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== What's new ==
 
== What's new ==
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This page is updated each week (usually on Monday morning) with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list, blogged at [http://walterbender.org/ walterbender.org], and [[Archive/Current Events|archived here]].) If you would like to contribute, please send email to [[User:walter|walter]] at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit <span class="plainlinks">[http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet.sugarlabs.org].</span>)
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This page is updated every few weeks with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list, blogged at [http://walterbender.org/ walterbender.org], and [[Archive/Current Events|archived here]].) If you would like to contribute, please send email to [[User:walter|walter]] at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit <span class="plainlinks">[http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet.sugarlabs.org].</span>)
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== Sugar Digest ==
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== Sugar Digest ==
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1. Daniel Drake has announced the second release candidate of the new OLPC
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1. Sugar Labs will be participating in Google Code-in again this year. Ignacio
[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.3.0 11.3.0] software release, which incorporates the latest Sugar bits. You can download 'signed' images for testing from:
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Rodriguez and I are the program administrators and are gathering
[http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/candidate/881/ XO-1]
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suggestions for bite-sized tasks in coding, documentation, research, design,
[http://download.laptop.org/xo-1.5/os/candidate/881/ XO-1.5]
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and outreach. We'll also be scouring the open issues in the various
[http://download.laptop.org/xo-1.75/os/candidate/881/ X)-1.75]
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Sugar-related repos for tasks. Please pass your suggestions our way. Also, if
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you are interested in mentoring, please contact me. Finally, it would great if
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you could help spread the word about the contest among educators so that we can
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reach out to as many potential participants as possible (the contest is open to
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13-17 year olds). GCI is a great opportunity to recruit new talent into the
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community. Details of the contest are available at [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/resources/contest-rules developers.google.com]. The Sugar Labs page
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describing our participation is at [[Google Code In 2017]].
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The final release is scheduled for 1 November.
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2. There is a new release of Music Blocks available [https://github.com/walterbender/musicblocks/releases/tag/v2.1 3]. Features include a
 
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marked improvement in performance and lots of bug fixes. Tip of the hat to
2. OLPC OZ runs a discussion website on yammer.com for teachers working with XOs in Australia. It is a nice source of feedback about Sugar and 1-to-1 laptop deployments in general.
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Devin Ulibarri, Edgar Quispe, and Euan Ong for their contributions to this
 
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release.
Recently, there was a posting that referenced an [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/sugar/measuring_a_lemon_battery_with_measure.html OLPC News article about a lemon-battery project] by Sameer Verma. There was also a tip of the hat to Guzman Trindad, a teacher in Uruguay, who built a [http://www.olpcnews.com/hardware/peripherals/construir_un_pulsografo_con_xo.html pulse meter]. I am not sure how OLPC News missed all of the other [http://anisterra.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/fisica-con-xo/ great work that Guzman has been doing] with [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Uso_de_TortugaArte_Sensores Turtle Art and sensors] and also the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors work of Tony Forster], who [http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/ blogs] regularly about various ways to engage children with simple sensor. His most recent posting is about using the accelerometer on the XO 1.75 as a seismograph. Check it out.
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3. While Guzman and Tony have been using the built-in sensors and simple sensors plugged into the microphone port of the XO laptop, the Butia team in Uruguay has been augmenting the XO with an Arduino board. The latest video of their work is on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpzVnuFP0M&feature=channel_video_title YouTube]. Be sure to watch past the 'Schwarzenegger' robot to see the XO robot programmed in Turtle Art.
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4. A few weeks ago, Team Sugarlabs participated in the Boston Hub on Wheels bicycle tour (See [[:File:TeamSugarlabs.jpg|Team Sugarlabs]]). Dogi road with an XO attached to his handlebars, but he wasn't running the Turtle Art odometer program.
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5. We've passed six-million downloads on [http://activities.sugarlabs.org ASLO].
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=== In the community ===
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6. The [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea/OLPCSF_Community_Summit_2011 SF Summit] is this coming weekend, 21-23 October.
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7. The Prague Sugar Camp ([[Marketing_Team/Events/Gtk3_Hackfest_2011|Gtk3 Hackfest 2011]]) is next weekend, 28-30 October.
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8. Reminder: As a community member, it is important that your voice be heard. One mechanism is for you to participate in our upcoming election: We will be holding an election for three Sugar Labs oversight board (SLOB) positions at the end of next month. If you are not already a ''[[Sugar_Labs/Members/List|member]]'' of Sugar Labs, please send your name and an explanation of your contribution to Sugar Labs in an email to '''members at sugarlabs dot org'''. If you are a member, please [[Oversight_Board/2011-2012-candidates#Candidates|consider being a candidate]] for one of the SLOB positions.
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=== Tech Talk ===
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9. Rob Savoye has managed to build Gnash for ARM. He has made RPMs for the XO 1.75 machine. To install his RPMs, add this .repo file to your XO:
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=== Sugar Labs ===
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Gary Martin has generated a SOM from the past few weeks of discussion on the IAEP mailing list.
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File:2011-Oct-8-14-som.jpg|October 8th-14th (38 emails)
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Visit our planet [http://planet.sugarlabs.org] for more updates about Sugar and Sugar deployments.
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3. Congratulations to Lionel, Sameer, and Adam for being re-elected to the Sugar
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Labs oversight board. (And thanks to everyone who voted for my return to the
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board as well.) Our next meeting is on 3 November at 19UTC in the #sugar-meeting channel of irc.freenode.net.
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== Community News archive ==
 
