User:OLPC Mathematics

TITLE: USING THE XO LAPTOP TO AID TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS

Address: Hands of Charity Off Thika road, Seasons matatu terminal along Kasarani – Mwiki road past ICIPE Mark Koech c/o Theresa Okello Number of laptops: 10 Loan length: 4 months (9), 6 months (1)

Team participants:

Mark Koech (Team Leader) billiago@gmail.com

Education: Student, United States International University, B.Sc, Information Systems and Technology

A-Level Certificate, 2006

O-level Certificate, 2004

telephone (254) 723-096-197

Elias Kimaiga Moregi

Education: KCA University BCOM and CPA

Accounts Clerk Nyakach Girls’ High School

Profession: Teacher, Matongo Mixed Secondary School

Stephen Sawa

Education: Diploma, Primary School Science

Certificate in Social work

Profession: Head Master, St. Aloys Academy

Maruti J. Soita marutisoita@yahoo.com

Education: Masters Degree, Education, Kenyatta University

Bachelors Degree, Education, University of Nairobi

Profession: Teacher, Chejamisi Girls’ High School

Elizabeth Ogutu luizzoe@yahoo.com

Mobile: +254 716 196 989

Education: Student, United States International University, BA Accounting

Objectives

The primary goal of this project is to develop a project that will aid teachers in Kenyan Primary Schools teach the basic concepts of Mathematics in sync with the Kenyan Primary School syllabus using the XO laptop. The specific objectives of this project are:

1. To improve the ability of children to memorise and enhance the use of the basic Mathematical operations, that is +, -, ÷ and × using the XO laptop applications.

2. To improve children’s ability and understanding of the measurement and calculation of area, circumference and perimeter of 2-dimensional figures and the Surface Area and Volume of 3-dimansional objects with the aid of the XO laptop.

3. To aid the children in the proper understanding of the topics of ratios, percentages and proportions according to the Kenyan Primary School syllabus.

Progress

Link to Blog Report for September and October: [1]

Despite several delays we have had, there has finally been progress in this project. We went to Keongo Primary School, a small primary school in Kericho District in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. To follow progress closely and interact with the team more directly, please visit hoclaptop.blog.com.

We are working together with a team dealing with HIV/AIDS ([2])and Reading and Writing (wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Reading_Writing_Skills_Kenya) in order to help us make a greater impact on one school at a time and also reduce our costs.

Please feel free to contribute on the blog and help us make the world of the children in Kenya and by extension Africa appropriate and better.Thank you and God bless