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One Laptop per Child charity: 9 Year Old's Test Run  email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 93/100. CraftyCorner (2759)   ranked 49 out of 8,112 in computers 3 years ago

The makers and investors wanted to see if the OLPC computer would really fly and engage children or be a waste of time and money that could be better spent elsewhere.
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One of the creators of the program gave it to his son with out explaining the inner workings of the computer or anything, he wanted to see if the boy could figure out how to run it for himself.
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The test drive worked. The 9 year old boy who had no experience with anything but game consoles was computing and chatting with other children, drawing, creating music, using the calculator, writing, and doing rudimentary surfing.
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The BBC story is here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140443.stm
http://www.laptop.org/

 

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1. myLot reputation of 72/100. josephthedreamer (432)   3 years ago

I think this is great especially if you want to broaden the learning experience of a child but don't you think there is a disadvantage here? My concern only is what if a child access to an inappropriate websites where they can see nude images, videos etc. Im sure that kind of laptop has a safety measures for a child not to access those kind of sites. Personally, it's a good cause not only a child will benefit but, also the whole family.


myLot reputation of 93/100. CraftyCorner (2759)   ranked 49 out of 8,112 in computers  3 years ago

The computers are wi-fi, dependent on the wi-fi provider which is either the parent or the school. It would be up to the wi-fi provider to seek to protect children from harmful content. Also, it is critical for children to be supervised no matter what they are doing. Computers aren't the only environments prone to trouble spots in this day and age.

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2. myLot reputation of 76/100. cherylal (6383)   3 years ago

You knew I remember my Son who is also 9 years old on that time when I bring the computer in the house from abroad(Desktop)to let them learned how to used it but suddenly I am surprised on how he put out the game in the desktop and he showed me how.......


myLot reputation of 93/100. CraftyCorner (2759)   ranked 49 out of 8,112 in computers  3 years ago

Yes, it is surprising how children can learn and adapt to new technology isn't it!

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