105 Tablet Computers Ready For Delivery

[thaicbr]

sorry no time to read all this

does someone know of a tablet that a 5 year old can use to practice her Engrish? (smart kid)

prefer Pattaya purchase so I can post it on

need to know the make model bugs and software if possible

thanks

There was an article in the bkk post today about the G net G pad excellent 1. Seems its intergrated with some education software apps.

8.900b

sent from my Wellcom A90+

[rubl]

The saga continues in a modified schedule:

First batch of tablet PCs arrives in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) - The Chinese supplier in the state-initiated One Tablet Per Child project has delivered the first batch of 10,000 tablets, which are to be distributed to Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students, this morning at Suvannabumi airport.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total.

Members of the tablet's inspection and procurement committee were joined by Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) secretary-general Chinnapat Bhumirat in overseeing the transferring of the first batch of PCs to a warehouse in Klong Toey.

The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

Officials from the Information and Communications Technology Ministry will inspect the delivery of these tablets every 4 days. The process will be conducted on a random basis, in accordance with the MIL-STD-105E sampling standard.

-- NNT 2012-06-22

[Buchholz]

The saga continues in a modified schedule:

First batch of tablet PCs arrives in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) - The Chinese supplier in the state-initiated One Tablet Per Child project has delivered the first batch of 10,000 tablets, which are to be distributed to Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students, this morning at Suvannabumi airport.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total.

Members of the tablet's inspection and procurement committee were joined by Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) secretary-general Chinnapat Bhumirat in overseeing the transferring of the first batch of PCs to a warehouse in Klong Toey.

The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

Officials from the Information and Communications Technology Ministry will inspect the delivery of these tablets every 4 days. The process will be conducted on a random basis, in accordance with the MIL-STD-105E sampling standard.

The 100,000 tablets that failed inspection because of software glitches and were rejected seems to have slowed the production line.

The ever-present resetting of the time schedule for this ongoing debacle gets reset again.

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Edited June 23, 2012 by Buchholz

[whybother]

The first lot of devices will be delivered 60 days after the contract was signed on May 10, followed by 600,000 units 30 days later. There are some 183 education offices across the country.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total.

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The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

I'm a bit confused. Are all 900,000 tablets currently scheduled to be delivered, or only 400,000?

Based on the OP, 400,000 tablets should be delivered by July 10, and the remaining 500,000 by August 10.

Also, with the first 10,000 being delivered to Suvarnabhumi on June 22, how long will it be before they are actually delivered to the students?

[Ricardo]

Also, with the first 10,000 being delivered to Suvarnabhumi on June 22, how long will it be before they are actually delivered to the students?

One can only hope that they won't suffer the same fate, as the recent thread reporting that there were one million set-top boxes for decoding satellite-TV, allegedly 'stuck in Customs' awaiting clearance.

[Moruya]

The pricing of the Google Nexus will be interesting.....

[Buchholz]

OBEC announces readiness to distribute tablet PCs for Grade-1 students

BANGKOK, 24 June 2012 (NNT) – The state office in charge of basic education is ready to distribute government-sponsored tablet PCs to first graders.

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC)’s Secretary-General Chinnapat Bhumirat said that the distribution of the free tablet PCs under the state-initiated “One Tablet PC per Child” was initially planned to be executed through the Primary Education Service Area Office 1 of each province according to the alphabetical order.

However, a change in the plan is being considered in order to enable the handover to be less costly and completed as soon as possible.

Mr. Chinnapat said that the decision on the mode of delivery will be decided on Monday, June 25th.

He added that a total of 10,000 tablet PCs are now under OBEC control and will be ready for delivery after the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology completes the inspection on all units.

In addition, the OBEC is scheduled to hold a tablet PC training session for 550 teachers, who will become the trainers for 55,000 Grade-1 teachers across the nation later.

-- NNT 2012-06-24

[whybother]

In addition, the OBEC is scheduled to hold a tablet PC training session for 550 teachers, who will become the trainers for 55,000 Grade-1 teachers across the nation later.

They're going to hand out the tablets to the kids and THEN they're going to train the teachers.

[Buchholz]

cart before the horse

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[jayboy]

The Economist has an article in its latest edition

http://www.economist.com/node/21556940

- essentially suggesting that the tablets are a mostly irrelevant gimmick and identifying the appalling flaws in the Thailand educational system which has resulted in its falling further and further behind its Asian neigbours.No solution in sight either.

[whybother]

The Economist has an article in its latest edition

http://www.economist.com/node/21556940

- essentially suggesting that the tablets are a mostly irrelevant gimmick and identifying the appalling flaws in the Thailand educational system which has resulted in its falling further and further behind its Asian neigbours.No solution in sight either.

Thread here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/563754-trying-to-stop-the-rot-in-thailands-schools-by-giving-out-tablet-computers/

[jayboy]

The Economist has an article in its latest edition

http://www.economist.com/node/21556940

- essentially suggesting that the tablets are a mostly irrelevant gimmick and identifying the appalling flaws in the Thailand educational system which has resulted in its falling further and further behind its Asian neigbours.No solution in sight either.

