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Reneal Workshop in Arusha! [2016-07-21]

We are excited to report a major highlight this last week, a Reneal IEO workshop in Arusha coordinated by Reneal School Liaison David Nyangaka.  David has been very active these last six months, working with the computer teachers at our eight Arusha schools to troubleshoot problems and identify teaching materials.  Very few public high schools in Tanzania have computers, so these teachers are very much pioneers in introducing their students to technology.  This workshop was a chance to bring everyone together to discuss issues, challenges, and ideas for teaching IT.

David was assisted by Mr. Gift, a computer expert familiar with thin client systems like Reneal’s.  A couple of the teachers gave a Reneal system demonstration to Mr. Gift, and then the teachers were able to ask questions about various topics.  For example, not all teachers had tried to create the student list.  The student list provides an automated way to generate a drop-down menu to students when they sign in and then to create individual folders for student file storage.  Once the student list is done, teaching a class is much easier.  The workshop was a chance for everyone to ask questions about the process and get comfortable with how to do it.  This is a BIG step forward for the schools!  There were hardware, software, system administration, and curriculum questions that were brought forward and discussed, and David said it was a very lively and productive dialog!

We are so thrilled to have David as our School Liaison to support the computer teachers in Arusha.  And seeing the pictures from the workshop brings back such warm feelings for the computer teachers that we’ve met there.  They are an incredible hard-working, dedicated group – we’re looking forward to seeing them again in 2017!  We are also encouraged that this workshop was so productive.  We hope that we’ll be able to have other opportunities in the future to support our Reneal Super User team!