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During a rigorous training session, Hassounah instructs the students to identify and hold aloft each of the laptop's components, starting with the power adapter. The step-by-step instruction is part of how the children will learn to respect and use what will now be their personal education tool.
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RE: (Photos: Nigerian students power up their laptops)
Wonderful idea. No one questions that. The only meaningful questions are (1) how to make learning effective using these computers in a low-literacy context - is it really the best use of money here? a... (Read the rest)
Posted by: MarkSTS Posted on: 12/14/07 You are currently: Logged In | Log out
What an excellent program ehielema@...   | 04/11/07
Food and Birth Control Information_z   | 04/12/07
food & birth control ktraglin   | 04/14/07
great stuff mixalis   | 04/11/07
Kinda makes my day swampdweller@...   | 04/11/07
Wonder how long it will take No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
"Nice" is foreign to you, isn't it? BanjoPaterson   | 04/11/07
What's the cost per laptop... Anton Philidor   | 04/11/07
We are told... BanjoPaterson   | 04/11/07
You know the old saying... Anton Philidor   | 04/11/07
Agreed BanjoPaterson   | 04/11/07
Good education has very little to do with owning a computer georgeou   | 04/11/07
More like realistic based on, personal experiance. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
Fair Enough - 'Nuff Said BanjoPaterson   | 04/11/07
A friend of mine, same thing voska   | 04/11/07
Another Tall Tale Brought To You By No_Axe itanalyst   | 04/11/07
You know, I was going to reply with No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/12/07
ebooks windraver@...   | 04/11/07
school books cost about 50 bucks each Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User   | 04/14/07
Not only that.. how long before they start sending out spam Been_Done_Before   | 04/11/07
or slow_descent   | 04/11/07
So true.. tribeliker   | 04/12/07
how long will it take Quebec-french   | 04/11/07
Let me give you the best possible answer I can. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
WOOOO WHAT A COMEBACK itanalyst   | 04/11/07
No, no... The 419 frauds will come first. Anton Philidor   | 04/11/07
I Wonder How Long It Will Take itanalyst   | 04/11/07
You do realize Badgered   | 04/11/07
No, that takes a brain and decision No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
Message has been deleted. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
Thank you Moderator No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
Kind Of Like We All Regret itanalyst   | 04/11/07
By the way, I gave you that opportunity, No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
As I Recall itanalyst   | 04/11/07
As I Recall itanalyst   | 04/11/07
If you need to believe this No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/12/07
I know poor families here voska   | 04/11/07
ABSOLUELY!!! No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
No_Ax, you always have to come along and kill nix_hed   | 04/11/07
Positive vibes? No_Ax_to_Grind   | 04/11/07
Might want to edit image #3... Linux User 147560   | 04/11/07
OLPC xlogik@...   | 04/11/07
Oh good inbox.com   | 04/11/07
Is this one of those hypocrisy... uwanscj@...   | 04/11/07
I know someone will hate me for this but Shelendrea   | 04/11/07
Correct indeed. zeusx64@...   | 04/11/07
haves and have not's mad-man   | 04/12/07
People are the same the world over Ole Man   | 04/21/07
what else can reduce terrorism? ktraglin   | 04/12/07
what else... ktraglin   | 04/14/07
not comparable reiknegt   | 04/12/07
Message has been deleted. ktraglin   | 04/12/07
Strange logic in Image 6 Uber Dweeb   | 06/07/07
RE: (Photos: Nigerian students power up their laptops) MarkSTS   | 12/14/07

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