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McCain - I'm an illiterate who has to rely on my wife
http://www.jabberwonk.com/
McCain is asked "Mac or PC" - his answer will blow your mind:
"Neither. I'm an illiterate who has to rely on my wife for all the assistance I can get."
Sorry Gramps, if we need a president who can work an abacus we'll give you a call.
Length: 111
Rating: 4.70 (18 ratings)
Tags: John McCain Mac PC
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Using Audio Technology to Reduce Global Illiteracy, Poverty
Google Tech Talks
January, 8 2008
ABSTRACT
For more info, see http://literacybridge.org/
Knowledge is power; but most knowledge is tied up in text. So how do the 774 million illiterate adults in the world access knowledge crucial to preventing disease, creating economic opportunity, and defending their political and human rights?
Cliff spent six weeks in a remote region of Ghana to understand rural poverty and sustainable development. He saw many impressive local organizations sharing valuable information for development; but he also experienced the inefficiency of delivering all this information in person.
In response to this problem, Literacy Bridge was founded to empower children and adults with tools for scalable knowledge sharing and literacy learning. The Talking Book Project is Literacy Bridge's major program, developing new and affordable digital audio technology to provide vital, locally generated information and literacy training to people with limited access to either. Imagine a $5 iPod used to play locally generated podcasts, plus a decentralized, digital content distribution system that reaches villages without electricity but also enables global content sharing. Aside from the innovative use of technology, partnerships with local businesses, civic organizations, and government agencies play a pivotal role in the Talking Book Project.
During this talk, Cliff will share his observations from Ghana and discuss Literacy Bridge's Talking Book Project.
Speaker: Cliff Schmidt
Executive Director of Literacy Bridge
Length: 3795
Rating: 4.60 (12 ratings)
Tags: google techtalks techtalk engedu talk talks googletechtalks education
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ICT for Illiteracy Eradication -- Tabluter
One of the groups that are targeted in the ICT4IE project is rural women and women in deprived contexts. Although partnerships were made with different NGOs in rural and remote governorates as well as IT clubs to have access to the maximum number of illiterates (women and men), due to social customs and social traditions, women were still unreached since they are not allowed to leave home to attend illiteracy classes in the NGO or IT club in their governorate.
To overcome such an obstacle, innovative solutions that recognize local norms were needed. For example, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with the ICT Trust Fund and local NGOs in the Siwa Oasis (a remote oasis in the midst of the west desert in Egypt), has implemented a local project to produce a new infrastructure to help in increasing access to ICT for the local community. This tool, the "Tabluter", is based on the traditional wooden table known in Egypt as the tablya. The tablutor is a customized ergonomic embedded computer on a tableya. The embedded computer is a single CPU that runs for four independent users. Each user is equipped with his/her own screen, keyboard, mouse and sound card. The Tabluter is situated in an individual home where IT classes and illiteracy eradication classes are being held. This way, the Tabluter gives empowerment of rural and remote communities, particularly women. It offers a unique chance to gain access to ICT from the comfort and privacy of their homes thus respecting community traditions which has been standing in the way to cross the digital divide and eradicate illiteracy.
Length: 302
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: illiteracy eradication ICT education community development rural areas Siwa
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Literacy Empowers (Illiteracy Awareness Documentary)
Illiteracy is a plague that affects 600 million Asians. It hinders development and progress. It is the root of poverty and exploitation.
Raise awareness.
Literacy empowers.
Footage by Giovanni
Compiled by Chichi and Yashika (gr. 11)
Narrated by Vikram (gr. 3)
Singapore American School - Modern Asian Perspectives Class
Check out more videos about social issues here: http://theyoutubeproject.pbwiki.com/
Length: 189
Rating: 4.50 (26 ratings)
Tags: MAP asia illiteracy literacy education school read write poverty children underdevelopment exploitation
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Illiteracy F*** you list
illiteracy @ ecaasu 2008
Length: 225
Rating: 5.00 (12 ratings)
Tags: ecaasu illteracy
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The Mighty Diamonds - Illiteracy
"Illiteracy" (1981) by Jamaican reggae group The Mighty Diamonds off their album "Reggae Street", sampled by 9th Wonder for Murs "Bad Man", available on his "3:16: The 9th Edition" album.
Length: 195
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: Mighty Diamonds Illiteracy Murs 9th Wonder Bad Man Reggae Street
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