Blog 9 Computer Club

Ken just purchased a used computer for the school so he can easily type up spreadsheets and info for the school. The computer cost a little over $100 US. No internet! The computer resides at his home which is located about 20 ft from the school. Ken and the Ghana Wisdom Foundation believe in educating the children about computers and technology. So a Computer Club has begun. I am the teacher, yea, so much fun! Teaching kids who have never laid their fingers on a keyboard before about the different parts of the computer, how to use the computer and basic programs is very exciting for me! I got to select 3 kids from my class. I picked Wonder, Fati, and Rosemary, all very responsible students and I know they are serious about their future education so this would be good to invest in them. I also have 3 students from Grade 7 and Grade 8. For 2 weeks 2 days a week we will be using Ken's computer to work on typing and basic operations. I leave my class for 45 minutes and another teacher takes my place. After the 2 week introduction on Ken's computer, we are off on the school bus to the next town, Aburi, about 15 minute drive, to the Internet Cafe. The kids will set up an email account. If anyone knows of a young person (ages 10 to 15) that has email and would like to begin emailing my students, please let me know. The Internet Cafe charges about $1 US per hour. The kids and I will be visiting the Cafe every week till I leave in December. The Computer Club is being financed through a donation to the Ghana Wisdom Foundation (http://www.ghanawisdom.org/) of $50. I can't wait to see how far these kids will progress in just a few weeks!