The project poster our group worked for the Millennium Youth Camp 2012. Authors: CHANGPING CHEN (China) PABLO LANASPA FERRER (Spain) ALEXANDRU PALCUIE (Romania) VALERIA STANEVA (Bulgaria) JUSTAS ŽEMGULYS (Lithuania) Helpers: Timo Sorsa - Nokia Mika Välitalo - Plan

1. MILLENNIUM YOUTH
ICT Group
CHANGPING CHEN
CAMP 2012
(China)
PABLO LANASPA FERRER
(Spain)
ALEXANDRU PALCUIE
(Romania)
VALERIA STANEVA
(Bulgaria)
INCREASING LITERACY IN DEVELOPING JUSTAS ŽEMGULYS
(Lithuania)
COUNTRIES THROUGH ICT
WHY LITERACY? Potential of the TV spectrum
It is now possible to use the TV spectrum for
Mathematics is a mobile phone application
already deployed in South Africa. With Mobile
Reading is a fundamental ability and it’s best the distribution of educational content. For Mathematics learners can practice math
taught in the early grades (1-3) or earlier. But example, the Multimedia Home Platform exercises and their teachers can keep track of
about 70% to 90% of students in many (MHP) can deliver games and interactive their progress.
developing countries were still unable to read lessons to every TV set. Plus, MHP can be used
a single word from a single paragraph at the in conjunction with other technologies:
end of the third year of their education. students can receive a quiz on the MHP and
answer it via SMS.
CONTENT
Linguistic skills
CONNECTIVITY Offline Internet
While children in developing countries are
commonly taught by foreign teachers, it’s
With the development of Internet services (e.g. Another idea is to use 'offline internet' access: essential that students understand the
cloud computing), Internet access has become in remote villages students can receive a language used in the classroom. We suggest
essential for education. However, most of the memory stick with content downloaded from a exploiting some of the most intuitive learning
children in developing countries don’t have location with Internet access. methods: the Pimsleur’s Approach, SRS decks
any access to the Internet. and Rosetta Stone. For instance, the Pimsleur’s
Approach can dramatically improve one’s
Which technology should we use? ICT APPLICATIONS understanding of a language in as little as 10
days. Moreover, these techniques can work
WiMAX technology can provide Internet access Raspberry Pi devices with the use of only audio to achieve great
to large areas (with a radius of 50km). Plus, it's
The brand new Raspberry Pi devices are results while also teaching spelling and reading
fast: one can easily stream HD video. Another if combined with a graphical interface.
option is using mobile networks, such as GSM affordable credit-card-sized computers that
and 3G: they can cover a whole country and cost as little as $35. Moreover, the devices use
are suitable for sending text messages. SD cards to store data so every student can Games for education
have his or her own progress tracked
regardless of the number of devices. Learning whilst playing is a non-traditional but
wonderful approach. Playing games is fun, so
learning can come as a side effect of this
process. It is really suitable for developing
countries: students should be keen on playing
as it is a good pastime and educational games
would keep them highly motivated through
high scores (appealing to the competitive
nature of all humans). Single-player games can
lead to faster progress, but we also endorse
the use of multi-player team games as they
can improve their teamwork and cooperative
ability. Role-playing games, in which a person
controls a character and tries to get a higher
level, have proven to be very popular, so we
Oen-source OS for education can make use of them by taking an educational
approach.
The open-source Edubuntu operating system
is a distribution of Linux for educational needs.
It can be easily installed on the Raspberry Pi
devices. Administrators can maintain the
devices remotely and check their logs
periodically to keep track of their usage and
update them if necessary.
Mobile solutions
Mobile phones are already used as a solution
for individual education in developing
countries. For example, Nokia Mobile