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== eduTRIP! 2011 --- Community Exploration Tour --- Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 ==<br />
<br />
<i>DETAILS EMERGING BELOW AND ON OUR <b>[[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|DISCUSSION BLOG!]]</b><br />
<br />
[mailto:holt@laptop.org WRITE TODAY] IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!</i><br />
<br />
== Why ==<br />
The Conozco Uruguay (C U!) community exploration tour will bring South American (and the world's) most passionate edutechnologists and committed teachers/mentors together, to witness Uruguay's and Plan Ceibal's profound journey. In conjunction with Uruguay's stongest volunteers, from CeibalJAM! to RAP Ceibal to Flor de Ceibo and beyond. As the single country which has done the most with [http://laptop.org One Laptop per Child]'s XO Laptop and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs'] software (the Sugar Learning Platform) there are few places on earth where humankind's increasing marriage to educational technology is on more vivid display.<br />
<br />
Similar to the famous Sugar Activity [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay Conozco] [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Uruguay] itself!<br />
<br />
== Who is Welcome ==<br />
Tech-savvy education people from around South America. Education-savvy hackers from around the world. While [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources OLPC and Sugar Labs experience] is not required -- nor is Spanish fluency -- enthusiasms around bringing exploratory learning into the 21st century are!<br />
<br />
We assume participants will also participate in Montevideo's [[Uruguay Summit 2011]] May 5-7, focusing on practical futures for free educational software.<br />
<br />
Finally, attendance will in fact be limited to a maximum number of (approximately) 15 independent travelers.<br />
<br />
== Itinerary ==<br />
Participants must be independent, able to travel lightly and completely self-sufficiently. Day trips in and around Montevideo, from Saturday April 30 until Wednesday/Thursday May 4/5. [[Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour|Thanks for posting your feedback]] on our <b><u>DRAFT SCHEDULE</u></b> BELOW!.<br />
<br />
<i>[http://ceibaljam.org/edujam2011_en SEE ALSO THESE SUGGESTIONS] and this [http://ceibaljam.org/node/1233 APRIL 18 NEAR-FINAL DRAFT!]</i><br><br />
CU Tour General Organizers: Leticia Romero and Micaela Acosta (RAP Ceibal and CeibalJAM!)<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Saturday/Sábado 30 de Abril<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 2PM<br />
|valign="top"|"Volunteers and collaborators for Plan Ceibal" meeting, being coordinated by RAP Ceibal, Flor de Ceibo, Plan Ceibal, Universidad Católica, ceibalJAM! and Antel volunteers program. In Antel headquarters http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_las_Telecomunicaciones.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Welcome Dinner: maybe at pub/restaurant [http://www.elponypisador.com.uy/?page_id=607 Pony Pisador Pocitos] (pay your own way, Martin - ANTEL, dancing optional!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 1 de Mayo<br />(May Day)<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 7PM<br />
|valign="top"|Tour begins! 1.5 hr travel time. Visit to a Rural City of Canelones to the "[http://proyecto-aurora.blogspot.com/ Aurora Project]" with volunteers and members of the community and Barbeque (Local contact: Edinson - RAP Conecta).<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Monday/Lunes 2 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|8AM - 3PM<br />
|valign="top"|1+ hr travel time. No. 286 School (in the morning and afternoon) in Las Piedras (Local contacts: Oscar/ RAP Canelones - Paolo/ RAP Montevideo). Lunch included. Relax time on your own Late afternoon.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|5:30 - 7:30PM<br />
|valign="top"|Meeting with as many as 25 professors from [http://www.flordeceibo.edu.uy/ "Flor de Ceibo"].<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Tuesday/Martes 3 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|7AM<br />
|valign="top"|25-PERSON BUS LEAVING VERY EARLY MORNING: 3+ HR TRAVEL TIME! No. 33 School "La Paloma" with 30 teachers, incl ASADO LUNCH! (Local Contact: Rosamel Ramirez - RAP Durazno)--- on site they have a person that can translate all the day<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|PM<br />
|valign="top"|Overnight ranch stay (Durazno)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Wednesday/Miércoles 4 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|11 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|2:30 PM to 7 PM <br />
|valign="top"|visit the School of Euskal Erria and after that, the [http://www.mediagala.com/rap/foro/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196 "Help Center" RAP Montevideo] in order to interact with volunteers (Local contact: Rocío / RAP Montevideo)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Thursday/Jueves 5 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|Option 1<br />
|valign="top"|Possible San Jose de Mayo w/ RAP Ceibal<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|Option 2 (10 AM to 4 PM)<br />
|valign="top"|[[City Tour Montevideo]] (Optional, 7 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|~6:30 PM<br />
|valign="top"|'''[[Uruguay Summit 2011|Summit Opening Reception!]]'''<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 8 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|10 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[http://olpcMAP.net?go=uruguay Map forthcoming!]<br />
<br />
Alternate ideas: (ASK US!)<br />
* BAP (Barrio de Atención Prioritaria) a low-income Montevideo neighborhood, with [http://rapceibal.blogspot.com RAP Ceibal] Saturday Apr 30?<br />
* Euskal Erria<br />
* Las Piedras<br />
* Maldonado<br />
* Tala (rural)<br />
* Cardal (1st OLPC school)<br />
* Paso de los Toros (small city)<br />
* Salinas ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]] recommends)<br />
<br />
== How on Earth is this Possible? ==<br />
Volunteers from RAP Ceibal, CeibalJAM! and Flor de Ceibo have spent over 3 years building real-world community networks to bring Uruguay's youth and families more meaningfully into the 21st century. If globalism means anything at all, it means paying full and proper respect to people like these who organize to make a difference!<br />
<br />
== Housing ==<br />
<br />
Hostel-style options to be determined. Uruguayans eat well!!<br />
<br />
Uruguay (generally) uses [http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/voltage/Uruguay 220V European] [http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=252 electrical outlets] so please consider bringing a small converter.<br />
<br />
Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.<br />
<br />
Please see [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|'''Discussion''']] page for questions and discussion related to Housing.<br />
<br />
== Cost ==<br />
Expect to pay $300-500 or higher for housing/food/bus etc to cover your 6 days, from Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 inclusive. Homestays may reduce this cost if we are so lucky to build strong local relationships.<br />
<br />
== Pre-Registration ==<br />
Please write to [mailto:holt@laptop.org holt@laptop.org] explaining what you hope to bring to the group! Thanks for including the reasons you're interested -- and what you want to get out of this lifetime opportunity. Remember to list ALL allergies and medical conditions, roommate preferences, as well as your phone number(s).<br />
<br />
Reality Check: If you are looking for packaged voluntourism and flush toilets at every turn, you've come to the wrong place. Have you traveled in developing countries before? You must be an independent traveler, open-hearted with all comers, understanding Uruguay is a safe country but not without its risks. <u>And Take Complete [http://www.travel-island.com/health.plan/uruguay.html Medical]/Insurance/Safety/Financial Precautions Now!</u><br />
<br />
THANKS everyone for [http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1054.html mindfully preparing] together today, for a trip more rewarding than money can buy.<br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
'''''WE ARE NOW AT/NEAR FULL CAPACITY! Further school-exploration-tour participants will only be accepted in extraordinary circumstances. Thanks all who signed up below :)'''''<br />
<br />
* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden,] San Francisco (Apr 29 - May 9)<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]], Boston (Apr 30 - May 13)<br />
* Alvar Maciel + 3 argentinian teachers (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal,]] India/Paraguay (May 4 - 16)<br />
* [http://olpc-france.org Bastien] [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Guerry,] France (Apr 30 - May 10)<br />
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti,]] Italy/Boston (May 5 - 10/11)<br />
* [http://www.freudenbergs.de/bert/ Bert Freudenberg,] Germany (Apr 29 - May 11)<br />
* Carlos Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl Bigenho] [https://granniesbetterblog.wordpress.com/][https://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com/][http://olpcmap.net/?id=614001&km-distance=100 Bigenho], Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* [http://printf.net Chris Ball,] Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott C. Scott Ananian], Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://paraguayeduca.org Cecilia Alcala,] Paraguay (Apr 26 - May 4)<br />
* [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer,] Vienna/Madrid (Apr 29 - May 8)<br />
* [http://activitycentral.com David Farning,] Wisconsin/Paraguay (Apr 28 - May 11) <br />
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* Fernando Comenzana, Uruguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Juan José Villalba, Paraguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Koke Contreras, Perú (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Laura Manolakis, Argentina (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Martin Langhoff, Miami (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/lediroca Leticia Romero], Uruguay<br />
* [http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ndoiron/ Nick Doiron], New Hampshire/Montevideo (May 2 only? then Summit)<br />
* Nenny Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/nkubitob Nkubito Bakuramutsa,] Rwanda (May 3 - 7)<br />
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY7w3USXF0w Pablo Flores], Montevideo<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/reuben-caron Reuben Caron,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~holt Ric Holt,] Canada (May 4 late afternoon - May 13)<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/robert-fadel Robert Fadel,] Boston (Apr 28? - May 1?)<br />
* Samuel Seidenberg, Buenos Aires (Apr 30 - May 7)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sj SJ Klein,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://ole.org Tony Anderson], Texas/Rwanda (Apr 28 - May 8)<br />
...<br />
* Betty Chaca, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ruth_Silver Carol Ruth Silver,] San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.outofindia.net/intro/harriet_webresume.htm Harriet Vidyasagar,] India (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://franXOphonie.org Kacandre Bourdelais,] Gabon/Canada (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Kevin.benavides Kevin] [[User:Kevin.benavides|Benavides]], Nicaragua (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/lluigil Luis Galindo][http://global-l.blogspot.com/], Santa Cruz, Bolivia (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/mariocesar Mario César Señoranis Ayala], Santa Cruz Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.olenepal.org/core_team.html Rabi Karmacharya], Nepal (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://verma.sfsu.edu/ Sameer Verma], San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://erikos.sweettimez.de/ Simon Schampijer], Germany (CANCELLED)<br />
* Suzanne Adatto, Ann Arbor, Michigan (CANCELLED)<br />
<br />
== Volunteer Organizers ==<br />
* Leticia Romero<br />
* Rocío Medina?<br />
* Pablo Flores<br />
* Micaela Acosta<br />
* Caryl Bigenho<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]]<br />
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Nano_Nano Paolo Benini]<br />
<br />
== [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|Join our Discussion Blog!]] ==<br />
<br />
Please check out the "Accommodations" section of the Discussion and add your comments and preferences.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=65082EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-04-24T03:11:00Z<p>GrannieB: /* Participants */</p>
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== eduTRIP! 2011 --- Community Exploration Tour --- Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 ==<br />
<br />
<i>DETAILS EMERGING BELOW AND ON OUR <b>[[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|DISCUSSION BLOG!]]</b><br />
<br />
[mailto:holt@laptop.org WRITE TODAY] IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!</i><br />
<br />
== Why ==<br />
The Conozco Uruguay (C U!) community exploration tour will bring South American (and the world's) most passionate edutechnologists and committed teachers/mentors together, to witness Uruguay's and Plan Ceibal's profound journey. In conjunction with Uruguay's stongest volunteers, from CeibalJAM! to RAP Ceibal to Flor de Ceibo and beyond. As the single country which has done the most with [http://laptop.org One Laptop per Child]'s XO Laptop and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs'] software (the Sugar Learning Platform) there are few places on earth where humankind's increasing marriage to educational technology is on more vivid display.<br />
<br />
Similar to the famous Sugar Activity [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay Conozco] [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Uruguay] itself!<br />
<br />
== Who is Welcome ==<br />
