[kictanet] Govt: Children will not take laptops home

[Mark Mwangi]

Well what do we really intend the kids to do with these gadgets? They will
not be making apps at std 1. This is primarily info consumption and
rudimentary creation mostly involving bright colors and toy like things. As
Robert has pointed out there was an "impressive" presentation by UNESCO and
the Ministry of Education.

Are these presentations secret or is KICTANET an invite only club that does
not share free flowing info and insights with the public? What was the
point of the meeting anyway? Just to inform the "stakeholders" who had time
and opportunity to attend and leave out everyone else?

We will run in circles speculating about specs and whether they are laptops
or tablets unless a united govt stand is established. I believe this is
what we want, a single government position that makes sense.



On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
>
> On 12 August 2013 21:57, Sean Moroney <seanm at aitecafrica.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Mark,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I agree strongly with the strategy you propose: invest the funds in well
>> planned school computer labs  resourced with low-energy, thin client
>> solar-powered systems that all students have access to. Even though KPLC
>> has been tasked with powering up thousands of schools, this is going to
>> take time – and even when connected, some schools will struggle to pay to
>> stay connected.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> The container-based system that Stonehouse has developed, using Aluetia
>>  computers developed in the UK specifically for African conditions, is one
>> solution that should be seriously considered in my opinion. They are a
>> client of ours and they recently sent me the attached document on their
>> concept.****** **
>>
>
> So, Stonehouse knows Africa more than the Africans (just kidding) :)
>
> This is the concept. However, considering how many Std 1 pupils are in a
> single classroom (stream), I still don't think using even a 40" container
> will suffice. Assume a stream of 40 kids attending a computer-based lesson.
> You cannot say each kid will only occupy 1" - if we were to go with a 40"
> container. We must look at the average number per class based on those
> schools with the highest admission figures and design a Lab that can
> comfortably accommodate that number of pupils. I still think there is an
> opportunity for an architectural firm to design the prefab lab. This
> container thing does not cut it for me. There used to be Kenya School
> Equipment Scheme during my days in Primary School. Could this be their
> mandate??
>
> And while still at it, is there a budget for IT Support Techie for this
> project? Every school will require at least one and don't tell me it's
> going to be a "computer teacher". This role must be played by a specialist.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
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-- 
Regards,

Mark Mwangi

markmwangi.me.ke
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