Hi-tech teacher at their little fingertips |
Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
A cyber revolution in the making, not in the high-powered centres of learning in Colombo but in schools in the remotest corners of the country, among less-privileged children, all between the tender age of 5 and 10 years old. “This is a pilot project to introduce laptops as a tool of education to primary children in difficult areas,” explains the Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education, Niel Gunadasa. |
Source: Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) | Published: October 4th, 2009 |
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