Here are two OLPC case studies. They are particularly interesting because they both take place in the US instead of some distant 3rd world country.
Check them out:
- OLPC in New York City - see the really interesting report.
- OLPC in Florida - a two part NPR series about how migrant worker's children are benefiting from the OLPC.
The NPR report is especially interesting because it raises the question of how valuable a skill learning to program is for these kids. That is, why is it so exciting to program a story when they could just as easily draw the story with crayons. It's an excellent question, I really like the teacher's answer.
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