Proper care and use of the tablets in the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project has been emphasized since the inception of the Project. A Security Working Group was established and given the responsibility to oversee the security aspects of the tablets in the schools as regards to the Project. The Security Working Group concentrates on […]
TIS credited for improved attendance, better attitude in schools
Jamaica’s Tablets in School programme is being given credit for improved attendance and better attitudes among students in at least two schools. The Principals are reporting welcomed changes in student behaviour, due to use of the tablets. At Clan Carthy Primary School in St Andrew, Principal Sheldon Richards, notes that during the week that the […]
Gov’t confident in success of Tablets in Schools programme
The Jamaican Government says it has taken note of concerns raised by the Auditor-General about the future viability of the Tablets in Schools programme, but has vowed to proceed with full implementation of the initiative. According to Hon. Julian Robinson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the pilot project […]
$1 million ‘bonus’ for 5 schools in tablet project
Government has set aside $1 million to reward five schools that are showing academic improvements from utilisation of the tablet computers provided under the Tablets in Schools Pilot project. Students who demonstrate excellent technology skills from use of the tablets will also benefit from the allocation. Hon. Phillip Paulwell, the technology minister, said his ministry, […]
Parry Town, Rio Bueno last to get tablets
The handing over of computer tablets under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme pilot project ended this week, with distribution to students in the two remaining institutions on January 28 and 29. Some 449 students at Parry Town Primary and Infant School in St. Ann were presented with the devices on Wednesday, January 28, while […]