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Laptops Students - Trinidad, Tobago / Caribbean - Posted: 28th Aug, 2016 - 9:45pm
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Laptops For Students
Do you all remember the promise of this new government while in campaign that will provide a laptop computer to every child who passes the S.E.A exam? At first I thought they would get this big deal at super cheaper prices but that's not seem to be the case. The laptops will cost the government a whopping $83 million dollars
QUOTE Government will spend $83 million on 20,400 laptops for SEA students. The laptops are expected to arrive in mid-September. The announcement was made yesterday by Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh, during a news briefing held at the ministry's office on Alexandra Street, Port-of-Spain Gopeesingh said: "I am pleased to announce that the evaluation process for the bids submitted in response to the student laptop initiative has been completed, and the best overall accepted proposal has been accepted as Hewlett-Packard.
"The cost of the preferred bidder is approximately $83 million," he added. Gopeesingh said 20,400 laptops were ordered from Hewlett-Packard, and were expected to arrive in T&T by mid-September. The new school term begins September 6, and therefore new secondary school students will not have their laptops as the People's Partnership had promised during its election campaign. When calculated, the average cost of one laptop worked out to be $4,068 ($645US)
"The cost of the preferred bidder is approximately $83 million," he added. Gopeesingh said 20,400 laptops were ordered from Hewlett-Packard, and were expected to arrive in T&T by mid-September. The new school term begins September 6, and therefore new secondary school students will not have their laptops as the People's Partnership had promised during its election campaign. When calculated, the average cost of one laptop worked out to be $4,068 ($645US)
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Well, according to Minister of Education, Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, the laptops cost more than $4,000TT each, with security and specially enhanced features the real cost goes far beyond that. According to him they cost between $12,000 to $15,000 (each) by virtue of the signature applications infused in it alone.
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That's the price of winning an election and keeping your promise at all costs.
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I thought that these laptops had secure internet access? Apparently they don't. A mother is complaining that her daughter was able to access Facebook and p-rn with a government laptop and distribute the p-rn to other students with the same laptops.
QUOTE An investigation into internet access on government issued laptops has been launched by the Ministry of Education and the Arima North Secondary School.
The move follows a report by Janelle Charles, the distraught mother of a 13 year old schoolgirl who who highlighted her daughter's free access to inappropriate content on the internet, which according to the Ministry was not supposed to happen.
Mrs. Charles confirmed today that she visited her daughter's school where she met with teachers and the principal who said they did not know about the breach in security.
However she said they gave an assurance that an immediate investigation would be launched into the matter. Source 9
The move follows a report by Janelle Charles, the distraught mother of a 13 year old schoolgirl who who highlighted her daughter's free access to inappropriate content on the internet, which according to the Ministry was not supposed to happen.
Mrs. Charles confirmed today that she visited her daughter's school where she met with teachers and the principal who said they did not know about the breach in security.
However she said they gave an assurance that an immediate investigation would be launched into the matter. Source 9
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I'm reading in the Express that these laptops aren't being properly used in classrooms. The thing is, if you are giving children these sort of technology, wouldn't you train the teachers first? It didn't happen.
QUOTE THE gift of free laptops to form one pupils at the beginning of the school term last September was Government's fulfilled manifesto promise, but, nearing the end of the school year, the initiative is being described as an implementation nightmare.
So it is no surprise to discover that many a schoolchild has not had the benefit of using the laptop in the classroom.
"We use it a lot, but not in school," said 12-year-old Mercedes Moraldo.
A pupil at the Tranquility Government Secondary School, Moraldo was responding to questions about how she uses the Hewlett Packard (HP) laptop given to her by the Government as part of its eConnect and Learn programme.
In a Sunday Express investigation, officials within the education sector said while there were many positive aspects to the programme, realistically they face mountains when it comes to incorporating the laptops into the education curriculum.
Said Principal at the Queen's Royal College, Lennard Hinkson:
"It's been a little difficult, initially because the laptops were given to the students before the staff was properly prepared". Source 4
So it is no surprise to discover that many a schoolchild has not had the benefit of using the laptop in the classroom.
"We use it a lot, but not in school," said 12-year-old Mercedes Moraldo.
A pupil at the Tranquility Government Secondary School, Moraldo was responding to questions about how she uses the Hewlett Packard (HP) laptop given to her by the Government as part of its eConnect and Learn programme.
In a Sunday Express investigation, officials within the education sector said while there were many positive aspects to the programme, realistically they face mountains when it comes to incorporating the laptops into the education curriculum.
Said Principal at the Queen's Royal College, Lennard Hinkson:
"It's been a little difficult, initially because the laptops were given to the students before the staff was properly prepared". Source 4
Laptops For Students
I don't understand why would the government spend so much money on something that wouldn't be used for the right purpose? I have seen most children with laptops basically downloading games on them instead of using the devices for educational purposes.
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