a lot has changed in over the past hundred years in Kenya on our roads in
hundred years in Kenya on our roads in
hundred years in Kenya on our roads in the way we communicate in our hospital
the way we communicate in our hospital
the way we communicate in our hospital operating theaters but schools codes are
operating theaters but schools codes are
operating theaters but schools codes are still the same we have a teacher we have
still the same we have a teacher we have
still the same we have a teacher we have a blackboard we have writing pads we
a blackboard we have writing pads we
a blackboard we have writing pads we have textbooks we have pencils and pens
have textbooks we have pencils and pens
have textbooks we have pencils and pens but the most worrying thing is the
but the most worrying thing is the
but the most worrying thing is the statistics in 2013 where thou had a
statistics in 2013 where thou had a
statistics in 2013 where thou had a study in all the schools in East Africa
study in all the schools in East Africa
study in all the schools in East Africa and these were the results the teacher
and these were the results the teacher
and these were the results the teacher to student ratio is one is 245 10
to student ratio is one is 245 10
to student ratio is one is 245 10 percent of class 8 students cannot solve
percent of class 8 students cannot solve
percent of class 8 students cannot solve a class 2 math problem and the other
a class 2 math problem and the other
a class 2 math problem and the other thing is 40% drop out after primary
thing is 40% drop out after primary
thing is 40% drop out after primary school in 2003 President Kibaki made
school in 2003 President Kibaki made
school in 2003 President Kibaki made education free for all primary school
education free for all primary school
education free for all primary school kids and which has been a really great
kids and which has been a really great
kids and which has been a really great things for people who could not afford
things for people who could not afford
things for people who could not afford education but every day we hear stories
education but every day we hear stories
education but every day we hear stories about schools do not have enough
about schools do not have enough
about schools do not have enough textbooks we have a teacher is not able
textbooks we have a teacher is not able
textbooks we have a teacher is not able to interact with all the 40 students
to interact with all the 40 students
to interact with all the 40 students during the class and you know we have
during the class and you know we have
during the class and you know we have people who dropped out of school they
people who dropped out of school they
people who dropped out of school they don’t really feel comfortable going back
don’t really feel comfortable going back
don’t really feel comfortable going back to a class of 40 students because you
to a class of 40 students because you
to a class of 40 students because you know they feel that they’ll be laughed
know they feel that they’ll be laughed
know they feel that they’ll be laughed at or the other kids will feel that they
at or the other kids will feel that they
at or the other kids will feel that they are stupid and a lot needs to be done in
are stupid and a lot needs to be done in
are stupid and a lot needs to be done in terms of the whole education ecosystem
terms of the whole education ecosystem
terms of the whole education ecosystem whether it’s in form of infrastructure
whether it’s in form of infrastructure
whether it’s in form of infrastructure whether it’s in form of you know policy
whether it’s in form of you know policy
whether it’s in form of you know policy or research or content and we all have
or research or content and we all have
or research or content and we all have to agree that we live in the 21st
to agree that we live in the 21st
to agree that we live in the 21st century
century
century and we need to give our learner’s
and we need to give our learner’s
and we need to give our learner’s education that will is helpful to them
education that will is helpful to them
education that will is helpful to them today as well as skills that will enable
today as well as skills that will enable
today as well as skills that will enable them to be competitive all over the
them to be competitive all over the
them to be competitive all over the world so I work for an
world so I work for an
world so I work for an education technology company called le
education technology company called le
education technology company called le mu and le mu offers digital local
mu and le mu offers digital local
mu and le mu offers digital local content for primary school kids so I’m
content for primary school kids so I’m
content for primary school kids so I’m going to give you stories of what I’ve
going to give you stories of what I’ve
going to give you stories of what I’ve seen on the ground over the last two
seen on the ground over the last two
seen on the ground over the last two years so we have this is an animation of
years so we have this is an animation of
years so we have this is an animation of mathematics and you know there’s
mathematics and you know there’s
mathematics and you know there’s different students in class and what it
different students in class and what it
different students in class and what it has done is that the slow kids can watch
has done is that the slow kids can watch
has done is that the slow kids can watch the video as many times as they want
the video as many times as they want
the video as many times as they want the brighter kids can watch it once or
the brighter kids can watch it once or
the brighter kids can watch it once or twice but more importantly a child or
twice but more importantly a child or
twice but more importantly a child or Alana in Turkana can learn the same
Alana in Turkana can learn the same
Alana in Turkana can learn the same lesson the same way as a child in
lesson the same way as a child in
lesson the same way as a child in Nairobi or a child in Meru or a child in
Nairobi or a child in Meru or a child in
Nairobi or a child in Meru or a child in Samburu the other thing is we went to
Samburu the other thing is we went to
Samburu the other thing is we went to some guru and it’s a small village
some guru and it’s a small village
