Albania E-School

A UNDP-supported e-School programme in Albania is providing the countrys primary and secondary schools with modern computer labs, high-speed, reliable internet access and training in the information technology skills that are crucial to thrive in a world that is increasingly global and complex. As a result of the programme, 379 high schools and 800 elementary schools have been equipped with computer labs, over 1,600 information technology teachers have been trained in a new, modern ICT curricula and a comprehensive website has been developed that provides educational material and support for all connected schools.

Leonik Tomeo Secondary School is one of those schools. Over 950 students and teachers have benefitted from new equipment and the education to use it. Along with connecting to the Internet, students are learning useful programs that are immediately applicable in a highly competitive job market, such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Photoshop. Students are now laying out and producing a school newspaper using the new technology at their fingertips while also, as one student put it, joining the rest of the worlds teenagers on the Internet.

The initiative, which began in 2005, has is thriving thanks to additional financial support from the World Bank and a number of private and public donors, including Western Union Corporation, the Albanian Banking Association and UFO, a private university. Over 450,000 students and 25,000 teachers have already benefitted from the programme.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• UNDP
• UN
• Albania
• E-School
• technology
• reliable
• internet
• access

[iliriku]

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[peqinALBO]

the blond is cute

[GjonetoOfficialPage]

first of all fatboy, i have an apple mac pro $6,000 computer, which is probably better than yours, but the problem is that they are too expensive and that the majority of the workd unfortunately uses Windows, because it is the Operating System of Preference for Businesses. don't post when you don't know what you're talking about

[MediterraneanGroup]

Nice