Comments on: The XO in the Real World http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/ Where the urethane hits the pavement Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:34:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: polin povel http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18791 polin povel Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:27:10 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18791 There is no reason you can’t work on the project. It is open and anyone can contribute. Hopefully some kids will grow up to do just that There is no reason you can’t work on the project. It is open and anyone can contribute. Hopefully some kids will grow up to do just that

]]> By: sara http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18710 sara Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:29:03 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18710 why cant we just have these at le bocage international school. why cant we just have these at le bocage international school.

]]> By: Jeff Rush http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18602 Jeff Rush Thu, 10 May 2007 03:23:55 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18602 Axel, it is funny you say that teachers need excuses, that they will say the lack of computers is why they fail. This week the big story in the US are schools -dropping- their (non-XO) laptops, saying they are getting in the way of teaching. They say they don't help them teach, they break and take money from other teaching needs. ;-) Bad teachers give excuses, no matter where they are. The XO is different because it empowers the *student*, not the teacher. Axel, it is funny you say that teachers need excuses, that they will say the lack of computers is why they fail. This week the big story in the US are schools -dropping- their (non-XO) laptops, saying they are getting in the way of teaching. They say they don’t help them teach, they break and take money from other teaching needs. ;-)

Bad teachers give excuses, no matter where they are. The XO is different because it empowers the *student*, not the teacher.

]]> By: Axel http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18580 Axel Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:27:33 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18580 I am from Argentina, and I lived in Brasil for three and a half years from 99-2002. I am now living back in Buenos Aires now. I hope somebody from my country is participating in your project too. What is really sad is that most teachers here will need to learn how to use a computer first, since most of them are not only computer illiterate, but very mediocre to say the least. Teachers need excuses to justify why their students are so dumb. I guess the lack of computers is a great way to justify their own failure. I wonder how kids in the 70's learned without computers. I am from Argentina, and I lived in Brasil for three and a half years from 99-2002. I am now living back in Buenos Aires now. I hope somebody from my country is participating in your project too. What is really sad is that most teachers here will need to learn how to use a computer first, since most of them are not only computer illiterate, but very mediocre to say the least. Teachers need excuses to justify why their students are so dumb. I guess the lack of computers is a great way to justify their own failure. I wonder how kids in the 70’s learned without computers.

]]> By: Pascal http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18574 Pascal Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:21:02 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18574 Really wonderful pictures. You have been featured at http://olpc.com Really wonderful pictures. You have been featured at http://olpc.com

]]> By: Jordi http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18573 Jordi Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:43:55 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18573 J5, these pics of the X0 team with real end users really touched me. Congratulations to the OLPC team! J5, these pics of the X0 team with real end users really touched me.

Congratulations to the OLPC team!

]]> By: Bruno Sperb http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18572 Bruno Sperb Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:57:30 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18572 Nick: Im Bruno Sperb, from LEC´s team (one of the psychologists who work with the students in classroom). The educational effort that we are all engaged could not be bigger. Feedbacks are being given every to OLPC team weekly (even daily), based on the interactions of children and teachers with the XO. Some of the educational results (children´s projects and researches, just in portuguese, tough) can be seen in our virtual environment called AMADIS (uca.lec.ufrgs.br/amadis). Its like an orkut of learning, where children are posting their diary, learning projects, pictures and, in the next days, websites. Videos are being posted as well in the youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpCmV5zHYo), and we are making the next ones aiming exactly more secures feedbaks from the children about the XO. Bruno Nick:
Im Bruno Sperb, from LEC´s team (one of the psychologists who work with the students in classroom). The educational effort that we are all engaged could not be bigger.
Feedbacks are being given every to OLPC team weekly (even daily), based on the interactions of children and teachers with the XO.
Some of the educational results (children´s projects and researches, just in portuguese, tough) can be seen in our virtual environment called AMADIS (uca.lec.ufrgs.br/amadis). Its like an orkut of learning, where children are posting their diary, learning projects, pictures and, in the next days, websites.
Videos are being posted as well in the youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpCmV5zHYo), and we are making the next ones aiming exactly more secures feedbaks from the children about the XO.
Bruno

]]> By: Robson http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18571 Robson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:30:54 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18571 Hi! I work at LEC, and we meet when you visited our lab. I dont talk with you in the booth on FISL, because I don't speak english, but I can write something that you understand. I'm happy that you liked the visit, and much more for you liked our work with XO's in the school. When we work in the development context, sometimes we don't know, how our work will intervene in the users life. In this case, the impact will be big, and I hope that we can do and incredible job together. Hi! I work at LEC, and we meet when you visited our lab. I dont talk with you in the booth on FISL, because I don’t speak english, but I can write something that you understand. I’m happy that you liked the visit, and much more for you liked our work with XO’s in the school. When we work in the development context, sometimes we don’t know, how our work will intervene in the users life. In this case, the impact will be big, and I hope that we can do and incredible job together.

]]> By: LocoYokel http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18568 LocoYokel Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:41:01 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18568 Re: You have been dugged. Even better, you have made it onto the news links on Groklaw. Prepare to be groklawed which can be worse than a good /.ing. Re: You have been dugged.

Even better, you have made it onto the news links on Groklaw. Prepare to be groklawed which can be worse than a good /.ing.

]]> By: J5 http://www.j5live.com/2007/04/16/the-xo-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18567 J5 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:43:34 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/?p=357#comment-18567 Luciani, The buttons are being changed I belive. I am not sure who chose the layout but mecanical design like that and other little bugs are being fixed in Btest-3. Not sure what the issue is with the D-Pad is though. It works quite nice. The issue most people find is that they are too small but then again they are made for smaller hands... Luciani,

The buttons are being changed I belive. I am not sure who chose the layout but mecanical design like that and other little bugs are being fixed in Btest-3.

Not sure what the issue is with the D-Pad is though. It works quite nice. The issue most people find is that they are too small but then again they are made for smaller hands…

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