Robert Purser wrote:
>...going to India to teach street kids about computers.
>I am taking a 280c and a 270c.
>What other programs do you recommend for kids on the Duos?
Robert,
I think you're in for quite an adventure...coincidental article on
the BBC Online News web site this morning...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1502000/1502820.stm
[snip]
BBC News Online Monday, 27 August, 2001, 07:33 GMT
DELHI CHILDREN MAKE PLAY OF THE NET
In the slums of Delhi, an experiment has shown how
illiterate street children can quickly teach themselves
the rudiments of computers and the internet.
The aim of the experiment, funded by the Indian
Government, local institutions and the World Bank was to
see what role computers might play in educating India's
illiterate millions.
The results were startling, showing how much children
with little or no English and no computer training at
all could achieve.
... idea was simple. He installed a computer on the wall
of his south Delhi office that was facing a slum and
watched what happened.
... they quickly noticed that finger movements on the
touchpad moved something on the screen
... the cursor changes to a hand shape when you bring it
close to an underlined word
... by about the eighth minute they were actually surfing
.... within days the children were able to browse the internet,
cut and paste copy, drag and drop items and create folders
... By the second month they had discovered MP3 music files
and they were downloading songs.
... One of the things they particularly liked was drawing...
[/snip]
There's even (!) a video link to footage of what you can expect...
Computers in the wall - Watch the Delhi children explore the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1500000/video/_1502820_kids_vi.ram
If that's what they can achieve with a box running Windows, just
imagine what they'll think of you Mac! : )
More power to you.
MArc
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