Tech-savvy education people from around South America. Education-savvy hackers from around the world. While [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources OLPC and Sugar Labs experience] is not required -- nor is Spanish fluency -- enthusiasms around bringing exploratory learning into the 21st century are!<br />
<br />
We assume participants will also participate in Montevideo's [[Uruguay Summit 2011]] May 5-7, focusing on practical futures for free educational software.<br />
<br />
Finally, attendance will in fact be limited to a maximum number of (approximately) 15 independent travelers.<br />
<br />
== Itinerary ==<br />
Participants must be independent, able to travel lightly and completely self-sufficiently. Day trips in and around Montevideo, from Saturday April 30 until Wednesday/Thursday May 4/5. [[Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour|Thanks for posting your feedback]] on our <b><u>DRAFT SCHEDULE</u></b> BELOW!.<br />
<br />
<i>[http://ceibaljam.org/edujam2011_en SEE ALSO THESE SUGGESTIONS] and this [http://ceibaljam.org/node/1233 APRIL 18 NEAR-FINAL DRAFT!]</i><br><br />
CU Tour General Organizers: Leticia Romero and Micaela Acosta (RAP Ceibal and CeibalJAM!)<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Saturday/Sábado 30 de Abril<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 2PM<br />
|valign="top"|"Volunteers and collaborators for Plan Ceibal" meeting, being coordinated by RAP Ceibal, Flor de Ceibo, Plan Ceibal, Universidad Católica, ceibalJAM! and Antel volunteers program. In Antel headquarters http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_las_Telecomunicaciones.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Welcome Dinner: maybe at pub/restaurant [http://www.elponypisador.com.uy/?page_id=607 Pony Pisador Pocitos] (pay your own way, Martin - ANTEL, dancing optional!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 1 de Mayo<br />(May Day)<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 7PM<br />
|valign="top"|Tour begins! 1.5 hr travel time. Visit to a Rural City of Canelones to the "[http://proyecto-aurora.blogspot.com/ Aurora Project]" with volunteers and members of the community and Barbeque (Local contact: Edinson - RAP Conecta).<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Monday/Lunes 2 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|8AM - 3PM<br />
|valign="top"|1+ hr travel time. No. 286 School (in the morning and afternoon) in Las Piedras (Local contacts: Oscar/ RAP Canelones - Paolo/ RAP Montevideo). Lunch included. Relax time on your own Late afternoon.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|5:30 - 7:30PM<br />
|valign="top"|Meeting with as many as 25 professors from [http://www.flordeceibo.edu.uy/ "Flor de Ceibo"].<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Tuesday/Martes 3 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|7AM<br />
|valign="top"|25-PERSON BUS LEAVING VERY EARLY MORNING: 3+ HR TRAVEL TIME! No. 33 School "La Paloma" with 30 teachers, incl ASADO LUNCH! (Local Contact: Rosamel Ramirez - RAP Durazno)--- on site they have a person that can translate all the day<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|PM<br />
|valign="top"|Overnight ranch stay (Durazno)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Wednesday/Miércoles 4 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|11 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|2:30 PM to 7 PM <br />
|valign="top"|visit the School of Euskal Erria and after that, the [http://www.mediagala.com/rap/foro/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196 "Help Center" RAP Montevideo] in order to interact with volunteers (Local contact: Rocío / RAP Montevideo)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Thursday/Jueves 5 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|Option 1<br />
|valign="top"|Possible San Jose de Mayo w/ RAP Ceibal<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|Option 2 (10 AM to 4 PM)<br />
|valign="top"|[[City Tour Montevideo]] (Optional, 7 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|~6:30 PM<br />
|valign="top"|'''[[Uruguay Summit 2011|Summit Opening Reception!]]'''<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 8 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|10 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[http://olpcMAP.net?go=uruguay Map forthcoming!]<br />
<br />
Alternate ideas: (ASK US!)<br />
* BAP (Barrio de Atención Prioritaria) a low-income Montevideo neighborhood, with [http://rapceibal.blogspot.com RAP Ceibal] Saturday Apr 30?<br />
* Euskal Erria<br />
* Las Piedras<br />
* Maldonado<br />
* Tala (rural)<br />
* Cardal (1st OLPC school)<br />
* Paso de los Toros (small city)<br />
* Salinas ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]] recommends)<br />
<br />
== How on Earth is this Possible? ==<br />
Volunteers from RAP Ceibal, CeibalJAM! and Flor de Ceibo have spent over 3 years building real-world community networks to bring Uruguay's youth and families more meaningfully into the 21st century. If globalism means anything at all, it means paying full and proper respect to people like these who organize to make a difference!<br />
<br />
== Housing ==<br />
<br />
Hostel-style options to be determined. Uruguayans eat well!!<br />
<br />
Uruguay (generally) uses [http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/voltage/Uruguay 220V European] [http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=252 electrical outlets] so please consider bringing a small converter.<br />
<br />
Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.<br />
<br />
Please see [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|'''Discussion''']] page for questions and discussion related to Housing.<br />
<br />
== Cost ==<br />
Expect to pay $300-500 or higher for housing/food/bus etc to cover your 6 days, from Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 inclusive. Homestays may reduce this cost if we are so lucky to build strong local relationships.<br />
<br />
== Pre-Registration ==<br />
Please write to [mailto:holt@laptop.org holt@laptop.org] explaining what you hope to bring to the group! Thanks for including the reasons you're interested -- and what you want to get out of this lifetime opportunity. Remember to list ALL allergies and medical conditions, roommate preferences, as well as your phone number(s).<br />
<br />
Reality Check: If you are looking for packaged voluntourism and flush toilets at every turn, you've come to the wrong place. Have you traveled in developing countries before? You must be an independent traveler, open-hearted with all comers, understanding Uruguay is a safe country but not without its risks. <u>And Take Complete [http://www.travel-island.com/health.plan/uruguay.html Medical]/Insurance/Safety/Financial Precautions Now!</u><br />
<br />
THANKS everyone for [http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1054.html mindfully preparing] together today, for a trip more rewarding than money can buy.<br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
'''''WE ARE NOW AT/NEAR FULL CAPACITY! Further school-exploration-tour participants will only be accepted in extraordinary circumstances. Thanks all who signed up below :)'''''<br />
<br />
* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden,] San Francisco (Apr 29 - May 9)<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]], Boston (Apr 30 - May 13)<br />
* Alvar Maciel + 3 argentinian teachers (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal,]] India/Paraguay (May 4 - 16)<br />
* [http://olpc-france.org Bastien] [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Guerry,] France (Apr 30 - May 10)<br />
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti,]] Italy/Boston (May 5 - 10/11)<br />
* [http://www.freudenbergs.de/bert/ Bert Freudenberg,] Germany (Apr 29 - May 11)<br />
* Carlos Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] [https://granniesbetterblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/][https://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com/][http://olpcmap.net/?id=614001&km-distance=100 Bigenho], Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* [http://printf.net Chris Ball,] Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott C. Scott Ananian], Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://paraguayeduca.org Cecilia Alcala,] Paraguay (Apr 26 - May 4)<br />
* [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer,] Vienna/Madrid (Apr 29 - May 8)<br />
* [http://activitycentral.com David Farning,] Wisconsin/Paraguay (Apr 28 - May 11) <br />
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* Fernando Comenzana, Uruguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Juan José Villalba, Paraguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Koke Contreras, Perú (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Laura Manolakis, Argentina (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Martin Langhoff, Miami (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/lediroca Leticia Romero], Uruguay<br />
* [http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ndoiron/ Nick Doiron], New Hampshire/Montevideo (May 2 only? then Summit)<br />
* Nenny Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/nkubitob Nkubito Bakuramutsa,] Rwanda (May 3 - 7)<br />
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY7w3USXF0w Pablo Flores], Montevideo<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/reuben-caron Reuben Caron,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~holt Ric Holt,] Canada (May 4 late afternoon - May 13)<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/robert-fadel Robert Fadel,] Boston (Apr 28? - May 1?)<br />
* Samuel Seidenberg, Buenos Aires (Apr 30 - May 7)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sj SJ Klein,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://ole.org Tony Anderson], Texas/Rwanda (Apr 28 - May 8)<br />
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* Betty Chaca, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ruth_Silver Carol Ruth Silver,] San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.outofindia.net/intro/harriet_webresume.htm Harriet Vidyasagar,] India (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://franXOphonie.org Kacandre Bourdelais,] Gabon/Canada (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Kevin.benavides Kevin] [[User:Kevin.benavides|Benavides]], Nicaragua (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/lluigil Luis Galindo][http://global-l.blogspot.com/], Santa Cruz, Bolivia (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/mariocesar Mario César Señoranis Ayala], Santa Cruz Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.olenepal.org/core_team.html Rabi Karmacharya], Nepal (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://verma.sfsu.edu/ Sameer Verma], San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://erikos.sweettimez.de/ Simon Schampijer], Germany (CANCELLED)<br />
* Suzanne Adatto, Ann Arbor, Michigan (CANCELLED)<br />
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== Volunteer Organizers ==<br />
* Leticia Romero<br />
* Rocío Medina?<br />
* Pablo Flores<br />
* Micaela Acosta<br />
* Caryl Bigenho<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]]<br />
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Nano_Nano Paolo Benini]<br />
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== [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|Join our Discussion Blog!]] ==<br />
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Please check out the "Accommodations" section of the Discussion and add your comments and preferences.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=65081EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-04-24T00:46:13Z<p>GrannieB: /* Participants */</p>
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== eduTRIP! 2011 --- Community Exploration Tour --- Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 ==<br />
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<i>DETAILS EMERGING BELOW AND ON OUR <b>[[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|DISCUSSION BLOG!]]</b><br />
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[mailto:holt@laptop.org WRITE TODAY] IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!</i><br />
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== Why ==<br />
The Conozco Uruguay (C U!) community exploration tour will bring South American (and the world's) most passionate edutechnologists and committed teachers/mentors together, to witness Uruguay's and Plan Ceibal's profound journey. In conjunction with Uruguay's stongest volunteers, from CeibalJAM! to RAP Ceibal to Flor de Ceibo and beyond. As the single country which has done the most with [http://laptop.org One Laptop per Child]'s XO Laptop and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs'] software (the Sugar Learning Platform) there are few places on earth where humankind's increasing marriage to educational technology is on more vivid display.<br />
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Similar to the famous Sugar Activity [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay Conozco] [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Uruguay] itself!<br />
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== Who is Welcome ==<br />
Tech-savvy education people from around South America. Education-savvy hackers from around the world. While [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources OLPC and Sugar Labs experience] is not required -- nor is Spanish fluency -- enthusiasms around bringing exploratory learning into the 21st century are!<br />
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We assume participants will also participate in Montevideo's [[Uruguay Summit 2011]] May 5-7, focusing on practical futures for free educational software.<br />
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Finally, attendance will in fact be limited to a maximum number of (approximately) 15 independent travelers.<br />
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== Itinerary ==<br />
Participants must be independent, able to travel lightly and completely self-sufficiently. Day trips in and around Montevideo, from Saturday April 30 until Wednesday/Thursday May 4/5. [[Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour|Thanks for posting your feedback]] on our <b><u>DRAFT SCHEDULE</u></b> BELOW!.<br />
