p>
  2400. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png"></a></p>
  2401. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4141" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/map-pinguins/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png" data-orig-size="795,700" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="map pinguins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=795" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4141" title="map pinguins" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=300&#038;h=264" alt="" width="300" height="264" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-pinguins.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>6. Norway&#8217;s team  liked the project and offered to create <a href="http://megaswf.com/simple_serve/103098/">video</a> and <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/images/0/0e/Tutorial_for_olpcMAP.pdf">pdf</a> tutorials that they finished. What a great job!</p>
  2402. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png"></a>7. We are about to finalize our home page and it feels good to be home! There are 465 markers living here today! <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4137" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/happy-birthday-olpcmap/home-map/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png" data-orig-size="946,489" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="home map" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=946" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4137" title="home map" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=300&#038;h=155" alt="" width="300" height="155" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/home-map.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
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  2443. <title>Counting Markers</title>
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  2447. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2448. <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
  2449. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2450. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  2451. <category><![CDATA[clusters]]></category>
  2452. <category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
  2453. <category><![CDATA[community organizing]]></category>
  2454. <category><![CDATA[craigslist]]></category>
  2455. <category><![CDATA[crowdmap]]></category>
  2456. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2457. <category><![CDATA[grassroots]]></category>
  2458. <category><![CDATA[Meetup]]></category>
  2459. <category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
  2460. <category><![CDATA[NTNU]]></category>
  2461. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2462. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2463. <category><![CDATA[pdf tutorial]]></category>
  2464. <category><![CDATA[picture of koala]]></category>
  2465. <category><![CDATA[scalability]]></category>
  2466. <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
  2467. <category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
  2468. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2469. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2470. <category><![CDATA[video tutorial]]></category>
  2471. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2472. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2475. <description><![CDATA[We have 465 markers on the map. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay are very interested in joining, which will be great but we have to prepare in terms of scaling. Since we are a grassroots project that is not money-generating, we are trying to use free tools available out there for our map. One thing Nick [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2476. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4108" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/counting-markers/olpcmap-cluster/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png" data-orig-size="1001,476" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="olpcMAP cluster" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=1001" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4108" title="olpcMAP cluster" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=300&#038;h=142" alt="" width="300" height="142" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=597 597w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-cluster.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>We have 465 markers on the map. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay are very interested in joining, which will be great but we have to prepare in terms of scaling. Since we are a grassroots project that is not money-generating, we are trying to use free tools available out there for our map. One thing Nick experimented with was combining markers in clusters. Let us know if you can suggest anything else to deal with scalability issues, please contact <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=359001">Nick</a>.</p>
  2477. <p>Norway’s team finished both Video and pdf Tutorials for olpcMAP and both are brilliant! Thank you, team, for your work and creativity! I adore Example project marker with koala picture! To be posted soon.</p>
  2478. <p>Adam is organizing Haitian event on Tuesday this week, if you are in Boston area on that day and willing to attend please contact <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=364001">Adam</a>.</p>
  2479. <p>We are trying to finalize the look of our news page. It is high priority as we all want to know what initiatives are happening in different parts of the world. We could be following netvibes format, crowdmap format or creating our own format by separating the page into functional sections:</p>
  2480. <p>1. Updates from mapmakers&#8230; Here we would mention new feature as soon as they arrive, and other updates, examples: olpcMAP Tutorial is finished and where to find it&#8230;or how many new videos were uploaded from SF OLPC Summit, or link to poll “What front page should look like?”</p>
  2481. <p>2. Meet-up. Upcoming meetings/conferences/ideas. This section could accept posts from all markers. We can list all OLPC related events happening in the world, step by step, line by line. Here will be all upcoming sessions, meetings, conference calls (including Sunday calls) for all groups, no matter what region. Then people can join whatever event they like, also invite others to their meeting (just like Meetup). It could possibly be like Craigslist: post an idea and people will follow-up (off-map for now) with those who posted.</p>
  2482. <p>3. Autofeed to new markers activity from Google maps, so that people know who is new and who is active.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4111" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/counting-markers/the-example-project/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png" data-orig-size="915,476" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="The example project" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=915" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4111" title="The example project" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=300&#038;h=156" alt="" width="300" height="156" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
  2483. <p>4. Blogs or links to blogs.</p>
  2484. <p>5. New jobs and internships (anyone can post here).</p>
  2485. <p>6. Featured marker or beauty contest winner of the week (with short explanation why).</p>
  2486. <p>7. Trivia question of the week or just a hard question <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  2487. <p>8. Autofeeds about OLPC and the map from other media, like olpcnews, youropenbook.org, twitter, etc.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/the-example-project.png"></a></p>
  2488. <p>For now, you can install Google Translate and it will translate the page to your language if it is not English, maybe we can come up with something even better in the future.</p>
  2489. <p>To implement postings we could have a form to fill out so that anyone can leave notes for every section and it will link to their markers(via bookmarks) or email. This makes easy for Alex to grab bits of news from here and create tweets&#8230; This page will be the heartbeat of our map.</p>
  2490. <p>Please, let us know what you think by writing to the team at <a href="mailto:beautify@olpcMAP.net">beautify@olpcMAP.net</a>.</p>
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  2499. <media:title type="html">verhovzeva</media:title>
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  2501.  
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  2503. <media:title type="html">olpcMAP cluster</media:title>
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  2511. <title>olpcMAP retreat in NH!</title>
  2512. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/olpcmap-retreat-in-nh/</link>
  2513. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/olpcmap-retreat-in-nh/#comments</comments>
  2515. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2516. <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2517. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2518. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2519. <category><![CDATA[datafeed]]></category>
  2520. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2521. <category><![CDATA[GCompris]]></category>
  2522. <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
  2523. <category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
  2524. <category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
  2525. <category><![CDATA[newsletter sections]]></category>
  2526. <category><![CDATA[NH]]></category>
  2527. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2528. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2529. <category><![CDATA[snowshoe]]></category>
  2530. <category><![CDATA[social portal]]></category>
  2531. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2532. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2533. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2534. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2536.  
