Solar Ipads for schools in rural South Africa (Gabrielle Monaghian, The Sunday Times [UK], 26/2) - 0 views

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  #1 Tracy Tan on 29 Feb 12

   

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  A solar-powered iPad described as a "school in a box" has been developed by the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) to help teachers use digital technology to educate the poor in sub-Saharan Africa, writes Gabrielle Monaghan.
  
  
  The iPad 2 is pre-loaded with a school curriculum, a projector and speakers, packaged into a box that looks like a carry-on suitcase.
  
  The solar panels will power the portable education tool in classrooms where there is no electricity. The college says up to 90% of rural schools in parts of Africa have no power.
  
  The first shipment of the "school in a box" left for Africa last week. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology bought 15 of the iPads for three schools in rural South Africa. It will work with the IADT to train teachers in how to use the equipment.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Access to the site is by subscription only, so I am including the article here: <br /> A solar-powered iPad described as a "school in a box" has been developed by the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) to help teachers use digital technology to educate the poor in sub-Saharan Africa, writes Gabrielle Monaghan. <br /> <br /> <br /> The iPad 2 is pre-loaded with a school curriculum, a projector and speakers, packaged into a box that looks like a carry-on suitcase. <br /> <br /> The solar panels will power the portable education tool in classrooms where there is no electricity. The college says up to 90% of rural schools in parts of Africa have no power. <br /> <br /> The first shipment of the "school in a box" left for Africa last week. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology bought 15 of the iPads for three schools in rural South Africa. It will work with the IADT to train teachers in how to use the equipment.</div>

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