*Live in 40min:* thanks all for bringing serious questions to Rita & Bert Freudenberg's "kids-are-my-career" experience !
On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Who can remember the early years of OLPC, when Etoys was considered as the > "kids' operating system" for all XO laptops, prior to Sugar? Come learn > the true story behind this powerful ongoing adventure, that arose from Alan > Kay's infamous 1972 "Dynabook" demo, and whose legacy continues as Etoys > today turns kids into visual programmers fast --- in Haiti, Philippines, > Zambia, Uruguay, and far beyond. What have WE learned on this > extraordinary chautauqua, and consequently what's the future of Etoys? > > Please come meet the husband and wife dream team so instrumental in making > this happen, Rita & Bert Freudenberg, bringing them your questions to our > live video Hangout On Air, Monday August 19, at Noon EDT/NYC Time: (1600UTC) > > http://youtube.com/unleashkids > > Details: > > http://blog.unleashkids.org/hangouts > https://plus.google.com/events/cmf0d8lh6338it860ogfnjaits4 > > Live questions can help us all seize the day: please Tweet using the > hashtag #unleashkids --- or email questions privately to the all-volunteer > team making this possible: cont...@unleashkids.org. > > Finally, THANKS to the silent "humanitarian soldiers" bringing this untold > grassroots learning transformation increasingly out into the open, *unleashing > one kid at a time,* in the most unforeseen circumstances. E.G. in the > immediate aftermath of Haiti's 2010 earthquake, where Bill Stelzer worked > with kids unlocking their XOs and Etoys, needing authentic digital > expression as one very spiritual way out of the misery. Thanks all for > joining this trenchant conversation, and mark your calendars for the Alan > Kay Demo(cracies) of 2022 and 2072, humbly prep'ing our species for the > next earthquakes-in-learning where you can: > > "If children are to keep alive their inborn sense of wonder, they need > the > companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with > them the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in." Rachel > Carson > > -- > Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org ! > -- Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
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