iwalpola Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 Hi all, I've been working on a project in educational technology for some time now, and it's been about three months since I started looking into arm-linux and Armbian. About me Goal: sub-$100 computers with 11"or better display. Modular, easy to repair. Successor to OLPC. We will do it better.Backstory: I was with an NGO teaching English and Maths to underprivileged kids in North-East India, and I found that progress was startlingly slow. We were able to spend only two hours a week with these kids, and it was simply not enough. I was aware at the time of apps like Duolingo which were extremely effective due to fact that the student can self-learn on theit OWN TIME. So I started developing an Arduino based audio based English teaching device, which quickly became an STM32 project. Then I saw that Allwinner SOCs were going for $4.50, which could provide these kids with a fully working computer. Now I'm at a junction where I need teemmates and/or advice. Progress: * Fully running, most peripherals working * Localization tested and working in LibreOffice and Firefox, but buggy in Armbian Desktop layer (missing translations) * Wide display compatibility (HDMI/Composite/VGA combination) for less than $3 achieved Challenges: * Funding (I have two possible solutions, PM me for details) * Teammates for forming a company Main point of this post: I'm looking for anyone interested in such a project, for co-founding an ed-tech startup. We will probably be working as a non-profit, and most of the large offices will be in developing countries (cutting costs without compromising on living situation). The areas of expertise that this movement is currently lacking: * A qualified Electronics Engineer who specializes in PCB and hardware * Public Relations and Marketing person(s) * Educators who are willing to raise awareness in the education space, and want to use computers in their classrooms * Someone with proven business experience People of any nationality may apply (visa allows NGO employment in foreign most countries). Please PM me if you fit the bill.
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