Written by  Oluwole Ige and Moyosore Solarin. 3-6-2013 [size=13pt]OSUN State government will, today, launch customised computer tablets, “Opon-Imo,” in Ilesa.

The tablets will be distributed among students of Senior Secondary School (SSS) classes in public secondary schools in the state.

Built to improve learning among secondary school students in the state and to further prepare them for external and internal examinations, the tablets, designed in the form of a mini iPad, would be distributed to the students free-of-charge.

According to the deputy governor, who doubles as the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori,  the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government was determined to ensure that students from the state were equipped to meet up with the high standards needed to excel in the world of learning and research.

The tablets, she added, “are installed with softwares of lesson notes and textbooks on 17 subjects offered by students of secondary schools, as well as past questions and answers on the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), National Examination Council (NECO) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).”

The launch and distribution of the computer tablets, which also contain other extra-curricular subjects, including sexuality education, entrepreneurship, civic and computer education, yoruba history and traditional religion, according to the deputy governor, “is a further attestation to the resolute pursuit of innovation in the state education sector.”[/size]

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UNESCO, Soyinka for Opon Imo launch in Osun

[img]http://sunnewsonline.com/new/trending/unesco-soyinka-for-opon-imo-launch-in-osun/[/img] [size=13pt]The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Country Director in Nigeria, Prof. Hassana Alidou and the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka will be among other dignitaries to grace the public launch of the customized computer tablets tagged: Opon Imo (Tablet of Knowledge) on June 3.

The Opon Imo will be distributed to students of S.S.1, 2 and 3 in public secondary schools in Osun State by the state government. Built to improve learning among secondary school students in the state and also to further prepare them for external and internal examinations, the tablets, which were designed as a mini iPad would be distributed to the students free-of-charge.

Speaking on the state government’s readiness to launch the initiative which she described as a milestone in the history of education development and enhanced learning in the country, the Deputy Governor, who is also the state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori, said the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government was determined to ensure that students in the state were effectively prepared to meet up with the high standards needed for them to excel in the world of learning and research[/size]

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Like i said in another thread a few months back, this initiative is very expensive especially for a state like Osun that is not oil driven. It's sustenance is what worries me. There are better ways to give students access to whatever learning curve that's not so expensive. Let's take it one step at a time.

But one thing i like most about Aregbesola is his nack for making his governance an Africanist one. These are the kind of people we need as leaders in Africa as their leadership has that African feel to it.

Afam4eva: Like i said in another thread a few months back, this initiative is very expensive especially for a state like Osun that is not oil driven. It's sustenance is what worries me. There are better ways to give students access to whatever learning curve that's not so expensive. Let's take it one step at a time.

Is there actually anything in SouthWest you guys don't complain of?

Lagos opens Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge--"Fashola is only building Lagos for the rich"

Oyo commissions Mokola bridge--"The bridge is not wide enough"

Ogun opens flyover--"why must everything be in Abeokuta?"

Nigeria's biggest refinery to be built in Ondo--"Why must it be ondo and not Akwa-Ibom?"

Osun to name airport After MKO--"what is Osun going to do with airport?"

Samsung opens its biggest workshop in Ekiti--"can
Ekiti people buy samsung products"

It flows in you guys blood, "bad belleism and Jealousy"

Eko Atlantic:

Is there actually anything in SouthWest you guys don't complain of?

Lagos opens Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge--"Fashola is only building Lagos for the rich"

Oyo commissions Mokola bridge--"The bridge is not wide enough"

Ogun opens flyover--"why must everything be in Abeokuta?"

Nigeria's biggest refinery to be built in Ondo--"Why must it be ondo and not Akwa-Ibom?"

Osun to name airport After MKO--"what is Osun going to do with airport?"

Samsung opens it's biggest workshop in Ekiti--"can
Ekiti people buy samsung products"

Lol...

Eko Atlantic:

Is there actually anything in SouthWest you guys don't complain of?

Lagos opens Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge--"Fashola is only building Lagos for the rich"

Oyo commissions Mokola bridge--"The bridge is not wide enough"

Ogun opens flyover--"why must everything be in Abeokuta?"

Nigeria's biggest refinery to be built in Ondo--"Why must it be ondo and not Akwa-Ibom?"

Osun to name airport After MKO--"what is Osun going to do with airport?"

Samsung opens it's biggest workshop in Ekiti--"can
Ekiti people buy samsung products"

boys must be boys as naija will be naija,yes its expensive due to the sustainance,but at least he(rauf) is selling out the african culture worldwide##kuddos man!

Afam4eva: Like i said in another thread a few months back, this initiative is very expensive especially for a state like Osun that is not oil driven. It's sustenance is what worries me. There are better ways to give students access to whatever learning curve that's not so expensive. Let's take it one step at a time.

But one thing i like most about Aregbesola is his nack for making his governance an Africanist one. These are the kind of people we need as leaders in Africa as their leadership has that African feel to it.

Who sought your opinion?

Are you done giving your useless opinion to your useless back water 'no do well' governor? Or is the state of Osun now part of Lagos where your imaginary tax is used "injudiciously"?

What manner of 'etaanu' is this, ke?

Those of you crying expensive expensive are just shallow minded, these tablets doesn't cost more than N20,000 each from source. Its a good initiative by the State of Osun .

ericgold: boys must be boys as naija will be naija,yes its expensive due to the sustainance,but at least he(rauf) is selling out the african culture worldwide##kuddos man!

Abi ooooooo

Then he should prepare to be the father of many sons and daughters at the cause of whatever happens when underage watch por.nography on computer tablet.

