[kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Should students be given laptops or e-readers?

[Amos Ochieng]

Whichever the device (laptop or kindle), I think the government should have
targeted this to the schools not individual students. A modern computer lab
per school is more manageable than one laptop/kindle per child


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just give the kids the devices ...
>
> am sure they will find a way to charge them, hack them, use them
>
> remember - most of their parents have cell phones
>
>
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:44 AM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> We may start by importing but Kenya has to produce 1 million solar
>> chargers per year...
>>
>> As school projects (including colleges) and commercially.
>>
>>
>> http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/how-to-build-a-diy-solar-laptop-charger.htm
>>
>> Materials can be ordered in bulk by some government department for
>> schools and colleges.
>>
>> In fact, are many minerals used to create electronic components not
>> available in the region (eg. DRC)?
>>  On May 19, 2013 1:53 AM, "Brian Ngure" <brian at pixie.co.ke> wrote:
>>
>>>  Question: how would this help students whose nearest power source is
>>> 30 km or more away? Or are you only thinking of students in urban areas?
>>>
>>> I think it should not be one or the other, but a mixture of both
>>> depending on certain factors, e.g power availability, etc. What say you?
>>>  On May 19, 2013 1:14 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Retailing for about Sh4,200 a piece, the Kindle 4 e-reader can carry
>>>> thousands of books, lasts up to two weeks on a single charge and is
>>>> relatively easy to use. The 2G/3G model costs Sh10,900.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/-/1017288/1855670/-/91ruqdz/-/index.html
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