TWENTY-FIVE GRADE-SIX students at Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston on Friday gave Julian Robinson, state minister for science, technology, energy and ministry, some insight into the different ways they use Internet access to do research for homework, play educational and other games, as well as keep in touch with friends and relatives in Jamaica […]
e-Learning Jamaica Company Ltd. is ensuring that the nation’s teachers are equipped with the skills necessary to enable teaching and learning with the use of technology. This is in keeping with its mandate to promote the integration and infusion of technology into Jamaica’s education system. To this end, e-LJam has partnered with Microsoft Jamaica to deliver […]
If the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project is be successful, principals and school boards must incorporate the project into the management of their schools, says Manley Haye, TIS Project Manager at e-Learning Jamaica Company Ltd (e-LJam).
Students and teachers at Rennock Lodge All Age and Infant School have taken on an air of confidence following the introduction of the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project last school year. “My teachers have become technology savvy and are now experts at using tablets. They are more confident because they have been through a lot of training, courtesy of e-Learning Jamaica”, Ms. Anderson the acting Principal noted, adding “The tablets have opened doors for both teachers and students. They feel they can do anything that anyone else in the world can do. Attendance and punctuality have improved“.
Charlie Smith High has been added as the 39th institution to be part of the ‘Tablets in Schools (TIS) Pilot Project where students and teachers receive tablet devices.
