In Uruguay, Southamerica · Ceibal Plan is Uruguay’s implementaon of the “One Laptop per Child...
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A technologic revolu/on happened through the project “una computadora un niño” named Plan Ceibal. In Uruguay, Southamerica
Transcript of In Uruguay, Southamerica · Ceibal Plan is Uruguay’s implementaon of the “One Laptop per Child...
Atechnologicrevolu/onhappenedthroughtheproject
“unacomputadoraunniño”namedPlanCeibal.
InUruguay,Southamerica
2009CeibalPlan
everyteacherandeverypupilinthepublicschools
shouldhavea
portablecomputer.
CeibalPlanisUruguay’simplementa4onofthe
“OneLaptopperChildproject”(OLPC),createdbyNicholasNegroponteinthe
MediaLaboftheMassachusseDsIns4tuteofTechnology
Thename“Ceibal”waschosenforthesymbolicmeaningtoUruguayansofthe“Ceibo”treeandits
flower—Uruguay’snaAonalflower.
ThiswasmadeintoanacronymforConec4vidadEduca4vadeInformá4caBásicaparaelAprendizajeenLínea
(EducaAonalConnecAvitytoBasicInformaAonSystemsforOnlineLearning).
PLANCIEBALisaninter‐ins/tu/onalProjectofthePresidentoftheRepublicframedinsideanaAonalplanforequality.
LATU:TechnologicalLaboratoryofUruguayMEC:MinisterofEducaAonandCultureCODICEN:CentralCouncilofPublicEducaAonCEP:DepartmentofPrimaryEducaAonANTEL:NaAonalAdministraAonofTelecommunicaAonsAGESIC:AgencyfortheInformaAonandKnowledgeSocietyANII:NaAonalAgencyforInvesAgaAonandInnovaAon
The plan’s goals:
In terms of the Community:
• Nuclear family involvement in the school.
• Intergenerational learning.
• Family socialization.
• Shared responsibilities.
In Pedagogical terms
Foster active interaction in the construction of knowledge.
Help students explore personal areas of interest.
Active learning not limited in time or place.
Children centered learning.
What a challenge when pupils become teachers of their own
teachers!
The pilot plan began on Thursday, May 10, 2007,
In Villa Cardal, in the Department of Florida: the first 160 computers were delivered with Internet connections.
Thecomputers:• Weight:akiloandahalf.• 1GbofRAM.• Removableflashdisc.• Arenetworked.• Arecapable,throughawirelessmechanismforconnecAonamonglaptops(meshnetwork),seekingthenearestInternetaccess,regardlessofthetechnologyusedtodeliverit.• Aresturdyenoughtostandchildren’suse.
The computers contain an Internet navigator, a photographic and video camera.
Include games, a book reader, a calculator, messenger, and e-mail.
Use the Linux operating system and include USB ports, allowing their connection to any type of device.
• Effective training at all levels: Initial teacher training. general training of teachers at different phases of the project. other activities according to local needs.
After one year the project
has achieved
the following:
At student’s level: • Decrease in competitiveness, • Strengthening cooperation and solidarity .
• Development of their creativity through discovery learning.
• Foster reading and writing.
• Redirect behavioral problems.
• Enhance self-esteem
• Better attitude towards learning.
• Reduction in absenteeism
At Community Level
• Family participation in their children's school activities
• Digital literacy.
• Document children’s identity.
At Teacher’s level
• Overcame panic attacks.
• Disregarded their resignation letters.
• Decided not to retired being 49 years old. • Now they feel empowered and
enthusiastic.
Computerswerenotstolennorsold
JustafewofthemweredamagedbecauseofdomesAcviolence
Thelaptopsares/llworking.
What´s next? • Secondary level student’s and teachers.
• Special needs children might receive a laptop according to their disabilities.
Equality through Education. E-teaching is a tool.
