![]() Keep an eye out for any iSchool loans fundraising on Kiva, and lend to help propagate educational technology in Zambian classrooms. To see more about iSchool’s work in Zambia, click here for their Kiva field partner profile. As we emerge from the pandemic, we continue to provide the most up-to-date data available and ask that you share your insights in the Comments section. A Message from InsideSchools: Our team relies on data from City systems and access to public schools, all of which were disrupted during Covid-19. In 2017, Mwabu was recognized by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation as one of the 11 companies to watch in Global EdTech. NYC iSchool - District 2 - InsideSchools. Partners that are helping the organization’s tablet-producer, Mwabu, to achieve these aims include governments and NGOs. It has already entered the South African market. ![]() iSchools should clearly articulate their interdisciplinary expertise (technical, scientific, humanistic, critical, theoretical) and their relevance to digital. ISchool has a growing footprint in Africa and aims to reach 100 million African learners by 2020. Through collaborative DH programs, iSchools may strengthen relationships with relevant units and disciplines outside the iSchool and expose new audiences to iSchool teaching and research. ![]() Now, thanks to iSchool, he says his fellow teachers are addicted to their tablets. Many teachers in his school previously did not have access to internet and mobile data connections. He said that having tablets in classrooms not only helps students, but helps teachers to acquire digital skills. At iSchool’s headquarters in Lusaka, I observed a teacher training during which teachers were taught effective methods for communicating with other teachers and encouraging their students during class.ĭuring a school visit in Lusaka, I met with the school’s head of information technology, Mr. ![]() There are several ways in which iSchool influences the learning process in hundreds of classrooms across Zambia beyond providing the tablets themselves. Haankwenda teaches his Grade 5 students in Lusaka using the Zedupad ![]()
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