  2537. <description><![CDATA[Adam, Nick and I drove to Nancie’s house in Lebanon, NH early on Sunday. The house is very spacious and could very possibly host next global OLPC Summit 😉 Between 4 of us we started working on our 7 computers (including XOs) in the dining room next to the window overlooking beautiful valley. Our main [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2538. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg"></a></p>
  2539. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4061" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/olpcmap-retreat-in-nh/back-camera-22/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1936" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295189154&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00016575501408918&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.612833333333&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-72.2355&quot;}" data-image-title="The mansion" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4061" title="The mansion" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Adam, Nick and I drove to Nancie’s house in Lebanon, NH early on Sunday. The house is very spacious and could very possibly host next global OLPC Summit <img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br />
  2540. Between 4 of us we started working on our 7 computers (including XOs) in the dining room next to the window overlooking beautiful valley.<br />
  2541. Our main goal was to create immediate action plan for the map:<br />
  2542. 1. <strong>Raise awareness</strong>. Not all OLPC/Sugar contributors know about the map. We thought that the best approach would be to find active volunteers in each country and ask them to map themselves, together with their colleagues and local deployments if any. We identified countries/regions that are either not represented or underrepresented like Japan, Middle East, former Soviet Union and others. Then we divided continents. Nick wrote in Japanese to someone from the localization team in Japan. He also wrote to Bruno, the creator of GCompris activities. Adam wrote to OLPC Morocco and promised to follow up on the whole Middle East section of the map. Nancie decided to cover Asia and I – Russia and adjacent territories. By the end of the day Bruno (France) together with Moroccan group and three new Russian deployments appeared on the map.<br />
  2543. 2. <strong>Updates</strong>. We want to feature updates about the map and OLPC. I want it for content delivery via some kind of newsletter or datafeed. Nick told us about Youropenbook.org (anti- Facebook) that summarizes all Facebook updates that are public by search engine, say, OLPC. We want all of these updates to be fed into the map. The same with new activity on the  map itself (new dots appeared, etc.) Now you can see recently updated pins at these links: in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmapmeld.appspot.com%2FolpcMAP%2Fkml%3Fpage%3D1&amp;sourceid=Mozilla-search">Google Maps</a> and in Google Earth (download once, it updates each time you open Google Earth) <a href="http://olpcmap.net/kml?page=1&amp;nl=true" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/kml?page=1&amp;nl=true</a>.</p>
  2544. <p>I wrote to Alex, who is designated to be the Voice of olpcMAP, to ask for her opinion on what should be in the newsletter/datafeed and how often. Possible ideas: (featured volunteer of the month, student of the month with his/her work sample, question of the month, jobs/internships posted, new events, new achievements, other highlights, maybe new contributor program recipients, Sunday talk announcement, or recordings from those talks, quiz/trivia question, etc. Newsletter is a summary of latest updates, similar to SJ&#8217;s <a href="http://www.netvibes.com/gen-xo#olpc_news">http://www.netvibes.com/gen-xo#olpc_news</a>. We still need olpcMAPblog  on the map and twitter updates to go on the map… Nancie insisted we create Facebook page olpcMAP.<br />
  2545. 3. <strong>Redesign Help. </strong>We discussed<strong> </strong>a more transparent version of support gang support integrated into the map<strong>.</strong> We could prompt people to try their questions through the search window and get the best close answer from our magic archive, that would have 100 FAQs, and ask real-time human section, which would be forum for all, so that public, including active OLPC volunteers would answer and comment on. Both are still work in progress. From Adam: &#8220;Peer mentoring/tutoring is much more than a slogan, much like age-old comparison-shopbots like Consumer Reports, and we should learn methodically from it. Something similar, but better than: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Answers">Yahoo!_Answer</a>s and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answers.com">Answers.com</a><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4062" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/olpcmap-retreat-in-nh/back-camera-23/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1936" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295190139&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00039777247414479&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.614166666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-72.232833333333&quot;}" data-image-title="Snowshoeing break" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4062" title="Snowshoeing break" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1056.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />&#8220;.<br />
  2546. 4. Develop <strong>Profile page</strong>. Nick said: &#8220;A separate profile page would make it easier to beautify your map point and edit new sections, without working inside Google Maps on a multi-part form. More on this later. My first, un-stylish design for a profile page is <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/page?id=359001">http://olpcMAP.net/page?id=359001</a>&#8220;.<br />
  2547. We also watched two videos, both relevant to what we do: one about motivation <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc">RSA&#8217;s Drive</a> and the other about why people volunteer and what to do next from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNCVS">National Conference</a> on Volunteering and Service 2010 in NYC.<br />
  2548. On the way back I asked both Adam and Nick, what triggered creation of  olpcMAP in October 2010. It turns out one of the triggers was ok from official OLPC, another &#8211; good timing due to big gathering of OLPC supporters in SF and other ones. I was wondering because the portal/map was asked by many and not ones, including me both in person during my meeting with Adam in Jan and on my <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/olin-chapter-and-more-part-5/">blog back in March</a> 2010.  That is why I was so happy to go to the Summit in SF and help with the map creation, as my wish was coming true. I guess, time was right this time.</p>
  2549. <p>Thank you, Nancie, for your hospitality and incredible chocolate chip cookies, Nick for delish brownies, Adam – for organizing the trip and its logistics! For more info, see <a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/nsevers/4/1295262592/tpod.html">Nancie&#8217;s post</a>.</p>
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  2560.  
  2561. <media:content url="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1043.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
  2562. <media:title type="html">The mansion</media:title>
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  2566. <media:title type="html">Snowshoeing break</media:title>
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  2570. <title>Jan 2011 olpcMAP updates</title>
  2571. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/jan-2011-olpcmap-updates/</link>
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  2574. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2575. <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
  2576. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2577. <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
  2578. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2579. <category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
  2580. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2581. <category><![CDATA[etoys]]></category>
  2582. <category><![CDATA[interdiscipline]]></category>
  2583. <category><![CDATA[international treasure hunt]]></category>
  2584. <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
  2585. <category><![CDATA[Norway ARTE]]></category>
  2586. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2587. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP tutorial]]></category>
  2588. <category><![CDATA[PhD research]]></category>
  2589. <category><![CDATA[Russia pilot]]></category>
  2590. <category><![CDATA[Scratch]]></category>
  2591. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2592. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2593. <category><![CDATA[Trondheim]]></category>
  2594. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2595. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2597.  
