OLPC XO laptops at Lubuto Library
Ellie Tomlinson and Henry Meyers introduced the One Laptop Per Child XO laptops at the first Lubuto Library in February.
Ellie and Henry traveled to Lusaka to show children, staff and library volunteers what the XO laptop can do and how to use it. Since this library primarily serves street children, this was not a typical target group for the 10 innovative laptops that were donated by the OLPC Foundation.
Henry and Ellie's two week training program was spectacularly successful and the XO program has proven remarkably sustainable. The children absolutely love the XOs and are using them to compose music, draw, learn the pronunciation of words, take pictures and – in an environment where internet access is not likely to be available in the foreseeable future – enjoy communicating between laptops using the XO’s mesh technology.
OLPC XO laptops at Lubuto Library
Ellie Tomlinson and Henry Meyers introduced the One Laptop Per Child XO laptops at the first Lubuto Library in February.
Ellie and Henry traveled to Lusaka to show children, staff and library volunteers what the XO laptop can do and how to use it. Since this library primarily serves street children, this was not a typical target group for the 10 innovative laptops that were donated by the OLPC Foundation.
Henry and Ellie's two week training program was spectacularly successful and the XO program has proven remarkably sustainable. The children absolutely love the XOs and are using them to compose music, draw, learn the pronunciation of words, take pictures and – in an environment where internet access is not likely to be available in the foreseeable future – enjoy communicating between laptops using the XO’s mesh technology.