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Computers to EducateCountry
Colombia
Regions
Global, Africa, Latin America
Programme Summary
Communication StrategiesSince the year 2000, when Computers to Educate was officially launched, communication campaigns have been carried out in an effort to make students and teachers aware of and interested in learning with computers. Communication channels have included television announcements, entertainment-style events, a colourful and interactive website (in Spanish only), and posters. The private organisations that support the programme do so not only by donating computers or software but also by engaging in these educational and promotional activities. Along these lines, in an effort to ensure that the technology will have a positive impact on education, organisers have developed a process to train and advise the institutions' beneficiaries. Over a 16-month period, communities are guided in the development of curricula that integrate the use of computers with the academic programmes and everyday life. With the support of universities and specialised programmes, organisers strive to make the provision of computers a basis for the development of complementary initiatives. The idea is that providing schools with access to the Internet supports learning by permitting access to educational resources in the form of research materials, educational software, online libraries, and interaction with students and professors in other institutions around the world. Development IssuesEducation, Children, Youth, Technology. PartnersMicrosoft, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Aerolíneas Tampa, ANDI, Sun Microsystems, Saferbo. ContactMicrosoft, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Aerolíneas Tampa, ANDI, Sun Microsystems, Saferbo.
Programa Computadores para Educar
Edificio Murillo Toro SourceComputers to Educate website (in Spanish only). Placed on La Iniciativa de Comunicaci Placed on the Communication Initiative site March 17 2005 Last Updated March 17 2005 How useful did you find the knowledge and contacts on this page to your work? Post your comments (review comments from others below):COMMENTS POSTED |
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