  2598. <description><![CDATA[From Nick Doiron: * You can move your NEW markers before, during, and after you add them. This makes it much smoother when you&#8217;re first adding your e-mail and moving the marker.  But once you reload the page, those markers are stuck. * If your Best Photo is on your computer, you can add it [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2599. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Nick Doiron:</p>
  2600. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4021" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/jan-2011-olpcmap-updates/olpc-map-russia-demo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg" data-orig-size="967,467" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="olpc map Russia demo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=967" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4021" title="olpc map Russia demo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=300&#038;h=144" alt="" width="300" height="144" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=298 298w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=596 596w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpc-map-russia-demo.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>* You can move your NEW markers before, during, and after you add them. This makes it much smoother when you&#8217;re first adding your e-mail and moving the marker.  But once you reload the page, those markers are stuck.</p>
  2601. <p>* If your Best Photo is on your computer, you can add it directly to <a href="http://olpcmap.net/" target="_blank">olpcMAP.net</a> !  Click the Upload button on the Photo page to reveal the file selector.  You&#8217;ll get a URL like <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/img?pic=671001">http://olpcMAP.net/img?pic=671001</a> which you can paste into the Best Photo prompt.</p>
  2602. <p>-Next-<br />
  2603. * I&#8217;m working on a system to move existing markers by an e-mailed link.  I want to do this right so you&#8217;re not spammed, and ordinary users don&#8217;t feel like markers are &#8216;loose&#8217;.</p>
  2604. <p>* &#8220;<strong>Shared @ olpcMAP</strong>&#8221; gets its own page.  Share the BEST links for people<br />
  2605. with searches such as &#8216;eToys&#8217;, &#8216;constructivism&#8217;, or &#8216;Peru&#8217;.  For an example, search for &#8216;Mongolia&#8217; now.  Ideally, you should find people, places, help articles, and blog posts connected to a search.  And if people have questions about the article and bias, there&#8217;ll be a &#8220;shared by __&#8221; contact. This is similar to the &#8216;laptop help&#8217; and &#8216;tags&#8217; requests we have received from many people.  Add a bunch of links now, before we add e-mail verification. You can now add helpful articles to search results. If you have a great go-to article or wiki page that you send to people to explain &#8220;this is what you can do with eToys&#8221;, &#8220;solar how-to&#8221;, &#8220;repairing<br />
  2606. and repair centers&#8221;, or &#8220;news article about OLPC in Peru&#8221;, add those. Include your name so people can contact you through olpcMAP for additional information.</p>
  2607. <p>Also, if you run into trouble or must be anonymous, don&#8217;t let your research go to waste!  E-mail your best articles and we can post non-controversial links with a simple &#8216;shared by olpcMAP&#8217;.</p>
  2608. <p>* A friendly front page. Don&#8217;t worry Mark and Marina, I haven&#8217;t forgotten!<br />
  2609. (Nick also introduced us to iuMap, which is a global map of social business and microcredit groups which has been online since July and uses <a href="http://openaction.org/" target="_blank">OpenAction.org</a>&#8216;s mapping system. See <a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2011/01/10/iumap" target="_blank">http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2011/01/10/iumap</a> and <a href="http://iumap.org/" target="_blank">http://iumap.org</a>. Take a look at their interface and concept for ideas, as we are deciding how olpcMAP should work.)</p>
  2610. <p>From me and Adam:</p>
  2611. <p><strong>First <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=668001">Russian</a></strong> OLPC deployment appeared on the map! This deployment is more than 3 years old and has a solid reputation among Russian OLPC/Sugar community, I knew nothing about! See their <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ru_olpc/">blog</a> and articles if your Russian is strong.</p>
  2612. <p>Video-interviews. 7 video-interviews from SF OLPC Summit are posted to youtube by user verhovzeva. Thank you, Bill Stelzer!</p>
  2613. <p><strong>Norway’s ARTE</strong> help is on its way:</p>
  2614. <p>Master&#8217;s <a href="http://artentnu.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/2011-3-scratch-workshops-and-new-master-students/">students in Norway</a> volunteered to work on olpcMAP tutorial in Scratch and we are looking forward to see what they create. Background for this Masters students group:</p>
  2615. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4017" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/jan-2011-olpcmap-updates/norway-arte/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ola Nordal&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Norway Arte" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4017" title="Norway Arte" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg?w=300&#038;h=199" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/norway-arte.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The research general goal is to increase knowledge about the interdisciplinary intersection between digital art and software technology. The research questions explore the interplay between artwork, technology, artist, and audience.<strong> </strong>Sub-goals are:<br />
  2616. G1. Develop knowledge on the interdisciplinary nature of software production in which the software process interact with artistic process (i.e. the creation of heavily software-dependent artworks).<br />
  2617. G2. Support artists who utilize software for the creation of their artwork with software technology.</p>
  2618. <p>They focus on technology such as Arduino, processing, and scratch, which enable broad audience to become makers of digital artistic expressions. ArTe researchers exploit well defined research methods, supported by qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, to design and execute valid research studies. The research is carried out at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. IDI has a well established PhD program with 100 active PhD students.</p>
  2619. <p>Meanwhile&#8230; If anyone needs a topic for Scratch, Etoys, etc. project, please see  possible ideas here in <a href="http://artentnu.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/2011-3-scratch-workshops-and-new-master-students/">comments</a>.</p>
  2620. <p>From Nancie: <strong>olpcMAP treasure hunt</strong>! She found one OLPC video (that she loves) in <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=624002">Malaysia</a>! What will you find or create?</p>
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  2641. <title>Haiti Earthquake 2010 (Part Two)</title>
  2642. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-two/</link>
  2643. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-two/#respond</comments>
  2645. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2646. <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
  2647. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2648. <category><![CDATA[Beth Santos]]></category>
  2649. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2650. <category><![CDATA[etoys]]></category>
  2651. <category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
  2652. <category><![CDATA[mentor]]></category>
  2653. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2654. <category><![CDATA[realness]]></category>
  2655. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2656. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2657. <category><![CDATA[Tim Falconer]]></category>
  2658. <category><![CDATA[volunteer]]></category>
  2659. <category><![CDATA[Waveplace]]></category>
  2660. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2662.  
