Olpcpresentation
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One Laptop per ChildOne Laptop per Child
What is: One Laptop Per
Child ?
3. MIT
Technologists
Private university with 10bn endowments
Known for technology, boldness and irreverence
Mens et Manus: learn by doing
Constructionist (everyone is a teacher and student)
Hands on – wiki- journey in discovery
11,000 students, 1000 teachers
Social aspect (collaboration and joint discovery)
Homo Ludens (at MIT everything looks like a toy)
Big picture thinkers, telescopes not microscopes
7. DESIGN MATTERS
9. SATURATION Please
10. CHILD OWNERSHIP
13. WE ARE NOT PREFORMATIONISTS
14. WE LIKE TO BE THE FIRST
MEET CARLA
MDG9
MDG9: digital education is a universal human right and a global necessity
Key Partners from Private & Public Sectors
Mechanical Design No moving parts
No harddrive, no fans
Droppable
Extra rigid shell
Bumper (replacable)
Shock mounted LCD
Moisture/dust/dirt resistant
Keyboard
USB, microphone etc - protected
Connector reinforcement
Transformer hinge
Dual Mode DisplayBENEFITS
Sunlight Readability
Standard laptop LCDs aren’t sunlight readable
Cost
1/3 the cost of typical laptop LCD
Power
1 Watt power usage with backlight on (typical is 7W)
0.1-0.2Watts power usage with backlight off (typical is 7W)
Resolution
Higher resolution than 95% of laptop screens today
Mode 1:SUNLIGHT
READABLE200 dots per inch
1200x900Greyscale
Black and White
Mode 2:BRIGHT at
NIGHT~1024 x 768
Color
802.11s
802.11s
802.11s
802.11s
Terrestrialwireless links(wifi, wimax)
Cellularpacket-data link (2.5G, 3G)
Optional distribution network
Internet
802.11s
5 years of text books * deforestation * chemicals to make paper * distribution costs
Environmental
vs
1 laptop * RoHS compliant ++ * 2W power (human recharge) * 5 year life (including batteries) * recyclable
OLPC Generation 2: Ebook Mode
OLPC Generation 2: Share Mode
OLPC Generation 2: Laptop Mode
OLPC Generation 2: Camera Mode
OLPC Generation 2: Game Mode
OLPC Generation 2
OLPC Generation 2: Transport
OLPC Generation 2: With Strap
OLPC Generation 2: Ortho Views Closed