Excellent.<div>We want to be part of that.</div><div>Peter<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 May 2012 10:32, Sridhar Dhanapalan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sridhar@dhanapalan.com" target="_blank">sridhar@dhanapalan.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">"The Australian Government is providing over $11 million to support<br>
the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program which will deliver over 50,000<br>
custom built laptops to primary students in regional and remote<br>
Australia as part of a 12 month pilot program. The OLPC Australia<br>
Organisation (OLPC Australia) aims to support the learning<br>
opportunities of indigenous children, particularly those in remote<br>
Australia, by providing primary school aged children with a connected<br>
XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program.<br>
Participating schools will also receive information and communications<br>
technology (ICT) coordinator professional development, local repair<br>
kits, and access to helpdesk and online support."<br>
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<a href="http://blog.laptop.org/2012/05/08/australian-brilliance-government-12m-pilot/" target="_blank">http://blog.laptop.org/2012/05/08/australian-brilliance-government-12m-pilot/</a><br>
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"Our mission is to enhance learning opportunities for over 500,000<br>
primary school aged children by providing each one with a connected XO<br>
laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program, by<br>
2015."<br>
<a href="http://www.laptop.org.au/" target="_blank">http://www.laptop.org.au/</a><br>
<a href="http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Free and Open education for all<br><br>Peter Ruwoldt (aka Wara)<br>Ernabella Anangu School<br>ERNABELLA SA 0872<br>PMB 63 via Alice Springs NT 0872<br><br>P. 08 8956 2977 <br>
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