+++1 to that! :) Cheers, ~mafe
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 1:33 AM, Cherry Withers <cherry.with...@gmail.com>wrote: > Esther, you're a breath of fresh air! Thank you for being so proactive > already! Awesome! Now we need 1000 more of you. > :-) > > Cheers, > Cherry > cwith...@ekindling.org > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Esther Jeong <estrella...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Greetings! My name is Esther Jeong and I am a new eKindling volunteer. Born >> and raised in NYC, I have spent the past year researching in Asia and am >> currently staying in the Philippines. Although I have no ancestral ties with >> the Philippines, I developed a strong affinity for this beautiful and >> diverse country and continue to fall in love with sweet desserts like >> halo-halo. As an advocate for creative education programming and >> community development, I am excited to be a part of this growing community >> and dynamic project! Going forward, I will be sending the eKindling updates. >> Enjoy! >> >> * >> ~eKindling Community Updates~ * * >> * >> >> *SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY >> * >> >> On September 19, 2009, Jerome Gotangco and Rowen Iral represented >> eKindling and One Laptop Per Child at the Software Freedom Day event (SFD), >> which took place at the National Computer Center in Quezon City. In addition >> to participating in the global celebration of SFD, the duo increased >> awareness about eKindling’s mission, OLPC and Sugar. Five visitors even >> requested to convert the USBs into SoaS and we were also noticed by a GMA >> news reporter! Check out pictures from this event at: >> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=125367&id=647446399&l=b65bb97a08 >> >> Special thanks to Ray B. of Asia Pacific College, Rommel and Noel Feria of >> University of the Philippines for helping out! Our eKindling community is >> certainly growing! >> >> *Y4iT: YOUTH CONGRESS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY* >> >> On September 10, 2009, Sandeep Chandiramani, Jerome Gotangco and Ryan >> Letada represented eKindling at Y4it – an annual IT event that attracted >> more than 20,000 delegates from colleges and private institutions across the >> Philippines. In front of a 100+ audience, members of the core team presented >> Sugar and eKindling’s mission. At this event, we also encouraged students to >> create applications and content for the Sugar Operating System. Luckily, we >> had positive responses from the crowd. We even had two provincial colleges >> express their interest in future collaborations to help create educational >> content for Filipino Children! For pictures, check here: >> http://ekindling.org/news >> >> Special thanks to Sabrina Par (UPIS teacher and Y4iT speaker), Rommel >> Feria (UP Professor and Y4iT speaker), and Jaime Cairo (UP Computer Science >> Chair and organizer) for expressing interest in helping with our OLPC cause! >> >> *eKindling BLOG LAUNCH!* >> >> Everyone else is blogging – we should blog as well! As we continue to work >> on our website, we thought that it would be great to share our success, >> challenges, and experience on our very own blog. So, here it is: >> www.eKindling.org/news <http://www.ekindling.org/news>. Check our blog to >> learn about Cherry Withers and her experience at Squeakfest, as well as our >> Y4iT experience! >> >> Kudos to Marc Robinsone Caballero for transforming our website! * >> * >> >> *SQUEAKFEST: Etoys – CHILDREN PRODUCING RATHER THAN CONSUMING KNOWLEGE! >> * >> >> We are an education project, not simply a laptop project! Understanding >> the importance of educational content and application is the prerequisite of >> a successful OLPC deployment. With this in mind, Cherry Wither went to >> Squeakfest in Los Angeles and set out to learn about Etoys and how it can be >> applied to the Philippine educational context. Her most important finding: >> Children can not only consume knowledge, but they can produce it as well! To >> learn more about her experience, click >> here:http://ekindling.org/blogs/lesson-learned-squeakfest-09-part-2-kids-workshop >> .** >> >> *~Learning Buffet~ * >> >> *INTRODUCING OLPC.tv *** >> >> OLPC.tv is a compilation of 362+ videos/documentaries pertaining to >> anything/everything about OLPC and Sugar. Learn more about OLPC deployment, >> sugar developments, etc. >> >> *~TECH TALK~ >> * >> >> *DETAILED XO-1.5 MOTHERBOARD EXAMINATION & EXPLANATION VIDEO: OLPC NEWS >> EXCLUSIVE *** >> >> The XO-1.5 laptop from OLPC will have a whole new motherboard to support >> the new VIA C7-M >> chipset<http://www.olpcnews.com/laptops/xo15/xo_laptop_gen_15_with_via_c7-m.html>. >> What might it look like? And what's new with the motherboard? Watch as >> Bernie Innocenti diagrams all the components of the XO-1.5 A-Test >> motherboard in this amazing OLPC News exclusive video: >> http://www.olpcnews.com/laptops/xo15/detailed_xo_15_motherboard_vid.html >> >> *~Getting Involved~* >> >> *We need your help!!* Are you into marketing? Business development? >> Fundraising? Application development? Have free time? Volunteer!!!! Get >> Involved!!! 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