some guru and it’s a small village called khatallah money next to some guru
called khatallah money next to some guru
called khatallah money next to some guru national park and when we went there we
national park and when we went there we
national park and when we went there we went there to the primary school
went there to the primary school
went there to the primary school khatallah money school and one of my
khatallah money school and one of my
khatallah money school and one of my colleagues called Francesca was like you
colleagues called Francesca was like you
colleagues called Francesca was like you know we should also have some ups for
know we should also have some ups for
know we should also have some ups for women so that they would be able to know
women so that they would be able to know
women so that they would be able to know how to recycle glasses or plastics in
how to recycle glasses or plastics in
how to recycle glasses or plastics in their home and when we went to their
their home and when we went to their
their home and when we went to their workplace where they make the beads and
workplace where they make the beads and
workplace where they make the beads and the necklaces and the bangles and talk
the necklaces and the bangles and talk
the necklaces and the bangles and talk to them they told us do you know what
to them they told us do you know what
to them they told us do you know what we’d also like to learn math in English
we’d also like to learn math in English
we’d also like to learn math in English and Swahili and it was an interesting
and Swahili and it was an interesting
and Swahili and it was an interesting thing because at times we assumed people
thing because at times we assumed people
thing because at times we assumed people because they dropped out of school it’s
because they dropped out of school it’s
because they dropped out of school it’s because they don’t want to learn but at
because they don’t want to learn but at
because they don’t want to learn but at times it’s because they don’t have the
times it’s because they don’t have the
times it’s because they don’t have the opportunity or you know most of them are
opportunity or you know most of them are
opportunity or you know most of them are married they have kids and they would
married they have kids and they would
married they have kids and they would really not fit into our school system
really not fit into our school system
really not fit into our school system which is eight to four but if you have a
which is eight to four but if you have a
which is eight to four but if you have a tablet that you can learn on your own
tablet that you can learn on your own
tablet that you can learn on your own time then that is great so we’ve seen
time then that is great so we’ve seen
time then that is great so we’ve seen that technology can bring opportunity
that technology can bring opportunity
that technology can bring opportunity to areas where we never thought you know
to areas where we never thought you know
to areas where we never thought you know people would not really have that chance
people would not really have that chance
people would not really have that chance that’s a teacher from in Bacchus
that’s a teacher from in Bacchus
that’s a teacher from in Bacchus garrison primary school and when we went
garrison primary school and when we went
garrison primary school and when we went to trained teachers you know we have
to trained teachers you know we have
to trained teachers you know we have this in mind we told them this is how
this in mind we told them this is how
this in mind we told them this is how you teach in class this is how you
you teach in class this is how you
you teach in class this is how you should integrate technology like you
should integrate technology like you
should integrate technology like you should use the tablets in class as part
should use the tablets in class as part
should use the tablets in class as part of your lesson and over the last years
of your lesson and over the last years
of your lesson and over the last years we’ve seen teachers innovate and build
we’ve seen teachers innovate and build
we’ve seen teachers innovate and build up their own ways of teaching and some
up their own ways of teaching and some
up their own ways of teaching and some teachers actually give children tell
teachers actually give children tell
teachers actually give children tell them you know go watch this video as
them you know go watch this video as
them you know go watch this video as homework and when they come back the
homework and when they come back the
homework and when they come back the following day then the teacher is able
following day then the teacher is able
following day then the teacher is able to engage with them ask them questions
to engage with them ask them questions
to engage with them ask them questions discuss with them which means that you
discuss with them which means that you
discuss with them which means that you know it has revolutionized the way that
know it has revolutionized the way that
know it has revolutionized the way that they teach in class I went to his sumo
they teach in class I went to his sumo
they teach in class I went to his sumo and as you all know that people from
and as you all know that people from
and as you all know that people from Kisumu are very confident and you know
Kisumu are very confident and you know
Kisumu are very confident and you know that’s why it’s kisumu City so when we
that’s why it’s kisumu City so when we
that’s why it’s kisumu City so when we went there I met this girl and she’s
went there I met this girl and she’s
went there I met this girl and she’s very good in English and she always has
very good in English and she always has
very good in English and she always has her compositions being done being put on
her compositions being done being put on
her compositions being done being put on the notice board in school and she
the notice board in school and she
the notice board in school and she wanted to put her compositions out there
wanted to put her compositions out there
wanted to put her compositions out there for all the other learners in Kenya to
for all the other learners in Kenya to
for all the other learners in Kenya to be able to read it so she asked me to
be able to read it so she asked me to
