Re: Re: A Hero for OLPC [kids should be ambassadors soon!]

> On Nov 11, 2007 3:51 PM, Blake <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> ...all those who are pursuing the OLPC goals are heroic in their  
>> way...
>
>> ...Having said that, it probably was just a play on the fact that  
>> he's on
>> "Heroes" and apparently has quite a cult following.
>>
>
> Once XO machines reach kids, we should expect OLPC folks taking video
> footage of kids really doing something with them - and those great
> footage would go around the globe - right? Kids themselves become
> proof - ambassadors.
>
> So that much of the degenerated (er, for example, tv watching) adults
> and teachers and geeks would sit up straight and say
>
> "okay, we have to live bit differently from now on. we have to use
> computers in bit more worthwhile, thoughtful ways."
>
> (no? revolution won't arrive that way?
>
> ...it might come a little earlier if we make kids ambassadors. Or
> that's too cheap? )

>
> On Nov 12, 2007, at 6:54 , ax wrote:
>
>> On Nov 11, 2007 3:51 PM, Blake <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> ...all those who are pursuing the OLPC goals are heroic in their way...
>>
>>> ...Having said that, it probably was just a play on the fact that
>>> he's on
>>> "Heroes" and apparently has quite a cult following.
>>>
>>
>> Once XO machines reach kids, we should expect OLPC folks taking video
>> footage of kids really doing something with them - and those great
>> footage would go around the globe - right? Kids themselves become
>> proof - ambassadors.
>>
>> So that much of the degenerated (er, for example, tv watching) adults
>> and teachers and geeks would sit up straight and say
>>
>> "okay, we have to live bit differently from now on. we have to use
>> computers in bit more worthwhile, thoughtful ways."
>>
>> (no? revolution won't arrive that way?
>>
>> ...it might come a little earlier if we make kids ambassadors. Or
>> that's too cheap? )
>
> There is quite some material about the XOs in kids hands already. You
> can read on the Wiki about the pilot schools, for example:
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Galadima
>
> Here is a nice one:
>
> http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/07/25/inside-one-laptop-per-child-episode-04/ 
>
>
>> ax@still don't understand why Squeak website has no section made and
>> run by kids(or youth)!
>
> Because it takes a lot of effort to maintain. I agree there should be
> one, yes.

>
>> ax@still don't understand why Squeak website has no section made and
>> run by kids(or youth)!
>
> Because it takes a lot of effort to maintain. I agree there should  
> be one, yes.
>
> - Bert -
>
>
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> There are also many laws regulating children's content posted online
> which include a variety of requirements of the host, etc.  That said,
> we do hope to add more children's created content in 2008.
> cheers,
> Kim
>
>>
>>> ax@still don't understand why Squeak website has no section made and
>>> run by kids(or youth)!
>>
>> Because it takes a lot of effort to maintain. I agree there should be
>> one, yes.
>>
>> - Bert -
>>
>>
>>
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