190 Entries for “Recent Blogs”
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READ MOREOct. 18, 2007 | None | OLE Nepal
Content Development Team
Ram has been a software engineer for five years. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bapuji Institute of Engineering in India. For the last several years, he has been the acting chairman of the Shree Shanti Vidyashram school management committee, located in Patan Dhoka. Recently, he managed the renovation and reconstruction of the school. He is also an active member of the local group "Maitri Parivar," whose sole aim is to provide much-needed financial support to educate the poor and destitute in remote villages.
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READ MOREOct. 17, 2007 | Learning Games Development | OLE Nepal
Squeak demo and further investigations
We've now made the first demo of our Squeak-based kids' schooling environment, and it has been well received by the local community. Our work is designed specifically for classroom use and incorporates a Nepali theme throughout. It was done in a hurry, and our heroic illustrator Om only joined us at the last minute, but it's great to finally have something to show people!
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READ MORESept. 28, 2007 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Technical note #1: Introducing 'The Problem' and our Squeak-based solution
We want to introduce One Laptop Per Child computers into the government school system to assist kids with their usual studies and to provide them with a whole new world of opportunities. To do this we need to produce the necessary content to make the computers fit into the Nepali classroom environment. It's not the glitziest part of the job but someone's gotta do it!
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READ MORESept. 24, 2007 | None | OLE Nepal
Mahabir Speaks at Software Freedom Day
Mahabir spoke at the Software Freedom Day Celebration in Kathmandu on September 15th, where he was met with great enthusiasm from the audience. The event was well managed and very informative.
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Sept. 13, 2007 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Mahabir Pun to Speak at SFD 2007
Mahabir Pun, one of the founders of OLE Nepal, will be speaking at the inauguration of this year's Software Freedom Day (SFD) celebration in Kathmandu.