  2663. <description><![CDATA[Waveplace has a special place in Haitian hearts: On Sunday, Jan 24, Tim Falconer, Waveplace Founder spoke at OLPC about How we can help Haitians help themselves: Structuring Sustainable Haiti Grassroots OLPC Projects.  Tim discussed his foundation’s vision for progressively expanding its XO deployments around Haiti. Here are Tim’s answers to Christoph’s question on how the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  2665. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3989" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-two/haiti_waveplace/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg" data-orig-size="500,667" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="haiti_waveplace" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3989" title="haiti_waveplace" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=224 224w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=448 448w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/haiti_waveplace.jpg?w=112 112w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /></a>Waveplace has a special place in Haitian hearts:</p>
  2666. <p>On Sunday, Jan 24, Tim Falconer, <a href="http://waveplace.com/">Waveplace</a> Founder spoke at OLPC about<br />
  2667. How we can help Haitians help themselves: Structuring Sustainable Haiti Grassroots OLPC Projects.  Tim discussed his foundation’s vision for progressively expanding its XO deployments around Haiti.</p>
  2668. <p>Here are Tim’s answers to Christoph’s question on how the global OLPC Community can support Waveplace&#8217;s continuing / fast-evolving work in Haiti:</p>
  2669. <p>1. Donate Money so Haitian teachers/mentors/deployment experts can be paid<br />
  2670. 2. Ship XO’s not being used, to his non-profit Foundation: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Donate_Your_Get_One" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Donate_Your_Get_One</a><br />
  2671. 3. e-Books: FIND THE BEST copyright-free storybook others, and curate/organize them like a proper librarian please!  Entertainment based initially, Deep Learning later.    </p>
  2672. <p>4. Translator &amp; transcriber Volunteers Needed: English or French to Creole especially– can Elissa Carmichael from Miami’s CrisisCamp working with the Haitian Diaspora community there please explain how we can All facilitate beyond <a href="http://translate.sugarlabs.org/" target="_blank">http://translate.sugarlabs.org</a> and <a href="http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Languages_and_Translation" target="_blank">http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Languages_and_Translation</a> ?<br />
  2673. 5. Find/Recruit the best Mentors for kids, on the ground in Haiti especially, starting right now <a href="http://waveplace.org/mentors/">http://waveplace.org/mentors/</a>.</p>
  2674. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0 0 10pt;">    <a href="http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001034.jsp">The Waveplace Plan</a>:</p>
  2675. </div>
  2676. <p class="entryText">We&#8217;re nearly done with our new Waveplace Accord, which details the roles and responsibilities of Waveplace and our partners. First though, we need to outline what we aim to do together. Here&#8217;s the text from our accord called &#8220;The Waveplace Plan&#8221;. This is a pretty good summary of the parameters we&#8217;ve tweaked throughout our 18 pilots. It took a while to get these right.</p>
  2677. <div class="entryText">
  2678. <ul>
  2679. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Each Waveplace class consists of five mentors and 20 children between the ages of seven and eleven. Classes are usually held after school for 90 minutes each day.</li>
  2680. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Each child and mentor receives for their personal use an OLPC XO laptop with the Sugar platform and Squeak Etoys learning environment.</li>
  2681. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Daily lessons are taught from the Waveplace Courseware, a collection of two-week units covering topics from a general primary school curriculum.</li>
  2682. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">All classes teach the Basic Etoys unit first, which covers the Etoys learning environment itself. The remaining units can be taught in any order.</li>
  2683. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Mentors use techniques such as guided discovery, iterative refinement, and peer collaboration to foster a sense of ownership by each child of their own education.</li>
  2684. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Children build projects which can then shared through the Internet with other children and distance mentors for ongoing inspiration and guidance.<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3990" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-two/waveplace_photo/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg" data-orig-size="500,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="waveplace_photo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3990" title="waveplace_photo" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waveplace_photo.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></li>
  2685. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Children and mentors continuously reflect and write about their experiences, providing the basis for dynamic assessment and evolution of ideas.</li>
  2686. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Mentors are trained in two week workshops with five trainers and 20 mentors.</li>
  2687. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Mentors are typically taught concurrently with children at the start of a pilot. This allows them to witness our teaching approach directly as they reinforce their own understanding.</li>
  2688. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Waveplace stays in continual contact with all mentors, providing support and encouragement while requiring weekly progress reports and frequent uploads.</li>
  2689. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Waveplace assesses mentors at six month intervals, promoting mentors to higher pay levels as they meet specific criteria. Each mentor manages four mentors of the next lower level.</li>
  2690. <li style="padding-bottom:1em;">Mentors are encouraged to create new units to share with the Waveplace community, just as they use units created by educators worldwide.</li>
  2691. </ul>
  2692. </div>
  2693. <p style="padding-bottom:1em;">Please, also see today&#8217;s post from Beth <a href="http://www.travelgogirl.com/?p=7218">http://www.travelgogirl.com/?p=7218</a>. Great work, Waveplace!</p>
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  2714. <title>Haiti Earthquake 2010 (Part One)</title>
  2715. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-one/</link>
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  2718. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2719. <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
  2720. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2721. <category><![CDATA[Adam Holt]]></category>
  2722. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2723. <category><![CDATA[CrisisCommons]]></category>
  2724. <category><![CDATA[donation]]></category>
  2725. <category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>
  2726. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2727. <category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
  2728. <category><![CDATA[map]]></category>
  2729. <category><![CDATA[Negroponte]]></category>
  2730. <category><![CDATA[Nick Doiron]]></category>
  2731. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2732. <category><![CDATA[rescue]]></category>
  2733. <category><![CDATA[sahana]]></category>
  2734. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2735. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2736. <category><![CDATA[Ushahidi]]></category>
  2737. <category><![CDATA[Waveplace]]></category>
  2738. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2740.  
