That video is really inspiring Robert! It *justifies!* I think the way to beat obsolescence is to schedule new devices every three years. Sincerely, Cleophas On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:06 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, only about 30 percent of adult Europeans could read. Before that, most people learned from other people, through stories, explanations and demonstrations. Books existed, but they were produced by hand, painstakingly, one at a time. With books so expensive and rare, only those wealthy enough to afford them learned to read.
Then the printing press made books and other printed materials readily available, and literacy rates began to climb.
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------------------------------ *From:* robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 18:51 *Subject:* Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - justified
Hi,
Please watch this TED video by a 12 year old developer
http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer.html?sour...
Regards
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ------------------------------ *From:* Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> *To:* robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:25 *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears
In the US, most primary schools have computer labs and secondary school students carry laptops. Why? Young children need exposure as early as possible but a 1 to 1 ratio is overkill. These machines will be obsolete by the time the class one students reach anywhere near class 5 when more serious research projects are started. The effort is in the right place, however there still needs to be more thought into the deployment to maximize return on investment in terms of human capital. Crystal
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