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Dramatic changes are taking
place in our schools and universities. There
are vast possibilities in the way technology
influences how educators teach, how students
learn, and how various segments of the
educational system fit together. At the same
time, the system faces the challenges of
decreasing proficiencies in reading,
mathematics and science; waning interest in
schools among students; high dropout rates;
and limited school budgets.
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can help create a more vibrant and
interactive learning environment that will
improve the learning experience for
students. Whether it’s mobile technologies,
electronic whiteboards or digital cameras,
today’s technologies can make it easier for
educators and students to share information,
interact with learning materials, and
participate in class discussions. Together,
these learning devices provide students and
educators with secure, useful, productive
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Strategic, integrated mobile solutions drive
the progress in One-to-One computing for
students. One-to-One computing simply means
“anytime, anywhere technology for every
student”. Students using wireless laptops or
Windows® Tablet PC and touch technologies in
One-to-one computing situations have
constant and immediate technological access
to the entire digital world.
In Latin America there are still many other
gaps to fill in. While some economic sectors
have access to “anytime/anywhere technology”
other sectors do not have access to
computers at all. This graphic shows the
rate of students per computer, by dividing
the number of students by the number of
computers in schools from five Latin America
countries (from CEPAL: PISA database 2000):
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Based on the need to access Learning Devices,
the following best practices in Latin America are
replicable examples to follow, within certain
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Presentation
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Tools for Learning
These are some examples of Best Practices on Tools for
Learning in Latin America (with the
links to access further
information):
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Latin
American
Primary
and
Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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Abriendo
Futuro
in
Guatemala
Abriendo
Futuro"
(Expanding
Futures)
an
Education
Partnership
forTechnology
Access
(PTA)
Initiative
announced
in
Guatemala
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On February 21, 2007, Guatemalan President
Oscar Berger and Vice President Eduardo Stein along with
Minister of Education Maria del Carmen Arena and Microsoft's
CCA Regional Director Kathia Quiroz Sanchez announced the
first PTA initiative in Guatemala, "Abriendo Future"
(expanding future). This initiative is part of their
strategy to bolster, through technology, the pedagogical
caliber of the 80,000 public school teachers, and eventually
have these teachers spearhead a cybering of the curriculum
to improve the learning environment for over 400,000
students. Phase I of this initiative intends to put the
first PC purchase within reach of almost 9,000 Public High
School teachers nationwide this calendar year. We expect to
serve 40,000 in the following year. The total addressable
market is 80,000 public teachers (all grades).
Affordability: The Government of
Guatemala is subsidizing up to 80% of the cost of the PC in
phase I of the program, estimated at close to $400 USD per
PC. This subsidy will be given as a voucher teachers so they
can go to approved and certified retail stores and choose
the PC that best fits their needs and budget. The Ministry
of Education will create specs for at least two computer
models, a basic and a standard configuration, with at least
three OEM manufactures. Teachers will have the option to pay
the remaining 20% in one payment or in up to 12 monthly
installments interest-free through a payroll deduction
financed by the local bank that manages all public servants
payrolls in the country. Teachers that opt for the
installment method will pay a little over $8 USD a month for
the PC plus the connection expenses.
Relevance: Since the purpose of this
initiative is to empower teachers to take their teaching to
the next level, the PC comes equipped with 5 modules of
digital literacy courses, 16 courses of self-study training
for teachers, help desk training, and Encarta and Learning
Essentials in Spanish.
Availability: The PCs were available on
May 1 2007 throughout the country at retail stores, with two
types of configurations: The Basic PC with Windows XP Home
and Office Standard, and The Pro PC with Windows XP Pro and
Office Pro. Both configurations will include Encarta Premium
and PIL content.
The consortium: Ministry of Education,
Microsoft, TELGUA (Guatemala's biggest Telco) and Fundación
Sergio Paiz (FUNSEPA).
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Partnerships for Technology Access
programs are available for emerging
countries in Latin America. One such
program is "Abriendo
Futuro" in
Guatemala.
Begun in May
2007, this Ministry of Education
program provides laptops or desktops
to almost 58,000 teachers
nationwide. The cost is subsidized
by the Ministry of Education with
the remaining percentage paid by the
teachers in very low monthly fees.
