<div dir="ltr">Dear Muraya<div><br></div><div>I simply am saying, that we must prioritize electricity supply and decent classrooms. I am not opposed to laptops in classrooms per se, but I think they are a gimmick, if we do not ensure that students are getting an excellent analog education first. </div>
<div><br></div><div style>I like the lab idea. </div><div style><br></div><div style>I like involving country governments and NEMA in waste disposal. </div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:52 AM, S.M. Muraya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com" target="_blank">murigi.muraya@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Ms.Warigia,</p>
<p>Should we limit the devices (not necessarily laptops) only to areas with good electricity supply + decent classrooms?</p>
<p>Very few decent libraries exist in Kenya after books are vandalized and not replaced. Maybe why we could do with e-readers.</p>
<p>Every school should have a lab/workshop or volunteers to assist with repairs. Laptop or tablet maintenance, should earn IT college students credits in their programs.</p>
<p>Electronic waste disposal, should involve county governments and NEMA for (well specified) direction.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Jun 14, 2013 10:07 AM, "Warigia Bowman" <<a href="mailto:warigia@gmail.com" target="_blank">warigia@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr">For the laptop program to truly be effective, we must ensure first, that all primary school supplements are disbursed by the government in a timely manner, so that children can start learning, irrespective of socio-economic status. <div>
<br></div><div>Let me reiterate my concern that until we get the basics right, laptops wont improve matters. <br><div><br></div><div>Second, we must ensure that students are learning in appropriate surroundings. Are buildings present, clean and safe? Is some kind of rudimentary library available? </div>
<div><br></div><div>Third, we must ensure that teacher training is at adequate levels in basic topics. </div><div><br></div><div>Fourth, without electricity, all of this laptop mania is pointless. Are steady streams of electricity available at implementation sites? </div>
<div><br></div><div>Fifth, is Internet freely available at implementation sites? Who is paying for the Internet? </div><div><br></div><div>Sixth, is there a clear curriculum? </div><div><br></div>
<div>Seventh, are teachers and students being trained on the proper care, and maintenance of equipment? </div><div><br></div><div>Finally, is there an environmentally appropriate means of disposal, refurbishment, and recycling when laptops reach the end of their life cycle. </div>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Victor Gathara <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vgathara@vimak.co.ke" target="_blank">vgathara@vimak.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Barack,<div><br></div><div>I think its fair to say that most IT projects that fail really do so as a result of project management failure so a strong project (or programme?) management function needs to be built into this project. </div>
<div><br></div><div>As an example there is the question of quality assurance. How will we ensure that the project delivers a quality 'product'? Also how will success (or failure) of the project will be measured? I think its important that an objective quality assessment be done at regular points in the project life-cycle to monitor progress and introduce changes if required. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If it is rolled out as a project then it really must have an end (when the project closed down and hands over to the operational regime where laptops are just as essential in classroom as textbooks)...It would be important to work out what that regime would be...<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Victor</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On 13 June 2013 23:46, Barrack Otieno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Listers,<br><br></div>Many thanks to all who have contributed to this weeks discussion the threads are still open, today we discuss any issues that are significant to the project and that may have been overlooked, the discussion is open.<br>
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