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One Laptop per Child ( OLPC) was a non-profit initiative that operated from 2005 to 2014 with the goal of transforming education for children around the world by creating and distributing educational devices for the developing world, and by creating software and content for those devices. When the program launched, the typical retail price for ...
Children with laptops from One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization and the case study of the 2010 inaugural Hult Global Case Challenge. The inaugural Hult Prize was held as The Global Case Challenge and participants sought ways to support and scale the impact of One Laptop Per Child 's mission in developing, producing and distributing ...
The One Laptop Per Child project originally stated that a consumer version of the XO laptop was not planned. [23] In 2007, the project established a website, laptopgiving.org , for outright donations and for a "Give 1 Get 1" offer valid (but only to the United States, its territories, and Canadian addresses) from November 12, 2007 until ...
Technology Pioneer. Known for. Co-founder, One Laptop Per Child. Website. MaryLouJepsen.com. Mary Lou Jepsen (born 1965) [1] [2] is a technical executive and inventor in the fields of display, imaging, and computer hardware. She was the co-founder and first chief technology officer of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), and later founded Pixel Qi in ...
Solomon directed the creation of educational materials for the One Laptop per Child Foundation, and her doctoral research at Harvard led to the publication of the critical book, Computer Environments for Children: A Reflection on Theories of Learning and Education. This book explores the opportunities and challenges presented regarding having ...
Yves Béhar (born 9 May 1967) [ 1] is a Swiss-born American designer, entrepreneur, and educator. [ 2][ 3] He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an industrial design and brand development firm. [ 4][ 5] Béhar is also the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of August Smart Lock, a smart lock company acquired by Assa Abloy ...
Pages in category "One Laptop per Child". The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . One Laptop per Child.
[24] [67] By 2019, One Laptop Per Child had delivered 2.5 million computers to students in 60 countries. [68] In 2016, Claure created the 1Million Project Foundation in partnership with the Sprint Corporation. [25] The Foundation aims to provide free computer and internet access to a million disadvantaged students in the United States. [69]