== Community News archive ==
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|align=right valign=top|29 Apr 2019||'''EdTechzine''' &ndash; [https://edtechzine.jp/article/detail/1767 What is the relationship between music, mathematics and computer science? Interview with the developer of the programming learning tool "Music Blocks"] (in Japanese)
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|align=right valign=top|11 Apr 2019||'''Linux Journal''' &ndash; [https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxdo-it-children Linux... Do It Children]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2018||'''PR Times JA''' &ndash; [https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001954.000002535.html 2020年必修化のためのプログラミング学習ソフト「Music Blocks」教員向け研究会 参加者募集中 ~経済産業省『「未来の教室」実証事業』] Programming learning software for 2020 compulsory "Music Blocks" Recruiting participants for faculty members ~ Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Future classroom" demonstration project
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|align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2018||'''PR Times JA''' &ndash; [https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001947.000002535.html 話題のプログラミング教育を体験しよう!] Programming education with Music Blocks
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|align=right valign=top|31 Aug 2018||'''GMO''' &ndash; [https://coeteco.jp/articles/10307 Fusion of programming and art, mathematics. Gakken × "Music Blocks" プログラミングとアート、数学の融合。学研×「Music Blocks」]
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|align=right valign=top|23 May 2018||'''Vida Actual''' &ndash; [https://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/adolescente-uruguayo-google-le-pidio-deje-hackearlo.html El adolescente uruguayo al que Google le pidió que deje de hackearlo]
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|align=right valign=top|16 April 2018||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17233946/olpcs-100-laptop-education-where-is-it-now OLPC's 100 Laptop was Going to change the world &ndash; then it all went wrong]
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|align=right valign=top|8 Mar 2018||'''Oxford News''' &ndash; [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16073375.Schoolboy_wins_trip_to_Google_HQ_after_coding_contest_victory/ Schoolboy wins trip to Google HQ after coding contest victory]
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|align=right valign=top|9 Nov 2017||'''Open Source''' &ndash; [https://opensource.com/article/17/9/linux-kids What's the current state of Linux distros for kids?]
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|align=right valign=top|17 Aug 2017||'''ABC News''' &ndash; [http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/google-awards-uruguay-high-school-student-10k-finding/story?id=49249604 Google awards Uruguay high school student $10K for finding security bug]
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|align=right valogn=top|02 Nov 2016||'''BBVA''' &ndash; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puA2NH2uVQQ&feature=youtu.be Sociedad de la Creatividad - desafíos de hoy para el futuro] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|23 Oct 2016||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/la-computacion-es-una-herramienta-para-promover-agentes-de-cambio-1530653.html La computación es una herramienta para promover agentes de cambio]
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|align=right valign=top|23 Jul 2016||'''La Tercera''' &ndash; [http://www.latercera.com/noticia/tendencias/2016/07/27-689886-9-walter-bender-cuando-todos-estan-de-acuerdo-con-todos-es-bastante-peligroso.shtml Cuando todos están de acuerdo con todos es bastante peligroso]
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|align=right valign=top|02 May 2016||'''Fedora Insider''' &ndash; [http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Fedora-Based-Sugar-on-a-Stick-Is-One-Sweet-Desktop-83446.html Fedora-based Sugar on a Stick is one sweet desktop]
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|align=right valign=top|09 Feb 2016||'''www.montevideo.com''' &ndash; [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/auc.aspx?299096 DOS URUGUAYOS ENTRE GANADORES DEL CONCURSO GOOGLE CODE-IN]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Aug 2015||'''Musson Foundation''' &ndash; [https://youtu.be/HZtVv2nlP8Y Jamaica Girls Code] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|28 Aug 2015||'''Google Open Source''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-sweet-adventures-with-sugar-labs-and.html My sweet adventures with Sugar Labs and Google Code-in]
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|align=right valign=top|09 May 2015||'''La Prensa''' &ndash; [http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/05/09/nacionales/1829026-de-alumnos-a-creadores-de-su-aprendizaje De alumnos a creadores de su aprendizaje]
