Transcript SchoolNet Uganda - AfNOG Home Page

SchoolNet Uganda
www.schoolnet.sc.ug
By Charles Musisi & Baker Ntambi
AfNOG2001 – 12th May 2001 Accra, Ghana
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History
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Started in 1996 as School-to
School Initiative
1997 re named -- World Links for
Development – WorLD, and now:
SchoolNet - Uganda
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3 Themes
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Computer Labs & Connectivity
Training & Ongoing Support
Pedagogical Issues &
Telecollaboration
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Computer labs
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Typically: 10 PCs
Networked – CAT5 & Hub
Stable power
Productivity software
Internet Access
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Connectivity: HF Radio
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HF Radio – 2400 baud
- E-mail only
- choice of last resort
- initial capital investment very high
- has no recurrent costs
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Connectivity: GSM Dialup
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GSM – 9600 baud
- E-mail & limited surfing
- Stable, though expensive
- Only possible where GSM
Network exists
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Connectivity: Dial-up
Land lines
Dial-up over Land lines
 - E-mail & Internet access
 - Not cost effective as number
grows
 - Service congested and at times
poor
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Connectivity: ISM 2.4
Ghz
- Offers unmetered access
 - serves large community fairly well
 - band getting congested
 - for full benefits, requires some
skills to properly configure servers,
system admin tasks etc..
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Connectivity: VSat
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- Covers a large foot print
- Together with ISM 2.4Ghz
provides access to a large
community of schools
- High capital costs
- High recurrent costs
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Training & Ongoing
Support
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Workshops
Site visits
Mailing lists
Internet chat
Peer support by students
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Training
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System Admin tasks
- Linux/FreeBSD(?) installation
- System maintenance – fsck
- Simple database systems with
MySQL
- Managing the Apache Webserver
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Training: Web design
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Introduction to HTML
Managing own web site
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Training: Professional
development
- Introduction to Internet and Teacher
learning
- Introduction to Telecollaboration
learning and projects
- Curriculum and technology
Integration
- Diffusion of ICT Innovations
- Planning for School based
Telecentres
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Pedagogical Issues
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New School Computer Curriculum
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Number of Schools
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Started with 3 Schools in 1996
Expanded to 10 in 1997
30 1999-2000
Present: 50 Schools connected to
the Internet, student & staff use email
Most Schools have own school
domain, server communities of
upto 1000 at most sites
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Expansion to 100 sites
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- 70 sites, 11 Vsat sites
- Equipped with 10 PCs
LAN
Each Vsat School is expected to
serve 10 others
- New and old sites to become
Community Telecentres
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Expectations
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50000 Student & Staff by first
quarter of 2002
Will connecting to Upcoming IxP
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Other relevant Issues
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Main University now has a wireless
backbone, soon will have a fibre
ring
Uganda has ~ 10 ISPs each with
own Internet Gateway
Total bandwidth ~ 6MB
Internet Exchange will soon be
setup
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Others Issues
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Estimated user base ~ 40,000
~ 7000 dial-up
~ 20,0000 – Internet Cafes,
Secondary & Primary Schools and
growing
~ 10,000 University users. Will
soon be over 25,000
~ other access
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Acknowledgements
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Several Private sector players:
- CelTel Cellular, Uganda OnLine,
Starcom, PanWorld Inssurance
Donors: The WoLD Bank, IDRC,
British Council, Government of
Uganda,
NSRC – Steve & Randy
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That’s It!
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Any Questions?
Thank you
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