This week the students that have been studying the One Laptop Per Child program presented their finding to Ted, our Head of School.

The groups began by education Ted about what the OLPC program is and described the specific hardware and software configurations in the XO laptop. They then discussed the problem of the digital divide and how the OLPC is trying to offer a solution.

Finally, both groups recommended that Billings participate in the limited G1G1 program, in order to help a student in a developing nation and also to get an XO laptop for the school, which can be used to further educate our community on the program and our learning. Emiko suggested that the laptop could be taken to Billings open houses to show prospective students the types of programs we engage in here at school and also to raise awareness of the project.

The OLPC students also researched the latest news related to the program, and found quite a few stories: