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Issues around computer use and ICT integration as many rural schools and developing regions are now receiving donated computers and getting connected.

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As many rural schools and developing regions are now receiving donated computers and possibly getting connected to the Internet, they are becoming increasingly frustrated with the added administration and lack of skills to effectively implement and integrate computer use in their schools. Weneed to work to build capacity to develop trainers and implementation models that will be put into practice to support colleagues in developing regions around the world.

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A discussion on Digital Equity

Started by Noble Kelly Jan 25.

ICT AND GLOBAL EDUCATION 2 Replies

Started by EDWIN CLEOPHAS A ENARACH. Last reply by EDWIN CLEOPHAS A ENARACH Nov. 7, 2009.

What ICT projects are there out there in TWB-land? 6 Replies

Started by Brad Waugh. Last reply by Dan Andrew Otedo Aug. 12, 2009.

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Comment by monika on January 16, 2010 at 5:07am: We have been collaborating with a group from Uganda, an orphanage that currently has one computer. They joined our ning and are on it every day. We have been raising money to help pay for bandwidth (so they can continue to talk with us daily) and possibly a webcam - (so that we can skype with them.)

Would love any insight you can give us, or anything more we can be doing within this group.

Comment by Saif AQACHMAR on August 16, 2009 at 9:44am: Hi, I am a teacher in Morocco I really like the idea of teaching student how to use the ICT, but in our country this is not the only problem because even if we want to teach them we don’t really find computers to do so.
We as teachers we rarely have a laptop because of their high prices and our low salaries .Me personally ,I don’t have one so that I am obliged to go to the cyber net to get connected .

Comment by Noble Kelly on February 19, 2009 at 10:35am: http://dotsub.com/view/7a64255a-02e7-4d70-9d2a-48bef0aeda2d

Comment by Noble Kelly on February 12, 2009 at 7:16pm: Add to that security problems and lack of integration training & planning and that would just about sum it up. One thing we are looking at is to create a sister school type relationship with our colleagues whereby schools in Canada can support the Internet connection with their partner in the developing region.

Comment by Lois McGill-Horn on February 12, 2009 at 5:00pm: I am in a collaborative project now with a school from Nigeria, as well as other places. Our colleague in Nigeria has constant issues with electricity problems, reliable internet access and overall cost of internet access. Are these common issues that hinder the success as well as the skills and training?

Comment by Khanyiso on January 26, 2009 at 5:09am: Hi Brad
my Name is Khanyiso from south Africa Cape, i am been working for an NGO based here which also provides the same services for local schools with human recourses to support the ICT growth and intense training workshops for learners and educator.
it is my pleasure to know you and hopefully God knows we can all make a change and help each. if you would like to know more about the organisation check www.edunova.org

Comment by Brad Waugh on January 23, 2009 at 8:26am: I work with international educators doing teacher training in rural Sudan. One of the schools we work with - the sole high school in a region serving about 10,000 students K-graduation - has a small computer lab but only two of the teachers in the school and region know how to use it. We have been doing training with the teachers of the region to enable them to use this resource to improve their insructional practice and to introduce them to and provide them with e-resources to support this. Before we began this program, all but a couple of the computers had been sitting in boxes, unused for more than a year.