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Brazil has been stealthily growing an amazing sounding project called ProInfo
They are rolling out infrastructure, technology and software to reach 36million students by the end of this year, with more to come!
The software is Linux (KDE desktop), The technology comes as an instant "computer lab", in a couple of different flavours:
I had heard rumours of this, but with no idea of the scale, or the fact that the roll-out includes open content as well.
ProInfo is not about mobility, but a parallel project UCA (One Computer per Student) is. They are about to launch a second phase, buying 150 000 portable machines. Possibly ClassMates, or OLPC.
Wow! The numbers are staggering. The vision bold. The open source world excited. We wait, with baited breath ...
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Linux "goes large" in Brazilian schools
Brazil has been stealthily growing an amazing sounding project called ProInfo
They are rolling out infrastructure, technology and software to reach 36million students by the end of this year, with more to come!
The software is Linux (KDE desktop), The technology comes as an instant "computer lab", in a couple of different flavours:
- an inner city one (more seats per single, shared server)
- a rural one (simpler / lower power usage)
- a presenting one (one piece of kit with integrated projector, cpu, bundled content and DVD player)
- an accessible one (huge screen, and extra accessibility devices connected)
I had heard rumours of this, but with no idea of the scale, or the fact that the roll-out includes open content as well.
ProInfo is not about mobility, but a parallel project UCA (One Computer per Student) is. They are about to launch a second phase, buying 150 000 portable machines. Possibly ClassMates, or OLPC.
Wow! The numbers are staggering. The vision bold. The open source world excited. We wait, with baited breath ...
- What Is This Android Thing?
You may have heard the word Android being mentioned recently around the mobile phone world, well here is a quick post on what the fuss is all about. Android is a new-ish Operating System (OS) that has been developed by around 50 big names across the device...
- Gphone Anyone?
Finally, some tangible news about the gPhone, or "Google phone"! It turns out there isn?t going to be a physical device at all, but rather a heavy-weight alliance (the open handset alliance ) who are getting together to create an open source platform...
- Ipod Touch - Does It Have A Future For Learning?
We love our iPod Touch. We love that it challenges assumptions on user interface, and takes a few steps towards the hallowed ideal of ubiquitous computing where the interface becomes intuitive (and invisible). We love that we are not locked into a ridiculous...
- Screencasting - A Great Way To Teach And Reinforce Concepts
Have you ever tried to explain how to use technology in your classes only to have students come back the next day saying they couldn't get it to work, or they don't know how to use. Instead of explaining yourself 20 times, just make a screencast....
- Open Many Doors When Your Learn English Conversation!
Just as in any other language, it is important to learn English conversation. Without it, all the vocabulary and pronunciation you have learned up to this point are just a bunch of meaningless words and strained sounds. You can learn conversational English...