Post on 26-Jun-2015
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Xo 1.5 preview and Australian OLPC Deployments
Aimee Maree Forsstrom
Mission Statement: To improve the lives of children living in rural and remote Australia by providing them with a purpose-built educational tool that is rugged, low-cost, low-power and connected - the XO laptop.
Focus on communities with a Socio-Economic Index below national average of 1000
OLPC - Australia The Mission!
OLPC - AustraliaHow OLPC achieve their mission?
Involvement of Department of Education in each State and Territory
Inclusion in the Educational curriculum in each State and Territory
Deployed over 2500 XO laptops to 40 remote communities
Closing the Gap
QuestionsLocal Involvement
Involvement of local teachers and community elders
Providing an online educational portal for teachers to be certified on using the Xo in classrooms
Local training and skill share for each deployment
OLPC - AustraliaEducation Project
Closing the Gap
Questions
Education
What's an Xo? Laptop designed for children Designed for rugged environments Educational tool Low cost
Xo 1.5 The Software
Fedora Spin – Sugar Sugar learning platform
Sugar Activities Python 2.6 PyGTK GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) 4.4.1
Xo 1.5 and beyond – GNOME 2.26.3
Xo 1.5 The Hardware
Rubber membrane keyboard and touchpad Flash drive (1024MB NAND flash) AMD Geode LX processor (integrated graphics
processor) 1.3W at 433MHz 7.5-inch dual-mode thin film transistor (TFT)
display 640x480 resolution video camera Analog stereo sound chip
802.11b/g compatible wireless Ethernet Marvel chipset
Battery between16.5 and 22 watt-hours of operation
Other power sources such as solar panels, car batteries
Closing the Gap
Questions