How can we design for the 90% of the world who have little to spend? I would like to do my project on that--pick the Sudan, or another African country, and see what we could do to design instruction for the average 40% who do not get to go to school. And there's no Santa.
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Aerin--I like this idea. :) I will email you so that we can discuss ideas further.
Just a few weeks ago on ABC News, they had a story about a MIT professor down in South America giving away rugged laptops to children. Here is the web address for the story: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3189372
Interestingly enough one child said, "This is like an early visit from Santa Claus," beamed 11-year old Eduardo de los Santos, clutching his computer with its shiny white case and bright green trim.
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