  2741. <description><![CDATA[One year ago, Jan 12, I was on my way to Vietnam.  I didn’t hear Haitian news until I arrived in Saigon which was two days later. Needless to say, the support gang and OLPC/Sugar community reacted to the news in Haiti much quicker. As I was going through my email box days later, there was a flood [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2742. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3965" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-one/2010_haiti_quake/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png" data-orig-size="418,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="2010_Haiti_quake" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png?w=418" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3965" title="2010_Haiti_quake" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png?w=300&#038;h=215" alt="" width="300" height="215" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010_haiti_quake.png 418w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>One year ago, Jan 12, I was on my way to Vietnam.  I didn’t hear Haitian news until I arrived in Saigon which was two days later. Needless to say, the support gang and OLPC/Sugar community reacted to the news in Haiti much quicker. As I was going through my email box days later, there was a flood of emails about<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/helping-haiti-part-1/"> initiatives</a> trying to help Haiti in all possible ways.</p>
  2743. <p> <strong>OLPC and the whole world:</strong></p>
  2744. <p>On Jan 26, Official letter from Nicolas Negroponte reached thousands of people who participated in G1G1  program in 2007, urging them to donate their laptops to Haiti.</p>
  2745. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg.jpg"></a>Starting in 2008, OLPC partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank to send 13,700 XOs to Haiti, for the students and teachers in 60 schools.</p>
  2746. <p>Subsequently post-earthquake in 2010, almost <strong>3,000</strong> used XOs have been donated by individuals around the world. 200 of these were granted to the <a title="http://waveplace.org" href="http://waveplace.org/">Waveplace Foundation</a> in March 2010.</p>
  2747. <p>Dozens of millions of US dollars were donated by citizens of different countries so that Haitian people have a better chance to build a normal or better life than before.</p>
  2748. <p><strong>Volunteers:</strong></p>
  2749. <p>“<strong><a href="http://crisiscommons.org/">CrisisCommons</a></strong> / Crisis Camps are an open/grassroots movement to use open source technologies (primarily) to help Haiti recover and hopefully later reinvent itself“. See a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ETop7DP0_Y">Video</a> about the event that took place on Jan 16 in Washington DC, Silicon Valley and London. Our own Nicki Doiron (CMU) played important role as a Haiti Community Mapping Software Developer. Nick worked with community-informatics tools for haiti, like <a href="http://haiti.ushahidi.com/" target="_blank">http://haiti.ushahidi.com</a> and <a href="http://hypercube.telascience.org/haiti" target="_blank">http://hypercube.telascience.org/haiti</a>“</p>
  2750. <p>&#8220;Hey All, The <a href="http://www.haitianquake.com/">haitianquake.com</a> site, now 30 hours old with zero sleep, is looking for help developing an API for getting input into their site, basically a POST. They have an add page but want to be able to add using a POST. Anyone who might be able to help, or who has insomnia, should write to Tim Schwartz. C.&#8221;</p>
  2751. <p>&#8220;Adam is correct &#8211; we &#8216;re absolutely swamped at the moment. Lots of simultaneous efforts-both stateside and in Haiti-going on all at once. We are preparing to deploy to Haiti early on Sunday and intend to bring three Xos with us&#8230;&#8221;</p>
  2752. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3977" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/haiti-earthquake-2010-part-one/crisiscommons_jpg-3/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg" data-orig-size="500,265" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="crisiscommons_jpg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg?w=500" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3977" title="crisiscommons_jpg" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg?w=300&#038;h=159" alt="" width="300" height="159" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crisiscommons_jpg2.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>&#8220;Please now begin drafting a similar/carefule public appeal for Haiti Relief Contributors who can _genuinely use XOs for (post)disaster response, to be broadcast after midnight tonight.&#8221;</p>
  2753. <p>“Hi Adam, Given the much limited power and connectivity options in Haiti, I think a deployment of Sahana on the OLPCs would be valuable…. If we can get a team from OLPC to work on integrating Sahana on a LAMP stack on the new 1.5 version that would be great.  The sahana project is actively responding and you can find details (including the custom code for Haiti) here. Join us on Freenode IRC at #sahana where we are gathering to respond to this.”</p>
  2754. <p>Adam Holt wrote a great blog post summarizing immediate efforts  <a href="http://blog.laptop.org/2010/01/15/mobilizing-haiti/">http://blog.laptop.org/2010/01/15/mobilizing-haiti/</a></p>
  2755. <p><strong>Thank you</strong> to all who helped!</p>
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  2776. <title>OLE Nepal Year End Review</title>
  2777. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/ole-nepal-year-end-review/</link>
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  2780. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2781. <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
  2782. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2783. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  2784. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2785. <category><![CDATA[OLE Nepal]]></category>
  2786. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2787. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2788. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2789. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2790. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2792.  
