Comments on: One Laptop per Child on 60 Minutes, Sunday May 20 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/ Red Hat Magazine Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:14:23 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 by: Kim O'Kelley http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-37080 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:17:10 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-37080 I would like to purchase one for my child. Where can i do this? I would like to purchase one for my child.
Where can i do this?

]]> by: John (J5) Palmieri http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-7243 Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:41 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-7243 donna, That is a common simplification based on sound bites repeated for ease of understanding. There are a lot of nuances to what Negroponte wants to accomplish that just don't translate well into 15 minute video clips. What we are trying to accomplish at OLPC is to bring constructionist education to children who might not even go to school, or if they do don't have the advantages most kids in developing nations have. The laptop is just the tool and the easiest thing for people and the media to wrap their heads around when talking about the project. If all we wanted to do was give laptops to kids we would have simply stuck a paired down version of Fedora on the box and said ship it (by the way you can install Fedora on it). Instead we decided to look at the tool to see how we could enable creativity, collaboration and sharing. It requires a lot more thought than just giving a kid a laptop. donna,

That is a common simplification based on sound bites repeated for ease of understanding. There are a lot of nuances to what Negroponte wants to accomplish that just don’t translate well into 15 minute video clips. What we are trying to accomplish at OLPC is to bring constructionist education to children who might not even go to school, or if they do don’t have the advantages most kids in developing nations have.

The laptop is just the tool and the easiest thing for people and the media to wrap their heads around when talking about the project. If all we wanted to do was give laptops to kids we would have simply stuck a paired down version of Fedora on the box and said ship it (by the way you can install Fedora on it).

Instead we decided to look at the tool to see how we could enable creativity, collaboration and sharing. It requires a lot more thought than just giving a kid a laptop.

]]> by: donna http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-7121 Tue, 22 May 2007 19:50:19 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-7121 Saw the piece last Sunday, I didn't know that laptop ran a form of Linux. One thing I did notice is Negroponte's displeasure with Intel - not surprising, but I wish they had pressed him on the fact that his dream of a laptop in every child's hands is becoming a reality. It may not be HIS laptop, that goal was to put a laptop there. Saw the piece last Sunday, I didn’t know that laptop ran a form of Linux. One thing I did notice is Negroponte’s displeasure with Intel - not surprising, but I wish they had pressed him on the fact that his dream of a laptop in every child’s hands is becoming a reality. It may not be HIS laptop, that goal was to put a laptop there.

]]> by: Uri Sharf http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6951 Mon, 21 May 2007 09:09:28 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6951 Right click on the volume applet (panel) and select "Open volume control". Adjust Master and PCM to control the volume (it could be too low, and the volume control is limited by the playback defaults for each device. Uri Right click on the volume applet (panel) and select “Open volume control”. Adjust Master and PCM to control the volume (it could be too low, and the volume control is limited by the playback defaults for each device.

Uri

]]> by: Mike http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6931 Sun, 20 May 2007 23:58:56 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6931 Even with myh volume turned up all the way, I can barely hear the audio in these media clips. Any suggestions? I'm running a full install of Fedora Core 6. Even with myh volume turned up all the way, I can barely hear the audio in these media clips. Any suggestions? I’m running a full install of Fedora Core 6.

]]> by: Uri Sharf http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6890 Sun, 20 May 2007 09:21:14 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6890 OLPC arriving at Villa Cardal, Uruguay http://picasaweb.google.es/pflores2/EntregaDeLaptopsEnVillaCardal, via Pablo Flores http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/05/villa-cardal-uruguay-world-center-of.html OLPC arriving at Villa Cardal, Uruguay
http://picasaweb.google.es/pflores2/EntregaDeLaptopsEnVillaCardal,
via Pablo Flores
http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/05/villa-cardal-uruguay-world-center-of.html

]]> by: Julian Yap http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6753 Fri, 18 May 2007 23:29:04 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6753 ... Actually, you need the full URL for 60 minutes: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml A link to the video: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2823501&channel=60Minutes … Actually, you need the full URL for 60 minutes:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

A link to the video:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2823501&channel=60Minutes

]]> by: QuantumCrypto http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6747 Fri, 18 May 2007 22:17:27 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6747 AP story distribution of 160 laptops to students in Uruguay: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HUNDRED_DOLLAR_LAPTOP?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT This is indeed very exciting..... :) AP story distribution of 160 laptops to students in Uruguay:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HUNDRED_DOLLAR_LAPTOP?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

This is indeed very exciting….. :)

]]> by: Bascha Harris http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6743 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6743 Fixed. Thanks for the catch. :) Fixed. Thanks for the catch. :)

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6742 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:34:35 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-on-60-minutes-sunday-may-20/#comment-6742 http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/ (link above is broken) http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/ (link above is broken)

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