| Classmate Online Solution - 20/04/2020 |
| Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Botswana |
| Classmate Online is an online ICT solution aimed at breaking boundaries on the education sector. The solution was developed after making an assessment that there is a need for students to interact outside the classroom yet enjoying the classroom set up with the additional freedom of engagement. Classmate Online is focusing on the educational content to build the performance of students, interaction with other students, educators and parents or guardians. The platform enables managed record keeping which ultimately can give indicative direction of growth on the child’s performance. Classmate aims to keep students engaged in the multiple streams of interactions available to them that make it exciting, comfortable, challenging and inspiring. The system is self-sustaining and dependent on the inputs from students interactions with one another as well as tailored Online content such as Competitions, Quizzes, tutorials, career fairs, promotions, inter student experience sharing in a safe, controlled and data secured platform.One of the major benefits and key selling features of classmate is the ability and the function to interact and connect students from, A - Rural and under privileged schools and those from B - significantly positive setting include private institutions. The system encourages them to share experiences, achievements, successes, challenges and indeed academic knowledge. Students in A setting benefit from the exposure and benchmarking with Students B setting. The exposure allows them to widen their horizon, appreciate what lies ahead and indeed outside of their own circumstances. in turn, Students B environment benefits from the exposure and benchmarking with students in A environment through opportunities for mentoring and motivating the less privileged and contribute to their moral fibre. Classmate covers all basic education, tertiary and out school. Our Platform support the use of Multimedia And Interactive technologies and Its available in Progressive Web App and Google Play Store. Classmate is hosted by Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) which helps with network infrastructure i.e. V-Sat for internet connections in rural area, Hosting Servers, Storage, Internet in schools, Home Connection. BTC is also providing a subsidized mobile internet packages at a very low price for students whose parents cant afford home internet connection. The platform operates under the mentorship programme of Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH). |
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Source Link Keywords: Education, online Learning, Access |