[Air-l] Fwd: [school-discuss] $100.00 laptop

[J. J.]

>I doubt that even at $100 EACH child can have a computer in the target 
>income-bracket population
>
>(each child in an upper income bracket may very well already have a 
>computer in these regions...)

I think that the idea behind the project here is to make the computers as 
less expensive as possible to confirm an assumption that laptops will cause 
positive changes in lives of children who wouldn't have access to that 
technology otherwise. While it still looks like a good idea, I agree that 
income has always already played its role in access to education and again, 
there are children who go to schools with no pencils either ...

Jarek



>r
>
>>  What's wrong with community-access centers?
>>
>>One does not think of community pencils—kids have their own. They are 
>>tools to think with, sufficiently inexpensive to be used for work and 
>>play, drawing, writing, and mathematics. A computer can be the same, but 
>>far more powerful. Furthermore, there are many reasons it is important for 
>>a child to "own" something—like a football, doll, or book—not the least of 
>>which being that these belongings will be well-maintained through love and 
>>care.
>>
>>http://laptop.media.mit.edu/
>>
>>I guess we don't talk much about grey markets for pencils, do we?
>>
>>Jarek
>>
>>>From: "Joanne Jacobs" <joanne at joannejacobs.net>
>>>Reply-To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>>>To: <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
>>>Subject: RE: [Air-l] Fwd: [school-discuss] $100.00 laptop
>>>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:48:21 +1000
>>>
>>>I've just discussed this on my blog, and while I'm a fan, I'm concerned
>>>about the business logistics of releasing the device among nations that 
>>>will
>>>incubate a grey market for the product and possibly also develop scam
>>>imitations of the MIT-developed device.
>>>
>>>____________________________________________
>>>
>>>Joanne Jacobs, Project Manager
>>>Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID)
>>>A Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centre
>>>http://www.joannejacobs.net/
>>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
>>>[mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
>>>Hunsinger
>>>Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2005 9:40 AM
>>>To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>>>Subject: [Air-l] Fwd: [school-discuss] $100.00 laptop
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>>  From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" <holtslander at sask.usask.ca>
>>>>  Date: September 28, 2005 7:33:45 PM EDT
>>>>  To: schoolforge-discuss at schoolforge.net
>>>>  Subject: [school-discuss] $100.00 laptop
>>>>  Reply-To: schoolforge-discuss at schoolforge.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Came across these sites:
>>>>
>>>>  haven't noticed this being discussed here.
>>>>
>>>>  A $100.00 dollar laptop running linux - intended for education in the
>>>>  developing world - and likely very practical for the developed
>>>>  world to.
>>>>
>>>>  http://laptop.media.mit.edu/
>>>>  http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1935&tag=nl.e589
>>>>
>>>>  prototype to be released at  World Summit on the Information
>>>>  Society (WSIS)
>>>>  http://www.itu.int/wsis/ in November.
>>>>
>>>>  It looks like it is intended to support tablet style use (in
>>>>  addition to a
>>>>  keyboard)- so one can use it without using a keyboard.  This opens
>>>>  many
>>>>  avenues.
>>>>
>>>>  Gord
>>>>  --
>>>>  Gordon J. Holtslander     /     Dept. of Biology
>>>>  holtslander at sask.usask.ca  /    University of Saskatchewan
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>>>>  fax 306 966-4461          /     Saskatoon, SK Canada
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>>>
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>>>Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
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