One Laptop Per One Laptop Per ChildChild

A look at the laptopA look at the laptopOLPC-XO11GB Flash MemoryUSB PortsUltra bright LCD – Will work in sunCrank rechargeable batteryOS: Fedora Based Linux Free Operating

SystemLong range WI-FI256mb ramBuilt in Camera!Touchpad/Mouse/SpeakersUltra-strong design to survive rugged

conditions

Program backgroundProgram background

Brainchild if MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte

Goal to make a sub 100 dollar laptop aimed for third world countries

1. child ownership2. low ages3. saturation4. connection5. free and open source

Program goalsProgram goals

Places were computers are one for every 5,000 people

Foster educationBring education and science into

the third worldFoster communication and

contact with the outside worldEliminate poverty worldwide by

educating the third world?

Current participantsCurrent participantsAs of yet 15 nations have signed

onto the program, including the United States

Nigeria ordered over a million laptops

Libya ordered over 1.2 million laptops

Photos of LaptopPhotos of Laptop

Why not introduce this laptop Why not introduce this laptop into current school boards in into current school boards in the western world?the western world?

But..Why stop at the third world, why not start introducing this laptop into the first world?

We May be able to eliminate paper textbooks as the form of education!

Textbook material cost savings Textbook material cost savings vs. Laptop cost analysisvs. Laptop cost analysisTextbook costs for Grade 10-12

What can we do to help this What can we do to help this program?program?

The OLPC program has started offering laptops for commercial sale

Two laptops must be purchased with one going to the third world and one going to the consumer

The price of the laptop is it about 200 a piece with the goal of 100 per laptop estimate to be reached in 2008

Movement into the ultimate Movement into the ultimate cyber age?cyber age?

In the 80’s it was a dream that everybody would have a computer in their house with internet access

Now that is a reality...Can we move into a cyber age

where the textbook worldwide is replaced by a laptop, that is as dynamic as anything ever seen before?