We gathered thought leaders, educators, engineers, researchers, designers and communicators to identify the high priority needs of users in communities that only recently gained personal access to affordable computing systems. More info: http://together.seso.net http://www.facebook.com/pages/Together/160653903985863

1. Together
7:50pm 8:20-8:30pm
Introduction Q&A Session
9:00-9:15pm
Group Discussion
8:00pm
Prof. Krishna Palem 8:30-9:00pm
7:00-7:50pm Panel Discussion 9:15-10:00pm
Check-in Mix & Mingle

3. http://
one.laptop.org/
about/mission

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8. 2010

9. We build
experiences
that matter.

10. 2 million ordered
over 1 million deployed
in 16 countries

11. iSlate
$35 tablet

12. in Peru
50% of kids
are teaching
their parents
to read & write

13. the use of XOs in schools drops of significantly
after some months
...could be a reflection of the need for
more technical and pedagogical support
for the teachers, as well as of the lack of planning sessions,
activities and
digital resources appropriate for
educational use.

14. Mentorship

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SeasonÕs Greetings.

16. How does
it all work?

17. Learn

18. What is the best age group to target?
What country do we best start in?
In which area do we best provide mentorship?
How do we ensure the integrity of mentors?
Which devices do we support initially?
How do we make this experience fun & rewarding?
What's in it for the mentors & students?
What bandwidth requirements do we set?

19. Timeline
Mar 10 May 19 Jul 14 Sep 15 Nov 10
Workshop 1 Workshop 3 Workshop 5 Workshop 7 Final Workshop
Finalize Challenges Final User Design Development Final Development
& Road Map Experience Deliverable Deliverable
Feb 3 Apr 14 Jun 16 Aug 18 Oct 13 Dec 2011
Kick Off Event Workshop 2 Workshop 4 Workshop 6 Workshop 8 Launch
Finalize Research Design Final Design Development
& Requirements Deliverable

20. Working Groups
Research Design Marketing/PR Mentorship
Program
User
Development Partnerships
Experience

21. Stay Together

22. Thank You

23. Prof. Krishna Palem
Rice University
Krishna V. Palem is the Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy Professor of
Computing at the Department of Computer Science at the George
Brown School of Engineering at Rice University. His research
interests while focussed on all aspects of embedded computing,
include adaptive architectures and computing, algorithms,
compiler optimizations, embedded systems, low energy
computing and nanoelectronics. He is the founding director of
VISEN center at Rice University.

24. Dominik Zotti Joel Arquillos Alesha Unpingco Philip Yenawine
United Nations 826 LA UCLA Volunteer Center Visual Understanding in
Dominik Zotti is an Associate Expert at Joel Arquillos is the Executive Director Alesha Unpingco is a recent graduate from Education
the United Nations in New York. He at 826LA, a nonprofit dedicated to UCLA and has worked with the UCLA Philip Yenawine has been engaged in
focuses mainly on international helping underserved youth express Volunteer Center for two years as their museum education for thirty years; for
development issues and accelerating themselves through writing. Prior to Web & Social Media Strategist. As former ten years of those he was director of
the achievement of the Millennium relocating to Los Angeles, Joel worked Site Coordinator and Director of education at MOMA, NY. He writes
Development Goals (MDGs). He is alongside 826 cofounders Dave Eggers Marketing for the university's largest
about art often focused on connecting
increasingly convinced about the and NÌnive Calegari as Director of student-run mentorship organization, people to it, especially children. He is
importance of education in this effort, National Programs for 826 National. Project Literacy, she quadrupled the size co-founding director (with cognitive
and as a former (social) entrepreneur From 1998 to 2006, Joel taught social of the program and increased UCLA psychologist Abigail Housen) of Visual
always looking for innovative ways that studies in the San Francisco Unified student involvement in underserved Understanding in Education, an
link technology to development. School District at Galileo Academy of communities. Alesha aims to contribute
educational research organization that
Science and Technology. Joel believes her strong passion for social justice, social develops and studies programs using
students want and need access to safe media, and technology, and is very excited art to teach thinking and
and creative learning spaces in order to to be part of such an innovative effort to communication skills.
thrive intellectually. revolutionize education.