Eugenio Severin from the IADB sends a heads up. Remember that the IADB
is a major player in terms of making ICT4E available in the Americas,
and has already spent several million USD in research, and if my memory
fails me not, bore a lot of the expense for the Haiti and Peru deployments.
Yama
You can download in English here:
_http://www.eduinitiative.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html_
And in Spanish here:
_http://www.iniciativaeducacion.net/2011/04/one-to-one-laptop-programs-in-latin.html_
On 05/02/2011 03:02 PM, Severin, Eugenio Eduardo wrote:
*One-to-One Laptop Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean*
One-to-One laptop programs for children are gaining exceptional
traction in Latin American and Caribbean countries; to date, nearly 2
million laptops have been distributed to children in the region for
educational purposes.
As a way of reflecting on the laptop programs that have been
implemented thus far and aiding future program designs, we have
written a new report on the subject, One-to-One Laptop Programs in
Latin America and the Caribbean: Panorama and Perspectives.
In this report you will find:
1. An overview of existing definitions, rationales, and desired
impacts of One-to-One programs
2. A review of existing One-to-One programs in Latin America and
the Caribbean, with a focus on projects with IDB involvement
3. A new approach to One-to-One models that places more emphasis on
each student's learning experience and less emphasis on
technology. Here, we propose a systemic approach to One-to-One
that simultaneously considers infrastructure, content, training,
community involvement, and policy. We also provide an estimate
of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of One-to-One initiatives
and information on the monitoring and evaluation of One-to-One
programs.
It is our hope that this work contributes to the growing body of
knowledge surrounding educational technology initiatives in the region.
The report is available to download in various formats:
ePub (Compatible with iBook, Nook, Kobo, and others)
PDF (Compatible with Adobe Reader)
Mobi (Compatible with Kindle, Sony Reader, and others)
***Eugenio Severin C.
Senior Education Specialist I Inter-American Development Bank
*1300 New York Avenue, NW ***I*Washington, DC 20577 ***I*Office: NW 662
E-mail: [email protected] ***I*Phone: (202) 623-2625 ***I*Fax: (202)
312-4152**
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