[kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - justified

[Kivuva]

Please do a computer laboratory instead. This way, all the school will be
covered, and the cost will be low since upgrade will be after say 3 years.


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On 12 August 2013 10:50, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Sony have joined the fray
>
> [image:
> http://allthingsd.com/files/2012/10/Tap_White_04_WithHands_layflatA.jpg]
>
> Now that application is definitely ideal for Class 1 and they can afford
> the Kes. 288 million tender bond.
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Cleophas Barmasai <cbarmasai at gmail.com>
>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:27
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - justified
>
> That video is really inspiring Robert! It *justifies!* I think the way to
> beat obsolescence is to schedule new devices every three years.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Cleophas
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:06 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
> When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, only about 30 percent
> of adult Europeans could read. Before that, most people learned from other
> people, through stories, explanations and demonstrations. Books existed,
> but they were produced by hand, painstakingly, one at a time. With books so
> expensive and rare, only those wealthy enough to afford them learned to
> read.
>
> Then the printing press made books and other printed materials readily
> available, and literacy rates began to climb.
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 18:51
> *Subject:* Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - justified
>
> Hi,
>
> Please watch this TED video by a 12 year old developer
>
>
> http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer.html?source=facebook#.UYjsqCYrWtt.facebook
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal at voicesofafrica.org>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:25
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears
>
> In the US, most primary schools have computer labs and secondary school
> students carry laptops. Why? Young children need exposure as early as
> possible but a 1 to 1 ratio is overkill. These machines will be obsolete by
> the time the class one students reach anywhere near class 5 when more
> serious research projects are started. The effort is in the right place,
> however there still needs to be more thought into the deployment to
> maximize return on investment in terms of human capital.
> Crystal
>
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