Thread here:

http://www.thaivisa....blet-computers/

Sorry and thanks.I missed that thread.

If this Economist article was published a couple of years ago no doubt some genius would have been suggesting it was a Thaksin organised conspiracy (through his house newspaper The Economist and his look nong Howard Moon) to belittle the Thai educational system.

Sometimes the sheer nuttiness of some takes a little while to sink in!

[bigbamboo]

In addition, the OBEC is scheduled to hold a tablet PC training session for 550 teachers, who will become the trainers for 55,000 Grade-1 teachers across the nation later.

They're going to hand out the tablets to the kids and THEN they're going to train the teachers.

Might be a stroke of genius. Most kids are more computer savvy than teachers anyway!

[mrjohndub]

I for one am stoked about the coming influx of new TV posters from the ranks of P1's. We really could use the input of more children on this forum.

[volk666]

Bill Gates chips in on tablets in classrooms:

"Just giving people devices, that has a really terrible track record. You really have to change the curriculum and the teacher and those things..."

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/3120302/bill-gates-tablets-education

[Buchholz]

The saga continues in a modified schedule:

First batch of tablet PCs arrives in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) - The Chinese supplier in the state-initiated One Tablet Per Child project has delivered the first batch of 10,000 tablets, which are to be distributed to Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students, this morning at Suvannabumi airport.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total.

The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

The 100,000 tablets that failed inspection because of software glitches and were rejected seems to have slowed the production line.

The ever-present resetting of the time schedule for this ongoing debacle gets reset again.

The ICT Minister has come out today to deny media reports that there have been any problems with the tablets, like that described above, as well as apparently other media reports that have the Office of Basic Education Commission voicing disapproval of the performance for these ShenZhen Scope Scopads.

He also said the under the warranty on tablets that kids would receive a substitute tablet computer if their original needed repairing.

He also reiterated that all of the initial batch of 400,000 tablets would be delivered by August 18th.

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Edited June 29, 2012 by Buchholz

[Buchholz]

He also reiterated that all of the initial batch of 400,000 tablets would be delivered by August 18th.

Another report from a few days back detailed the schedule for Thailand to receive 400,000 tablets by August 18th.

Shenzhen Scope is aiming to deliver all 400,000 tablets by August 18 by shipping 12,288 tablets every day for four days a week.

http://lsb16898.com/10000-chinese-tablets-to-be-delivered-to-thai-govt-friday/

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[whybother]

The first lot of devices will be delivered 60 days after the contract was signed on May 10, followed by 600,000 units 30 days later. There are some 183 education offices across the country.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total. ... The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

I'm a bit confused. Are all 900,000 tablets currently scheduled to be delivered, or only 400,000? Based on the OP, 400,000 tablets should be delivered by July 10, and the remaining 500,000 by August 10. Also, with the first 10,000 being delivered to Suvarnabhumi on June 22, how long will it be before they are actually delivered to the students?

Still confused ...

Aren't all 900,000 supposed to be delivered by August 10?

[Moruya]

The pricing of the Google Nexus will be interesting.....

199 bucks!!!!

[Buchholz]

The first lot of devices will be delivered 60 days after the contract was signed on May 10, followed by 600,000 units 30 days later. There are some 183 education offices across the country.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total. ... The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

I'm a bit confused. Are all 900,000 tablets currently scheduled to be delivered, or only 400,000? Based on the OP, 400,000 tablets should be delivered by July 10, and the remaining 500,000 by August 10. Also, with the first 10,000 being delivered to Suvarnabhumi on June 22, how long will it be before they are actually delivered to the students?

Still confused ...

Aren't all 900,000 supposed to be delivered by August 10?

Not anymore. That was Change # 72

I found the latest news on 12,228 per day production capacity for the tablets to Thailand to be less than 1/2 of what was earlier proclaimed a bit expected.

Interestingly enough, the proclamation was made by the same ICT Minister who 4 posts up was today denying problems with the tablets. Seems the same ICT Minister was doing more denying of a problem (a different problem than today's problem) at the same time as the proclamation of 25,000 units per day issued three weeks ago.

Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap denied rumours of tablet quality problem. He insisted that the first batch of 2,000 tablets did not have any problems about their quality. The minister had already allow Shenzhen Scope Scientific Development, the manufacturer to produce more tablets. Therefore, the second batch of 400,000 units would be sent to Thailand in July. Next batch would be in August. The company can produce around 25,000 per day.

[BarryM]

In Thailand it is far more important to be seen to do something than actually doing it. Tablet pcs fit the bill perfectly. The peasants are delighted that PT seem to care about them and their offspring and that's all that counts. They themselves have no idea how to improve their lives beyond walking behind the big man.

On a positive note for many foreigners here, the next generation of bar girls and boys will, at least, have some idea how to connect to their customers on hook up sites, those saving the tedium and expense of bar fines.