__/ [ John Bailo ] on Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:31 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> $100 laptop project eyes launch
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>> | Ultimately the project's backers hope the machines could sell for
>> | as little as $100 (£55).
>> |
>> | The first countries to sign up to buying the machine include
>> | Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya,
>> | Pakistan and Thailand.
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>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6224183.stm
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> >>>
> "In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary
> school computer labs (when they exist in the developing world), is the
> children are being trained to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint," Mr
> Negroponte said.
>
> "I consider that criminal, because children should be making things,
> communicating, exploring, sharing, not running office automation tools."
> <<<
Also from the Beeb:
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| The oldest child is seven years old and the youngest is four and a
| recent class had children learning how to input data into an Microsoft
| Excel spreadsheet.
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| The young age of the participants and the complexity of the tasks they
| are performing raises questions about the use of computers by
| children.
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| Teacher Mike Ryde says: "We have children as young as 18 months on
| the courses..."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/5223192.stm
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