We are very excited and for the special gift that we received from NLCF church in Australia. A group of young people from their church has raised fund for us to buy computers for our dormitory.
Although many of us in the west would have one or more computers plus a smart phone, tablet, phablet etc....., half of our students do not even own a smart phone and don't know how to use a computer.
In order to make sure we took good care of this precious gift, we spent some time to draft up our computer usage rules and policies, and discussed in length with our students on how to use the computer equipment appropriately and responsibly.
Although many of us in the west would have one or more computers plus a smart phone, tablet, phablet etc....., half of our students do not even own a smart phone and don't know how to use a computer.
In order to make sure we took good care of this precious gift, we spent some time to draft up our computer usage rules and policies, and discussed in length with our students on how to use the computer equipment appropriately and responsibly.
The rules and policies seem to be very common as we see in many computer labs, e.g. keep the area clean, wash hands before using the computers, no food or drinks, and sign-in and sign-out form, no games and videos, etc. We want to teach our students their responsibilities to take care and use the computer equipment and learn to how to use it appropriately.
There were so much to consider before we decide what kind of computer we should purchase. Factors like theft, maintenance, durability and the software our students need. After much debate and back & forth, we decided to buy 3 desktops with i3 processor, so that it is powerful enough to run the programs our students would need e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, QuickBook, AutoCAD, Photoshop...etc.
After the computer arrived, we setup individual username and password for each students for each computer. When the password was given out to each student, they were all very thankful and feel very special to have their own password!
We started our computer classes with our students for 2 weeks now. Although our students need to share the computers during class, they are still very excited about having computer classes. Our first class was checking on their typing skill. You can see they are trying their best to type (even it's very hard for them!)
Our first goal (for the next 6 weeks) is to learn MS Word while creating their own CV. During the class, we gave a sample resume for them to follow and type. They all spent over an hour to work on that with many struggles......
The 2nd class was about MS Word basic formatting functions, e.g. how to choose fonts, change color, alignment, change size,....etc. They also learn how to create a new table!
In the 3rd class, we gave them a quiz to to encourage them to practice more on their own free time, then continue to teach more MS Word formatting e.g. bullet, number, spell check, etc. We praise God for the new computer equipment and new classes that added to our dormitory and enable them to study and learn more.
Please continue to pray for our students for the growth in Christ, and other skills.
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