by htxt.africa
Two of the classrooms provided are solar-powered computer labs built into shipping containers. Samsung’s Solar Powered Internet Schools (SPIS) have been in development for five years and are in action around the continent. The third set-up is an e-Learning Centre (E-LC), also designed and built by Samsung. The SPIS is a a 12-metre long,solar-powered, mobile and self-regulating repurposed shipping container turned into a classroom that is designed specifically for schools with restricted infrastructure. Each SPIS has a 50-inch electronic board, notebooks, tablets and WiFi cameras and can accommodate up to 21 learners. Solar panels on the SPIS roof can power the teaching area for up to nine hours a day.
http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/12/17/three-new-solar-powered-internet-classrooms-arrive-in-limpopo/
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