Have you seen the new website for One Laptop South Florida? www.onelaptopkisds.org. Birgit Pauli-Haack, the web genius behind Naples Free Net, has truly outdone herself!
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Q: What happens to the laptops – and the children – once their OLSF course ends? Do the laptops collect dust in a closet?
A: It is vitally important to us that our children keep at it – that they use their laptops for the next several years, until they grow out of them (these are child-sized devices, after all.)
Our whole intent is to foster a love of technology, and of learning, in our students that leads them to a successful life well beyond what they could otherwise expect.
If you’re a donor, you want to make sure your dollars aren’t just having a merely temporary effect: you want to change young lives. Well, imagine how much more important that is to we who work with these kids, who get to know them!
Our ultimate plan is to give laptops to every child in a given classroom. That way, the teacher can incorporate the laptops into his or her lesson plans.
But... for those teachers who are not excited to utilize the laptops in this way, we will team up with existing after school programs to work with the kids outside of school. By hook or by crook, we will positively impact the poor children of our region.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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