It was open source, but it did not encourage deep, embodied, passionate exploration any more than any other drawing program. In fact, drawing on the XO laptop was inferior to drawing on paper in several ways, even after the software was loaded and working. It was beset by the difficulty of using the unreliable trackpad rather than a pencil, the temptation to categorize only the available images instead of thinking of other items and drawing them freehand, and, of course, the ever-present temptation of the internet.
This is an example of Technology boxing in teachers. It’s limiting student’s ability to think freely and and be creative.
