Some 613 students of the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland were among those receiving tablet computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets in Schools’ pilot programme in October 2014. The programme is being implemented by e-Learning Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining. Implementation Officer with e-Learning Jamaica, Catherina […]
Rollout of tablets in high gear
The distribution of tablet computers to students under the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project (TISPP) is now in high gear with hundreds of students having received their devices over the last three weeks.
Four companies supplying tablets to schools
Four companies are currently supplying tablets to teachers and students under the Tablets in Schools (TIS) Pilot Project, following their signing of contracts with e-Learning Jamaica Company Ltd in March this year.
Tablets Issued to 1,200 Secondary School Teachers
A total of 1,200 teachers across the public secondary school system have been issued with tablet computers as the Government rolls out the pilot for its Tablets in Schools project, in time for the start of the 2014 academic year.
Students and parents sign contract to receive tablets
Parents, guardians and students must sign an agreement in the form of a Pledge to take responsibility for their tablet computers before they are issued to students. The pledge agreements were developed after extensive consultation with stakeholders including information technology developers and suppliers, security advisors; the school community including teachers, principals and chairmen; and the Ministry of Education among others.