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<i>[http://ceibaljam.org/edujam2011_en SEE ALSO THESE SUGGESTIONS] and this [http://ceibaljam.org/node/1233 APRIL 18 NEAR-FINAL DRAFT!]</i><br><br />
CU Tour General Organizers: Leticia Romero and Micaela Acosta (RAP Ceibal and CeibalJAM!)<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Saturday/Sábado 30 de Abril<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 2PM<br />
|valign="top"|"Volunteers and collaborators for Plan Ceibal" meeting, being coordinated by RAP Ceibal, Flor de Ceibo, Plan Ceibal, Universidad Católica, ceibalJAM! and Antel volunteers program. In Antel headquarters http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_las_Telecomunicaciones.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Welcome Dinner: maybe at pub/restaurant [http://www.elponypisador.com.uy/?page_id=607 Pony Pisador Pocitos] (pay your own way, Martin - ANTEL, dancing optional!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 1 de Mayo<br />(May Day)<br />
|valign="top"|9AM - 7PM<br />
|valign="top"|Tour begins! 1.5 hr travel time. Visit to a Rural City of Canelones to the "[http://proyecto-aurora.blogspot.com/ Aurora Project]" with volunteers and members of the community and Barbeque (Local contact: Edinson - RAP Conecta).<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Monday/Lunes 2 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|8AM - 3PM<br />
|valign="top"|1+ hr travel time. No. 286 School (in the morning and afternoon) in Las Piedras (Local contacts: Oscar/ RAP Canelones - Paolo/ RAP Montevideo). Lunch included. Relax time on your own Late afternoon.<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|5:30 - 7:30PM<br />
|valign="top"|Meeting with as many as 25 professors from [http://www.flordeceibo.edu.uy/ "Flor de Ceibo"].<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|8PM<br />
|valign="top"|Suggested Dinner Location provided later (price not included)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Tuesday/Martes 3 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|7AM<br />
|valign="top"|25-PERSON BUS LEAVING VERY EARLY MORNING: 3+ HR TRAVEL TIME! No. 33 School "La Paloma" with 30 teachers, incl ASADO LUNCH! (Local Contact: Rosamel Ramirez - RAP Durazno)--- on site they have a person that can translate all the day<br />
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|valign="top"|PM<br />
|valign="top"|Overnight ranch stay (Durazno)<br />
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|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Wednesday/Miércoles 4 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|11 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|2:30 PM to 7 PM <br />
|valign="top"|visit the School of Euskal Erria and after that, the [http://www.mediagala.com/rap/foro/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196 "Help Center" RAP Montevideo] in order to interact with volunteers (Local contact: Rocío / RAP Montevideo)<br />
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|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Thursday/Jueves 5 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|Option 1<br />
|valign="top"|Possible San Jose de Mayo w/ RAP Ceibal<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|Option 2 (10 AM to 4 PM)<br />
|valign="top"|[[City Tour Montevideo]] (Optional, 7 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|~6:30 PM<br />
|valign="top"|'''[[Uruguay Summit 2011|Summit Opening Reception!]]'''<br />
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|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 8 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|10 AM to 3 PM<br />
|valign="top"|Wine Tour (Optional, 10 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM!)<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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[http://olpcMAP.net?go=uruguay Map forthcoming!]<br />
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Alternate ideas: (ASK US!)<br />
* BAP (Barrio de Atención Prioritaria) a low-income Montevideo neighborhood, with [http://rapceibal.blogspot.com RAP Ceibal] Saturday Apr 30?<br />
* Euskal Erria<br />
* Las Piedras<br />
* Maldonado<br />
* Tala (rural)<br />
* Cardal (1st OLPC school)<br />
* Paso de los Toros (small city)<br />
* Salinas ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]] recommends)<br />
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== How on Earth is this Possible? ==<br />
Volunteers from RAP Ceibal, CeibalJAM! and Flor de Ceibo have spent over 3 years building real-world community networks to bring Uruguay's youth and families more meaningfully into the 21st century. If globalism means anything at all, it means paying full and proper respect to people like these who organize to make a difference!<br />
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== Housing ==<br />
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Hostel-style options to be determined. Uruguayans eat well!!<br />
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Uruguay (generally) uses [http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/voltage/Uruguay 220V European] [http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=252 electrical outlets] so please consider bringing a small converter.<br />
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Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.<br />
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Please see [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|'''Discussion''']] page for questions and discussion related to Housing.<br />
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== Cost ==<br />
Expect to pay $300-500 or higher for housing/food/bus etc to cover your 6 days, from Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 inclusive. Homestays may reduce this cost if we are so lucky to build strong local relationships.<br />
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== Pre-Registration ==<br />
Please write to [mailto:holt@laptop.org holt@laptop.org] explaining what you hope to bring to the group! Thanks for including the reasons you're interested -- and what you want to get out of this lifetime opportunity. Remember to list ALL allergies and medical conditions, roommate preferences, as well as your phone number(s).<br />
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Reality Check: If you are looking for packaged voluntourism and flush toilets at every turn, you've come to the wrong place. Have you traveled in developing countries before? You must be an independent traveler, open-hearted with all comers, understanding Uruguay is a safe country but not without its risks. <u>And Take Complete [http://www.travel-island.com/health.plan/uruguay.html Medical]/Insurance/Safety/Financial Precautions Now!</u><br />
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THANKS everyone for [http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1054.html mindfully preparing] together today, for a trip more rewarding than money can buy.<br />
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== Participants ==<br />
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'''''WE ARE NOW AT/NEAR FULL CAPACITY! Further school-exploration-tour participants will only be accepted in extraordinary circumstances. Thanks all who signed up below :)'''''<br />
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* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden,] San Francisco (Apr 29 - May 9)<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]], Boston (Apr 30 - May 13)<br />
* Alvar Maciel + 3 argentinian teachers (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal,]] India/Paraguay (May 4 - 16)<br />
* [http://olpc-france.org Bastien] [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Guerry,] France (Apr 30 - May 10)<br />
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti,]] Italy/Boston (May 5 - 10/11)<br />
* [http://www.freudenbergs.de/bert/ Bert Freudenberg,] Germany (Apr 29 - May 11)<br />
* Carlos Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] [http://olpcmap.net/?id=614001&km-distance=100 Bigenho], Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* [http://printf.net Chris Ball,] Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott C. Scott Ananian], Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://paraguayeduca.org Cecilia Alcala,] Paraguay (Apr 26 - May 4)<br />
* [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer,] Vienna/Madrid (Apr 29 - May 8)<br />
* [http://activitycentral.com David Farning,] Wisconsin/Paraguay (Apr 28 - May 11) <br />
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* Fernando Comenzana, Uruguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Juan José Villalba, Paraguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Koke Contreras, Perú (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Laura Manolakis, Argentina (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Martin Langhoff, Miami (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/lediroca Leticia Romero], Uruguay<br />
* [http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ndoiron/ Nick Doiron], New Hampshire/Montevideo (May 2 only? then Summit)<br />
* Nenny Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/nkubitob Nkubito Bakuramutsa,] Rwanda (May 3 - 7)<br />
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY7w3USXF0w Pablo Flores], Montevideo<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/reuben-caron Reuben Caron,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~holt Ric Holt,] Canada (May 4 late afternoon - May 13)<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/robert-fadel Robert Fadel,] Boston (Apr 28? - May 1?)<br />
* Samuel Seidenberg, Buenos Aires (Apr 30 - May 7)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sj SJ Klein,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://ole.org Tony Anderson], Texas/Rwanda (Apr 28 - May 8)<br />
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* Betty Chaca, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ruth_Silver Carol Ruth Silver,] San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.outofindia.net/intro/harriet_webresume.htm Harriet Vidyasagar,] India (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://franXOphonie.org Kacandre Bourdelais,] Gabon/Canada (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Kevin.benavides Kevin] [[User:Kevin.benavides|Benavides]], Nicaragua (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/lluigil Luis Galindo][http://global-l.blogspot.com/], Santa Cruz, Bolivia (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/mariocesar Mario César Señoranis Ayala], Santa Cruz Bolivia (Apr 29 - May 9, CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.olenepal.org/core_team.html Rabi Karmacharya], Nepal (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://verma.sfsu.edu/ Sameer Verma], San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://erikos.sweettimez.de/ Simon Schampijer], Germany (CANCELLED)<br />
* Suzanne Adatto, Ann Arbor, Michigan (CANCELLED)<br />
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== Volunteer Organizers ==<br />
* Leticia Romero<br />
* Rocío Medina?<br />
* Pablo Flores<br />
* Micaela Acosta<br />
* Caryl Bigenho<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]]<br />
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Nano_Nano Paolo Benini]<br />
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== [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|Join our Discussion Blog!]] ==<br />
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Please check out the "Accommodations" section of the Discussion and add your comments and preferences.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=64616Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-04-09T20:43:52Z<p>GrannieB: </p>
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<div>'''''Please add to the discussion with your questions, answers, and suggestions!'''''<br />
===April 8-9 by Caryl===<br />
Yesterday we succeeded in booking at Casa Sarandi for May 4-8. We wanted to change from Che Lagarto because what we thought we were getting was a room with a bath, instead it is a room with a "path" (down the hall)! They do have some problems with their booking system, as others have also found. Today, we got a note from the owners of Casa Sarandi saying they had a room for April 30-May 3 after all. So we grabbed it. We will be canceling our Che Lagarto reservations as soon as we hear again from the Casa Sarandi owners that our reservation really did go through. BTW, the actual room price is $71/night instead of $66. That was last years price. <br />
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===April 6 by Holt===<br />
<i>We are currently being [[Conozco Uruguay Tour#Participants|flooded with last-minute requests]] to join our planned "15-person-maximum" community/school exploration tour. Final requests are needed this week <b>NOW</b> such that I, Pablo and Leticia can decide how many people can or cannot in fact be reasonably accommodated!</i><br />
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===April 5 by Aaron===<br />
Tony Anderson and I will be rooming together at Che Legarta.<br />
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===April 5 by Holt===<br />
Many of us have booked great little rooms at Hostel [http://chelagarto.com/index.php/en/hostel-in-montevideo.html Che Lagarto] right near the [http://ceibaljam.org/node/1171 PAOF/UTU summit venue] itself! Note CJB/CScott just had success booking hotel [http://www.casasarandi.com/ Casa Sarandi] [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1718386-Reviews-Casa_Sarandi_Guesthouse-Montevideo.html for $66/night]. Interesting since Caryl was unable to book it about a week ago :)<br />
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===April 4 by Nick===<br />
I have been in Montevideo for almost a week. Enjoyed staying in bed & breakfasts [http://www.unanochemas.com.uy Una Noche Mas] in Punta Carretas and now at [http://posadablanes.com Posada Blanes] in Carrasco. The former is in a quiet part of the city and across the street from a great sushi restaurant; the latter is on a residential street, walking distance to Plan Ceibal, Portones Shopping, and Carrasco. Both have buses to the conference location, and a ticket is 18 pesos = US $0.95. There's also a long (50min) walk along the shoreline between Punta Carretas and Plaza Independencia.<br />
