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The Vung Vieng Fishing Village Vietnam OLPC Laptop Project
The First Deployment of XO Laptops To Children in Vietnam Nancie Severs, 2010
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Located in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam • The VVV is located in Bai
Tu Long Bay, Vietnam.
• In Northeast Vietnam, about 40 kilometers from the mainland.
• Approximately 165 k from Hanoi and 130 k from the Chinese border.
• Ha Long Bay has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The VVV is a Floating Village
• Remote, Poor, and Off the Electrical Grid • Accessible to Visitors
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Site Profile and Goals
• Low village literacy rate • 24 kids ages 7 -13 attend
the 3 room school • Limited learning
resources • High dropout rate from
age 10 plus • High School attendance
is rare
• Increase literacy and computer literacy among children and adults
• Increase teaching resources in the VVV
• Increase school attendance rate
• Increase % of kids prepared for and attending high school
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Transporting the XOs to Vietnam
By Air: From Boston to Bangkok Then Bangkok to Hanoi By Van: From Hanoi to Ha Long City By Boat: From Hong Gai to the Vung Vieng Fishing Village
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Building the Vietnam Team
• Nancie Severs • Mr. Tuyen Luong • Ms. Nguyet (Hanoi) • Ms. Hong • Mr. Ninh • The VVV Teachers • Power Consultants • Other Members
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Creating Infrastructure and Good Will
• Local Resources and Useful Friends • Professional Appearance • The New Vietnam Team Learns by “Doing” • Benefits and Rewards for Volunteers
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The Teacher Training Certificate
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Ceremony Day: The first time most of the children and adults have seen a laptop.
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Teacher Training in the VVV
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VVV Children Experiment with the XOs
The First Activity Should Teach: • How to open and close the XO • How to power on and properly shut down the XO • How to use the track-pad • How to open and close an Activity • How to have Fun
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We Used The “Speak” Activity
The Language Menu Includes Vietnamese!
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The Second XO Class
We Practiced: • How To Turn On, Open & Close Activities, & Shut Down • How to Use the Touch Pad, Keyboard, Hover, & Zoom • The XO is like a Whole Library. What’s a Library? • We Have a Map of Vietnam!
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It’s Break Time but the Kids Want More
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Life in the Vung Vieng Village
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Power and Community Benefit
• Generator operates 2 to 3 hours a day
• Goal: Clean power to charge XOs
• Goal: Teach Solar Technology
• Goal: Provide additional electricity for evening learning
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VVV Project Inventory • 13 XOs • 1 new extra battery • 15 tip cords without plugs • 2 "IGO" 12 Volt chargers • 2 USB to Lan adapters • Various cables (Ethernet etc.) • 2 Printed OLPC Laptop Manuals • 6 Power strips
• 12 green and white ear buds • 5 Green and White Mouses • 6 Microphones • 5 flash storage USB sticks • 1 Solar Charge Controller • 13 Solar Panels, • 2 200Ah, 12 volt batteries • 1 Inverter
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Challenges & Needs: $ & Dong • XO language & keyboard
are not Vietnamese • Add local team members
with computer & Internet support skills
• Create teacher training stream
• Convince Vietnamese software developers to work with Sugar
• Obtain government support & assistance
Decisions • Private/Corporate
Partners vs. NGO • Paid vs. Volunteer • Collaborative vs.
Hierarchical • School vs. Extra-
curricular • Internet vs. Intranet • Costs: How to pay for
them
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The Future: Sustainability & Expansion
• Goal: 1 XO per VVV child in school • Goal: Server, powered by solar • Goal: Internet in the VVV • Goal: Replicate project in other floating villages
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The VVV Children Need More XOs
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