One Laptop Per Child CINE – Jean-Baptiste Devevey

An educational Philosophy Based on the theory of S. Papert called Constructionism Transmission of knowledge is just a small fraction of learning. Children can learn on their own with hardly any influence from teachers « It is not a laptop project, it is an educational project » Core idea: education is the best way to reduce inequalities If every child in the world has access to a computer, what potential could be unlocked? What problems could be solved?

A small machine with a big mission An ultra low-cost, powerful, rugged, low- power, and ecological laptop Designed collaboratively by experts from academia and the industry Specifically designed for the Third World Initial price objective: $100

Issues raised Questions about the educational project Disdains the role of teachers in the developing world Debatable usefulness Developing countries need development, food, and medical aid first Yet, education goes with development Risk to substitute a divide by another Substitute the original digital divide – based on access – by another one – based on the uses Shared resources?