On September 10-11, the ISOC team visited schools of Issyk-Kul region for the presentation and mounting of devices IlimBox.
Category: IlimBox Digital Library in a box
School of D. Turabekova (Boz-Bulun v., Issyk-Kul region)
The final trip was school of D. Turabekova (Boz-Bulun v.). There are 214 students enrolled.
In this school the device “Ilim Box” was earlier established, however, it was the outdated version which as it became clear, unfortunately, wasn’t used on purpose, and gathered dust in one of offices as the head teacher lost the password from the old device.
The updated version without a password system pleased the school administration.
During the presentation, we showed the improved nuances of the device and instructed on the use of high school children.
School of Eshimbekova (Tegizchil v., Issyk-Kul region)
The penultimate visit was to the school Esimbekova (Tegizchil v.).
It is a compact school with 238 children. It is located on the outskirts of the village Tegizchil, however, despite this, at school we met a volunteer from the United States who came on a Peace Corps knowledge-sharing project.
He teaches children English for the second academic year and speaks Kyrgyz perfectly.
Teachers and children admitted, in school except an office of administration there is no Internet access anywhere.
Of course such a gift to the school was very useful and also solved the problem of acute shortage of books.
The guys offered to install the device in the office of the school government, as it is usually open around the clock.
School gymnasium №11 (Karakol, Issyk-Kul region)
In Karakol we visited the gymnasium school №11.
This is one of the largest educational institutions of Issyk-Kul region, in which we have established ilimBox, it has 2600 students, children study in double shifts school.
Despite the fact that the school is a gymnasium and is located in Karakol, it still has difficulties accessing the global network.
As high school students admitted, they liked the project with free access to educational information and the opportunity to learn English through the educational resource “Khan Academy”.
The device was installed in the office of computer science and attached instructions for use in Russian.
School of Ekinbaeva (Bar-Bulak v., Issyk-Kul region)
In the fifth school it was possible to meet not only teachers, but also pupils whom in school will count 268.
The presentation ilimBox called about ten active high school students and several teachers.
In this school, we noticed posters prohibiting the use of a mobile device at school, as in the classroom, children often use it for entertainment purposes.
We, in turn, have shown that with the advent of “IlimBox” smartphone can be used exclusively for educational purposes, and all this can be fun through video lessons.
Video opinion about “ilimBox”. Manas secondary school, Talas region.
A high school teacher in the Talas region sad gratitude to the project or ilimBox.
ilimBox – digital source of knowledge – the product is implemented based on “Orange Pi” to provide access for students and teachers in remote secondary schools of the Kyrgyz Republic to the textbooks in digital format, Wikipedia and the Khan Academy resources in offline mode.
Project “ilimBox” funded in the framework of the program “Beyond The Net”, created by the Internet Society and Foundation “AIEF2018”. The project is implemented by the Kyrgyz Branch of the Internet Community ISOC.
School of R. Jangazieva (Kara-Koo, Issyk-Kul region)
The fourth school in line was school of R. Jangaziev (Kara-Koo v., Issyk-Kul region).
There are 776 students enrolled, however, we found only teachers, but it should be noted their interest in the project was genuine.
After the presentation, everyone was happy to test the connection to the network via the phone.
During the conversation with the teachers-identified the need to download online tests for ORT in basic and additional subjects.
School of B.Alakov (Kara-Taala)
In the third school of SS.B. Alakov (S. Kara-Taala) voiced the same problem – the lack of Internet access for students. In this school 514 pupils, more than 100 children of final classes study. Graduates admitted that they are experiencing difficulties in preparing for the national testing, as the library does not have sufficient material resources.
It should be noted that the use of the phone on school grounds is prohibited. Despite this, the director of school – S. S. Cookeev permission to students to use phones in the office computer where it was installed ilimBox with appropriate instruction in Kyrgyz and Russian languages.
Young teachers of the school attended the presentation with great interest connected the phones to the device IlimBox.
The high school students and teachers noted that they were pleasantly surprised by the innovation of the project, and were pleased to join the list of participants, with whom we undertake to periodically contact for information about the operation of the device and feedback on improving the content.
Young teachers of the school attended the presentation of ilimBox
School №7 (Balykchy)
The Second school №7 (Balykchy) was near the first twenty minutes. This school was not included in the list to install ilimBox, however, the Director of school №10 Manasa asked to go to the school next door, as they had similar problems with Internet access for students. It has 518 children. It should also be noted that it is located on the outskirts of the village, and therefore has problems with telephone communication.
The Director was very pleased with our visit and the presentation of the device that helps to access educational resources without an Internet connection, as it turned out that the school has access to the Internet only through a 3G modem in the office of the Director.
As the guys noticed, they now do not need to spend money in computer clubs to prepare an essay, report, etc.Since the language of instruction is Kyrgyz, the teachers liked the base of the electronic library in two languages.
For public access during school hours, IlimBox with visual instruction was established in the school’s library.
