If a laptop using student has collected a series of photos and hand drawn images and diagrams, then she might wish to use some tool to assist in constructing a slide show with vocal narration. Does eToys already support such an endeavor?
I would think that such a tool would assist students working alone or with others to build a viewable class report. Even if the report (or narration) itself is then used to teach passive students, the process of creating it seems to fit with the constructivist (or is it constructionist) flavor of education preferred by the founders of OLPC. Not only will the builders learn about the subject of their report, they will gain experience in composing reports and in expressing themselves in useful ways. This is valuable and engaging educational experience.
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