Conference proceeding
Early olpc experiences in a rural uruguayan school
CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on human factors in computing systems, pp.2503-2512
CHI EA '08
04/05/2008
DOI: 10.1145/1358628.1358707
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss children's and teachers' experiences in a small rural town in Uruguay where every child in elementary school has received a laptop from the OLPC Foundation. In conducting activities in classrooms, observing children, and speaking with their teachers we found that the laptops have had a positive impact so far, with children accessing information resources that were previously unavailable, creating content for the world to see, collaborating and learning from each other, and increasing their interest in reading and writing. We also noted several challenges that need to be addressed, some directly related to human-computer interaction including problems with input devices, basic interactions, and the conceptual design and localization of user interfaces.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Early olpc experiences in a rural uruguayan school
- Creators
- Juan Pablo Hourcade - University of IowaDaiana Beitler - London School of Economics and Political ScienceFernando Cormenzana - NEXT Consulting, Montevideo, UruguayPablo Flores - Universidad de la República de Uruguay
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on human factors in computing systems, pp.2503-2512
- Series
- CHI EA '08
- DOI
- 10.1145/1358628.1358707
- Publisher
- ACM
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/05/2008
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Computer Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984259480902771
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