This article is about how in sub-Saharan Africa there are
few to no textbooks for students. The cost for buying and transporting books
means that they would have to be shared between classmates which would cause
slower development and would hinder the learning process. A school in South-West
Africa received e-readers that were donated which came with Kenyan textbooks in
English as well as their language, Kiswahili. Also, when there are electric
shortages the e-readers can be charged by using a small solar power pack and
generators. The headteacher has noticed a lot of positive changes since using
the Kindles. She sees that the children are excited about learning and reading
most of the time. The Kindles help students with their spelling and English language
skills. She also says that the children are ahead compared to other schools and
the parents are very happy about the small device that can hold so many books.
The school was given 150 e-readers for 200 students by the Kilgoris Project
that partnered with Worldreader. They feel that technology is the most
effective and efficient way for students to get all of the benefits of access
to books.
Moving forward in today’s society education is advancing and
so is the tools used to educate students. It seems that e-readers and other
technology are the way to go when trying to update education tactics and even
easier to developing countries who cannot afford to access a library full of
books. Students are learning from technology better than textbooks because they
can relate.
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