> > <<The concept of computer labs as the answer for bridging the digital divide > is obsolete— disadvantaged kids, starting at a the preschool level, need a > computer in their home in order to have a chance at parity with their more > affluent counterparts. Want to Improve High Schools? Put Computers in the > Homes. is now published on the Digital Divide Network website.>> > I have just finished editing a book for the Global Forum which will be distributed in Tunis. There are some interesting projects, including Text2Teach which I reviewed , not sure if it made the book. Our deadlines were during vacation time in Europe and some people are just getting back to their email. The project is also called Bridge It,
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bridgeit is a global ICT-based initiative which aims to narrow the educational divide between nations by improving the teaching of basic education in developing countries. It uses the power of mobile telephony, digital broadcasting systems and digital recording technology to deliver rich digital multimedia content to the classrooms. At the global level, it is spearheaded by Nokia, the International Youth Foundation (IYF), Pearson, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Bridgeit is locally known as Text2Teach with the Philippines as its first country pilot. The Philippine partners include the Ayala Foundation as the project leader, the Department of Education, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center of Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) as the project coordinator, Globe Telecom, PMSI-Dream Broadcasting, and Chikka Asia. Schools and computer rooms, I used to teach in one, as a computer resource person to teachers. It depended on the testing schedule and the interest of the teacher as to whether or not this bandaid solution worked. I usually kept the lab open after school to create some time for those who had no technology at home and eventually parents and a teaching project took over the lab time after school as it was extending and extending into the night. Bonnie Bracey Sutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