[size=14pt]kudos to the governor and its advisers[/size]

PDP governors are lost causes their states don't have any agenda let alone "websites"

cyril83: Then he should prepare to be the father of many sons and daughters at the cause of whatever happens when underage watch Indecency.graphy on computer tablet.

Why do some people think with their anuses like this na?

So you don't think Internet security would be installed on such devices which are primarily targeted at education?

You jealous fauqs just find any stup1d reason to hate sha!

Kilode!

...proudly Ijesha!

Can someone please advise Ogbeni to reverse Osun's slogan back to "The State of the Living Spring"?

wellmax: Those of you crying expensive expensive are just shallow minded, these tablets doesn't cost more than N20,000 each from source. Its a good initiative by the State of Osun .

Close that your mouth, how many of these children can afford the internet subscription on the said tablets or don't you know that computer tablet is just the same as calculator when you don't have internet connection on it.

Afam4eva: Like i said in another thread a few months back, this initiative is very expensive especially for a state like Osun that is not oil driven. It's sustenance is what worries me. There are better ways to give students access to whatever learning curve that's not so expensive. Let's take it one step at a time.

But one thing i like most about Aregbesola is his nack for making his governance an Africanist one. These are the kind of people we need as leaders in Africa as their leadership has that African feel to it.

Afam4eva 30,000 naira on every student is not expensive considering the benefits of the project, investing our human resource is what would make this nation great not some foreign investment the would pay graduate 30,000 naira to work in a grocery store.

Good policy by osun. We should embrace e-learning facilities. I only hope there's a firewall that restricts certain sites on the tablets otherwise the students will be busy surfing porn sites instead of learning

Desola:

Why do some people think with their anuses like this na?

So you don't think Internet security would be installed on such devices which are primarily targeted at education?

You jealous fauqs just find any stup1d reason to hate sha!

Kilode!

Definately you must be a computer sem-illiterate or illiterate.

Most of these children are gurus when it comes to interner workout.

Internet security my foot.

cyril83: Then he should prepare to be the father of many sons and daughters at the cause of whatever happens when underage watch por.nography on computer tablet.

Is that what you do online or what kind of thinking is this?

Abeg make una no abuse anybody we all av opinion to our own speech no b all of us go sleep and face d same direction..abeg no woz d gu slap Oº°˚˚°º..but to me the guy really tried wish I still D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ ̴̩̥̩̩̩̥ secondary schol even if I still D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ ̴̩̥̩̩̩̥ self dem no fit give lagosian..hope d opon ifa. Abi na opon imo can make calls

Afam4eva: Like i said in another thread a few months back, this initiative is very expensive especially for a state like Osun that is not oil driven. It's sustenance is what worries me. There are better ways to give students access to whatever learning curve that's not so expensive. Let's take it one step at a time.

But one thing i like most about Aregbesola is his nack for making his governance an Africanist one. These are the kind of people we need as leaders in Africa as their leadership has that African feel to it.

This is the apogee of "bad-belleism"!

Why castigate such a laudable project?

If e pain you too much, I'm sure there's a PHCN transformer in your Neighbourhood...Show it some love!...just a few hugs!

It has no internet access and it can be charge through solar and electricity...Nice move Ogbeni

cyril83: Close that your mouth, how many of these children can afford the internet subscription on the said tablets or don't you know that computer tablet is just the same as calculator when you don't have internet connection on it.

Are you kidding me?

cyril83: Close that your mouth, how many of these children can afford the internet subscription on the said tablets or don't you know that computer tablet is just the same as calculator when you don't have internet connection on it.

Sorry not everybody is as poor as a bush rat like you. and who says the students have to subscribe for internet service? The tablets come with per-installed educational software. In fact even if you need to have internet, who says they can't afford it when even student can pay N1,400 for BIS. This initiative has been well thought out the Osun state Government, so Mr. Man, you should keep quite.

Obiagelli:
Is that what you do online or what kind of thinking is this?

what do you expect?

cyril83: Then he should prepare to be the father of many sons and daughters at the cause of whatever happens when underage watch por.nography on computer tablet.

y sm pple no wan jst wan get sense 4 dis site.olobe

Mass production of opon imo will cost less than #10,000, firewall is installed in it , no access to internet .

wellmax:

Sorry not everybody is as poor as a bush rat like you. and who says the students have to subscribe for internet service? The tablets come with per-installed educational software. In fact even if you need to have internet, who says they can't afford it when even student can pay N1,400 for BIS. This initiative has been well thought out the Osun state Government, so Mr. Man, you should keep quite.

U have just said my mind....sometime I wonder when will Nigerians start appreciating the little tinz SW governors are doing .... As for me O° I tink I just prefer ACN to pdp....

wellmax:

Sorry not everybody is as poor as a bush rat like you. and who says the students have to subscribe for internet service? The tablets come with per-installed educational software. In fact even if you need to have internet, who says they can't afford it when even student can pay N1,400 for BIS. This initiative has been well thought out the Osun state Government, so Mr. Man, you should keep quite.

did you say afford? Even in osun where most of the students come from poor backgrounds.

cyril83: did you say afford? Even in osun where most of the students come from poor backgrounds.

Guy, you are just pathetic, I don’t have to drag this with you, if you cannot commend anything good, then you must be leading a miserable life. Go get a life!

Q
DOES THE DEVICE HAVE INTERNET?

A
The current version of Opón Ìmò has Internet deactivated to prevent the distraction this may cause to students at this level of education.

In addition, the Internet does not drive Opón Ìmò content, because of the unstable nature of current data networks in our country and the huge data requiremenst the device would have had.

As such, content is domiciled strictly on the Tablet.
This approach Is a Nigerian adaptation, that is believed to be suitable for developing Nations where internet connectivity can still be a challenge.

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