tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post343798046400079412..comments2024-02-14T22:50:48.749+10:30Comments on Bill Kerr: the india hole in the wall experimentBill Kerrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206808014093631762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post-38964693610053584232008-01-13T02:37:00.000+10:302008-01-13T02:37:00.000+10:30My last point:HITW was developed in India, by Indi...My last point:<BR/><BR/>HITW was developed in India, by Indians for Indians.<BR/>OLPC was developed in America, by MIT for developing nations.<BR/><BR/>See this review comparing OLPC to the Tata Nano<BR/>http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=24467Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post-73666464399177964862008-01-13T01:59:00.000+10:302008-01-13T01:59:00.000+10:30Bill,Aren't there several significant differences ...Bill,<BR/>Aren't there several significant differences between hole-in-the-wall (HITW) and OLPC?<BR/><BR/>HITW - collaboration means several children using one terminal and talking to each other<BR/>OLPC - collaboration means children at their own laptops emailing each other<BR/><BR/>HITW - program is independent of school system and government<BR/>OLPC - program is purchased by the government and distributed through the school system. Children use the laptops in class.<BR/><BR/>HITW - requires a small number of computers. OS is irrelevant.<BR/>OLPC - requires a lot of laptops running Sugar interface.<BR/><BR/>from the point of view of the government, buying a few OLPC machines and using them like HITW might be a good way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post-64706222268070630732007-07-15T10:34:00.000+09:302007-07-15T10:34:00.000+09:30great video about the hole in the wall experiment...<A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/india/" REL="nofollow">great video </A> about the hole in the wall experimentBill Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206808014093631762noreply@blogger.com