Recently, Samsung rolled out e-reader tablets and reading books to eight schools in the entire East African region to improve on education standards amongst students.
Over 280 tablets fully equipped with curriculum aligned for e-readers to help develop student skills and languages for both English and Kiswahili and 12,000 reading books were supplied to four schools in Kenya, two schools in Tanzania and two schools in Uganda.
This move has seen pupils in lower class be able to read and write without any teacher monitoring which isn’t a common practice in public schools.
Samsung East Africa Head of Consumer Electronics Samuel Odhiambo said the introduction of interactive technology in schools was intended to make learning more fun.
“We also partnered with Longhorn Publishers to enable us develop content that goes a long way in enhancing learning outcomes for pupils,” he added.
The integrated digital literacy program consists of learning software and real-time content sharing features that provide an opportunity for interactive engagement with both teachers and pupils. It is also specifically designed to address education challenges in rural areas.
