Uruguay Becomes First Nation to Provide a laptop for every primary student


	Uruguay Becomes First Nation to Provide a laptop for every primary student

David Hughes

10-18-2009 8:40 PM

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10-18-2009 8:46 PM

David Hughes

Read the whole story! "Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the scheme".

10-19-2009 8:59 AM

wiganfootie

Great !

10-19-2009 10:50 AM

tanyamm

That's great! At my grandchildren's school there's a computer room with about 10 computers. This room is for the whole school, K to grade 5.

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