The teacher laptop includes a
specially designed software bundle
with all Partners in Learning (PIL)
content and available education
programs including: Learning
Essentials, Digital Literacy, Help
Desk Support Program, Guatemala´s
National Curriculum, links to
educational portals and others.
Microsoft is the main partner and
provides software discounts, teacher
training, a Project Manager for 4
months, special computer
configuration, and the integration
of local assemblers.
If you think your country would
benefit from a program like this
please contact your country’s
Microsoft local office and the
Education Manager for your country
listed here and in our contacts
list. For more information please
click
here, if you are a teacher
click
here
and visit:
http://www.mineduc.gob.gt
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Portables
These are some examples of Best Practices on Portables in
Latin America (with the links to
access further information):
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Eduinnova
is a project in the
Southern Cone Region,
Argentina, which
started in the “América
Latina” de Villa Lavalle de
Salta school, as a
replication of the same
project from Chile’s
Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Chile.
This project includes
portable technology in
schools and is a one-on-one
learning example. Microsoft
delivered 50 portable Pocket
PCs and the University of
Chile provided two suitcases
to transport them and to
charge their batteries. In
the second step of this
program a team of
specialists adapted
curriculum content for this
province for Math, Biology,
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Classmate PC in
Brazil
has been developed in
partnership with
Fundación Bradesco
and Intel.
Microsoft in Brazil
is supporting the
implementation of One to One
computing – one laptop per
student.
This first educational
experience is being
developed in one of the 40
schools of the Bradesco
Foundation. The school,
located in Campinas in the
State of São Paulo, was
chosen to be the first
school to use the laptop
Classmate PC from Intel.
This school is also the
first in Latin America to
have the deployment of
laptops for all students in
the school. Microsoft has
supported this project by
providing educational and
technical support, such as
setting up a Learning
Gateway environment for this
project. Other Programs were
also integrated with this
project. The Help Desk
Student Program was used to
train the teachers to help
their colleagues in the use
of the Classmate PC and the
Peer Coaching Program was
used to train the teachers.
This project will be used as
a model for the
implementation of this
experience in the other
Bradesco Foundation schools
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108,000 students. |
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Eduinnova
is a collaborative
learning environment
supported by wireless
interconnected devices in a
1:1 computing setting. This
model has been used by more
than 5,000 students in
Argentina,
Chile
—where it was developed—
Brazil, UK and USA, first
using Pocket PC and now
moving to Classmate PC
platform. For more
information visit:
http://www.mobilelearning.cl/
or
http://www.edunova.cl/ |
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Latin
American
Primary
and
Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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Anytime,
Anywhere
Learning
ClassMate
PC’s
Pilot
program
Caribbean
and
Central
America:
Costa
Rica:
Learning
Devices:
Portables
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Anytime,
Anywhere
Learning
will be
implemented
in a
number
of
schools
and
grades
to be
determined
jointly
with
Fundación
Omar
Dengo,
considering
the
resources
available
for the
experience.
The
initial
plan is
for a
100
Class
Mate PC
devices,
pending
Intel’s
formal
confirmation
on
commitments
to
Fundación
Omar
Dengo
(FOD),
including
Wi-Max
technologies
for
communications.
The
initial
period
to
complete
the
assessment
and
document
recommendations
will be
6 months
after
implementation.
The
objectives
of this
initiative
are:
Tools
for
learning
1)
design a
“minimum
adequate
Anytime,
Anywhere
learning
pilot”,
understanding
by this
the
minimum
required
size to
be
representative
from the
education
perspective
yet
implemented
with the
least
resources
possible;
2)
evaluate
and
document
the main
impacts
of this
experience,
with
recommendations
for
implementation
of other
pilot
projects;
3)
provide
feedback
on IT
products;
4)
build
guidelines
for
broader
scale
implementations;
and
5)
communicate
and
share
results
with the
educational
community
and
government
leaders.
