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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Internet takes 'distance-learning' into the Amazon by Glenn Chapman

"Students watch a video during a "tele-learning" class in Xapuri, in northern Brazil. Teachers, who are scarce in the Amazon, are now conducting lessons streamed to students in the village of Tumbira using an Internet connection made possible with a generator-powered radio signal.", summarizes PhysOrg.com
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Teachers in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, conduct lessons streamed to in the village of Tumbira using an made possible with a generator-powered .
If not for "distance learning," children from far-flung communities would forgo school or endure arduous boat trips to places with traditional schools.
"There was whether this system would work," Tumbira school director Izolena Garrido told AFP on Friday.
"It seemed like there was a lot of outside maneuvering to keep the school from functioning."
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Source: PhysOrg.com