  2793. <description><![CDATA[Year End Review The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project in Nepal started in April 2008 with 135 students from grades two and six in two test schools in Lalitpur receiving E-Paati laptops along with 22 teachers trained on laptop integrated teaching methods. The E-Paatis were pre-loaded with curriculum-based interactive educational activities, E-Paath, which is [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2794. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc1.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3942" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/ole-nepal-year-end-review/nepal-olpc-3/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg" data-orig-size="700,243" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1209134641&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Nepal OLPC" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg?w=700" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3942" title="Nepal OLPC" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg?w=700&#038;h=243" alt="" width="700" height="243" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg 700w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=52 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nepal-olpc2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=104 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></a><strong>Year End Review</strong></p>
  2795. <p>The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project in Nepal started in April 2008 with 135 students from grades two and six in two test schools in Lalitpur receiving E-Paati laptops along with 22 teachers trained on laptop integrated teaching methods. The E-Paatis were pre-loaded with curriculum-based interactive educational activities, E-Paath, which is an integral part of this novel approach. It was a humble beginning for an ambitious project that aims to transform education by improving quality and access through the integration of technology in the daily teaching-learning practice. With the long term vision to bring a systemic change, OLE Nepal went beyond simply equipping classrooms with hardware and connectivity, and set out to demonstrate an effective and scalable implementation model that put major emphasis on curriculum-based digital educational materials and teacher preparation. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&amp;id=7e20e58551&amp;e=974a5b7f9b" target="_blank">Read more</a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3946" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/ole-nepal-year-end-review/try_epaath_learning_activities/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg" data-orig-size="220,211" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="try_epaath_learning_activities" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg?w=220" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg?w=220" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3946" title="try_epaath_learning_activities" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg?w=220&#038;h=211" alt="" width="220" height="211" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg 220w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/try_epaath_learning_activities.jpg?w=150&amp;h=144 150w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" /></a></p>
  2796. <p><strong>Literature for Young Adults: </strong><strong>Content Creation Project</strong></p>
  2797. <p>OLE Nepal has started an ambitious project to create content relevant to young adult in Nepali literature. Over the span of two years we spent collecting and archiving works of Nepali literature, we realized that there was a real dearth of literary materials for young adults between the ages of eleven and eighteen. After a number of discussions on this topic, E-Pustakalaya&#8217;s Advisory Panel met on November 30, 2010 at OLE Nepal office to plan the content creation process to meet the literary needs of teenagers in Nepal. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&amp;id=a35e024b07&amp;e=974a5b7f9b" target="_blank">Read more</a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mr-sambhu.jpg"></a></p>
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  2799. <strong>Leaders Summit</strong></p>
  2800. <p>Rabi Karmacharya, Executive Director of OLE Nepal, was chosen among more than 200 emerging leaders from some 30 countries and economies in the Asia-Pacific region to participate in the Asia Society&#8217;s fifth annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit, held in Jakarta from December 3-5, 2010. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://olenepal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1744d58eee04cebf2cb526214&amp;id=55e2389fa3&amp;e=974a5b7f9b" target="_blank">Read more</a></p>
  2801. <p><strong> </strong><strong>Open Learning Exchange Nepal</strong>  </p>
  2802. <p>PO Box 8975, EPC 2394<br />
  2803. Kathmandu, Nepal</p>
  2804. <p>Telephone: +977-1-554-4441 , +977-1-554-4441  <br />
  2805. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.mc1132.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@olenepal.org" target="_blank">info@olenepal.org</a></p>
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  2830. <title>OLPC Epic Wins, Doing Things Better and the Long Journey Ahead!</title>
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  2834. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2835. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
  2836. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2837. <category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
  2838. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2839. <category><![CDATA[EKindling]]></category>
  2840. <category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
  2841. <category><![CDATA[Happy New Year]]></category>
  2842. <category><![CDATA[Lubang]]></category>
  2843. <category><![CDATA[Mayor]]></category>
  2844. <category><![CDATA[Mindoro]]></category>
  2845. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2846. <category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
  2847. <category><![CDATA[Project Launch]]></category>
  2848. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2849. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2850. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2851. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2854. <description><![CDATA[     Dearest friends, On behalf of Education Kindling (eKindling), Manigong Bagong Taon (Happy New Year)! Woah! 2010 was a blur and it was filled with challenges, surprises, and epic wins for our first One Laptop Per Child deployment in the Philippines. Here are some of the inspirational highlights: Enhancing teaching and learning talents: 4 champion [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  2856. <div><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling1.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3903" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/olpc-epic-wins-doing-things-better-and-the-long-journey-ahead/education-ekindling-4/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg" data-orig-size="720,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Education EKindling" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=720" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3903" title="Education EKindling" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling3.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>     Dearest friends,</div>
  2857. <p>On behalf of Education Kindling (eKindling), Manigong Bagong Taon (Happy New Year)!</p>
  2858. <p>Woah! 2010 was a blur and it was filled with challenges, surprises, and epic wins for our first One Laptop Per Child deployment in the Philippines. Here are some of the inspirational highlights:<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family1.jpg"></a></p>
  2859. <ol>
  2860. <li>Enhancing teaching and learning talents: 4 champion educators, 4 Tech Squad Kids, parents and administrators were trained in the National Computer Center on the use of XO laptops in the classrooms, maintenance and repair, and powerful and innovative ways of digital learning! Watch our Tech Squad Kids: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjk86l7rowA" target="_blank">co-teachers in the classroom</a>.</li>
  2861. <li>Inspirational Fundraising: In honor of the Mayor Juan Sanchez of Lubang, Mindoro, a community of National Computer Center employees, successfully raised nearly $24,000 to purchase 100 XO laptop. Through an email campaign and word of mouth, they collected donations ranging from $5-$2000 from over 100 individuals. Inspirational, grassroots fundraising, right? Are you inspired enough to start your own fundraising campaign?<a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family.jpg"></a><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/formal-launch.jpg"></a></li>