Microsoft
will
provide:
1)
the
software
technologies
required
and
educational
programs
and
contents
developed
under
Partners
in
Learning;
2)
technical
consulting
and
support
for
implementation;
3)
readiness
for IT
related
aspects,
innovative
use of
technologies
for
education,
contents
and
tools
development;
4)
a
contact
person
responsible
for
providing
support
for
program
management
and
access
to
information
on other
experiences
under
development;
5)
funding
in the
maximum
amount
of
US$50,000
total
for all
the
elements
mentioned
previously
FOD will
provide:
1)
engagement
with the
Ministry
of
Education
and
alignment
to its
public
education
policies;
2)
definition
of pilot
schools
and
access
to
education
leaders,
staff
and
students;
3)
a
program
manager
responsible
for the
program
overall,
and
professionals
in
charge
of the
design,
implementation
and
control
of the
pilot
from the
pedagogical
point of
view,
content
and
tools
development,
assessment
and
documentation;
4)
facilities
in
general,
for the
implementation
of the
pilot,
research
and
development,
readiness,
and
support.
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Fundación
Omar
Dengo
www.fod.ac.cr;
Launch
scheduled
May 2007
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In
Costa Rica
there is a Anytime, Anywhere
Learning experience with
Fundación Omar Dengo that
began in May 2007 with 55
ClassMate PCs. In
this program primary school
students take the laptops
home to integrate families
and communities into their
learning experiences. These
pilot programs are taking
place in several countries
in Latin America; if you are
interested please contact
your local Microsoft
Education Manager. |
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In
Guatemala,
an agreement between Intel,
Microsoft and IDB has been
signed to provide Classmate
PCs for Latin American
countries. Microsoft will
include Windows, Office,
Encarta, Math’s and English
programs, and the laptops
used in Guatemala will have
software in the “quiché”
language. For more details:
http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20070317/
actualidad/37810/.
The Pilot Program began in
May/June 2007 in two
schools, one in Salcajá,
Quetzaltenango and the other
one in Tejutla, San Marcos,
and reaches 400 students and
11 teachers. There will be a
total of 70 Classmate PCs
working in the 5th grade in
Salcaja, and in the 4th, 5th
and 6th grades in Tejutla.
This pilot program will last
a school year and is part of
Guatemala’s national vision
in which all children will
have a portable personal
computer as of 4th or 5th
grade by 2012. If you are
interested in more
information about this
program please contact your
local Microsoft Education
Manager. |
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Desktops
These are some examples of Best Practices on Learning
Devices in Latin America (with the
links to access further
information):
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Latin American
Primary and
Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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Colombia:
Digital
Inclusion:
ICT
Infrastructure:
Learning
Devices;
Desktops
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“Computadores
para Educar”
runs the
National
Center for
Use of
Electronic
Waste
(Centro
Nacional de
Aprovechamiento
de Residuos
Electrónicos
CENARE),
where spare
parts of
electronic
equipment
discarded
for
refurbishment
are
processed
for further
responsible
use. The
program has
developed an
integral
management
model for
electronic
waste which
supports the
refurbishment
strategy for
computers
positioning
this
initiative
on a global
frontline.
The program
provides
support to
country’s
environment,
education
and economic
aspects,
hence
avoiding
thousands of
tons of
equipment to
be to be
disposed of
in public
open garbage
spots, thus
creating
dangerous
environmental
impact, and
generating
economical
benefits for
the
Colombian
society
through the
refurbishment
of elements
and
materials
that are
converted
into
educational
platforms
for children
and
generating a
clean flow
of metals,
thermoplastics,
glass and
other
materials
that are
processed in
the
recycling
market. With
the Robotic
Education
Project,
which will
lead the
program, it
is evident
that the
computers
can not only
contribute
to a better
quality of
education
within the
traditional
model where
the
refurbished
equipment is
being used,
but also
parts and
components
can be used
in projects
aimed to
enhance
Colombian
children and
youngsters
in other
learning
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“Escuelas Zulianas de Avanzada”
is an initiative from the
Gobierno de Zulia
in Venezuela which
provided digital alphabetization
training until November 2006,
reaching 1,253 teachers. During
April 2007 online training
was provided in partnership
with Fundación AME, through
which 150 teachers were trained.
