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The \[|LPC Laptop|http://laptop.org/\] is A unique machine with features created specifically for children. However it is virtually worthless without a supporting ecosystem. Apart from mundane things, such as power and some for of connectivity - the key enabler is integrate this tool into the learning environment. |
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- Applicable and appropriate teaching tools which fit within the established practices, are understood by those who have to work with them - and which clearly aid, add or improve existing tools.
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- Including a group of dedicated local domain experts and influencer's which have a clear, locally applicable, vision.
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- Including a set of (collaboration) tools which allows for the creation and coordination around those.
- A deployment infrastructure within the learning environment which ensures ready access to school training, teacher training, IT-caretaker training, run-books, call-for-tender and contractual approaches. Including viable business models for the above group.
- A support ecosystem; allowing for provisioning the infrastructure; i.e. ensuring connectivity, wifi, that printing works and a matching stack of support; tuned to the turnaround times required and staff afailable within schools.
- A backing eco system - allowing for cross project coordination, warranty, repairs, DoA, bulk provisining and so on within the local marked.
- The actual OLPC laptops
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It will be schipped with XO's (olpc laptops) on their projects. The purpose is to server schools with:
- Local content **
- Publishing, Accessing
- CMS and portal of sorts
- Storage, Editing, Sharing, Collaborating
- Keep in mind that the OLPC produces rich data; from physical measurements, recordings to photos and text files.
- Local services, synchronization for collaboration purposes.
- A SDK, JDK, framework, portal, or CMS or akin into which you can plug educational components/backend services. Modular?
- Administrative services to aid the educational processes (tracking, statistics, inventory, attendance, records).
- Above local content may well 'mesh' with content at other schools or locations; and various CMS systems will be relatively distributed and/or federated.
- hhttp caching / filtering
- XO backups.
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