powering potential's defrag conference presentation 2015-11-11

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@PwrngPotential #EdTechTZ

Educating Through Technology

in Tanzania

@PwrngPotential

#EdTechTZ

Jina langu ni Janice, mimi ni mwalimu, nina fundisha elimu ya komputya

NEXT SLIDE Africa map


That is how I introduced myself to a classroom of students

English translation

Now have 91 computers in 10 school in 3 districts.

HOW? Headmaster had electricity. NEXT SLIDE: Touched by Tech


2 laptops

Raised money for a solar energy system

donation for computer network

Five-fold increase

Worked with DEO to expand

Problem: no trainers - Five month training program

5 students above the others - NEXT SLIDE - Elibariki


work for us

Installing networks, repairs, training

Now I know the way to go in my life.

College - Advisory board contributed

A's and B's- now govt is funding

Next slide: Tech programs

The Technology Programs

Computer LabandPi-oneer

2 programs

Phase 1

Phase 2 is 15 more computers

Phase 2 implemented after district and IF we can raise the moneyNext Slide: Solar

Solar


Here is our Phase 1 solar

Work with TZ solar vendor

Next Slide: Solar Specs

Solar Specs

Phase 1Solar panels
2 - 100 watt crystalline

Batteries
3 - 110Ah battery 12v DC

Inverter
180 watt 12v

Solar regulator
PS-30M, 30A/24v

Phase 2Solar panels
5 - 85 watt

Batteries
3 - 108 Ah 12v DC

Solar regulator
TS-45M, 4512v

Solar specs

Next Slide: Raspberry Pi Photo

Raspberry Pi

Use Raspberry Pi computer

Next Slide: Raspberry Pi Specs

Raspberry Pi Specs

5 watts, 5 volts

A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU

1GB RAM

4 USB ports

40 GPIO pins

Full HDMI port

Ethernet port

Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video

Camera interface (CSI)

Display interface (DSI)

Micro SD card slot

VideoCore IV 3D graphics core

Only 5 watts, DC

Low watt Monitors DC

Open Source advocates

Next Slide: RACHEL

RACHEL

Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning
Free Offline Educational Content

Hallmark RACHEL

NOT off the shelf, plug and play

Ena and Rich

Next Slide: empty classroom


Take THIS and create THIS

Next Slide: Welwel

Phase 2 at Welwel School, May 2013@PwrngPotential #EdTechTZ

Girls are there

Phase 2 school ICT curriculum

Next Slide: Pi-oneer

Pi-oneer system


Pi, hand-held projector, solar, screen, RACHEL

Grant from RPi foundation for 1
Pi-oneer to 56 schools

Next Slide: Rigichia

Pi-oneer at Rigicha School, Serengeti, May 2014@PwrngPotential #EdTechTZ

TZ Postal Bank

TZ's very enthusiastic

Provide a tiny fraction of funding

Next slide: State House partnering w govt.

With President Kikwete at the State House, July 2012

Work bega kwa bega with the government

State house visit

Next Slide: Education Week


MoEVT - Education Week

President visited in exhibit

Thumbs Up: Good work. This is the technology which we need for the rural areas.

Next Slide: Impact

13 schools

106 computers

7,000+ students/teachers with access to technology

1,500+ students/teachers completed basic course

3 schools offering national ICT curriculum

700+ students enrolled in national ICT courses

Impact as of This Week

End of this week installing 3 more schools.

13 schools, 7,000 students, >700 students in ICT courses

What's meaningful to me is this comment:

Next Slide: Moon comment


Madam, I just learned

MAN WALKED ON THE MOON!!!

Short video overview of our work

Kama unataka kwenda haraka, nenda mwenyew.

Kama unataka kwenda mbali, nenda pamoja.----- African proverb

If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together.

In closing:

Kama unataka kwenda haraka, nenda mwenyew. Kama unataka kwenda mbali, nenda pamoja.

If you want to go fast, go alone.If you want to go far, go together.

Thank you!