Intel-powered classmate PC – expanding education opportunities

A New Science Class in Lebanon

In an economically challenged area of southern Lebanon, teachers are using classmate PCs to enhance middle school instruction. As part of the science curriculum at the school, students engage in the study of physical forces such as magnetism. This year, with technology assisting, the science teacher was able to find applicable lesson plans online (at www.skoool.com). Additionally, when the teacher demonstrated the effect of a magnet on the magnetic field of a compass, the students didn’t have to huddle around a lab table. They were able to see the experiment clearly on their classmate PC screens and enter results directly into their computers. As a result, the experiment was conducted more efficiently, and the students had more time to engage in analysis.