[kictanet] Taking the digital dividends to the constituencies for prosperity

Wed Jan 25 12:20:09 EAT 2017

Ngugi,

Touche my 5 year old daughter understands the inner working of a comp and
we do have intelligent conversations and frankly sometimes I draw blanks as
my core background is not IT. She started coming with Rasberry PI's home
since she was 4. This is how they are taught programming in school.

I also don't get the Tablet façade!

Eric

E Njoroge Mwangi
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Tony,
>
> I still think the Raspberry Pi would have made a much better alternative
> than Tablets.
>
> Tablets IMO do not inspire deep learning, they are more entertainment
> devices than work devices (Try programming with a Tablet).
>
> They are also at greater risk of getting spoilt due to their mobility. And
> if a kid drops one, that's it! Completely dead unless someone gets a
> replacement screen.
>
> Now, look at the Raspberry Kits out there. Cheap, even cheaper to replace
> incase anything goes wrong and much hardier than tablets. Most importantly
> Raspberry inspire learning, starting with a kid seeing how a computer gets
> put together.
>
> For mobility, how about a kid could even carry the Raspberry home and
> connect to their home tv?
>
> At these costs, and adding a Ksh 5K monitor, you have a 10K machine that's
> very versatile.
>
> Have a look at some sample kits from here ( https://www.
> raspberrypistarterkits.com  )
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Vilros-Raspberry-Complete-Starter-
> Black/dp/B00MV6TAJI
>
> https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-3-ultimate-kit.html
>
> What I also find interesting is how developed economies are pushing their
> Kids to Raspberry Pi-type devices which are ideal for learning, as we push
> our kids towards consumer type devices (Tablets)
>
> Regards
> Waithaka Ngigi
> www.at.co.ke
>
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Tony White via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> I'm in full agreement with your suggestion - but this should be in
>> addition to the '40 tablets'.  Raspberry Pis, whilst low cost, also
>> need TVs as monitors, keyboards, mice, power supplies, cables.  It
>> would be a maintenance nightmare!
>>
>> So - there should be 'maker space' provided in addition for mebbe 5
>> Pis, with breadboards, components, and a RasPi teacher following the
>> recently released curriculum for the RasPi.
>>
>> We can but dream ;)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> On 24/01/2017, Eric Mwangi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> wrote:
>> > While this cool - I was fortunate to sit with his team and talked about
>> > Ajira and this particular project. However my suggestion then and still
>> is -
>> > why not install Rasberrry PI's to create a development culture and cost
>> a
>> > fraction to tablets?
>> >
>> > Eric
>> > www.vaultglobal.co.uk
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On 24 Jan 2017, at 12:59, Collins Areba via kictanet
>> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Interesting read, I actually have a question:
>> >>
>> >> What is the current state of Business Process outsourcing in this
>> country?
>> >> I remember there was a time when this was a tune everyone was singing
>> as
>> >> justification for landing five (or is it six) submarine cables. A few
>> >> years down the line, have these industries taken off? Is there
>> >> quantifiable lessons to learn from these? Do the same , or more
>> business
>> >> opportunities exist for the same or different kind of platforms?
>> >>
>> >> On making access affordable and available, Would it make better sense
>> to
>> >> expand the mandate of Kenet? To somehow tap into their experience to
>> have
>> >> them extend internet to schools, polytechnics, etc, and provide more
>> >> funding (government, USF, Private sector) in a single channel to manage
>> >> delivery of connectivity to academia.
>> >>
>> >> My $2.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet
>> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> >>> Listers
>> >>>
>> >>> An interesting article penned by our very own CS. Insightful and
>> needed.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Taking the digital dividends to the constituencies for prosperity
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm hoping that the Abdis, The Kamaus, The Karisa, The Poghishios, The
>> >>> Omaris, The Nyachaes...(You get the drift..) in the farthest corners
>> of
>> >>> Kenya - From Wajir to Kakuma to Lamu will access Broadband everywhere
>> and
>> >>> anywhere sooner rather than later.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>
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