[kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants

[Paul Roy]

Brian,

OLPC was a great initiative then. Today we have tablets that can teach
pupils how to write better. I guess in standard one you need to know how to
write better before you embark on typing. I suggest a TABLET for these
pupils.

my two cents


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> Good points. We actually don't need to look very far. The "One Laptop per
> Child" program has been on this issue for a while now and has a few  models
> of laptop (including a tablet) that can be offer at a price of +/- $100.
>
> The OLPC project has already delivered over 200,000 laptops in Rwanda and
> over 500,000 in Uruguay via government driven programs. Considering these
> are relatively small countries (7m and 3m total populations respectively).
> The goal of 1 million laptops per year for std1 entrants is not
> unnattainable.
>
> As for content - this is where the opportunity lies. All of the current
> education materials exist in soft form with the varioius printing presses,
> it would not take much effort to process these into eBook format and push
> them onto a digital library along with related material such as story
> books, dictionaries, encyclopediae etc.
>
> In addition to the above, there is a huge opportunity to create
> educational games for all school going ages. Research has shown that
> children learn much faster when the knowledge is conveyed in a "fun" way.
>
> Kazi kwetu?
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 7:56 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I like the confirmation by the President - sworn and his deputy on the
>> issue of laptops for class 1 students from next year, it is commendable and
>> quite easily achievable but as ICT experts are laptops the ideal items or
>> would low power touchscreen tablets be more practical and appropriate?
>> However .com that the two principles are I suspect that they might not be
>> up to speed on devices.
>>
>> Here again for the umpteenth time the opportunity for us to become
>> relevant presents itself, shall we take action or sit back to carry out a
>> forensic analysis when only 80% of the students get the devices?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> PS.  A new dispensation, a new dedication and new vigor
>>
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
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