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Traveling: have stuff in your carry-on if your luggage is delayed. Connecting in Rio: you don't need a Brazilian visa unless you want to leave the terminal or your layover is over 7 hours. Everyone from the ticket agent to the flight attendant will take your passport and look for this visa. Say "transit only to Montevideo". Checking in the day before: I booked on Travelocity and American Airlines needed my passport info before I could check in. Checking into Pluna: I was unable to check into Pluna through American Airlines. When I checked in with TAM, they gave me my Pluna ticket, but I was paged in Brazil and needed to show my passport. Customs: easy. Airport pickup: Do it. Pickup available for additional charge from Una Noche Mas - schedule several days in advance. Airport phones: call locally from Antel office in the main lobby. Buses: about US $1 for most, US $1.50 for the DM1 from the airport. Sometimes you pay the driver, other times there is a separate fare collector. Make sure to take your receipt.<br />
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===April 2 by Caryl===<br />
After a [[#March 16 by Caryl|few false starts,]] it looks like we have reservations for our stay in Montevideo. We started with reservations at Hotel Austral, but then Pablo and friends told us they had heard there were problems there and that it is really not within walking distance of the summit. They suggested 2 other Hostels:<br />
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Che Lagarto: http://www.chelagarto.com/index.php/en/hostel-in-montevideo.html<br />
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Montevideo Hostel: http://www.montevideohostel.com.uy/<br />
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We booked at the Che Lagarto via [http://www.booking.com/ booking.com] because there were some problems with the hostel's own site. We got what looked like the last double room with a bath, but back on the hostel's site, it looks like there may be others. Maybe that is all that booking.com has access to. They also have some doubles w/shared bath and rooms with twins etc. I think there are dorms as well.<br />
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The location is excellent, on Plaza Independencia, a very short walk to the summit. They have what looks like a great breakfast, wifi, a communal kitchen and a luggage room we can use for the one day we leave to go to La Paloma. Plus, it is very reasonably priced. Ed and I will be saving over $150 by staying there instead of Hotel Austral!<br />
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Whether you wish to join us at Che Lagarto or stay somewhere else, it would be a good idea to make your reservations now. Most places will let you cancel with no penalty (within a time limit) or they may have just a nominal charge, so you will still have time to change your mind. Popular international cities like Montevideo always fill up way in advance so grab a room now, while you can!<br />
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=== March 19 by Nick ===<br />
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Great to see everyone's posts here. I'm going to work for Plan Ceibal for two months, with the Conozco Uruguay tour happening about halfway through. I'll try to join the group while you're in the Montevideo area. My blog is at http://MapaDelSur.blogspot.com<br />
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Caryl: since I have a GPS and map projects, I'd also be interested in geocaching.<br />
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=== March 19 by Holt ===<br />
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Hi All Uruguay [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Uruguay EduTRIPPERS,] confirmed & unconfirmed!<br />
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Christoph Derndorfer bought his Madrid flight yesterday (Apr 29 - May 8).<br />
Caryl & Ed Bigenho will be in Uruguay from Los Angeles/Buenos Aires (Apr 29 - May 8).<br />
Tony Anderson a couple days longer, from Rwanda/Berlin (Apr 28 - May 9).<br />
Simon Schampijer from Berlin & Nick Doiron from New Hampshire have flights staying even longer!<br />
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Myself I hope to stay for 2 weeks -- Thanks all for finalizing your flight details now/this week and replying to me with your timing/details!<br />
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Then: Take our "community exploration" eduTRIP seriously by blogging occasionally your thoughts here, starting now/soon -- posting your flight dates for now if nothing else (!) by clicking "EDIT" at the top of this [very] page!<br />
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Being sure to follow Trip/Summit schedule details emerging with new additions/modifications almost every day here:<br />
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http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour<br><br />
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011<br />
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Thanks all & see you soon exactly 6 weeks from today, on Saturday April 30 :-)<br />
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=== March 17 by Caryl ===<br />
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Are there any [http://www.geocaching.com/ <i>Geocachers</i>] in our group? Uruguay has only 13 active caches at this time. One is in Montevideo, which we can easily try to visit while we are there. It was recently rehabbed by a German visitor and is probably in great shape now. We could also think about placing a cache somewhere in the countryside where they don't have any. It would need to be where someone local could maintain it from time to time. We could put lots of interesting small stash items in it, including coins from the countries we are from. Any interest in this?<br />
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=== March 17 by Aaron ===<br />
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Looks good so far! I'll be in Montevideo Friday April 29 so I'd be up for adding something Friday evening or Saturday morning. Or if anyone else will arrive then maybe we can figure out something separately.<br />
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=== March 16 by Holt ===<br />
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New Draft Itinerary posted, thank to Leticia Romero: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour#Itinerary<br />
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Please provide feedback here prior to the Friday March 18's upcoming organizer meeting!<br />
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=== March 16 by Caryl ===<br />
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'''Accomodations update''' from [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1131 (13/3/11)] [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 Spanish]<br />
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Some hotel information is available at the [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 ceibalJAM] site. The hotels are listed in order of cost from lower to higher. All have wifi and include breakfast in the price. It could be fun if we decided to all stay at the same place while in Montevideo. Feel free to make comments about which ones you prefer. Is there someone who would like to organize this or should we just all do it on our own? There are links below including some to the Trip Advisor site where you can read reviews.<br />
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Here are some links to the websites of the first 3 hotels/hostels listed:<br />
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* [http://www.redhostel.com/ Red Hostel]<br />
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A real hostel, but not affiliated with HI. Has shared baths. Has a communal kitchen where you can prepare some of your own meals if you are so inclined (some folks with dietary restrictions might like this).<br />
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Rated #8/16 in "Specialty Lodging in Montevideo on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1067805-Reviews-Red_hostel-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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* [http://www.australhotel.com/index.cfm?idioma=esp Hotel Austral]<br />
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A hotel. Does have at least one meeting room to rent if any are needed for parts of the summit event. Says they are recently remodeled.<br />
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Rated #30/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1237543-Reviews-Austral_Hotel_Montevideo-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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* [http://www.klee.com.uy/servicios.htm Hotel Klee]<br />
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A hotel. Web site is somewhat lacking in information.<br />
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Rated #40/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d455725-Reviews-Hotel_Klee-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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'''Add your comments and preferences here:'''<br />
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Caryl: I like the hostel best because of the kitchen. The Hotel Astral sounds like a good choice as well.<br />
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[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott CScott]: The Hotel Klee has *much* better reviews on tripadvisor than the Hotel Austral. Both hotels seem to be a bit ambiguous about whether wifi is available just in a lobby area, or in all the rooms. I've sent email to inquire. But the fact that the Hotel Austral has bad reviews in both English and Spanish would make me very wary of staying there. cjb suggests [http://www.casasarandi.com/ Casa Sarandi] ([http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1718386-Reviews-Casa_Sarandi_Guesthouse-Montevideo.html TripAdvisor]).<br />
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=== March 9 by Holt ===<br />
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Fantastic Aaron! [CONTEXT: at least 5 flights are now purchased] Keep in close touch so we can connect directly in April by phone to make sure all are preparing thoughtfully and ready to go -- as you say, I strongly encourage you/all to edit http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour when you can!<br />
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Until then, I'm cc'ing some of the other individuals who've also already bought flights, so all are free to begin introductions even prior to setting up a mailing list by April early hopefully.<br />
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A very preliminary menu of possibilities should begin to emerge on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour soon after spring has sprung -- make that autumn in the Southern Hemisphere! I will ask all your help to get this right, and make adjustments where necessary, asking all participants here to think together how we can properly thank RAP Ceibal (Uruguay's volunteer parents group!) for welcoming us.<br />
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Occasionally of course, we'll all need to make compromises and just Get On The Bus -- not a mindless tourbus however, don't worry -- I ask everyone take to heart mindful "guided discovery" a.k.a. project-based learning :)<br />
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PS please write [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] if you can help her offer informal Uruguayan Spanish tips on a weekly basis over the remaining 7 weeks!<br />
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=== March 7 by Caryl ===<br />
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ACCOMMODATIONS?<br />
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Started checking accommodations availability for dates 04/29/11 to 05/08/11. Most double rooms in HI Hostels are already taken. Plenty of dorm space still available at very moderate prices ($12-$15/pp/nt). Some B&B's still have space, at generally higher rates. Some have wifi available. Most include breakfasts (continental), Hostels have kitchens where you can fix what you like.<br />
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<i>It would probably be a good idea to make a few decisions very soon so that people can make reservations while rooms are still available. </i><br />
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To proceed we need to know:<br />
<br />
* Where will the main meeting place be?<br />
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* Do the "out-of-towners" want to try to stay in the same place?<br />
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* What kind of public transport is available?<br />
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* Where will the weekend events be held? Please post a map link.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=64580EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-04-08T18:17:00Z<p>GrannieB: /* Participants */</p>
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== eduTRIP! 2011 --- Community Exploration Tour --- Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 ==<br />
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<i>DETAILS EMERGING BELOW AND ON OUR <b>[[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|DISCUSSION BLOG!]]</b><br />
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[mailto:holt@laptop.org WRITE TODAY] IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!</i><br />
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== Why ==<br />
The Conozco Uruguay (C U!) community exploration tour will bring South American (and the world's) most passionate edutechnologists and committed teachers/mentors together, to witness Uruguay's and Plan Ceibal's profound journey. In conjunction with Uruguay's stongest volunteers, from CeibalJAM! to RAP Ceibal to Flor de Ceibo and beyond. As the single country which has done the most with [http://laptop.org One Laptop per Child]'s XO Laptop and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs'] software (the Sugar Learning Platform) there are few places on earth where humankind's increasing marriage to educational technology is on more vivid display.<br />
