So, I hope I encourage @BlancheCarstens
to come out of her Twitter hiatus because she is trying to solve a massive
problem in South Africa: giving school kids access to computers and the
opportunity to learn about and with them. She's looking for ideas!
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Replying to @coderbyheart
@BlancheCarstens Many schools don't have
computers, mostly because the are getting stolen because they are very valuable.
So one idea would be to distribute inexpensive micro:bits from
@microbit_edu, but also they require
computers or smartphones to program.
Replying to @coderbyheart
@BlancheCarstens
@microbit_edu Would be interesting to learn
from @teenscancode how they solve this
issue. They also work with the micro:bit:
https://www.nordicsemi.com/News/2021/09/Nordic-helps-back-digital-education-for-disadvantaged-students-in-Nigeria