One Laptop Per Child
Alexios Zavras <zvr+olpc@zvr.gr>
http://www.laptop.org
OLPC Project
- Started in 2005
- Nicholas Negreponte
- MIT Media Lab
- AMD, Google, Red Hat
- Marvell, Nortel, ...
- Quanta
A New Era
- Digital information
- Technological capabilities
- Networking
- Paradigm shift
Paradigm shift
- Access to information as public good
- Technology as means to freedom and empowerment
Educational paradigm
- Creative expression
- Learning through doing
- Collaborative environment
Countries committed
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Libya
- Rwanda
- Uganda
- ...
Greek initiative
- 800 volunteers
- almost 50% teachers
- open source developers
- translators
- 4 working groups
- software
- localization
- educational
- testing
Hardware
- Designed for children
- Technological innovations
- Technical data
Designed for children
- Friendly
- Small
- Lightweight
- Safe
- plastic
- no corners
- not dangerous
Technological innovations
- Consumption
- Screen
- Networking
Power Consumption
- Extremely low
- Goal is 2-3 W in operation
- Battery capacity 28.8 Wh
- Autonomy of many hours
Screen
- Small in size (7.5 in)
- But:
- resolution 1200 x 900
- resolution 200dpi
- e-paper, digital ink
- Without:
- dangerious materials
- high voltage lines
- Minimal consumption in static image
- Operational even in full light
Networking
- Wireless network
- WiFi standard 802.11b, 802.11s
- mesh communication
- ad-hoc routing
Technical data
- CPU AMD Geode LX-700
- Memory 256MB
- Flash 1GB
- Protected keyboard
- Touchpad
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Camera
Connectivity
- 3 USB ports
- Mic (analog in)
- Speakers
Software
- Designed for children
- Free and Open Source
Building blocks
- GNU/Linux infrastructure
- Sugar GUI environment
- Etoys simulation environment
Sugar UI
- Activities
- Collaboration level
- Frame
Bundled activities
- chat
- etoys
- camera
- tamtam
- web browser
- word processing