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|align=right valign=top|30 Apr 2015||'''Diario La República''' &ndash; [http://www.republica.com.uy/investigador-sueco-visito-uruguay-para-conocer-el-proyecto-butia/514419/ Swedish researcher visited Uruguay to meet the project Butiá]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2015||'''Jamaica Observer''' &ndash; [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/career/Future-coders_18811152 Future Coders]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2015||'''Jamaica Information Service''' &ndash; [http://jis.gov.jm/state-minister-urges-young-women-enter-ict-sector/ State minister urges young women to enter ICT sector]
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|align=right valign=top|6 Feb 2015||'''Cromo''' &ndash; [http://www.cromo.com.uy/2015/02/el-chico-google/ El chico Google]
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|align=right valign=top|5 Feb 2015||'''Capital Noticias Canelones''' &ndash; [https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3D400864146741913%26set%3Dvb.246080195553643%26type%3D2%26theater&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFGeMoL69EHGf4Kudmoxo47duJf_Q El joven de Canelones, Ignacio Rodríguez, ganó nuevamente la competencia de programación de Google.] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|3 Feb 2015||'''montevideo.com''' &ndash; [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/auc.aspx?261076 Código joven]
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|align=right valign=top|1 Dec 2014||'''Google Open Source Blog''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2014/12/3-2-1-code-in-inviting-teens-to.html 3, 2, 1 Code-in: Inviting teens to contribute to open source]
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|align=right valign=top|7 Oct 2014||'''Kauffman Report''' &ndash; [http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/policy-dialogue/2014/august/paraguay-thirsty-for-21st-century-education Paraguay Thirsty for 21st-Century Education]
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|align=right valign=top|25 Sep 2014||'''ANEP''' &ndash; [http://www.anep.edu.uy/anep/index.php/897-fecundo-intercambio-de-jovenes-de-todo-el-mundo-en-encuentro-de-programadores Fecundo intercambio de jovenes de todo el mundo en encuentro de programadores]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Jun 2014||'''Producción Nacional''' &ndash; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbRCMRpstg Innovando con XO] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|28 Apr 2014||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/suplementos/centinela/paraguay-educa-realiza-talleres-de-programacion-y-de-robotica-1238493.html Paraguay Educa realiza talleres de programación y de robótica]
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|align=right valign=top|21 Apr 2014||'''El Tiempo''' &ndash; [http://www.eltiempo.com/vida-de-hoy/educacion/entrevista-de-el-tiempo-a-walter-bender_13855020-4 'Cada niño podría ser un maestro del 'software': Walter Bender]
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|align=right valign=top|2 Apr 2014||'''vera.tv''' &ndash; [http://tv.vera.com.uy/video/7012 Antel vuelta a clases] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|4 Feb 2014||'''La Diaria''' &ndash; [http://ladiaria.com.uy/articulo/2014/2/en-codigo/ En código]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Jan 2014||'''Espectador''' &ndash; [http://www.espectador.com/sociedad/283177/entre-los-ganadores-del-concurso-anual-de-programacion-de-google-code-in-hay-nuevamente-un-joven-uruguayo Entre los ganadores del concurso anual de programación de Google Code-in hay nuevamente un joven uruguayo]
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|align=right valign=top|23 Jan 2014||'''El Pais''' &ndash; [http://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/ensena-profesores-ahora-premia-google.html Le enseña a sus profesores y ahora lo premia Google]
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|align=right valign=top|20 Jan 2014||'''Google Open Source Blog''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/ Google Code-in 2013 - drumroll please!]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Nov 2013||'''BBVA Paraguay''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_wTBs2ektI&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferbac3c&utm_medium=twitter Turtle Art Day in Caacupé] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|17 Oct 2013||'''ANTEL Integra''' &ndash; [http://www.integra.antel.com.uy/2013/10/educacion/turtle-art-la-plataforma-del-butia/ Turtle Art: la plataforma del Butiá]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/software-libre-es-tema-de-paneles-en-la-cumbre-627064.html Software libre es tema de paneles en la cumbre]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/programar-ayuda-a-los-ninos-a-pensar-628059.html Programar ayuda a los niños a pensar]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/hoy-es-el-dia-de-tortugarte-en-caacupe-627470.html Hoy es el Día de TortugArte, en Caacupé]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/las-tic-en-la-educacion-son-clave-para-el-desarrollo-del-pais-aseguran-627469.html Las TIC en la educación son clave para el desarrollo del país, aseguran]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Oct 2013||'''Cromo''' &ndash; [http://www.cromo.com.uy/2013/10/mhijo-el-programador/ M’hijo el programador]
