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

Tue May 21 19:05:07 EAT 2013

I think the original OLPC laptop solves all these problem. Remember the
radios at some point that had a charging thing where you have a lever that
you turn around and after several revolutions you have enough charge to
listen to radio for hours? that would IMHO be a way of dealing both with
electrical shortages and child obesity..

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:55 PM, steve mutuvi <stevemutuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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