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Displaying items by tag: OLPC
Wednesday, 16 September 2015 11:26
Little use in education: OECD slams school use of computers
A study from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development has concluded that the use of computers in schools contributes little or nothing to learning, and in fact, could be a factor associated with worse results.
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Open Sauce
Monday, 23 February 2015 20:33
New OLPC laptop, but still no talk of education
One Education, which is a front for the One Laptop Per Child programme in Australia, has announced that it is developing a new laptop for children which is modular and, which, it claims, can be put together by a four-year-old.
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Open Sauce
Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:14
Lobbying gets OLPC Australia $11.7m in budget
The One Laptop per Child Australia project has received a boost from the federal budget, with a one-off grant of $11.7 million for its unproven program.
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