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|align=right valign=top|08 Aug 2013||'''News1''' &ndash; [http://news1.kr/articles/1273059 Interview with former MIT Media Lab director] (in Korean)
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|align=right valign=top|12 Jul 2013||'''RIT''' &ndash; [http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50113 ‘Sky Time’ video game selected for White House Champions of Change event July 23]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Apr 2013||'''BBC Mundo''' &ndash; [http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2013/04/130422_programadores_adolescentes_am.shtml Los programadores adolescentes premiados por Google]
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|align=right valign=top|07 Feb 2013||'''el Neuvo Herald''' &ndash; [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2013/02/07/1402134/joven-uruguayo-brilla-como-programador.html Joven uruguayo brilla como programador y es distinguido por Google]
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|align=right valign=top|06 Feb 2013||'''el Observador''' &ndash; [http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/242936/joven-uruguayo-gana-la-competencia-google-code/ Joven uruguayo gana la competencia Google Code] (Also see [http://people.sugarlabs.org/aguz/gci-press-interviews.html GCI press interviews])
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|align=right valign=top|Jan 2013||'''Raspberry Pi Geek''' &ndash; [http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/Archive/2013/01/Pi-with-Sugar-and-turtles-as-a-learning-tool/(language)/eng-US Pi with Sugar and turtles as a learning tool]
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|align=right valign=top|07 Sep 2012||'''NDTV''' &ndash; [http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/one-laptop-per-child-initiative-a-hit-in-rural-india-263867 One Laptop Per Child initiative a hit in rural India]
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|align=right valign=top|08 Jul 2012||'''Estado de S. Paulo''' &ndash; [http://blogs.estadao.com.br/radar-tecnologico/2012/07/08/para-educar/ Para educar]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2012||'''Pacific Standard''' &ndash; [http://www.psmag.com/education/one-laptop-per-child-redux-38589/ OLPC Redux]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Apr 2012||'''Huffington Post''' &ndash; [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ketaki-desai/one-laptop-per-child_b_1417801.html Hult Global Case Challenge: One Laptop Per Child]
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|align=right valign=top|30 Mar 2012||'''newswise''' &ndash; [http://www.newswise.com/articles/sugar-on-a-stick-helps-kids-learn-how-to-learn “Sugar on a Stick” Helps Kids Learn How to Learn]
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|align=right valign=top|11 Jan 2012||'''Boston Herald''' &ndash; [http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?articleid=1394672 One Laptop Per Child screening $100 tablet]
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|align=right valign=top|10 Jan 2012||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/charging-by-crank-bicycle-waterwheel-hands-on-with-the-olpc-xo-30-tablet.ars Crank, bicycle, and waterwheel: hands-on with the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet]
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|align=right valign=top|08 Jan 2012||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2691733/olpc-xo-3-0-tablet-pictures-video OLPC XO 3.0 tablet preview: impressions, video, and pictures]
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|align=right valign=top|07 Jan 2012||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/6/2688604/olpc-xo-3-0-tablet-a-8-inch-tablet-with-android-and-sugar-options-for OLPC XO 3.0 tablet: an 8-inch tablet for $100, with Android and Sugar options for the children]
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|align=right valign=top|23 Dec 2011||'''Miller-McCune''' &ndash; [http://www.miller-mccune.com/education/one-laptop-per-child-redux-38589/ One Laptop Per Child Redux]
 