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Similar to the famous Sugar Activity [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay Conozco] [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Uruguay] itself!<br />
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== Who is Welcome ==<br />
Tech-savvy education people from around South America. Education-savvy hackers from around the world. While [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources OLPC and Sugar Labs experience] is not required -- nor is Spanish fluency -- enthusiasms around bringing exploratory learning into the 21st century are!<br />
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We assume participants will also participate in Montevideo's [[Uruguay Summit 2011]] May 5-7, focusing on practical futures for free educational software.<br />
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Finally, attendance will in fact be limited to a maximum number of (approximately) 15 independent travelers.<br />
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== Itinerary ==<br />
Participants must be independent, able to travel lightly and completely self-sufficiently. Day trips in and around Montevideo, from Saturday April 30 until Wednesday/Thursday May 4/5. [[Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour|Thanks for posting your feedback]] on our <b><u>DRAFT SCHEDULE</u></b> BELOW!<br />
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<i>[http://ceibaljam.org/edujam2011_en SEE ALSO THESE SUGGESTIONS]</i><br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Saturday/Sábado 30 de Abril<br />
|valign="top"|AM<br />
|valign="top"|"Volunteers and collaborators for Plan Ceibal" meeting, being coordinated by RAP Ceibal, Flor de Ceibo, Plan Ceibal, Universidad Católica, ceibalJAM! and Antel volunteers program. In Antel headquarters http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_las_Telecomunicaciones.<br />
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|valign="top"|PM<br />
|valign="top"|Welcome Dinner in some place: May be Pony Pisador Pocitos. (Martin - ANTEL)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|Sunday/Domingo 1 de Mayo<br />(May Day)<br />
|valign="top"|AM/PM<br />
|valign="top"|Visit to a Rural City of Canelones to the "[http://proyecto-aurora.blogspot.com/ Aurora Project]" with volunteers and members of the community and Barbeque (Local contact: Edinson - RAP Conecta).<br />
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|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Monday/Lunes 2 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|AM<br />
|valign="top"|Two schools in Las Piedras (Local contacts: Oscar/ RAP Canelones - Paolo/ RAP Montevideo)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|17:30 hs<br />
|valign="top"|Meeting with as many as 25 professors from [http://www.flordeceibo.edu.uy/ "Flor de Ceibo"]<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Tuesday/Martes 3 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|AM<br />
|valign="top"|15-PERSON BUS LEAVING VERY EARLY MORNING! No. 33 School "La Paloma" (Local Contact: Rosamel Ramirez - RAP Durazno)--- on site they have a person that can translate all the day<br />
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|valign="top"|PM<br />
|valign="top"|Overnight ranch stay (Durazno)<br />
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|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Wednesday/Miércoles 4 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|9 AM to 2 PM<br />
|valign="top"|[[City Tour Montevideo]] (Optional, 7 people minimum quota. Includes Lunch and go to the School of Euskal Erria) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM)<br />
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|valign="top"|2:30 PM to 7 PM <br />
|valign="top"|visit the School of Euskal Erria and after that, the [http://www.mediagala.com/rap/foro/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196 "Help Center" RAP Montevideo] in order to interact with volunteers (Local contact: Rocío / RAP Montevideo)<br />
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|valign="top" rowspan="3"|Thursday/Jueves 5 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|Option 1<br />
|valign="top"|Possible San Jose de Mayo w/ RAP Ceibal<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|Option 2 (10 AM to 2 PM)<br />
|valign="top"|[[Wine Tour in Bodega Juanicó]] (Optional, 7 people minimum quota) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM - Gustavo Ochoa / Juanicó)<br />
|-<br />
|valign="top"|~18:30 hs<br />
|valign="top"|'''[[Uruguay Summit 2011|Summit Opening Reception!]]'''<br />
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|-<br />
|valign="top" rowspan="2"|Sunday/Domingo 8 de Mayo<br />
|valign="top"|10 AM to 2 PM<br />
|valign="top"|[[Wine Tour in Bodega Bouza]] (Optional, 15 people minimum quota (lunch included) (Organizer: Micaela CeibalJAM)<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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[http://olpcMAP.net?go=uruguay Map forthcoming!]<br />
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Alternate ideas: (ASK US!)<br />
* BAP (Barrio de Atención Prioritaria) a low-income Montevideo neighborhood, with [http://rapceibal.blogspot.com RAP Ceibal] Saturday Apr 30?<br />
* Euskal Erria<br />
* Las Piedras<br />
* Maldonado<br />
* Tala (rural)<br />
* Cardal (1st OLPC school)<br />
* Paso de los Toros (small city)<br />
* Salinas ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]] recommends)<br />
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== How on Earth is this Possible? ==<br />
Volunteers from RAP Ceibal, CeibalJAM! and Flor de Ceibo have spent over 3 years building real-world community networks to bring Uruguay's youth and families more meaningfully into the 21st century. If globalism means anything at all, it means paying full and proper respect to people like these who organize to make a difference!<br />
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== Housing ==<br />
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Hostel-style options to be determined. Uruguayans eat well!!<br />
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Uruguay (generally) uses [http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/voltage/Uruguay 220V European] [http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=252 electrical outlets] so please consider bringing a small converter.<br />
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Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.<br />
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Please see [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|'''Discussion''']] page for questions and discussion related to Housing.<br />
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== Cost ==<br />
Expect to pay $500 or higher for housing/food/bus etc to cover your 6 days, from Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 inclusive. Homestays may reduce this cost if we are so lucky to build strong local relationships.<br />
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== Pre-Registration ==<br />
Please write to [mailto:holt@laptop.org holt@laptop.org] explaining what you hope to bring to the group! Thanks for including the reasons you're interested -- and what you want to get out of this lifetime opportunity. Remember to list ALL allergies and medical conditions, roommate preferences, as well as your phone number(s).<br />
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Reality Check: If you are looking for packaged voluntourism and flush toilets at every turn, you've come to the wrong place. Have you traveled in developing countries before? You must be an independent traveler, open-hearted with all comers, understanding Uruguay is a safe country but not without its risks. <u>And Take Complete [http://www.travel-island.com/health.plan/uruguay.html Medical]/Insurance/Safety/Financial Precautions Now!</u><br />
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THANKS everyone for [http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1054.html mindfully preparing] together today, for a trip more rewarding than money can buy.<br />
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== Participants ==<br />
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'''''WE ARE NOW AT/NEAR FULL CAPACITY! Further school-exploration-tour participants will only be accepted in extraordinary circumstances. Thanks all who signed up below :)'''''<br />
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* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden,] San Francisco (Apr 29 - May 9)<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]], Boston (Apr 30 - May 13)<br />
* Alvar Maciel + 3 argentinian teachers (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal,]] India/Paraguay (May 4 - 16)<br />
* [http://olpc-france.org Bastien] [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Guerry,] France (Apr 30 - May 10)<br />
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti,]] Italy/Boston (CONFIRMED, DATES TBA)<br />
* [http://www.freudenbergs.de/bert/ Bert Freudenberg,] Germany (Apr 29 - May 11)<br />
* Betty Chaca, Santa Cruz Bolivia (has reservations, Buying tickets this weekend) (Apr 30 - May 8?)<br />
* Carlos Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] [http://olpcmap.net/?id=614001&km-distance=100 Bigenho], Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* [http://printf.net Chris Ball,] Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott C. Scott Ananian], Boston (May 2 - 9)<br />
* [http://paraguayeduca.org Cecilia Alcala,] Paraguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer,] Vienna/Madrid (Apr 29 - May 8)<br />
* [http://activitycentral.com David Farning,] Wisconsin/Paraguay (Apr 28 - May 11) <br />
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles (Apr 30 - May 8/10)<br />
* Fernando Comenzana, Uruguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Juan José Villalba, Paraguay (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Kevin.benavides Kevin] [[User:Kevin.benavides|Benavides]], Nicaragua (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Koke Contreras, Perú (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* Laura Manolakis, Argentina (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/mariocesar Mario César Señoranis Ayala], Santa Cruz Bolivia (has reservations, Buying tickets this weekend) (Apr 30 - May 8?)<br />
* Martin Langhoff, Miami (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/lediroca Leticia Romero], Uruguay<br />
* [http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ndoiron/ Nick Doiron], New Hampshire/Montevideo<br />
* Nenny Rabassa, Montevideo (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/nkubitob Nkubito Bakuramutsa,] Rwanda (May 3 - 7)<br />
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY7w3USXF0w Pablo Flores], Montevideo<br />
* [http://www.olenepal.org/core_team.html Rabi Karmacharya], Nepal (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/reuben-caron Reuben Caron,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~holt Ric Holt,] Canada (May 4 late afternoon - May 13)<br />
* [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/robert-fadel Robert Fadel,] Boston (Apr 28? - May 1?)<br />
* [http://verma.sfsu.edu/ Sameer Verma], San Francisco (May 2/3/4/5 - 8?)<br />
* Samuel Seidenberg, Buenos Aires (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sj SJ Klein,] Boston (UNCONFIRMED, arriving 1-2 days before summit?)<br />
* [http://ole.org Tony Anderson], Texas/Rwanda (Apr 28 - May 8)<br />
...<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ruth_Silver Carol Ruth Silver,] San Francisco (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://www.outofindia.net/intro/harriet_webresume.htm Harriet Vidyasagar,] India (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://franXOphonie.org Kacandre Bourdelais,] Gabon/Canada (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://twitter.com/lluigil Luis Galindo], Santa Cruz, Bolivia (CANCELLED)<br />
* [http://erikos.sweettimez.de/ Simon Schampijer], Germany (CANCELLED)<br />
* Suzanne Adatto, Ann Arbor, Michigan (CANCELLED)<br />
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== Volunteer Organizers ==<br />
* Leticia Romero<br />
* Rocío Medina?<br />
* Pablo Flores<br />
* Micaela Acosta<br />
* Caryl Bigenho<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]]<br />
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Nano_Nano Paolo Benini]<br />
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== [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|Join our Discussion Blog!]] ==<br />
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Please check out the "Accomodations" section of the Discussion and add your comments and preferences.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=64282Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-04-03T01:02:55Z<p>GrannieB: Accommodations update</p>
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<div>'''''Please add to the discussion with your questions, answers, and suggestions!'''''<br />
===April 2 by Caryl===<br />
After a few false starts, it looks like we have reservations for our stay in Montevideo. We started with reservations at Hotel Austral, but then Pablo and friends told us they had heard there were problems there and that it is really not within walking distance of the summit. They suggested 2 other Hostels:<br />
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Che Lagarto: http://www.chelagarto.com/index.php/en/hostel-in-montevideo.htm<br />
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Montevideo Hostel: http://www.montevideohostel.com.uy/<br />
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We booked at the Che Lagarto via [http://www.booking.com/ booking.com] because there were some problems with the hostel's own site. We got what looked like the last double room with a bath, but back on the hostel's site, it looks like there may be others. Maybe that is all that booking.com has access to. They also have some doubles w/shared bath and rooms with twins etc. I think there are dorms as well.<br />