. The 1,253 trained teachers
also participated in the program
“Educando Contigo” through
which Microsoft’s partner
CTT Digital Literacy courses
were given, and Microsoft
delivered books and CD’s for
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Latin
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Primary
and Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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Proyecto
Educando
con
Tecnología
en Venezuela
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La firma
del
Acuerdo
de Colaboración
para
la Implementación
del
Proyecto
Educando
con
Tecnología
es el
inicio
del
Modelo
de Computadores
para
Educar
en Venezuela
La participación
de la
Fundación
SENIAT
en la
entrega
de las
computadoras
a las
escuelas,
la participación
de la
Fundación
Venezuela
sin
Límites
para
el acondicionamiento
de las
mismas,
la Fundación
Telefónica
con
la primera
donación
registrada
y también
apoyando
con
el contenido
del
portal
Educared
para
los
docentes
innovadores
y Microsoft
Venezuela,
dándole
sentido
a esta
alianza
con
el acompañamiento
educativo
vital
para
este
programa
y que
hoy
nos
brinda
una
diferencia
absoluta
con
respecto
a las
iniciativas
de software
libre
en toda
la Región
Andina.
Se ha
firmado
en junio
2007
el Acuerdo
de Colaboración
entre
Fundación
Venezuela
Sin
Límites,
Fundación
Solidaridad
Seniat
2000,
Fundación
Telefónica
y Microsoft
Venezuela,
para
la implementación
del
Proyecto
Educando
con
Tecnología,
replicación
del
Programa
Computadores
para
Educar
de Colombia,
el mismo
que
se iniciará
con
una
prueba
piloto
de tres
meses
donde
se beneficiarán
11 escuelas
públicas
de educación
básica.
Esta
alianza
fue
posible,
gracias
a la
participación
de diferentes
personas,
que
de una
u otra
forma
apoyaron,
desarrollaron,
monitorearon
y sugirieron,
un sin
fin
de actividades
para
poder
hacer
realidad
la alianza
entre
estas
Instituciones.
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more
information
contact
Fabio
Tellez:
fabio.tellez@microsoft.com
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El SENIAT
firma
convenio
para
dotar
de computadoras
a escuelas
bolivarianas
Un
convenio
marco
de
colaboración
con
las
empresas
Microsoft
de
Venezuela,
la
Fundación
Telefónica
de
Movistar
y
la
A.C.
Fundación
Venezuela
sin
Límites
firmó
el
servicio
Nacional
integrado
de
Administración
Aduanera
y
Tributaria
(SENIAT),
a
través
de
la
Fundación
Solidaridad
2000.
Carmen
Carrillo,
en
representación
de
la
fundación
del
organismo
tributario,
explicó
que
el
propósito
del
acuerdo
ha
sido
dotar
a
escuelas
públicas
bolivarianas
de
equipos
de
computación.
Puntualizó
Carrillo
que
esta
iniciativa
forma
parte
de
las
directrices
emanadas
por
el
Superintendente
Nacional
Aduanero
y
Tributario,
José
Gregorio
Vielma
Mora,
alineadas
con
los
postulados
sociales
y
constitucionales
de
la
Revolución
Aduanera
y
Tributaria,
conceptos
que
se
insertan
en
el
Plan
Evasión
Cero
y
Plan
Contrabando
Cero.
"Estas
cuatro
instituciones
unimos
nuestros
esfuerzos
para
dotar
de
estos
equipos
a
las
sedes
educativas
que
carecen
de
herramientas
tecnológicas,
indispensables
para
realizar
sus
actividades
hoy
en
día.
Es
así
como
Microsoft
nos
dona
la
licencia,
la
fundación
Telefónica
de
Movistar
los
equipos
y
a
nosotros,
como
Fundación
Solidaridad
2000
del
SENIAT
nos
corresponde
la
responsabilidad
de
donarlos
a
las
escuelas
públicas
bolivarianas",
resaltó
Carillo.
Serán
aproximadamente
2
mil
equipos
informáticos
los
que
se
van
a
donar
a
los
planteles
públicos
bolivarianos:
un
primer
lote
de
200
se
colocarán
de
inmediato
en
algunos
centros
educativos
públicos
del
área
metropolitana
de
Caracas
y
Posteriormente,
en
otras
las
escuelas
públicas
bolivarianas
del
resto
del
país.
