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One Laptop per Child

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Also known as: OLPC
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laptop from the One Laptop per Child program Laptop from One Laptop per Child, a nonprofit organization that sought to provide inexpensive and energy-efficient computers to children in developing nations.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) was a nonprofit initiative founded by Nicholas Negroponte. The organization aimed to provide low-cost, rugged laptops to children worldwide who lacked access to education due to insufficient schools. OLPC designed specialized hardware and software to facilitate "self-empowered learning".1

In one notable instance in Ethiopia, OLPC provided tablets to children without any instructions. Within days, these young students were actively using educational apps, and within months, they had even modified the tablets' operating systems. By 2011, OLPC had distributed over two million laptops.21

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  2. Tablets vs. Textbooks - Pro 15: Using a tablet is so intuitive that it makes learning fun and easy.

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