  2862. <li>New Awesome Partners: Both Asian Pacific College and University of the Philippines signed up as our first university partners. They will develop new learning activities and tools for the XO laptop and provide technical support when needed.  Milbank Tweed also signed up as our legal counsel and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJkGEAn0XoU" target="_blank">Bakitwhy.com</a>  became our first media partner, spreading the joys of our work to the world!  <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3904" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/olpc-epic-wins-doing-things-better-and-the-long-journey-ahead/mayor-and-olpc-family-3/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg" data-orig-size="720,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Mayor and OLPC Family" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=720" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3904" title="Mayor and OLPC Family" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mayor-and-olpc-family2.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></li>
  2863. <li>100 XO Laptops launched: On November 24, 2010, 100 XO laptops were deployed in two schools on the island of Lubang, Mindoro. Children are learning fractions and entrepreneurship skills using the Finance Activity on the XO Laptop. They are accessing wikipedia to learn about biofuels and preserving Lubang&#8217;s woodlands. They are recording and taking photos of Lubang&#8217;s heritage sites to learn about their history. They are learning with the XO laptop outside the classroom and in the school garden, beach front, and town center! Truly inspirational. Check out the photos: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=245467&amp;id=124104424149" target="_blank">Launch Ceremony Album</a></li>
  2864. <li>Philippines Sec. of Education, Bro. Armin Luistro&#8217;s great surprise: On Dec 6, 2010, we shared our work with the world with a formal launching that was attended by the Philippine&#8217;s Secretary of Education, government officials, major media outlets, donors and supporters. In reference to the OLPC pilot, Sec. Luistro said &#8220;we were struck by this. We always thought that the best ideas were in Manila, in a first-class city with lots of money. But to our great surprise, what we thought was only possible was already a reality in Lubang.&#8221;  Photos: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=248785&amp;id=124104424149" target="_blank">here</a>; Press: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=638356&amp;publicationSubCategoryId=90" target="_blank">here</a></li>
  2865. <li>TED talks!  This past December, our Education Guru, Tessa Yuvienco spoke at TedxManila as a TED speaker. What an honor! We do our best to tell our story and our passion to rethink and innovate education for all children in the Philippines. Check out the picture at TED: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=483549129149&amp;set=a.430996824149.204057.124104424149" target="_blank">team photo</a></li>
  2866. </ol>
  2867. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch.jpg"></a>What a year! This all became possible because of your support. However, we are humbled by the long journey ahead. After all, this is not about parachuting technologies into classrooms. It is about providing a meaningful education that will position our children for success as the next leaders, life-long learners, problem solvers and change makers of the 21st century.  With this said, this year is about doing things better!</p>
  2868. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3905" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/olpc-epic-wins-doing-things-better-and-the-long-journey-ahead/ekindling-formal-launch-2/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg" data-orig-size="720,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eKindling Formal Launch" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=720" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3905" title="eKindling Formal Launch" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ekindling-formal-launch1.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>This year, we want to include you more. Please join the conversation about educating our children. Ask questions. If you feel inspired, email us at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.mc1132.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=community@ekindling.org" target="_blank">community@ekindling.org</a> about starting a fundraiser or volunteering as a developer or entrepreneur. If you know movers and shakers, CSR programs, or philanthropic organizations, connect us to them. The journey is long, but it&#8217;s exciting! And we invite you to join!   </p>
  2869. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/education-ekindling2.jpg"></a>There&#8217;s a lot in store for us in 2011 and with your support, extraordinary possibilities will turn into reality. Again, on behalf of Education Kindling, we hope you have a warm, fuzzy, and prosperous new year!</p>
  2870. </div>
  2871. <div>     Cheers,</div>
  2872. <div>     Ryan Letada </div>
  2873. <div>     Executive Director</div>
  2874. <div>     Education Kindling (eKindling) </div>
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  2896. <media:title type="html">eKindling Formal Launch</media:title>
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  2900. <title>olpcMAP Survey Results Final Analysis</title>
  2901. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-survey-results-final-analysis/</link>
  2902. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-survey-results-final-analysis/#comments</comments>
  2904. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2905. <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
  2906. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2907. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2908. <category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
  2909. <category><![CDATA[MAP sprint]]></category>
  2910. <category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
  2911. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2912. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2913. <category><![CDATA[rewards]]></category>
  2914. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2915. <category><![CDATA[Survey Analysis]]></category>
  2916. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2917. <category><![CDATA[Volunteer work]]></category>
  2918. <category><![CDATA[why people volunteer]]></category>
  2919. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2921.  
  2922. <description><![CDATA[We collected results of the olpcMAP survey and summarized them in a olpcMAP Survey Results. On Wednesday, Dec 29, I presented olpcMAP Survey Final Analysis, which interprets survey results and suggests major themes and underlying motives for volunteering. I was glad to receive feedback and comments at the end of the presentation. Mark Battley agreed about people wanting to have a hobby [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2923. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We collected results of the olpcMAP survey and summarized them in a <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-survey-results.pdf">olpcMAP Survey Results</a>. <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png"></a>On Wednesday, Dec 29, I presented olpcMAP Survey Final Analysis, which interprets survey results and suggests major themes and underlying motives for volunteering.</p>
  2924. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3731" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-survey-results-final-analysis/final-analysis-cover/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png" data-orig-size="480,360" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Final Analysis Cover" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png?w=480" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3731" title="Final Analysis Cover" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png?w=150 150w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/final-analysis-cover.png 480w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>I was glad to receive feedback and comments at the end of the presentation. Mark Battley agreed about people wanting to have a hobby that realizes their untapped talents. When you develop those talents, you become happier and frequently more successful, and he witnessed it. Ryan and Alexandra commented on tailoring projects for volunteers. We all agreed that  there should be opportunities for 2 hours a week, 2 weeks a year or even two years at a time, etc. Then volunteers decide which one is right for them.  Because the same person maybe interested in all three option at different times in his life. It is all about perpetual balance. We all want to find it. People struggle whether they should have a well paid job but no meaning, or spend time on an unpaid project that has a great social value. We are all constantly moving and adjusting our choices to finally find our perfect mix of life variables to reach our personal balance.  Another important comment was about helping people figure out what they are good at or where do they fit as volunteers&#8230; Main Takeaway:</p>
  2925. <p>1. Help people feel useful and appreciated</p>
  2926. <p>2. Design perfect conditions for volunteering</p>
  2927. <p>3. Don’t judge people, educate them on what opportunities are available and what   is  possible</p>
  2928. <p>4. Create happy social identity</p>
  2929. <p>5. Provide facilitation</p>
  2930. <p>Download full presentation <a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/olpcmap-survey-final-analysis.pdf">olpcMAP Survey Final Analysis</a>. Also see my favorite commencement speech ever by Steve Jobs <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc</a></p>
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  2941.  
