In Uruguay, Southamerica · Ceibal Plan is Uruguay’s implementaon of the “One Laptop per Child...

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“unacomputadoraunniño”namedPlanCeibal.

InUruguay,Southamerica

2009CeibalPlan

everyteacherandeverypupilinthepublicschools

shouldhavea

portablecomputer.

CeibalPlanisUruguay’simplementa4onofthe

“OneLaptopperChildproject”(OLPC),createdbyNicholasNegroponteinthe

MediaLaboftheMassachusseDsIns4tuteofTechnology

Thename“Ceibal”waschosenforthesymbolicmeaningtoUruguayansofthe“Ceibo”treeandits

flower—Uruguay’snaAonalflower.

ThiswasmadeintoanacronymforConec4vidadEduca4vadeInformá4caBásicaparaelAprendizajeenLínea

(EducaAonalConnecAvitytoBasicInformaAonSystemsforOnlineLearning).

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The plan’s goals:

In terms of the Community:

• Nuclear family involvement in the school.

• Intergenerational learning.

• Family socialization.

• Shared responsibilities.

In Pedagogical terms

 Foster active interaction in the construction of knowledge.

 Help students explore personal areas of interest.

 Active learning not limited in time or place.

 Children centered learning.

What a challenge when pupils become teachers of their own

teachers!

The pilot plan began on Thursday, May 10, 2007,

In Villa Cardal, in the Department of Florida: the first 160 computers were delivered with Internet connections.

Thecomputers:• Weight:akiloandahalf.• 1GbofRAM.• Removableflashdisc.• Arenetworked.• Arecapable,throughawirelessmechanismforconnecAonamonglaptops(meshnetwork),seekingthenearestInternetaccess,regardlessofthetechnologyusedtodeliverit.• Aresturdyenoughtostandchildren’suse.

The computers contain an Internet navigator, a photographic and video camera.

Include games, a book reader, a calculator, messenger, and e-mail.

Use the Linux operating system and include USB ports, allowing their connection to any type of device.

• Effective training at all levels:  Initial teacher training.  general training of teachers at different phases of the project.   other activities according to local needs.

After one year the project

has achieved

the following:

At student’s level: • Decrease in competitiveness, • Strengthening cooperation and solidarity .

• Development of their creativity through discovery learning.

• Foster reading and writing.

• Redirect behavioral problems.

• Enhance self-esteem

• Better attitude towards learning.

• Reduction in absenteeism

At Community Level

• Family participation in their children's school activities

• Digital literacy.

• Document children’s identity.

At Teacher’s level

•  Overcame panic attacks.

•  Disregarded their resignation letters.

• Decided not to retired being 49 years old. • Now they feel empowered and

enthusiastic.

Computerswerenotstolennorsold

JustafewofthemweredamagedbecauseofdomesAcviolence

Thelaptopsares/llworking.

What´s next? • Secondary level student’s and teachers.

• Special needs children might receive a laptop according to their disabilities.

Equality through Education. E-teaching is a tool.