OLPC is gearing up for massive orders next year. In addition to the
hundreds of thousands that were ordered by developing countries’
governments, the Mayor Larry Langford has signed a $3 Million dollar
deal with the OLPC foundation to provide elementary students of his
city, Birmingham, AL.
The school district will be the first in the United States to acquire
the cheap laptops which will of course be intended for educational
purposes of elementary students. This is probably the start of the
classroom of the future where every student has a an issued laptop in a
public school. The laptops will be issued to elementary students from
1st to 8th grade which they will be allowed to bring home with them.
However, strict rules will be implemented regarding possible losses of
the units.
The OLPC XO is an ambitious project aiming to provide every child
with a laptop capable of the basic personal computing functions and
internet connection. It was targetted to price in a $100 dollars a
piece but so far that amount has not been reached. Birmingham acquired
their OLPC XO’s for $200 a pop.
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