This is the coolest thing I have seen!!! This little laptop is an XO laptop. It is made by the company One Laptop Per Child. I have been to their website and read every piece of information on this amazing laptop. It is truly amazing! What is the best thing is if you donate $399 US - they will send a lap top to a child in a developing country, send you another computer for your child, *and* give you a $200 tax deductible receipt!! And if you don't want a computer, for every $200 you donate they will send a computer to a child in a developing country. Or $400 will send two computers! How cool is that!!
As to the quality of this computer - it is incredible!!! It is wireless, has a battery that charges 2000 times (4 times the life of a regular laptop), durable, weather resistant for all terrains, neat programs within, so many features!
This is a quote from their website:
OLPC’s mission is to provide a means for learning, self-expression, and exploration to the nearly two billion children of the developing world with little or no access to education. While children are by nature eager for knowledge, many countries have insufficient resources to devote to education—sometimes less than $20 per year per child (compared to an average of $7,500 in the United States). By giving children their very own connected XO laptop, we are giving them a window to the outside world, access to vast amounts of information, a way to connect with each other, and a springboard into their future. And we’re also helping these countries develop an essential resource—educated, empowered children.
Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. This is the first time the revolutionary XO laptop has been made available to the general public. For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. $200 of your donation is tax-deductible (your $399 donation minus the fair market value of the XO laptop you will be receiving).
4 comments:
This is so awesome! If we had older children, or Zia would be old enough to use it, we'd have totally been doing the buy one, get one thing too. If you do end up getting one for your kids, I'd love to hear about it and how it works etc.!!!
It's not *if* we get one; it's do we get *two*! LOL!! I can so see my ten and 8 year olds loving these tools!!! And for THAT price!!!
I love the tax deductible part as we already give to charities, so we can give here instead of somewhere else.
Wow, that really is amazing. Thanks for sharing this info!
Nikki
We are all over this as well, what a great thing, thanks so much for letting everyone know!!!
Also, we need an update, have your heard anything about your dossier???
Sandi
PS I'm going to email you later... I have a question for you.... until then... you know, when all the kids are is bed :)
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