Update from Project (Bangladesh) Opening of Chittagong Schools

(Bangladesh) Opening of Chittagong Schools. Connect Bangladesh. Online March 2006. … (opening) a fifteen center project bringing computers and internet to schools and their communities in the Chittagong area. The project is part of a nationwide project by an international NGO, Relief International - Schools Online (RI-SOL). …
Professional Development (Info. from email to Ginny from Nazrul Islam (RI-SOL/BNGD) [nazrul@schoolsonline.org] via Digital Divide Network) Relief International-Schools Online has trained up about 250 teachers in 15 schools in Chittagong in Bangladesh with fundamental computing. 32 among these teachers have received 5 day long intensive training ( Teacher Professional Development) and have learned how to intergrate information and communication technologies into their existing teaching methods. The goal of the training is to make them champions in using technology beyond traditional or conventional teaching approaches. The teacher will now train their students how to use the technologies in education. … Areas of skill building and development under the training include: 1. Technican training : Basic skill building on computer use and network administration 2. Intergarting the use of computer, internet etc. into existing curriculam 3. Assisting students and community members in using school-community internet learning center based in school 4. Internet based learning 5.Cross cultural colloborative and online learning projects. … The trainings will enable teachers and students of 15 schools in Chittagong, a south eastern city in Bangladesh,to fully participate technology based Global Connections and Exchange Project (GCEP) which promotes use and intergration of ICT in education and help students, teachers and community to get involved in cross cultural dialogue with the help of information technologies. …