XO Learning

Friday night we were all watching the NBC Nightly News and saw a teaser for story coming up that showed kids using the XO laptop.  Finally at the end of the broadcast was the Making a Difference segment about the “Magic School Bus” in Arkansas.  A native of the area has had a school bus converted for wireless hook-up so these kids with a 60-90 minute bus ride (each way) can access learning tools online, especially in math and science.  He has gotten ipods and laptops donated - some of which are the XO.  It was really neat to see the kids excited about their learning.  What a great opportunity for them.  This fellow is hoping to convert other buses for the next school year.  You can link to this web address to see the 2 videos from NBC.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10397946/ You may have to copy and paste it to make it work -I’ve never tried this before!!!