WORLDTECHBringing computing to rural schools in Argentina
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What happened
A city now, it was just a “small town with dirt roads” when she was a kid, but that didn’t stop her from seeking out technology and ultimately, computing. In 2017 she joined a programme called Conectar Igualdad (Connecting Equality) and started to bring coding and robotics to rural schools.
In 2017, when the Conectar Igualdad programme introduced the Pi-Top distribution, which consisted of portable computers designed for educational use. Meet the teacher running Raspberry Jams so kids can access computers and programming in rural Argentina.
The post Bringing computing to rural schools in Argentina appeared first on Raspberry Pi . Eliana Otrera lives in Forres in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Key facts
- In 2017, when the Conectar Igualdad programme — introduced: the Pi-Top distribution, which consisted of portable computers designed for educational use
Sources & evidence
- Raspberry Pi News Primary / official
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