be able to read it so she asked me to help her put her compositions online and
help her put her compositions online and
help her put her compositions online and this is what I saw is an opportunity
this is what I saw is an opportunity
this is what I saw is an opportunity that otherwise she wouldn’t have bought
that otherwise she wouldn’t have bought
that otherwise she wouldn’t have bought because what was most of the time when
because what was most of the time when
because what was most of the time when you go to look for a job as a journalist
you go to look for a job as a journalist
you go to look for a job as a journalist you asked how many years of experience
you asked how many years of experience
you asked how many years of experience do you have or how much work have you
do you have or how much work have you
do you have or how much work have you done and if she started a blog with her
done and if she started a blog with her
done and if she started a blog with her compositions when she’s in plus seven by
compositions when she’s in plus seven by
compositions when she’s in plus seven by the time she’s at from four she has six
the time she’s at from four she has six
the time she’s at from four she has six years of
years of
years of experience writing which is really
experience writing which is really
experience writing which is really really you know awesome I mean not most
really you know awesome I mean not most
really you know awesome I mean not most of us has that much experience in
of us has that much experience in
of us has that much experience in workplace we do not create technology
workplace we do not create technology
workplace we do not create technology for the sake of technology if you wanna
for the sake of technology if you wanna
for the sake of technology if you wanna bring technology to people it has to be
bring technology to people it has to be
bring technology to people it has to be relevant to them and it has to offer
relevant to them and it has to offer
relevant to them and it has to offer solutions to them and what we do is we
solutions to them and what we do is we
solutions to them and what we do is we help all Ilana’s get the concepts of
help all Ilana’s get the concepts of
help all Ilana’s get the concepts of what they are learning so that they will
what they are learning so that they will
what they are learning so that they will be able to pass their case epe as we all
be able to pass their case epe as we all
be able to pass their case epe as we all know that kcp is really really important
know that kcp is really really important
know that kcp is really really important to the Kenyan learner’s and the parents
to the Kenyan learner’s and the parents
to the Kenyan learner’s and the parents and the teachers and if you are able to
and the teachers and if you are able to
and the teachers and if you are able to give them concepts that help them
give them concepts that help them
give them concepts that help them improve their grades in class eight then
improve their grades in class eight then
improve their grades in class eight then that’s really good but all these has not
that’s really good but all these has not
that’s really good but all these has not been without its challenges we went and
been without its challenges we went and
been without its challenges we went and talked to so many teachers and so many
talked to so many teachers and so many
talked to so many teachers and so many parents and what we got is everybody was
parents and what we got is everybody was
parents and what we got is everybody was really reserved about taking technology
really reserved about taking technology
really reserved about taking technology and letting their kids use technology
and letting their kids use technology
and letting their kids use technology mostly because their kid most of the
mostly because their kid most of the
mostly because their kid most of the kids used their parents phone to play
kids used their parents phone to play
kids used their parents phone to play games and their parents mostly use their
games and their parents mostly use their
games and their parents mostly use their phones to either SMS or call or m-pesa
phones to either SMS or call or m-pesa
phones to either SMS or call or m-pesa at times so every time we went and
at times so every time we went and
at times so every time we went and talked to teachers or parents the
talked to teachers or parents the
talked to teachers or parents the question we got is how do we make sure
question we got is how do we make sure
question we got is how do we make sure that these kids don’t play games how do
that these kids don’t play games how do
that these kids don’t play games how do we make sure they don’t access explicit
we make sure they don’t access explicit
we make sure they don’t access explicit materials how do we make sure that they
materials how do we make sure that they
materials how do we make sure that they do learn how do we make sure that the
do learn how do we make sure that the
do learn how do we make sure that the data is properly used for learning
data is properly used for learning
data is properly used for learning instead of watching endless videos on
instead of watching endless videos on
instead of watching endless videos on YouTube and what we did is we came up
YouTube and what we did is we came up
YouTube and what we did is we came up with a program called digital literacy
with a program called digital literacy
with a program called digital literacy and what digital literacy is every time
and what digital literacy is every time
and what digital literacy is every time we go to a school or every time we
we go to a school or every time we
we go to a school or every time we approach parents we make sure we teach
approach parents we make sure we teach
approach parents we make sure we teach them what digital literacy is how do you
them what digital literacy is how do you
them what digital literacy is how do you teach your children to communicate
teach your children to communicate
teach your children to communicate properly how do you make sure you manage
properly how do you make sure you manage
properly how do you make sure you manage you data properly how do you make sure
you data properly how do you make sure
you data properly how do you make sure that your settings are set properly so
