Extending XO Laptop Activities
Dale JoachimMedia Laboratory
MIT
XO and Beyond
Facilitator
Bold & Risky Adventure
simulation < > experimentation
local < > global
individual < > collaboration
Horizontal Learning
Environmental Concerns
• legacy to children
• important new tools
world participation(accessible, affordable, engaging)
world participation(accessible, affordable, engaging)
dynamic data(on-demand)
world participation(accessible, affordable, engaging)
human-powered
dynamic data(on-demand)
world participation(accessible, affordable, engaging)
human-powered
dynamic data(on-demand)
active exploration(simulate, observe, interact)
The Owl Project
Collective Participation
sample response
sample callback
sample response
sample callback
sample response
sample callback
TECHNOLOGY
• mobile telephone sensing• network data aggregation • interaction web interface• voice over IP controls
hanger & phone
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WW EE
SESE
NENENWNW
SWSW
ad-hoc (radio) network
3D-printed enclosures
asterisk VoIP server
webserver
java
audiorepository
database[data repository]
sensormobile
application
scheduler
web page
audio browser
phone
website
server
sip client
audio player[songbird]
data relayGPS/time/pwr
[hedwig]
tel. audio
phone service
wifi
data/bluetooth
audio/out
http
voice
voIP
http
localmemory
SENSORWIRELESSSERVICE
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new experiment
Edward Baafi
world participation
bio-powered
dynamicactive exploration
An International Experiment
Schlumberger Excellence in Educational DevelopmentConnecting experts to youth and youth to one another, worldwide
ECOmedia Education
SEED Foundation
SEED Foundation
SEED Foundation
SEED Foundation
SEED Foundation
Public Health --- Malaria
ECOBat(class project)
observe batsassess mosquito population
• passive listening• active sonar
More Public Health Contributions
• reporting platform
• remote measurements
• post disaster data
challenges to you
• coupling material access, simulation, experimentation and discussion
• provide local and global views
• extend the individual and collaborative capabilities
• go boldly ...
• voila!