One Laptop Per Child

Essay by andreas.cypUniversity, Bachelor's November 2007

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Andreas Ch. Ioannou

Reg. No: F2007970

Semester: F2007

Section: COM 100

Instructor: K.Nikolaou

The mission of One Laptop Per Child, non-profit association, is to develop a low-cost laptop - the "$100 Laptop" - a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Their goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. The first notebook model, the OLPC XO, will be rolled out to the first third-world countries in November this year.

Tonight I will present:

About the whole idea of the project

About project's development

Outlines

ABOUT THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE PROJECT

Mission

Why they will be so much cheap?

ABOUT PROJECT'S DEVELOPMENT

History

Hardware

Applications

Conclusion

The first notebook model, the OLPC XO, will be rolled out to the first third-world countries in November this year.

In the US, the first OLPC laptops can be ordered on November 12th. Hopefully this will bring a revolution to the way the education system operates and give the opportunity to children around the globe have a prosperous and great future ahead of them.

Tonight I speak about:

About the whole idea of the project

About project's development

The goal: To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves. The laptop is entirely...