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The location is excellent, on Plaza Independencia, a very short walk to the summit. They have what looks like a great breakfast, wifi, a communal kitchen and a luggage room we can use for the one day we leave to go to La Paloma. Plus, it is very reasonably priced. Ed and I will be saving over $150 by staying there instead of Hotel Austral!<br />
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Whether you wish to join us at Che Lagarto or stay somewhere else, it would be a good idea to make your reservations now. Most places will let you cancel with no penalty (within a time limit) or they may have just a nominal charge, so you will still have time to change your mind. Popular international cities like Montevideo always fill up way in advance so grab a room now, while you can!<br />
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=== March 19 by Nick ===<br />
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Great to see everyone's posts here. I'm going to work for Plan Ceibal for two months, with the Conozco Uruguay tour happening about halfway through. I'll try to join the group while you're in the Montevideo area. My blog is at http://MapaDelSur.blogspot.com<br />
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Caryl: since I have a GPS and map projects, I'd also be interested in geocaching.<br />
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=== March 19 by Holt ===<br />
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Hi All Uruguay [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Uruguay EduTRIPPERS,] confirmed & unconfirmed!<br />
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Christoph Derndorfer bought his Madrid flight yesterday (Apr 29 - May 8).<br />
Caryl & Ed Bigenho will be in Uruguay from Los Angeles/Buenos Aires (Apr 29 - May 8).<br />
Tony Anderson a couple days longer, from Rwanda/Berlin (Apr 28 - May 9).<br />
Simon Schampijer from Berlin & Nick Doiron from New Hampshire have flights staying even longer!<br />
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Myself I hope to stay for 2 weeks -- Thanks all for finalizing your flight details now/this week and replying to me with your timing/details!<br />
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Then: Take our "community exploration" eduTRIP seriously by blogging occasionally your thoughts here, starting now/soon -- posting your flight dates for now if nothing else (!) by clicking "EDIT" at the top of this [very] page!<br />
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Being sure to follow Trip/Summit schedule details emerging with new additions/modifications almost every day here:<br />
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http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour<br><br />
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Uruguay_Summit_2011<br />
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Thanks all & see you soon exactly 6 weeks from today, on Saturday April 30 :-)<br />
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=== March 17 by Caryl ===<br />
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Are there any [http://www.geocaching.com/ <i>Geocachers</i>] in our group? Uruguay has only 13 active caches at this time. One is in Montevideo, which we can easily try to visit while we are there. It was recently rehabbed by a German visitor and is probably in great shape now. We could also think about placing a cache somewhere in the countryside where they don't have any. It would need to be where someone local could maintain it from time to time. We could put lots of interesting small stash items in it, including coins from the countries we are from. Any interest in this?<br />
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=== March 17 by Aaron ===<br />
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Looks good so far! I'll be in Montevideo Friday April 29 so I'd be up for adding something Friday evening or Saturday morning. Or if anyone else will arrive then maybe we can figure out something separately.<br />
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=== March 16 by Holt ===<br />
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New Draft Itinerary posted, thank to Leticia Romero: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour#Itinerary<br />
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Please provide feedback here prior to the Friday March 18's upcoming organizer meeting!<br />
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=== March 16 by Caryl ===<br />
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'''Accomodations update''' from [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1131 (13/3/11)] [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 Spanish]<br />
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Some hotel information is available at the [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 ceibalJAM] site. The hotels are listed in order of cost from lower to higher. All have wifi and include breakfast in the price. It could be fun if we decided to all stay at the same place while in Montevideo. Feel free to make comments about which ones you prefer. Is there someone who would like to organize this or should we just all do it on our own? There are links below including some to the Trip Advisor site where you can read reviews.<br />
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Here are some links to the websites of the first 3 hotels/hostels listed:<br />
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* [http://www.redhostel.com/ Red Hostel]<br />
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A real hostel, but not affiliated with HI. Has shared baths. Has a communal kitchen where you can prepare some of your own meals if you are so inclined (some folks with dietary restrictions might like this).<br />
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Rated #8/16 in "Specialty Lodging in Montevideo on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1067805-Reviews-Red_hostel-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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* [http://www.australhotel.com/index.cfm?idioma=esp Hotel Austral]<br />
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A hotel. Does have at least one meeting room to rent if any are needed for parts of the summit event. Says they are recently remodeled.<br />
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Rated #30/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1237543-Reviews-Austral_Hotel_Montevideo-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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* [http://www.klee.com.uy/servicios.htm Hotel Klee]<br />
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A hotel. Web site is somewhat lacking in information.<br />
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Rated #40/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d455725-Reviews-Hotel_Klee-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
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'''Add your comments and preferences here:'''<br />
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Caryl: I like the hostel best because of the kitchen. The Hotel Astral sounds like a good choice as well.<br />
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[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:CScott CScott]: The Hotel Klee has *much* better reviews on tripadvisor than the Hotel Austral. Both hotels seem to be a bit ambiguous about whether wifi is available just in a lobby area, or in all the rooms. I've sent email to inquire. But the fact that the Hotel Austral has bad reviews in both English and Spanish would make me very wary of staying there. cjb suggests [http://www.casasarandi.com/ Casa Sarandi] ([http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1718386-Reviews-Casa_Sarandi_Guesthouse-Montevideo.html TripAdvisor]).<br />
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=== March 9 by Holt ===<br />
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Fantastic Aaron! [CONEXT: at least 5 flights are now purchased] Keep in close touch so we can connect directly in April by phone to make sure all are preparing thoughtfully and ready to go -- as you say, I strongly encourage you/all to edit http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour when you can!<br />
<br />
Until then, I'm cc'ing some of the other individuals who've also already bought flights, so all are free to begin introductions even prior to setting up a mailing list by April early hopefully.<br />
<br />
A very preliminary menu of possibilities should begin to emerge on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour soon after spring has sprung -- make that autumn in the Southern Hemisphere! I will ask all your help to get this right, and make adjustments where necessary, asking all participants here to think together how we can properly thank RAP Ceibal (Uruguay's volunteer parents group!) for welcoming us.<br />
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Occasionally of course, we'll all need to make compromises and just Get On The Bus -- not a mindless tourbus however, don't worry -- I ask everyone take to heart mindful "guided discovery" a.k.a. project-based learning :)<br />
<br />
PS please write [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] if you can help her offer informal Uruguayan Spanish tips on a weekly basis over the remaining 7 weeks!<br />
<br />
=== March 7 by Caryl ===<br />
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ACCOMMODATIONS?<br />
<br />
Started checking accommodations availability for dates 04/29/11 to 05/08/11. Most double rooms in HI Hostels are already taken. Plenty of dorm space still available at very moderate prices ($12-$15/pp/nt). Some B&B's still have space, at generally higher rates. Some have wifi available. Most include breakfasts (continental), Hostels have kitchens where you can fix what you like.<br />
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<i>It would probably be a good idea to make a few decisions very soon so that people can make reservations while rooms are still available. </i><br />
<br />
To proceed we need to know:<br />
<br />
* Where will the main meeting place be?<br />
<br />
* Do the "out-of-towners" want to try to stay in the same place?<br />
<br />
* What kind of public transport is available?<br />
<br />
* Where will the weekend events be held? Please post a map link.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=63733Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-03-17T17:53:32Z<p>GrannieB: </p>
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<div>'''''Please add to the discussion with your questions, answers, and suggestions!'''''<br />
=== March 17 by Caryl ===<br />
<br />
Are there any [http://www.geocaching.com/ <i>Geocachers</i>] in our group? Uruguay has only 13 active caches at this time. One is in Montevideo, which we can easily try to visit while we are there. It was recently rehabbed by a German visitor and is probably in great shape now. We could also think about placing a cache somewhere in the countryside where they don't have any. It would need to be where someone local could maintain it from time to time. We could put lots of interesting small stash items in it, including coins from the countries we are from. Any interest in this?<br />
<br />
<br />
=== March 16 by Holt ===<br />
<br />
New Draft Itinerary posted, thank to Leticia Romero: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour#Itinerary<br />
<br />
Please provide feedback here prior to the Friday March 18's upcoming organizer meeting!<br />
<br />
Aaron: Looks good so far! I'll be in Montevideo Friday April 29 so I'd be up for adding something Friday evening or Saturday morning. Or if anyone else will arrive then maybe we can figure out something separately.<br />
<br />
=== March 16 by Caryl ===<br />
<br />
'''Accomodations update''' from [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1131 (13/3/11)] [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 Spanish]<br />
<br />
Some hotel information is available at the [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 ceibalJAM] site. The hotels are listed in order of cost from lower to higher. All have wifi and include breakfast in the price. It could be fun if we decided to all stay at the same place while in Montevideo. Feel free to make comments about which ones you prefer. Is there someone who would like to organize this or should we just all do it on our own? There are links below including some to the Trip Advisor site where you can read reviews.<br />
<br />
Here are some links to the websites of the first 3 hotels/hostels listed:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.redhostel.com/ Red Hostel]<br />
<br />
A real hostel, but not affiliated with HI. Has shared baths. Has a communal kitchen where you can prepare some of your own meals if you are so inclined (some folks with dietary restrictions might like this).<br />
<br />
Rated #8/16 in "Specialty Lodging in Montevideo on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1067805-Reviews-Red_hostel-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.australhotel.com/index.cfm?idioma=esp Hotel Austral]<br />
<br />
A hotel. Does have at least one meeting room to rent if any are needed for parts of the summit event. Says they are recently remodeled.<br />
<br />
Rated #30/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1237543-Reviews-Austral_Hotel_Montevideo-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.klee.com.uy/servicios.htm Hotel Klee]<br />
<br />
A hotel. Web site is somewhat lacking in information.<br />
<br />
Rated #40/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d455725-Reviews-Hotel_Klee-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
'''Add your comments and preferences here:'''<br />
<br />
Caryl: I like the hostel best because of the kitchen. The Hotel Astral sounds like a good choice as well.<br />
<br />
=== March 9 by Holt ===<br />
<br />
