How digital classrooms are becoming a reality in South Africa

Cloudgate - How digital classrooms are becoming a reality in South Africa CloudGate is an affordable, sustainable alternative to desktop computers for schools and universities. To address the education crisis in South Africa, kids from the age of 10 need to use a keyboard, mouse and screen to learn digitally and foster important technical skills. The future of education requires emerging technology to enable the future leaders of South Africa and grow South Africa’s economy. With CloudGate, educational institutions can give learners and students access to all the world’s educational content either from the internet or via specialist Windows-based curriculum applications. Small in size, solid state and low cost of ownership makes CloudGate a valuable asset to any school computer room or classroom. It’s easy to set up and maintain, even for a school with no IT professionals on site, and it draws less than 10W of power. This means it can be powered by solar panels or a generator in areas without access to the power grid. CloudGate is also able to provide a 25-user classroom for under R70,000, making it a highly affordable solution. Disclaimer: Although this was an article promoted by Cloudgate in MyBroadband, I'm posting it out of interest as I've seen an Education Department purchasing these devices are doing a due diligence exercise. I have no personal interest in the product or organisation at all. See http://ift.tt/2g97tx9