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A
lesson in wireless
networking |
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Knowledge
Network's founder and
Managing Director Jil
Hrdliczka takes a lesson
in the benefits of
wireless networking from
8-year old children at
John XXIII College in
Perth, Australia - Nov/Dec
1999
Giving
a lesson to Jil are: Dale,
Mark, Victoria, Laura,
Eloise and Paull-Anthony
at John XXIII College |
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In
November, Knowledge Network visited
Australia.
Knowledge
Network's, Jil Hrdliczka met with leading
educators in Australia and together they
have established a knowledge exchange
programme for learners and educators in
Knowledge Network Partner Schools and
leading Australian Schools.
John XXIII
College in Perth, Australia, known to be
one of the leading schools in the area of
information technology, was one of the
schools visited.
During the
visit to John XXIII College, learners
chatted to Jil Hrdliczka about the
benefits of wireless networking and the
College Intranet.
A
lesson in wireless networking....
Dale,
Mark, Victoria, Laura, Eloise and
Paull-Anthony |
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What
are the benefits of wireless networking? |
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"The
computers are light to carry and
are much smaller than regular
computers.
You
can move them around easily in the
classroom. You can take them out
of the classroom into the
playground and continue working.
No
wires
There
are no wires. You don't use a
mouse. You have a touch-screen and
a pen. It is much easier to use a
pen. |
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Size
of the computer compared
to the size of a hand of
one of the learners in the
group |
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Speed
The
computers are much faster than
Pentiums.
You
have all the software you need and
can access the Internet and the
College Intranet anytime you like.
Batteries
There
is a bit of a problem with the
batteries at the moment. |
The
computer slows down a little while
you are working, but the College
is fixing the problem with the
re-charging of the
batteries."
It
is more comfortable to work with
them. You don't have to sit in
front of a computer.
Hi-tech
Wireless
networking is very hi-tech." |
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At
the time of the Jil's visit Dale, Mark,
Victoria, Laura, Eloise and Paull-Anthony
were busy doing their project for the
lesson - sending Christmas cards to
children at a school in Tasmania. They
were logging on to a greeting card site in
America, selecting a Christmas card and
then emailing the card. |
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Intranet
Demonstration
A
demonstration of the College
Intranet by Dale, Mark, Victoria,
Laura, Eloise and Paull-Anthony |
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The
Intranet demonstration included
the reading of the Class Prayer by
one of the learners. The 10-page
PowerPoint presentation containing
the prayer, done by the learners
in the Class, is on the College
Intranet. Below are 3 slides from
the presentation, together with
the prayer text.
"I
was moved by the reading of the
prayer and wanted to share the
prayer text with other children
around the world. A positive
attitude to life and learning, and
believing in yourself are key to
success in life," says Jil. |
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The
College Intranet provides the
learners with information they
need for their lessons and serves
as a communication tool. The
College Intranet is user-friendly,
easy to navigate, interesting and
exciting for the learners.
The
question "What would you like
to have added to the College
Intranet?" The answer from
one of the learners in the group -
"More about
people." |
People
working together, knowledge and hi-tech
tools
A digital
camera was not available at the time of
Jil's visit to John XXIII College. No
problem - people working together,
knowledge, hi-tech tools and the Internet
made a photograph of the event possible.
John XXIII
College in Perth, Australia setup a photo
session with the children. A photo session
was arranged for Jil Hrdliczka of
Knowledge Network in Sandton, South
Africa. The two photographs were combined.
Below are the original photographs taken
for the making of the final photograph of
the event. |
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The
photograph of Dale, Mark,
Victoria, Laura, Eloise and
Paull-Anthony taken during their
photo session for the making of
the final photograph. |
The
photograph of Jil Hrdliczka taken
during her photo session for the
making of the final photograph. |
Final
picture with the kids |
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Thank
you to the learners in the group, the
learners in the class, the class teachers,
the network managers at John XXIII
College, the photographers, graphic
artists, local and international event
coordinators -
John XXIII College and Knowledge Network - Dec
1999 |
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