Fantastic Aaron! [CONEXT: at least 5 flights are now purchased] Keep in close touch so we can connect directly in April by phone to make sure all are preparing thoughtfully and ready to go -- as you say, I strongly encourage you/all to edit http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour when you can!<br />
<br />
Until then, I'm cc'ing some of the other individuals who've also already bought flights, so all are free to begin introductions even prior to setting up a mailing list by April early hopefully.<br />
<br />
A very preliminary menu of possibilities should begin to emerge on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour soon after spring has sprung -- make that autumn in the Southern Hemisphere! I will ask all your help to get this right, and make adjustments where necessary, asking all participants here to think together how we can properly thank RAP Ceibal (Uruguay's volunteer parents group!) for welcoming us.<br />
<br />
Occasionally of course, we'll all need to make compromises and just Get On The Bus -- not a mindless tourbus however, don't worry -- I ask everyone take to heart mindful "guided discovery" a.k.a. project-based learning :)<br />
<br />
PS please write [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] if you can help her offer informal Uruguayan Spanish tips on a weekly basis over the remaining 7 weeks!<br />
<br />
=== March 7 by Caryl ===<br />
<br />
ACCOMMODATIONS?<br />
<br />
Started checking accommodations availability for dates 04/29/11 to 05/08/11. Most double rooms in HI Hostels are already taken. Plenty of dorm space still available at very moderate prices ($12-$15/pp/nt). Some B&B's still have space, at generally higher rates. Some have wifi available. Most include breakfasts (continental), Hostels have kitchens where you can fix what you like.<br />
<br />
<i>It would probably be a good idea to make a few decisions very soon so that people can make reservations while rooms are still available. </i><br />
<br />
To proceed we need to know:<br />
<br />
* Where will the main meeting place be?<br />
<br />
* Do the "out-of-towners" want to try to stay in the same place?<br />
<br />
* What kind of public transport is available?<br />
<br />
* Where will the weekend events be held? Please post a map link.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=63632EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-03-16T05:08:31Z<p>GrannieB: /* Join our Discussion Blog! */</p>
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<div>{{Translations}}<br />
<br />
== eduTRIP! 2011 --- Community Exploration Tour --- Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 ==<br />
<br />
DATES ABOVE FINAL! DETAILS BELOW PRELIMINARY!<br />
<br />
[mailto:holt@laptop.org WRITE TODAY] IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!<br />
<br />
== Why ==<br />
The "Conozco Uruguay" exploratory tour will bring South American (and the world's) most passionate edutechnologists and committed teachers/mentors together, to witness Uruguay's and Plan Ceibal's profound journey. In conjunction with Uruguay's stongest volunteers, from CeibalJAM! to RAP Ceibal to Flor Ceibal and beyond. As the single country which has done the most with [http://laptop.org One Laptop per Child]'s XO Laptop and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs'] software (the Sugar Learning Platform) there are few places on earth where humankind's increasing marriage to educational technology is on more vivid display.<br />
<br />
Similar to the famous Sugar Activity [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay Conozco] [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Uruguay] itself!<br />
<br />
== Who is Welcome ==<br />
Tech-savvy education people from around South America. Education-savvy hackers from around the world. While [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources OLPC and Sugar Labs experience] is not required -- nor is Spanish fluency -- enthusiasms around bringing exploratory learning into the 21st century are!<br />
<br />
We assume participants will also participate in Montevideo's [[Uruguay Summit 2011]] May 5-7, focusing on practical futures for free educational software.<br />
<br />
Finally, attendance will in fact be limited to a maximum number of (approximately) 15 independent travelers.<br />
<br />
== Itinerary ==<br />
Day trips in and around Montevideo, from Saturday April 30 until Thursday May 5, with full details (a menu of options) which we anticipate to lay out here well before March 31st. Participants must be independent, able to travel lightly and completely self-sufficiently.<br />
<br />
[http://olpcMAP.net?go=uruguay Map forthcoming]. Possible destinations: (UNCONFIRMED)<br />
* BAP (Barrio de Atención Prioritaria) a low-income Montevideo neighborhood, with [http://rapceibal.blogspot.com RAP Ceibal] Saturday Apr 30?<br />
* Euskal Erria<br />
* Las Piedras<br />
* Maldonado<br />
* Tala (rural)<br />
* Cardal (1st OLPC school)<br />
* Paso de los Toros (small city)<br />
* Salinas ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]] recommends)<br />
<br />
== How on Earth is this Possible? ==<br />
Volunteers from RAP Ceibal, CeibalJAM! and Flor de Ceibo have spent over 3 years building real-world community networks to bring Uruguay's youth and families more meaningfully into the 21st century. If globalism means anything at all, it means paying full and proper respect to people like these who organize to make a difference!<br />
<br />
== Housing ==<br />
<br />
Hostel-style options to be determined. Uruguayans eat well!!<br />
<br />
Uruguay (generally) uses [http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/voltage/Uruguay 220V European] [http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=252 electrical outlets] so please consider bringing a small converter.<br />
<br />
Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.<br />
<br />
Please see [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|'''Discussion''']] page for questions and discussion related to Housing.<br />
<br />
== Cost ==<br />
Expect to pay $500 or higher for housing/food/bus etc to cover your 6 days, from Saturday April 30 to Thursday May 5 inclusive. Homestays may reduce this cost if we are so lucky to build strong local relationships.<br />
<br />
== Pre-Registration ==<br />
Please write to [mailto:holt@laptop.org holt@laptop.org] explaining what you hope to bring to the group! Thanks for including the reasons you're interested -- and what you want to get out of this lifetime opportunity. Remember to list ALL allergies and medical conditions, roommate preferences, as well as your phone number(s).<br />
<br />
Reality Check: If you are looking for packaged voluntourism and flush toilets at every turn, you've come to the wrong place. Have you traveled in developing countries before? You must be an independent traveler, open-hearted with all comers, understanding Uruguay is a safe country but not without its risks. <u>And Take Complete [http://www.travel-island.com/health.plan/uruguay.html Medical]/Insurance/Safety/Financial Precautions Now!</u><br />
<br />
THANKS everyone for [http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1054.html mindfully preparing] together today, for a trip more rewarding than money can buy.<br />
<br />
== Potential Participants ==<br />
<br />
* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden], San Francisco<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]], Boston<br />
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]], Italy<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ruth_Silver Carol Ruth Silver], San Francisco<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] [http://olpcmap.net/?id=614001&km-distance=100 Bigenho], Los Angeles<br />
* [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer], Vienna/Madrid<br />
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles<br />
* [http://www.outofindia.net/intro/harriet_webresume.htm Harriet Vidyasagar], India<br />
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Kevin.benavides Kevin] [[User:Kevin.benavides|Benavides]], Nicaragua<br />
* [http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ndoiron/ Nick Doiron], New Hampshire<br />
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY7w3USXF0w Pablo Flores], Montevideo<br />
* [http://www.olenepal.org/core_team.html Rabi Karmacharya], Nepal<br />
* [http://verma.sfsu.edu/ Sameer Verma], San Francisco<br />
* [http://erikos.sweettimez.de/ Simon Schampijer], Germany<br />
* [http://ole.org Tony Anderson], Texas/Rwanda<br />
...<br />
<br />
== Volunteer Organizers ==<br />
* Leticia Romero<br />
* Rocío Medina?<br />
* Pablo Flores?<br />
* Caryl Bigenho<br />
* [[User:Holt|Adam Holt]]<br />
<br />
== [[Talk:Conozco Uruguay Tour|Join our Discussion Blog!]] ==<br />
<br />
Please check out the "Accomodations" section of the Discussion and add your comments and preferences.</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=63631Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-03-16T05:06:52Z<p>GrannieB: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''''Please add to the discussion with your answers, questions, and suggestions!'''''<br />
<br />
=== March 7 by Caryl ===<br />
<br />
ACCOMMODATIONS?<br />
<br />
Started checking accommodations availability for dates 04/29/11 to 05/08/11. Most double rooms in HI Hostels are already taken. Plenty of dorm space still available at very moderate prices ($12-$15/pp/nt). Some B&B's still have space, at generally higher rates. Some have wifi available. Most include breakfasts (continental), Hostels have kitchens where you can fix what you like.<br />
<br />
<i>It would probably be a good idea to make a few decisions very soon so that people can make reservations while rooms are still available. </i><br />
<br />
To proceed we need to know:<br />
<br />
* Where will the main meeting place be?<br />
<br />
* Do the "out-of-towners" want to try to stay in the same place?<br />
<br />
* What kind of public transport is available?<br />
<br />
* Where will the weekend events be held? Please post a map link.<br />
<br />
'''Accomodations update (13/3/11)'''<br />
<br />
Some hotel information is available at the [http://ceibaljam.org/drupal/?q=node/1124 ceibalJAM] site. The hotels are listed in order of cost from lower to higher. All have wifi and include breakfast in the price. It could be fun if we decided to all stay at the same place while in Montevideo. Feel free to make comments about which ones you prefer. Is there someone who would like to organize this or should we just all do it on our own? There are links below including some to the Trip Advisor site where you can read reviews.<br />
<br />
Here are some links to the websites of the first 3 hotels/hostels listed:<br />
<br />
[http://www.redhostel.com/ Red Hostel]<br />
<br />
A real hostel, but not affiliated with HI. Has shared baths. Has a communal kitchen where you can prepare some of your own meals if you are so inclined (some folks with dietary restrictions might like this).<br />
<br />
Rated #8/16 in "Specialty Lodging in Montevideo on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1067805-Reviews-Red_hostel-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
[http://www.australhotel.com/index.cfm?idioma=esp Hotel Austral]<br />
<br />
A hotel. Does have at least one meeting room to rent if any are needed for parts of the summit event. Says they are recently remodeled.<br />
<br />
Rated #30/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d1237543-Reviews-Austral_Hotel_Montevideo-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
<br />
[http://www.klee.com.uy/servicios.htm Hotel Klee]<br />
<br />
A hotel. Web site is somewhat lacking in information.<br />
<br />
Rated #40/61 Montevideo Hotels on [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294323-d455725-Reviews-Hotel_Klee-Montevideo.html Trip Advisor]<br />
<br />
'''Add your comments and preferences here:'''<br />
<br />
Caryl: I like the hostel best because of the kitchen. The Hotel Astral sounds like a good choice as well.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== March 9 by Holt ===<br />
<br />
Fantastic Aaron! [CONEXT: at least 5 flights are now purchased] Keep in close touch so we can connect directly in April by phone to make sure all are preparing thoughtfully and ready to go -- as you say, I strongly encourage you/all to edit http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour when you can!<br />
<br />
Until then, I'm cc'ing some of the other individuals who've also already bought flights, so all are free to begin introductions even prior to setting up a mailing list by April early hopefully.<br />
<br />
A very preliminary menu of possibilities should begin to emerge on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour soon after spring has sprung -- make that autumn in the Southern Hemisphere! I will ask all your help to get this right, and make adjustments where necessary, asking all participants here to think together how we can properly thank RAP Ceibal (Uruguay's volunteer parents group!) for welcoming us.<br />
<br />
Occasionally of course, we'll all need to make compromises and just Get On The Bus -- not a mindless tourbus however, don't worry -- I ask everyone take to heart mindful "guided discovery" a.k.a. project-based learning :)<br />
<br />
PS please write [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] if you can help her offer informal Uruguayan Spanish tips on a weekly basis over the remaining 7 weeks!</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour&diff=63630Talk:EduJAM/2011/Conozco Uruguay Tour2011-03-16T04:30:45Z<p>GrannieB: /* March 7 by Caryl */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''''Please add to the discussion with your answers, questions, and suggestions!'''''<br />
<br />
=== March 7 by Caryl ===<br />
<br />
ACCOMMODATIONS?<br />
<br />
Started checking accommodations availability for dates 04/29/11 to 05/08/11. Most double rooms in HI Hostels are already taken. Plenty of dorm space still available at very moderate prices ($12-$15/pp/nt). Some B&B's still have space, at generally higher rates. Some have wifi available. Most include breakfasts (continental), Hostels have kitchens where you can fix what you like.<br />
<br />
<i>It would probably be a good idea to make a few decisions very soon so that people can make reservations while rooms are still available. </i><br />
<br />
