Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal has been working on its digital library, E-Pustakalaya, since summer 2008. Several accomplishments have been made and E-Pustakalaya (www.pustakalaya.org) has now been launched publicly with some basic features and content; more content as well as features will be added in the future.
The Nepal Library Foundation (NLF), Canada, who assist [...]

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Nepal’s OLPC deployments are now more than seven months old. I get a lot of questions about deployment issues and solutions. I hope the following information is helpful. First, a snapshot of our deployments:
OLE’s progress in Nepal

Deployments began at Vishwamitra Ganesh and Bashuki public schools on April 23rd, 2008.
135 XO-1 laptops deployed to students in [...]

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This is a compilation of observations from the first week of the laptop implementation at the two rural schools in Nepal — Bashuki and Bishwamitra Ganesh. After the launch of the project on April 25th, we visited the schools for the next six days, spending entire days working with the teachers and observing the classrooms. [...]

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On April 25, 2008, Open Learning Exchange Nepal (OLE Nepal) distributed a total of 135 OLPC laptops to grade 2 and 6 students from two schools in the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley. These were addition to the 22 laptops that were handed out to teachers from the schools during the teacher preparation program held a [...]

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The Problem
Over the course of 2008, OLE Nepal will implement OLPC at a number of schools in Nepal. Some important technical aspects of deployment are the updating the XO’s, back up of student data, maintaining mesh network, and web caching. Much work remains to be done in the general area of the School Server. [...]

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We are going to hold our second ‘OLPC Game Jam’ on 9th February 2008. We are expecting to see quite a few participants from our first jam and new participants too. Please spread the word and sign up on our discussion forum to participate in the discussion and share your ideas.
ACE Institute of Management has [...]

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