OLPC Tuvalu/Deployment/Support

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Teacher support groups

• Teachers should meet weekly to reflect on progress and share ideas. If possible, minutes should be shared with the stakeholders via the email group or as a Blog entry on the Ning.
• Teachers in others chools, including Funafuti, can also provide support by developing ideas and resources.

Community/School OLPC Clubs

Older students (including secondary students and school leavers) can collaborate with the host school to form a club. Enthusiasts and ICT literate volunteers from the community can also join. The club could be part of the TVET college or another organisation, or coordinated by teachers from the secondary school (Kapuaua).

Resource Materials and Documents

Resources

Online tools OLPC Tuvalu Ning site. This will be used to share multimedia resources, experiences using Blogs (including a school OLPC Blog) and discussions using Forums. Google email group / online community to support Tuvalu's OLPC programme. This is the main email forum. Reference Documents This is the main Workbook for the Project Team The XO In the Classroom, from PERU. Each school will have bound copies, it is also on the CD. The XO Comes to Class, from OLPC Australia. As above. Resources CD given to all workshop participants. Contents OLPC resource documents and ICT for Education general literature.

Regional assistance from OLPC TWG

• Child Online Protection programme, coordinated through SPC
• Recycling, coordinated via SPC
• TA and/or expert volunteers needed
  • Deployment with on-island level 2 teacher training
  • Level 3 teacher training input after a few months
  • Follow up workshops
• Opportunities for OLPC team to attend capacity building events and regional forums/exchanges

Dedicated officer

• create a new post for ICT4E officer
• look for possibilities of having a dedicated project officer on the island