CHUMS technology

Created By: Kiley Shields

Crank Laptops

One thing that would be useful for the

students in Tanzania, are crank laptops.

Crank Laptops are laptops that get their

power from a crank that you turn located on

the side of the laptop.

Background of Crank Laptops

Nicholas Negroponte came up with the concept of “One laptop per child.” This is trying to make

sure that every child basically has access to the internet, and computers. The one laptop per

child group is so far discussing this idea with five countries. Brazil, China, Thailand, Egypt and

South America. They are hoping to distribute 15 million of these laptop test systems to children. Hopefully, what will happen is the government

will buy each laptop for 100 US dollars, and then distribute them for free.

Crank Laptops

• Powered by a side mounted hand crank• Can be powered by using batteries• 1 GB of memory• Color Screen, or Black and White• Four USB ports• Wi-fi and cell phone enabled.• Not on the market yet, hopefully will be

soon

"Laptops are both a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with

which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to 'learn learning' through independent interaction and exploration."

Negroponte wrote on his web site.

Pictures

Credits

Thanks to Mrs. Wyman, Chumbageni Primary School, Somers Park Primary

School and Key School.

To learn more about crank laptops go to

http://laptop.org/