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- Page 1 OLPC Manual: User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
How do I save a file? ………………………………… pg. 4 How do I access wireless ? ………………………….. pg. 4 & 5 How can I check for other XO’s in the area? ……….. pg. 5 Can I use USB keys with the OLPC’s? ……………… pg. 5 How can I ask others to share my applications? …….. - Page 3 **For Teachers: If you plan to use this to show your class the ins and outs of the OLPC, set it up in advance. It’s a finicky ma- chine and may not always respond in the way it’s supposed to. It’s best to set it up in advance, do a test run of the applications and the activities you want to show your class to make sure it’s running properly—then you...
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Page 4: What Does Olpc Stand For
What does OLCP stand for? One Laptop Per Child; This is the company that developed the XO—the laptop designed for children being distributed around the world How do I open the unit? The side of the unit is broken into two parts. The part of the unit that is closest to the user is the antenna—this part flips up. -
Page 5: How Can I Check For Other Xo's In The Area
How do you check for other XO’s in your area? Go to Group (see photo, p. 1). From there, you will be able to see what other XO’s are in your area. You can click on them and invite them to any program you are running at that time. -
Page 6: How Do I Download/Install New Applications
1. Start the Browse activity and install a new activity 2. Go to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities webpage 3. Click on the .xo bundle next to the word Download; Ex: Click on Implode.xo to download Implode 4. Open the Journal activity on your XO 5. - Page 7 The Keypad X: escape key Magnifying glass: takes you to Journal Neighbourhood: takes you to the neighbourhood view Group: takes you to the group view Home: takes you to the home view Activity: takes you to your activity log where everything you’ve done is logged Adjust the brightness of the screen;...
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Page 8: Mesh Network
Frame Key: Allows user to toggle the presence of the frame What’s a mesh network? A mesh network is the network that connects all of the OLPC’s in the area to one another. If you are in range of other OLPC’s they will show up in your neighbourhood. -
Page 9: Applications
TamTamMini: A fun way to learn about the different sounds that different musical instruments make Chat: between two people or your entire classroom—you need to have an OLPC in order to be included in the chat application Memorize: finding and matching pairs SynthLab: mini-lab for acoustic and electronic-circuit construction TamTamEdit: An application for composing music;... - Page 10 Speak: This application allows you to type words into the computer and it will re- peat them back to you Help: This application brings you to an OLPC help site that can help you if you rung into a problem...
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Page 11: Links For Help
Terminal: An activity version of the Sugar (OS) terminal How do you turn off the unit? Go to your Home View: Hover over the XO until the drop down box appears. There will be an option to Shut- down the OLPC. - Page 12 Links to OLPC applications and downloads For more information about the XO/OLPC check out the following links; below are help resources, links to chat rooms and just general guidelines for extra help 1. http://en.flossmanuals.net/xo—Online Manual 2. http://www.laptop.org/en/index.shtml—OLPC main site 3. http://www.laptop.org/go/The_OLPC_Wiki—OLCP Wiki...
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