In last weeks class, we had a great discussion regarding the features of the One Laptop per Child technology. Below is the video from my trip to Kigali,Rwanda in May 2010.
Our team helped teach music, programming, and acting to fifth grade primary school students. It was a great experience and we learned a lot -- including being sensitive in utilizing a technology and aware of the fact that we may be imposing on an education system that is already effective. We prioritized getting to know the students and centering our lesson plans around their interests as well as teaching methods that they were already accustomed to -- i.e. group discussions, competitive tasks, games that they enjoyed etc.
We experience the frequent technical shortfalls of the laptops first hand -- mouse pads failing to after dust collection, speakers turning on and off, etc. but interestingly, we also got a sense of the students' strong desire to fix glitches and advance using the technology on their own.
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