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Pupils conquer fear of computers
“I’m feeling much better. The E-library has helped with my studies. “We can see the periodic table of science, and also maps and other geography things in a pictorial way that is easy to understand. It’s not only that - we can also play games and have fun.”
Kamal says his parents were very excited when he told them about the computer and came to watch the very next day. It was not only Kamal. His computer teacher, Shankar Prajapati, says all the pupils were afraid. “They all worried they would catch some virus and fall ill or even die. But now they are familiar with computers,” he says.
“Even we teachers are gaining knowledge from the E-library. It’s really helpful for us, too. “The students can see science experiments carried out on screen and search for whatever they want in the encyclopaedia.
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This is a free and open-source (accessible to everyone) package which connects one powerful central server in the school, using the Linux operating system, to a number of diskless low-end computers. When linked to the server, each computer receives a full Linux desktop.
Read more about the Help Nepal Network’s eLibrary program. Photos from this web site shows students in Nepal using computers.
I believe strongly in the ability of kids to learn if they are just provided some tools that help them do so. See a great post on Hole in the Wall computers.
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January 7th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Computer definitely helps a lot and about rural or remote areas, i say that it should be there because everyone has right to knowledge and when it comes to Nepal since its our neighboring country its a very good initiative being taken by the authorities.
January 8th, 2009 at 7:30 am
I couldn’t agree more with this post … please support education throughout the world … I personally help build schools in the mountains of southern China near the Vietnamese border. Click upon my name to visit my web site. You can read my project reports, or watch a short movie via my BipTV link.
January 9th, 2009 at 3:29 am
Wonderful, but I can’t help wondering how much the pupils will have contact with computers after they leave school. That’s the case here in Thailand, where many pupils see computers in their school, but never touch one again after they finish school.
February 11th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Yup, as they say education is the most important especially for poorer countries. I am from the Philippines because of computer, I can reach anyone from any country in the world world. In my country’s case, internet helps a lot in making our situation known to the rest of the world.
April 24th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Certainly a good initiative. Computers are nowadays used everywhere for basically everything and evry child in the world should know how to use one. Computer education has come to a point that it should be thought as English language is thought. English is a compulsory language to know and very soon computer knowledge will also be.