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==Ideas==
==Ideas==
Modify Abiword so that Write has instant spell-check and mouse-over dictionary lookup for many languages.


Either produce an activity or modify Write so that it has features like NJStar, an Asian word processor that allows for pinyin input and mouse-over dictionary lookup for any common phrase.
* Modify Abiword so that Write has instant spell-check and mouse-over dictionary lookup for many languages.
 
* Either produce an activity or modify Write so that it has features like NJStar, an Asian word processor that allows for pinyin input and mouse-over dictionary lookup for any common phrase.
Simple education games, similar to those provided by neopets
* Simple education games, similar to those provided by neopets
 
* Hearing your ideas!
Hearing your ideas!


==Olin OLPC==
==Olin OLPC==
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You can view our [chapter wiki http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_university_chapter] to see some of the projects we do, and communicate with our other members. Some things I'm interested in from a software leader point of view is  
You can view our [chapter wiki http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_university_chapter] to see some of the projects we do, and communicate with our other members. Some things I'm interested in from a software leader point of view is  


1) how to quickly teach programmers how to program for the xo
# how to quickly teach programmers how to program for the xo
2) how to make ideas become reality in the midst of mounds of homework
# how to make ideas become reality in the midst of mounds of homework


Please discuss your experiences with me!
Please discuss your experiences with me!