One Laptop Per Child / One Laptop per Class '08
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Uploaded by kyraocity on Dec 16, 2008
Two sections of an intro to cultural anthropology course taught by Assoc. Prof. Kyra Gaunt at Baruch College launched a campaign to donate laptops to underdeveloped countries and underdeveloped areas in the US. For $10 or less per person, any class, anywhere, can buy the $199 XO laptop.
Our two sections tested in out. From Dec 16th to the 20th, we raised over $700 and counting (our campaign ends Dec 23). That's 3.5 laptops per 2 classes so far. Next year in the fall of 2009, we aim for 25% of Baruch's 700 classes and at least 20 other colleges participating.
BTW, this was inspired by Mike Wesch's A Vision of Students Today and the Mastercard Priceless commercials.
The script for this video was written by the students in Fall 2008 sections TV24A & XZ24C of ANT1001 at Baruch College. It was recorded by Professor Kyra Gaunt known as Professor G using a Ultra Flip Video camcorder. It took just 3 hours to create and shoot on Thursday, December 11, 2008 from 2:30 - 5:30pm.
The video was edited with iMovie and the music is from the iMovie sound bank. The post-production editing took about 4 hours to complete. Any class could do this!
Visit our blog titled BLOGTHROPOLOGY 2.0 at http://anthropology1001.blogspot.com/
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hey i suggest ask people donate their pentium 2 and 3 laptop and the teachers use a core i7 desktop:) as for the server, he/she must use a olpc:)
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Very well done. Makes you think... and I learned much that I didn't know before watching this video.
peace, Villager
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great idea!
thanks to the participants :)
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One Laptop Per Class - great idea!
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Taking one laptop per child and creating one laptop per class challenge is a great idea! Great work!!
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Excellent cause, compellingly shot, well-performed, but not sure the setup worked. Why is $200 for a laptop better than 6 years of rural Chinese school? The piece doesn't say.
A better approach would emphasize what the divide is doing in "the 3rd World," contrasted against the revolution happening elsewhere. Then, say that for $10 apiece, you + 19 friends (or 10 at $20 apiece) can "change the world." This would be the stronger narrative approach I feel. Excellent effort, though, overall.
mediaassassin 3 years ago
Hey I never replied to your concern about $199 for a laptop and the 6 yrs of schooling in rural China. We were attempting to teach college students and other views the comparative value of $199 in all the countries represented in our class. To make the amount globally understood. For $199 we can give a child the world at their fingertips rather than waiting 6 years.
kyraocity 2 years ago