One Laptop Per Child One Laptop Per Child ProjectProject

What is One Laptop Per Child?What is One Laptop Per Child? The OLPC laptop is to provide children with the The OLPC laptop is to provide children with the

opportunity to learn about learning itself opportunity to learn about learning itself

To explore, experiment and express themselves To explore, experiment and express themselves

It is a program to enable all children, everywhere, It is a program to enable all children, everywhere, to have the best education possibleto have the best education possible

Is attempting to provide children in developing Is attempting to provide children in developing countries with inexpensivecountries with inexpensive

Who Made it?Who Made it? Nicholas Negroponte was born December 1, 1941 Nicholas Negroponte was born December 1, 1941

is a Greek American architect and computer is a Greek American architect and computer scientist scientist

He is a founder and the director of the He is a founder and the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's uniquely Massachusetts Institute of Technology's uniquely innovative Media Laboratory innovative Media Laboratory

He studied at MIT, where as a graduate student he He studied at MIT, where as a graduate student he specialized in the new field of computer aided specialized in the new field of computer aided designdesign

What is the Goal Of OLPC?What is the Goal Of OLPC?

One of OLPC's major goals is helping children One of OLPC's major goals is helping children feel comfortable customizing their laptop feel comfortable customizing their laptop configurations and guiding their own learning configurations and guiding their own learning

Does OLPC Stand Alone?Does OLPC Stand Alone?

There are some organizations are There are some organizations are members of members of

OLPCOLPC

AMDAMD BrightstarBrightstar Chi LinChi Lin eBayeBay GoogleGoogle Intel Intel

Marvell Marvell News CorporationNews Corporation Quanta ComputerQuanta Computer Red Hat Red Hat SES AstraSES Astra

What are Advantages of Using it?What are Advantages of Using it?

The OLPC will serve as an inexpensive and The OLPC will serve as an inexpensive and effective communication effective communication

Hardened Hardened

SmallSmall

Multi-functionalMulti-functional.

HarmlessHarmless

OLPC is human OLPC is human powered powered

Wireless NetworkingWireless Networking

The laptop is power by a 336 megahertz process The laptop is power by a 336 megahertz process or from Advance Micro and has built in wireless or from Advance Micro and has built in wireless networkingnetworking

It has no hard drive and instead uses 512 MB of It has no hard drive and instead uses 512 MB of flash memoryflash memory

Has two USB ports to which more storage could Has two USB ports to which more storage could be attachedbe attached

Has two USB ports to which more Has two USB ports to which more storage could be attachedstorage could be attached

Kinds of OLPCKinds of OLPC

How Much Does it Cost?How Much Does it Cost?

It is just $ 100It is just $ 100

It can be lower than this in the future maybe $50It can be lower than this in the future maybe $50

Conclusion Conclusion

One Laptop Per Child is an important step to One Laptop Per Child is an important step to develop the world faster develop the world faster

It also helps children (poor or rich) to get more It also helps children (poor or rich) to get more knowledge about their worldknowledge about their world

It’s in good price for all children to buyIt’s in good price for all children to buy

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