To proceed we need to know:<br />
<br />
* Where will the main meeting place be?<br />
<br />
* Do the "out-of-towners" want to try to stay in the same place?<br />
<br />
* What kind of public transport is available?<br />
<br />
* Where will the weekend events be held? Please post a map link.<br />
<br />
=== March 9 by Holt ===<br />
<br />
Fantastic Aaron! [CONEXT: at least 5 flights are now purchased] Keep in close touch so we can connect directly in April by phone to make sure all are preparing thoughtfully and ready to go -- as you say, I strongly encourage you/all to edit http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Conozco_Uruguay_Tour when you can!<br />
<br />
Until then, I'm cc'ing some of the other individuals who've also already bought flights, so all are free to begin introductions even prior to setting up a mailing list by April early hopefully.<br />
<br />
A very preliminary menu of possibilities should begin to emerge on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Conozco_Uruguay_Tour soon after spring has sprung -- make that autumn in the Southern Hemisphere! I will ask all your help to get this right, and make adjustments where necessary, asking all participants here to think together how we can properly thank RAP Ceibal (Uruguay's volunteer parents group!) for welcoming us.<br />
<br />
Occasionally of course, we'll all need to make compromises and just Get On The Bus -- not a mindless tourbus however, don't worry -- I ask everyone take to heart mindful "guided discovery" a.k.a. project-based learning :)<br />
<br />
PS please write [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box Caryl] if you can help her offer informal Uruguayan Spanish tips on a weekly basis over the remaining 7 weeks!</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Dextrose&diff=56826Dextrose2010-09-14T02:53:06Z<p>GrannieB: /* XO-1 */</p>
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<div>[[File:Dextrose-py-692x96.png]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]<br />
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude><br />
<br />
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==<br />
<br />
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.<br />
<br />
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some<br />
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.<br />
<br />
== Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]<br />
<br />
'''This is a Release Candidate'''. This build has been tested in two classrooms for over one month.<br />
We believe them to be stable and ready for general use. If no further issues are discovered, the RC<br />
will become our final Dextrose 1 release.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Hardware<br />
! OS Images<br />
! Size<br />
! Date<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc]<br />
| 518MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd]<br />
| 557MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Want to help us with testing? Check out our latest [[/Builds|development builds]].<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
=== XO-1 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download both <tt>osNNNpyg.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpyg.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpyg.img</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "ok" prompt to return<br />
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process<br />
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
=== XO-1.5 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download <tt>osNNNpyg.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpyg.zd</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "ok" prompt to return<br />
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
== New features in Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])<br />
* CPU/Memory display ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])<br />
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])<br />
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
<br />
== Using this build ==<br />
<br />
A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:<br />
<br />
* Limited language support: in order to save space, only English and Spanish translations are included.<br />
* Image is signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to load this image.<br />
* The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on the Paraguay Educa wiki.<br />
* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and links to our website.<br />
<br />
We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the<br />
needs of deployments interested in upgrading.<br />
<br />
More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their<br />
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]<br />
provided by Free Software.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Dextrose&diff=56821Dextrose2010-09-13T23:22:20Z<p>GrannieB: /* XO-1.5 */</p>
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<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude><br />
<br />
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==<br />
<br />
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.<br />
<br />
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some<br />
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.<br />
<br />
== Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]<br />
<br />
'''This is a Release Candidate'''. This build has been tested in two classrooms for over one month.<br />
We believe them to be stable and ready for general use. If no further issues are discovered, the RC<br />
will become our final Dextrose 1 release.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Hardware<br />
! OS Images<br />
! Size<br />
! Date<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc]<br />
| 518MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd]<br />
| 557MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Want to help us with testing? Check out our latest [[/Builds|development builds]].<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
=== XO-1 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download both <tt>osNNNpyg.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpyg.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpyg.img</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* During the next reboot, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
=== XO-1.5 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download <tt>osNNNpyg.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpyg.zd</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "ok" prompt to return<br />
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
== New features in Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])<br />
* CPU/Memory display ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])<br />
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])<br />
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
<br />
== Using this build ==<br />
<br />
A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:<br />
<br />
* Limited language support: in order to save space, only English and Spanish translations are included.<br />
* Image is signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to load this image.<br />
* The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on the Paraguay Educa wiki.<br />
* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and links to our website.<br />
<br />
We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the<br />
needs of deployments interested in upgrading.<br />
<br />
More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their<br />
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]<br />
provided by Free Software.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Dextrose&diff=56820Dextrose2010-09-13T23:21:24Z<p>GrannieB: /* XO-1.5 */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Dextrose-py-692x96.png]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]<br />
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude><br />
<br />
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==<br />
<br />
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.<br />
<br />
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some<br />
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.<br />
<br />
== Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]<br />
<br />
'''This is a Release Candidate'''. This build has been tested in two classrooms for over one month.<br />
We believe them to be stable and ready for general use. If no further issues are discovered, the RC<br />
will become our final Dextrose 1 release.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Hardware<br />
! OS Images<br />
! Size<br />
! Date<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc]<br />
| 518MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd]<br />
| 557MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Want to help us with testing? Check out our latest [[/Builds|development builds]].<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
=== XO-1 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download both <tt>osNNNpyg.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpyg.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpyg.img</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* During the next reboot, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
=== XO-1.5 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download <tt>osNNNpyg.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpyg.zd</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "ok" prompt to return<br />
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and choosing colors process<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
== New features in Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])<br />
* CPU/Memory display ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])<br />
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])<br />
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
<br />
== Using this build ==<br />
<br />
A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:<br />
<br />
* Limited language support: in order to save space, only English and Spanish translations are included.<br />
* Image is signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to load this image.<br />
* The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on the Paraguay Educa wiki.<br />
* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and links to our website.<br />
<br />
We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the<br />
needs of deployments interested in upgrading.<br />
<br />
More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their<br />
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]<br />
provided by Free Software.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}</div>GrannieBhttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Dextrose&diff=56747Dextrose2010-09-13T16:21:07Z<p>GrannieB: /* XO-1.5 */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Dextrose-py-692x96.png]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]<br />
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude><br />
<br />
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==<br />
<br />
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.<br />
<br />
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some<br />
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.<br />
<br />
== Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]<br />
<br />
'''This is a Release Candidate'''. This build has been tested in two classrooms for over one month.<br />
We believe them to be stable and ready for general use. If no further issues are discovered, the RC<br />
will become our final Dextrose 1 release.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Hardware<br />
! OS Images<br />
! Size<br />
! Date<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc]<br />
| 518MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5<br />
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd]<br />
| 557MB<br />
| Aug 15 2010<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Want to help us with testing? Check out our latest [[/Builds|development builds]].<br />
<br />
== Installation ==<br />
<br />
=== XO-1 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download both <tt>osNNNpy.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpy.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpy.img</code> followed by ENTER<br />
* During the next reboot, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
=== XO-1.5 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]<br />
<br />
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].<br />
* Download <tt>osNNNpy.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick<br />
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot<br />
* Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpyg.zd</code> followed by ENTER<br />
<br />
See also the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].<br />
<br />
== New features in Dextrose 1 ==<br />
<br />
* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])<br />
* CPU/Memory display ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])<br />
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])<br />
* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])<br />
* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])<br />
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])<br />
<br />
== Using this build ==<br />
<br />
A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:<br />
<br />
* Limited language support: in order to save space, only English and Spanish translations are included.<br />
* Image is signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to load this image.<br />
* The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on the Paraguay Educa wiki.<br />
* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and links to our website.<br />
<br />
We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the<br />
needs of deployments interested in upgrading.<br />
<br />
More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their<br />
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]<br />
provided by Free Software.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}</div>GrannieB