Usage models of classroom computing in developing regions

2007 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Patra, Rabin ^a   Pa, Joyojeet ^a   Nedevschi, Sergiu ^a   Plauche, Madelaine ^a,b   Pawar, Udai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers for education; Developing regions; ICTD

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING PROJECTS; DEVELOPING REGIONS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FIELD STUDIES; ICTD; SINGLE USERS; TECHNICAL PROBLEM; USAGE MODELS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650554239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2007.4937401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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