El
acto
de
firma
se
llevó
a
cabo
en
la
sede
del
organismo
tributario
en
Plaza
Venezuela,
en
Caracas,
y
contó
con
las
presencia
de
Betsy
Romero,
Coordinadora
del
Programa
Educativo
de
Microsoft
de
Venezuela;
Liana
Sosa,
representante
de
la
Fundación
Telefónica
de
Movistar
y
Dilcia
Prieto
de
Ruan
y
Ana
Carolina
Torres,
Directora
Ejecutiva
y
representante,
respectivamente,
de
la
A.C.
Fundación
Venezuela
sin
Límites. |
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The program
“Computadoras para Educar”
from Colombia has been replicated
in Venezuela
through the agreement "Proyecto
Educando con Tecnología".
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in this agreement are
the Fundación SENIAT
(Servicio Nacional Integrado
de Administración Aduanera
y Tributaria) through
the Foundation Solidaridad
2000 which donates the
computers for the schools;
the Fundación Venezuela
Sin Límites which refurbishes
the computers; Fundación
Telefónica which provided
the first donation and
collaborates with the
education portal Educared
for the Innovative Teachers;
and Microsoft Venezuela.
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take 3 months and benefit
11 public schools, with
close to 2,000 computers
to be delivered (200
in Caracas and the others
throughout the rest
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Watch the video
from Venezuela
on the "Aula
Virtual"
experence here. |
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“Renovar para Educar” in
Mexico is a Microsoft
Authorized Refurbisher (MAR)
experience, through which
Microsoft and UNETE have a
strategic alliance to achieve
MAR commitments.
UNETE will store,
classify, refurbish and distribute
donated computers, while Microsoft
will provide
the Windows Operating Systems
to the PC refurbisher. This
process authorizes the eligible
refurbisher to install licensed
copies of Microsoft Windows
98 Second Edition or Windows
2000 Professional on eligible
refurbished computers. As
a result 1,000 donated PCs
for 65 schools have been renewed
and delivered to public schools
by the private industry as
part of the
Programa Renovar para Educar
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Plan "Mi
Primer PC" in
Chile had
a goal to connect 900,000
households and 150,000 companies
to the Internet by 2006. To
help them achieve this goal,
Microsoft Chile, along with
other hardware, retail, Internet
provider companies and academic
institutions developed a strategy
to permit low cost access
to PCs and thus enable digital
literacy. |
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Plan "Mi
PC Uruguay" is
a program developed through
an agreement with Intel and
the national government. The
goal is to facilitate access
for thousands of Uruguayans
to modern computers containing
education and office software
as well as low-cost access
to the Internet for over one
million users. IT courses
are a part of this program
that is financed by BROU and
the Nuevo Banco Comercial.
This is a replicable model
that can be successful in
coordination with several
partners. |
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Latin
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Primary
and Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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Tecnología
para
Educar
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Tecnología
para
Educar
is
a
joint
effort
and
partnership
amongst
the
private
and
public
sector,
international
organizations
and
NGOs
in
Guatemala.
TPE
is
a
MAR
(Microsoft
Authorized
Refurbisher)
Center
located
in
Guatemala.
TPE’s
main
objective
is
to
design,
build
and
implement
a
refurbishing
center
to
support
the
“Aprendo
Strategy”
of
the
Guatemalan
Ministry
of
Education
and
as
a
tool
to
promote
digital
education
and
social
inclusion
of
children
in
Guatemala.
Technicians
in
charge
of
the
refurbishing
process
belong
to
a
national
social
re-insertion
program
for
youth
in
risky
environments
and
those
who
in
the
past
have
had
trouble
with
the
law.
This
is
coordinated
through
NGO
Fundación
Grupo
Ceiba
and
with
the
support
of
World
Bank.
TPE
is
established
in
a
more
than
1,000
Mts2
warehouse
and
it
has
12
full
time
employees.
The
software
installed
includes
Windows
98,
Windows
ME,
Windows
2000
and
Windows
XP;
also,
Office
2000,
Office
2000
Premium,
Encarta
1999
or
Encarta
2000.
From
October
through
December
2006,
TPE
launched
a
fundraising
program
called
“Redondeo”
in
order
to
accelerate
their
impact
and
benefit
more
children
from.
The
program
collected
over
One
Million
Quetzales
(aprox.
