India's $35 tablet disaster now becoming apparent

[scholseys]

India will fiind a bit hard to compete with Microsoft in the future. Watch this:

amazing future minus the hippy car

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RIM is developing a software for Blackberry called QNX. It is the same software you will find on a fighter jet!!

the upcoming os 2 will have features from the qnx

 

[below_freezing]

I know something that costs $0.15 and is much better for learning. It's called a pencil and paper.

When is India going to stop these stupid gimmicks and actually get to work teaching your "demogrphic dividend" something, anything ???

agreed, pencil and paper is still the way to go, technology should be slowly introduced into the classroom, not suddenly, and anyone can use a pencil and paper.

 

[scholseys]

agreed, pencil and paper is still the way to go, technology should be slowly introduced into the classroom, not suddenly, and anyone can use a pencil and paper.

I don't think i have used a pen, pencil or paper other then writing an exam and that was a few months ago. I only use papers for printing. I even take notes using playbook in the classroom using a very compact usb keyboard.

 

[livingdead]

agreed, pencil and paper is still the way to go, technology should be slowly introduced into the classroom, not suddenly, and anyone can use a pencil and paper.

How do you introduce it slowly to classroom which already uses pencil and paper?
Many teachers are in villages semi-trained and cannot hold interest of their pupils.
I can only hope that availability of suitable local language software will make teaching/studying interesting.
Remember most of Indian students study in their local language(I did too)

I come from a backward area in India, and availability of books in a local library really broadened my horizon.
Now a days with internet, a kid from rural India should have same access to knowledge as a kid from city.

 

[Edevelop]

I don't think i have used a pen, pencil or paper other then writing an exam and that was a few months ago. I only use papers for printing. I even take notes using playbook in the classroom using a very compact usb keyboard.

Same here, i use technology. i have hardly seen anyone using a pen, penci, paper in my University. Almost everyone use computers, tablets, etc...

However, i would encourage using pen/pencil cuz when you write exams, you have to use that in a specific given time.

 

[scholseys]

Same here, i use technology. i have hardly seen anyone using a pen, penci, paper in my University. Almost everyone use computers, tablets, etc...

However, i would encourage using pen/pencil cuz when you write exams, you have to use that in a specific given time.

you go to uoft bro?

 

[SenLin]

Maybe India, China & others should use this too: Raspberry Pi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Really cool.

 

[livingdead]

Maybe India, China & others should use this too: Raspberry Pi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Really cool.

Already posted many times. It is yet to be launched.

 

[Edevelop]

you go to uoft bro?

UWaterloo. You?

 

[SenLin]

Already posted many times. It is yet to be launched.

Does India maybe plan to use it?

 

[scholseys]

just finished my undergrad from uoft

 

[Edevelop]

just finished my undergrad from uoft

congrats.. That is a big achievement
Did you go to UTM or UOFT St.George?

 

[scholseys]

i was registered at st george but had classes in both. I did my first year at waterloo, i trasferred for i couldnt take the city ...i found it depressing.

 

[livingdead]

Does India maybe plan to use it?

I dont know. But will be good to give it to students. 17-22 pound I guess the price.

 

[Edevelop]

i was registered at st george but had classes in both. I did my first year at waterloo, i trasferred for i couldnt take the city ...i found it depressing.

YOOOO
I'm in my first year at UW. Its $HIT and depressing!!!. I am trying to transfer into UOFT. Can you help me what the process is....