that your settings are set properly so
that your settings are set properly so that kids cannot go outside of what they
that kids cannot go outside of what they
that kids cannot go outside of what they are required to do after doing this for
are required to do after doing this for
are required to do after doing this for a long time we’ve got parents to accept
a long time we’ve got parents to accept
a long time we’ve got parents to accept it and that’s why we’ve had all the
it and that’s why we’ve had all the
it and that’s why we’ve had all the stories that we’ve had before and the
stories that we’ve had before and the
stories that we’ve had before and the other thing we had a problem with was
you know you have these amazing app but
you know you have these amazing app but most of the people we serve do not have
most of the people we serve do not have
most of the people we serve do not have enough resources to buy a low-cost
enough resources to buy a low-cost
enough resources to buy a low-cost tablet which costs around a hundred to
tablet which costs around a hundred to
tablet which costs around a hundred to 150 USD which is around ten thousand
150 USD which is around ten thousand
150 USD which is around ten thousand shillings to fifteen thousand shillings
shillings to fifteen thousand shillings
shillings to fifteen thousand shillings so what we did is we turned all the way
so what we did is we turned all the way
so what we did is we turned all the way up into a website so that anybody with
up into a website so that anybody with
up into a website so that anybody with you know five MB of data
you know five MB of data
you know five MB of data ten of me of these are 20 MB of data it
ten of me of these are 20 MB of data it
ten of me of these are 20 MB of data it doesn’t matter I mean it’s what you can
doesn’t matter I mean it’s what you can
doesn’t matter I mean it’s what you can afford right so at the end of the day
afford right so at the end of the day
afford right so at the end of the day they’ll be able to access the content
they’ll be able to access the content
they’ll be able to access the content and be able to learn at their own pace
and be able to learn at their own pace
and be able to learn at their own pace I’ve learned how to listen and you have
I’ve learned how to listen and you have
I’ve learned how to listen and you have to listen you know to their teachers you
to listen you know to their teachers you
to listen you know to their teachers you have to listen to their parents you have
have to listen to their parents you have
have to listen to their parents you have to listen to their kids because at the
to listen to their kids because at the
to listen to their kids because at the end of the day these are the people who
end of the day these are the people who
end of the day these are the people who are involved in education I believe
are involved in education I believe
are involved in education I believe education opens doors to many things and
education lack of education at times
education lack of education at times makes people like prisoners on their own
makes people like prisoners on their own
makes people like prisoners on their own because they can’t apply to this other
because they can’t apply to this other
because they can’t apply to this other job because they don’t have the
job because they don’t have the
job because they don’t have the qualification or they are not able to
qualification or they are not able to
qualification or they are not able to ask proper questions because they don’t
ask proper questions because they don’t
ask proper questions because they don’t have proper knowledge and I think we’ve
have proper knowledge and I think we’ve
have proper knowledge and I think we’ve done a great job and with a free primary
done a great job and with a free primary
done a great job and with a free primary education will continue to see many kids
education will continue to see many kids
education will continue to see many kids enrolling in school will continue to see
enrolling in school will continue to see
enrolling in school will continue to see schools taking in more kids into their
schools taking in more kids into their
schools taking in more kids into their schools we continue to see teachers
schools we continue to see teachers
schools we continue to see teachers taking in more kids into their classroom
taking in more kids into their classroom
taking in more kids into their classroom and
and
and this is something that we cannot control
this is something that we cannot control
this is something that we cannot control but what we can do is we can create
but what we can do is we can create
but what we can do is we can create quality education today for them and I
quality education today for them and I
quality education today for them and I think you’re on the right track by
think you’re on the right track by
think you’re on the right track by making education a basic human right for
making education a basic human right for
making education a basic human right for every child in Kenya and for everyone in
every child in Kenya and for everyone in
every child in Kenya and for everyone in Kenya but what we should also do is we
Kenya but what we should also do is we
Kenya but what we should also do is we should make quality also a right and I
should make quality also a right and I
should make quality also a right and I think one of the ways we can achieve
think one of the ways we can achieve
think one of the ways we can achieve this is through harnessing the power of
this is through harnessing the power of
this is through harnessing the power of technology in the classroom so through
technology in the classroom so through
technology in the classroom so through my journey I’ve discovered that
my journey I’ve discovered that
my journey I’ve discovered that technology can create a quality it can
technology can create a quality it can
technology can create a quality it can create many many opportunities for Elana
create many many opportunities for Elana
create many many opportunities for Elana but also it can Rivoli journalized the
but also it can Rivoli journalized the
but also it can Rivoli journalized the way we teach and learn thank you
way we teach and learn thank you
way we teach and learn thank you [Applause]
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