Hi, I recommend reading the research report "El Plan Ceibal: Impacto comunitario e inclusión social (2009 – 2010)" written by a research group at ObservaTIC, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. This report provides a serious and independent view of the impact of Plan Ceibal with a focus on communities and families, but also includes interesting information about the use of the XO in schools and the impact on education.
It is written in Spanish and available at: http://www.observatic.edu.uy/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Informe-Final-CEIBAL-inclusi%C3%B3n-social-Rivoir-Pittaluga.pdf Regards, Gabriel _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep