25,000 Students in Terengganu Equipped with INTEL-Powered Classmate PCs

Kuala Terengganu, May 26, 2009 – The Terengganu State Government, Top IT Industries Sdn Bhd and Intel Malaysia today launched the “Projek Buku Elektronik” which will deploy 25,000 Intel-powered Classmate PCs to year-five pupils attending Terengganu schools. The Projek Buku Elekronik is the brainchild of the Terengganu State Government and represents a first step towards harnessing the benefits of technology to make education more efficient by delivering the school curriculum in a digitized format as an alternative to heavy textbooks. 

The project is also part of the State government’s ongoing effort to enhance the quality of education through direct ownership of portable PC devices and IT-based learning, thus injecting renewed enthusiasm for learning in the classroom and at home. “Projek Buku Elektronik is a bold first step the State Government is taking, and it will be the catalyst for a new chapter in Malaysia’s education curriculum. We strongly believe ICT plays a very important role in supporting the development of human capital and we are optimistic that the use of Intel-powered Classmate PCs in the classroom will have a positive impact on the critical thinking, communication and digital literacy skills of students,” said YAB Datuk Ahmad Said, the Menteri Besar of Terengganu.

“The launch of Projek Buku Elektronik by the Terengganu state government is a strong proof point that we are a step closer towards realizing the National IT Agenda by cultivating 21st Century learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills amongst the younger generation. At Intel, we believe that a solid foundation in education can be a springboard to a better future,” said Ryaz Patel, Intel Malaysia’s Country Manager.

In addition to deploying Intel-powered Classmate PCs, Intel will also collaborate with the Terengganu State Government to improve education in the classroom through the use of other innovative technologies and education programs such as the Intel 1:1 E-Learning project.

In December 2008, the Terengganu State Government, Top IT Industries Sdn Bhd and Intel Malaysia had signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy Intel-powered Classmate PCs to Year Five pupils in Terengganu schools. The first shipment of Classmate PCs arrived from Taiwan approximately three weeks ago and will now be distributed to the first batch of year-five pupils by the end of May. The deployment exercise will be undertaken by Top IT Industries Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Terengganu State Government.

E-Learning: The Future Trend

The internet is the largest source of information in the whole world and whatever your needs the internet can provide. What started as a bubble has soon become a massive tidal wave and online education is one of the areas that is still increasing, probable more than ever before.

You can shop online, watch TV online, book your holidays online and even do your banking online. There are no boundaries to learning when using the internet. There are no travel costs involved with online education and no travel time whatsoever.

Some e learning programme provides interactive learning methods that indeed attract students without the burden of heavy textbooks. The paradigm shift from text books to e-books has very much to with the development of Information Technology over the past decade. The fact that computers are more affordable and the internet is more accessible, it is no longer a luxury to own one. As a matter of fact, it would soon be a necessity if you do want to live in the dinosaur age without a computer at home.

Singapore have started giving students iPads to replace the use of textbooks and desktop PCs for their studies. Nanyang Girls High School has spent S$135,000 (about $100,000) to buy 150 iPads for 140 students and 10 teachers in a pilot project. Users connect to the Internet using the tablet, and download books and course material.

Now let’s take a journey way back to 1990. Remember the time when hand phone make its first intro into the market. At that time it would be a true luxury to own one, a status symbol. It’s okay if you do not own a hand phone because it’s not a necessity and your life goes on with or without it. Moreover, most of your friends don’t have one, so it really doesn’t matter. Fast forward to 2010, how many people that you know that DOES NOT own a hand phone? You get the idea now.

Most parents had the problem with their kids spending too much time on the computer with online games and social networking websites. It would be a good idea to introduce their children with an interactive e learning programme as an alternative learning tool.

25,000 students in Terengganu are equipped with
INTEL-powered  PCs

By 2012, the Malaysian government is targeting for 100% smart schools in which all the primary and secondary school would be equipped with computer labs. And in the 9th Malaysian plan, 150 million is allocated for the development of e-learning. In fact, quite a number of schools already using computer as part of their teaching tools. E learning is going to be the trend of the future whether we like it or not (fast forward 20 years from now).

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