$150,000
US
dollars)
thanks
to
Guatemalan
Citizens
who
donated
the
cash
from
what
they
paid
for
a
specific
product
or
service
(ie.
If
they
spent
US$1.76
and
paid
with
US$2
dollars,
the
remaining
money
–US$0.24
cents-
was
donated).
15
companies
supported
the
program,
including
supermarkets,
video
stores,
hotels,
clothing
stores,
banks,
restaurants,
etc.
Companies
were
Hiper
Paiz,
Maxibodegas,
Supertiendas
Paiz,
Pecos
Bill,
GNC,
That´s
Hollywood,
Hotel
Marriott,
Bennetton,
La
Paleta,
Distelsa,
Librerías
Progreso,
Canella,
&
Café,
Banco
Uno,
Banco
Cuscatlán,
La
Playa,
Compus
pa
todos,
Max,
Tapas
&
Cañas
y
Hacienda
Real.
IMPACT:
This
initiative
has
benefited
90,240
students,
3,658
refurbished
computers
were
donated
and
more
than
274
schools
benefited.
PARTNERS:
This
program
was
made
possible
through
the
partnership
of
Sergio
Paiz
Foundation
(FUNSEPA);
Ministry
of
Education
–
Escuelas
Demostrativas
del
Futuro
(EDF);
Microsoft
and
more
than
287
donors
including
Embassy
of
Canada,
Embassy
of
Korea,
UNICEF,
World
Bank,
Grupo
Ceiba
Foundation,
Roche
Pharmaceutical,
several
Banks
from
Guatemala,
American
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Pollo
Campero,
several
Universities,
Wal-Mart
and
citizens
of
Guatemala.
For
more
information
visit:
http://www.tecnologiaparaeducar.org/quienessomos.html
Or
contact
Claudia
Toledo:
ctoledo@microsoft.com
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Tecnología para Educar
(TPE) in Guatemala,
is a partnership amongst
the private and public sector,
international organizations
and NGO’s. TPE is a MAR
(Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher)
Center located in Guatemala.
Its main
objective is to design,
build and implement
a refurbishing center
to support the Aprendo
Strategy of the Guatemalan
Ministry of Education
and to promote digital
education and the social
inclusion of children
in Guatemala.
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refurbished computers
were donated, with 90,240
students from rural
areas and 274 schools
benefiting from the
program. Japan donated
funds for 7,300 PCs
that were implemented
by the Ministry of Education
in 300 Computer Labs.
These computers included
Microsoft Windows Server,
Windows XP and Office
as well as training
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The “Proyecto @prende” in
Honduras
has been developed in partnership
with the government of Honduras,
through the “Consejo Hondureño
de Ciencia y Tecnología-COHCIT”.
The partnership will fund
the purchase of 30,000 PCs
by 2009 at a rate of 10,000
computers per year. The Government
will provide computers along
with server, printer and satellite
Internet connections for 2,000
classrooms in rural areas
and lower income urban areas.
Microsoft will provide software
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Johnson High School students
from East St. Paul, Minnesota,
US, have 30 donated computers
to the State of Minnesota
School located in Loma Cova,
Panama through
a Fresh Start for donated
computers program. The school
owes its name to a group of
Minnesotans who visited there
in 1994, saw a need and tried
to help, but since the National
Guard delivered four computers
more than six years ago, the
help has stopped. Loma Cova
is populated largely by Cuna
Indians and is a very low-income
area. There are 698 students
at the Panama school who attend
the school in shifts, half
in the morning and half in
the afternoon. Microsoft provided
Windows 2000 licenses for
the donated personal computers
and copy of the software on
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Mi Compu in
El Salvador is a
program through which each
teacher will have a computer.
Although this is in its initial
steps, the Ministry of Education
is negotiating the possible
financing for teachers with
banks. Microsoft helped coordinate
the efforts between 14 different
actors: banks, name accounts,
system builders, and multinationals.
Microsoft also supported the
project management and marketing
campaign. More than 5,000
computers have been sold so
far. |
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"Mi
PC" Program in
Argentina
was launched in March 2005
through an agreement with
the National Government, Intel,
several banks to provide financing,
Internet providers, as well
as other companies. There
were, initially, two plans
available to choose from with
40 monthly payments, but a
new phase is currently being
developed to fit current market
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