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Wow Here are two very neat animations developed by students to explain two features of the XO Laptop. These come from the Nortel Learn-It program and the videos were created by high school students. First, check out how the mesh network functions: [kml_flashembed movie="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-165743766194847315" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] And now, check out how the Daisy More >

This librarian, Robin, has created a very nice intro video about the XO laptop computer. She is very thorough and clear in her explanations, which is always welcome in the world in which I live. She’s lucky to have other XO users near her, of course. My neighborhood view is awfully empty. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/quJIAucDOU0″ width=”425″ More >

My friend, Bud the Teacher, created a nice podcast reflection on using the XO for collaboration. He used a site that has been set up by Tom Hoffman for XO folks to connect and use the sharing activities with others. Here is Bud’s podcast He gives some honest assessment of the possibilities and the limitations, More >

A few months ago, I decided to parlay some workshop stipends into supporting the One Laptop Per Child movement by buying one of their new XO laptops (and then they send the second one that comes as part of the purchase to a child in a developing country). Part of it was wanting to support More >