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  2943. <media:title type="html">Final Analysis Cover</media:title>
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  2947. <title>olpcMAP Sprint: Day Four and Five</title>
  2948. <link>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/</link>
  2949. <comments>https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/#comments</comments>
  2951. <dc:creator><![CDATA[polyachka]]></dc:creator>
  2952. <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
  2953. <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
  2954. <category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
  2955. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
  2956. <category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category>
  2957. <category><![CDATA[MAP sprint]]></category>
  2958. <category><![CDATA[Nick Doiron]]></category>
  2959. <category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
  2960. <category><![CDATA[olpcMAP]]></category>
  2961. <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
  2962. <category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
  2963. <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
  2964. <category><![CDATA[Ushahidi]]></category>
  2965. <category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>
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  2967.  
  2968. <description><![CDATA[On Thursday the team was creating landmarks (points) for both volunteers and schools/deployments, then beautifying  them, ie adding website links and photos. Different volunteers focused on different continents.  Special focus was on Kenya and Haiti. Mark Battley left, I mentioned to him that his pictures from SF OLPC Summit are on Mongolian website which surprised him http://laptop.gov.mn/ On Friday, I came around noon and again everyone [&#8230;]]]></description>
  2969. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3759" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/back-camera-19/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg" data-orig-size="1936,2592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293805536&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00390625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.361166666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.086166666667&quot;}" data-image-title="Walking Eating Tour of MIT" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=224" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=765" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3759" title="Walking Eating Tour of MIT" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=224 224w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=448 448w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0944.jpg?w=112 112w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /></a>On Thursday the team was creating landmarks (points) for both volunteers and schools/deployments, then beautifying  them, ie adding website links and photos. Different volunteers focused on different continents.  Special focus was on Kenya and Haiti. Mark Battley left, I mentioned to him that his pictures from SF OLPC Summit are on Mongolian website which surprised him <a href="http://laptop.gov.mn/">http://laptop.gov.mn/</a></p>
  2970. <p>On Friday, I came around noon and again everyone was working hard on <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#To_add_a_marker">beautification</a>, including  <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=422001">Carol</a> and <a href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=545002">Sandra</a>. I started adding video-interviews that Bill Stelzer made during SF Summit in October to the points.</p>
  2971. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3760" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/back-camera-20/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1936" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293806240&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.360333333333&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.087333333333&quot;}" data-image-title="Back Camera" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3760" title="Back Camera" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0946.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Around 2PM we all got super hungry and followed Adam to show us where the food is. We tried his favorite Middle Eastern restau on wheels, which is a college truck selling very good inexpensive food. As we didn&#8217;t have a place to sit down (benches were covered with snow) and we couldn&#8217;t wait till we get back into the office to eat, we had to eat while standing there and then walking, which slowly became a walking eating tour of MIT. </p>
  2972. <p>The highlight of the day was the visit to MIT Media Lab, that is where scientists contemplate and work on crazy things we don&#8217;t know about.  I always think of Kurt Vonnegut and his Cat&#8217;s cradle when think of MIT. </p>
  2973. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3758" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/back-camera-18/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg" data-orig-size="1936,2592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293797030&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.375166666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.148666666667&quot;}" data-image-title="Charlotte in Watertown" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=224" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=765" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3758" title="Charlotte in Watertown" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=224 224w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=448 448w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg?w=112 112w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /></a>Then we all got back to the office and had olpcMAP cake. The cake was decorated with special love by Charlotte from Watertown StarMarket, she likes the idea of OLPC for all children to use computers, communicate to each other and be friends. Thank you, Charlotte. The team liked the cake and especially smily faces, hearts and little xos!</p>
  2974. <p>Then we talked about geek&#8217;s dreams, which of course have something to do with video-games, time-traveling, guns and surprisingly Huckabee girl song&#8230;</p>
  2975. <p>Five people wrapped up the Map Sprint: Nick, Adam, Sandra, Benaja and myself. Benaja, who came all the way from Haiti,  is a brand new member of the support gang, and Adam had a plan to go and see Social Network with him. Mark Battley also joined the gang. Please, see pictures from the Map Sprint courtesy of Mark <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55110273@N07/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55110273@N07/</a> </p>
  2976. <p>Nick Doiron wrote about our progress:</p>
  2977. <p>&#8220;Today was our last day of olpcMAP Sprint! We came up with two front page concepts at olpcMAP Sprint. Both would feature colorful pictures of XO users to welcome potential volunteers and existing schools to the map.  Send us a link to your photos!  Upload to <a href="http://imgur.com/" target="_blank">Imgur.com</a> or Flickr if they&#8217;re not online yet.</p>
  2978. <p>* The CrowdMap concept from Marina (the picture of the map would be a link to the interactive map, the How to Help image would help people with editing the map, plus more links on the bottom to help articles) <a href="http://i.imgur.com/0IGWI.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/0IGWI.png</a></p>
  2979. <p>* The form-follows-function concept from Mark (info window would have links based on each type of user) <a href="http://mapmeld.appspot.com/frontpage.html" target="_blank">http://mapmeld.appspot.com/frontpage.html</a></p>
  2980. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3761" data-permalink="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/olpcmap-sprint-day-four-and-five/back-camera-21/" data-orig-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg" data-orig-size="2592,1936" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293807175&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016583747927032&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;42.360166666667&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-71.0875&quot;}" data-image-title="MIT Lab and Boston View" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3761" title="MIT Lab and Boston View" src="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" srcset="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=300 300w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=600 600w, https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0988.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Our plan is to improve our beautification guide that can answer questions for a number of people: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#To_add_a_marker" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#To_add_a_marker</a>  Some good news from that guide &#8211; you can use link: <a href="http://example.org/" target="_blank">http://example.org</a> to add links quickly, and we recommend <a href="http://imgur.com/" target="_blank">IMGUR.com</a> to upload photos (until we have our own photo uploader).  Please add a point or more to your favorite region, and spread URLs such as <a href="http://olpcmap.net/?go=Southeast_Asia" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net?go=Southeast_Asia</a></p>
  2981. <p>When we redesign the rest of the page, I think we should highlight the posts explaining what the map is all about! And then we&#8217;ll be seeing community maps like this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNp9j1O3CKk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNp9j1O3CKk</a></p>
  2982. <p><a href="https://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0940.jpg"></a>Have a Happy New Year!&#8221;</p>
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