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|align=right valign=top|18 Oct 2011||'''BDU''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpzVnuFP0M&feature=channel_video_title Robotics in Uruguay] (video)
 
|align=right valign=top|18 Oct 2011||'''BDU''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpzVnuFP0M&feature=channel_video_title Robotics in Uruguay] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2010||'''National Science Foundation''' &ndash; [http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116638 XO Laptops Inspire Learning In Birmingham, Alabama] ([http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inxOg-dt6rw video])
 
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|align=right valign=top|15&nbsp;Mar&nbsp;2010||'''nbc13.com''' &ndash; [http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_birmingham_city_students_opt_to_spend_spring_break_in_class_xo_comput/138224/ Birmingham City students opt to spend spring break in class, XO computer camps] (video)
 
|align=right valign=top|15&nbsp;Mar&nbsp;2010||'''nbc13.com''' &ndash; [http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_birmingham_city_students_opt_to_spend_spring_break_in_class_xo_comput/138224/ Birmingham City students opt to spend spring break in class, XO computer camps] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''xconomy''' &ndash; [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/12/14/sugar-gets-sweeter-former-olpc-exec-walter-bender-on-netbooks-e-books-blueberry-and-cloudberry/?single_page=true Sugar gets sweeter]
 
|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''xconomy''' &ndash; [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/12/14/sugar-gets-sweeter-former-olpc-exec-walter-bender-on-netbooks-e-books-blueberry-and-cloudberry/?single_page=true Sugar gets sweeter]
 
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|align-right valign=top|10&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/12/sugar-software-environment-gets-sweeter-with-version-2.ars Sugar software environment gets sweeter with version 2]
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|align-right valign=top|10&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/12/sugar-software-environment-gets-sweeter-with-version-2.ars Sugar software environment gets sweeter with version 2]
 
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|align=right valign=top|09&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''Wired''' &ndash; [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/12/new-sugar-on-a-stick-brings-much-needed-improvements/ New Sugar on a Stick Brings Much Needed Improvements]
 
|align=right valign=top|09&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''Wired''' &ndash; [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/12/new-sugar-on-a-stick-brings-much-needed-improvements/ New Sugar on a Stick Brings Much Needed Improvements]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''EduTech''' &ndash; [http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/sugar-on-a-stick-and-other-delectables-praise-for-the-lowly-usb-drive Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)]
 
|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''EduTech''' &ndash; [http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/sugar-on-a-stick-and-other-delectables-praise-for-the-lowly-usb-drive Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)]
 
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/sugar-on-a-stick-brings-sweet-taste-of-linux-to-classrooms.ars Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/sugar-on-a-stick-brings-sweet-taste-of-linux-to-classrooms.ars Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms]
 
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''BBC''' &ndash; [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8117064.stm OLPC software to power aging PCs]
 
|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''BBC''' &ndash; [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8117064.stm OLPC software to power aging PCs]
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|align=right valign=top|25&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Free Software Magazine''' &ndash; [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bittersweet_facts_about_olpc_and_sugar The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar]
 
|align=right valign=top|25&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Free Software Magazine''' &ndash; [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bittersweet_facts_about_olpc_and_sugar The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar]
 
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.ars First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform]
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.ars First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform]
 
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|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Betanews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta-of-Live-USB-Sugar-OS-opens/1240409113#talkback Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens]
 
|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Betanews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta-of-Live-USB-Sugar-OS-opens/1240409113#talkback Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens]
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|align=right valign=top|12&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-about-olpc-cutbacks.html thoughts about olpc cutbacks]
 
|align=right valign=top|12&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-about-olpc-cutbacks.html thoughts about olpc cutbacks]
 
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|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-staff-cuts-sugar-development.html OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development]
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|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-staff-cuts-sugar-development.html OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development]
 
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|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO]
 
|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO]
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|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/people/leadership/23_questions_on_technology_education.html Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education]
 
|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/people/leadership/23_questions_on_technology_education.html Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education]
 
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|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''Wired''' &ndash; [https://www.wired.com/2009/08/inventing-a-new-paradigm-sugarlabs-and-the-sugar-ui/ Inventing a new paradigm: Sugar Labs and Sugar]
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|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2008||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html evaluating Sugar in the developed world]
 
|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2008||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html evaluating Sugar in the developed world]
 
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|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''The New York Times''' &ndash; [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/why-walter-bender-left-one-laptop-per-child-edited-hold-for-wed-am/ Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child]
 
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''The New York Times''' &ndash; [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/why-walter-bender-left-one-laptop-per-child-edited-hold-for-wed-am/ Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child]
 
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080526-former-olpc-software-president-wants-to-expand-sugars-reach.html OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080526-former-olpc-software-president-wants-to-expand-sugars-reach.html OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo]
 
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|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''BetaNews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857 Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers]
 
|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''BetaNews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857 Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers]
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==Press releases==
 
==Press releases==
[http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=press See our Press Page]
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