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"December 07, 2007 - Using infrared (IR) light pens and the Wii Remote, it is possible to create very low-cost multi-point interactive whiteboards and multi-point tablet displays.

"simplecoat - March 26, 2007 - This is the story of the litte green laptop that could. Meet the faces behind the One Laptop per Child initiative and see what they do every day in the Cambridge, MA office. Sit in on a brainstorming session. And find out what you can do to help"

"OLPCFoundation - November 15, 2008 - Zimi's story, recorded for One Laptop per Child in South Africa. The impact of OLPC on education and one child's life. "

OLPCFoundation - March 29, 2010 - A new video from the Kasiisi Project in Uganda.

"In many countries around the world, if you break the law by stealing copyrighted content you can be sentenced to prison and heavily fined. But if Google catches you breaking copyright laws ....You're forced to take an online class at YouTube's Copyright School."

Lays out useful issues for discussion.

"India has 100,000 agricultural extension workers whose job is to translate research into useable information for the 60 percent of Indians who earn a livelihood from farming, many of whom cannot read and lack electricity." "Digital Green's approach is kind of the MOOC model turned upside down," "Looking ahead, Digital Green is planning to build a Khan Academy-like site for the videos, showing the step-by-step connections across their (now) 2,600 videos. It is planning a pilot with Vodaphone to use audio snippets to reinforce messages. If a farmer forgets something between viewings, he can receive robocalls, call in with questions, or listen to an audio version of a video."