Second tablet auction planned

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Published: 11 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

Plans by the government to move ahead with a second tablet auction looks likely by next month with a budget of 4.48 billion baht.

Prathom 1 students at Sukha Naree school in Nakhon Ratchasima province get a chance to use free tablet computers at school for the first time on Sept 11 this year. PRASIT TANGPRASERT

An additional 1.6 million tablets are expected to be distributed in May under the One Tablet per Child project.

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brilliant
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Discussion 20 : 12 Dec 2012 at 20.5920
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facts_only - so what happened to the "golden" sample of 1,000? You just totally undermined your own previous comments. And giving away 600 tablets doesn't indicate that a thorough study was done to determine the effects.
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Discussion 19 : 12 Dec 2012 at 11.0219
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brilliant 18,
"The project, which kicked off in October, is studying how the use of tablets could affect students' health, behaviour and learning habits, as well as its impact on the attitudes of teachers, directors, parents and people in surrounding communities." - TN, Feb 13, 2012

"Announcing a pilot plan to give away 600 tablets to selected classes around the country..." - BangkokPost, Nov 14, 2011

"Under a pilot programme, the Ministry of Education gave tablets to 600 students in different schools." - CNA, January 25, 2012
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Discussion 18 : 12 Dec 2012 at 08.0518
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facts_only - your links did not contain any of the information you said it did and your date of delivery of the first test tablets was wrong also. They were delivered in June.

29/06/2012
Tablets are fine, ICT minister says

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By Terry Fredrickson

» The first batch of 2,000 tablets delivered earlier this month are not substandard, ICT minister Minister Anudith Nakornthap said yesterday. KOSOL NAKACHOL
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Discussion 17 : 12 Dec 2012 at 02.0017
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brilliant 16, "1000 units is not a "study" that will tell anyone anything. Can you provide a link to the other 'studies'?"
A sample size of 1000, in statistics, is considered the 'golden number'. The goal of the studies was to work out the issues before investing in the policy nation-wide. I'll forward you links by PM.
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Discussion 16 : 11 Dec 2012 at 23.5716
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1000 units is not a "study" that will tell anyone anything. Can you provide a link to the other "studies"?
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brilliant 14, "studies in other countries has ZERO to do with Thailand. Thailand fits no model that could have a comparison."
Countries included Laos and Cambodia.

"when were the tablets handed out?"
October, 2011. Thailand experimented with a half dozen different models, all donated, totaling about 1000 units.
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Discussion 14 : 11 Dec 2012 at 21.3414
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facts_only - "PTP ran a study from October 2011 to April 2012. Many other countries have also run similar studies using laptops. "

First, studies in other countries has ZERO to do with Thailand. Thailand fits no model that could have a comparison.
Second, when were the tablets handed out?
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Discussion 13 : 11 Dec 2012 at 15.3013
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We still have not had an independent assessment into the pros and cons.May be a good idea to see that first instead of blundering on to procure more.
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Discussion 12 : 11 Dec 2012 at 13.0312
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To be fair, this tablet device has the potential to improve education quality and open the door to the poor and deprived as never before, if only one bears in mind that (1) the contents and infrastructure - that is, free/low-cost internet access, relevent applications, various and high-quality content subjects, etc. - must be put in place; (2)content access must be controlled and (3)it is only a "complement" or "supplement" to, but not a replacement for, the traditional schooling.

So instead of rolling back the policy that has aleady been adopted, I suggest the Gov be more committed to it and take it more seriously and comprehensively.
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Discussion 11 : 11 Dec 2012 at 13.0211
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My school still has its tablets sitting in a box, gathering dust in my director's office. This program is most assuredly not working.
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