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

Tue May 21 17:55:51 EAT 2013

The challenge of power may be easier to overcome with time. Most of the
people in the remote areas are privileged to have "electronic devices"
(phones) and they have always found a way of keeping them charged.

The main challenge lies in relevance and adequacy of the digital content to
be loaded in the laptops.

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Amos Ochieng <ochiengamos at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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