Satainrattanaram School was selected to be the first of the six schools to try out “Braincloud Solution” to connect school via the tablets to the network provided by the government to enable students and teachers to access learning materials, courseware, educational resources, and teachers in Bangkok.
The MICT uses Braincloud Solution provided by Openface Internet—a Canadian based internet infrastructure and software solutions provider, with internet connections using virtual fibre technology.
The system has been set up at six schools in Nakhon Pathom province according to the government’s plan to connect these schools which have received tablets used by first grade students under the OTPC scheme, to the internet at a high speed of 100 megabits per second, via both upload and download.
A “Brain Tower” station has been established at each school, receiving an internet connection provided by TOT—the state owned telco. The Brain Towers will generate connections in the form of a Wi-Fi signal to enable tablets in the schools to connect to the internet wirelessly.
The virtual-fibre technology allows students and teachers to stay connected to the internet at 100Mbps upload/download within a 10-kilometre radius.
Also, the system servers can store courseware and acts as a learning management system enabling teachers to access educational content and materials developed by the Education Ministry, and encourage the exchange of knowledge between students and students, teachers and teachers, and students and teachers regardless of distance.
During the first give-month trial period from now through the end of March 2013, the Braincloud System service would be provided free of charge to the six schools as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme.
ICT Minister Gp Capt Anudith Nakornthap said this project was part of the government’s smart-network programme to connect all schools in the country via high-speed internet as well as supporting the government’s OTPC scheme.
There are 9,600 schools across the country currently connect to high-speed internet under the National Education Network (NEdnet), and another 22,000 schools connect to the internet at lower speeds, he said.
“The government plans to spend up to THB 22 billion (US$ 717.2 million) to set up high-speed internet connections in these 22,000 schools, and aims to connect 80 per cent of them by May 2013,” said the ICT Minister.
According to him, the government is looking for the best technology and solution to link all the 22,000 schools at the appropriate speed for tablets to use online courseware and e-learning.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Thanya Kunakornpaiboonsiri
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 27.11.2012
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