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One Laptop per Child
Submitted by altj on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 09:29
Do you want to buy a cool laptop for less than $400? This thing is durable, easy to use and can be charged with a hand crank or solar panel (it also looks kinda cute.)
The One Laptop per Child project is one that has interested me for a while. Not only have they worked hard to make these laptops inexpensive and durable, but they run Linux and are easy to use!
There is a ton of stuff that is cool about how these laptops can interact with each other. They seem to be ideal for any classroom environment. Currently, they have a special "Give One. Get One." program running. Between now and November 26, you can donate $399 to the program ($200 of which is tax-deductible) and they will send you a laptop as well as send one laptop to help children in a developing country. As an added bonus, "For all U.S. donors who participate in the Give One Get One program, T-Mobile is offering one year of complimentary HotSpot access" (normally $39.99/mo.)
I really love this project.
I really love this project. It seems like an ideal example of "putting your money where your mouth is." They are doing something to empower children in developing countries and, in the process, reshaping their future. Also, though they are creating the possibility of very affordable laptops (which is good for all of us!)
It looks like Alabama
It looks like Alabama schools will be the first in the US to get XO laptops...
more info here
more news... Peru wants
more news...
Peru wants 260,000 laptops and Mexico wants 50,000
link
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