WorldPossible-RACHELSurvey
Q1WhattypeofRACHELinstallationshave
youused?
Answered:24 Skipped:3
CopiedRACHEL
contentto
indiv idual...
CopiedRACHEL
contenttoa
existingL...
UsedRACHEL
tocreatea
newnetwork
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
CopiedRACHELcontenttoindividualcomputersortablets
54.17%
13
CopiedRACHELcontenttoaexistingLANnetworkorserver
54.17%
13
UsedRACHELtocreateanewnetwork
41.67%
10
TotalRespondents:24
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Other(pleasespecify)
Date
1
UsedtheRACHELinstallationf ortheRaspberry Pi
6/24/20135:13AM
2
intendtoof f erRACHELtoLoomausers
6/20/20133:57PM
3
onetestonastandaloneraspberry pi
6/20/20133:00PM
4
Ihav eonly juststartedtoinv estigateRACHELf oruseinachildren'shome.Iwillprobably copy RACHELto
anexistingserv er.
6/18/20132:41AM
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Q2Whatisyourtechnicalbackground?
Answered:27 Skipped:0
Nov ice
Intermediate
Adv anced
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
Novice
3.70%
1
Intermediate
55.56%
15
Advanced
40.74%
11
Total
27
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Q3HowmanyRACHELinstallationshave
youperformed?
Answered:27 Skipped:0
0
1-10
11-100
1000+
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
0
11.11%
3
1-10
74.07%
20
11-100
7.41%
2
1000+
7.41%
2
Total
27
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Q4WherehaveyouinstalledRACHEL
servers?
Answered:22 Skipped:5
Elementary
Schools
Secondary
Schools
Community
Centers/
Libraries
Priv ate
Residences
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
ElementarySchools
36.36%
8
SecondarySchools
68.18%
15
CommunityCenters/Libraries
31.82%
7
PrivateResidences
31.82%
7
TotalRespondents:22
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Other(pleasespecify)
Date
1
gov ernmentministersanddirectorsof NGOs
7/11/20133:27AM
2
home
6/22/20138:39AM
3
hav ey etto.Thef irstwillbeonoursixprototy pes.LoomaV1nexty earwillhav eRACHEL
6/20/20133:57PM
4
AdultCorrectionalEducation(K-12)
6/18/20139:58AM
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Q5Howmanyusersaccessyourtypical
RACHELinstallation?
Answered:25 Skipped:2
1-10
10-50
50+
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
1-10
36%
9
10-50
20%
5
50+
44%
11
Total
25
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Q6HowusefulhasyourRACHELserver
been?Pleaseexplainwhyinthecomment
fieldbelow.
Answered:21 Skipped:6
Very usef ul
Fairly usef ul
Somewhat
usef ul
Notv ery
usef ul
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AnswerChoices
Responses
Veryuseful
61.90%
13
Fairlyuseful
38.10%
8
Somewhatuseful
0%
0
Notveryuseful
0%
0
Total
21
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Comments/Suggestions
Date
1
Biggestchallengeiscapacitatingteacherstousethecontentwithintheirclasses,tosupportthecurriculum.If
teachersaren'tawareof howthecontentsupportstheirlessons(inaway thatisimmediately clear,i.e.'this
v ideoislinkedtothissectionof themathscurriculum...etc')thenthereisasev ereunderutilisationof the
materials.Secondly ,if therewasaprintoutdetailingthecontentcontainedwithinRachelthatcouldbeprov ided
toheadteachers,headsof departmentandsubjectteachers(etc),thenthiswillproactiv ely encourageusually
non-ICTconv ersantindiv idualstoexploref urther,ratherthanhopingthatthey willstumbleacrossthecontent
themselv es.
7/14/20137:15AM
2
Rachelprov idesof f linecontentinAFrica.ThisisessentialinthattheInternetuseisstillf artoocostly f or
learninginAf rica.
7/11/20133:27AM
3
Wejustdidtheinstallaf ewweeksagoaspartof ahumanitarian/missionef f ort.TheinitialinterestinRACHEL
by thestudentsandaf ewteacherswasv ery high.Iwillnotbetheretoseehowusef ulitremainsorhowof ten
they studentshav eaccesstothecomputers,butwillgetareportnextJunewhenthegroupreturns(ourgroup
hasbeenworkingwiththisschoolf or~9y earsandplanstocontinue).
6/24/20135:13AM
4
Oneof themainthingsthatRachelenablesisserv ingcontentlikekhanacademy f romabasicwindowsbox(as
opposedtoawindowsserv erorLinuxbox,whichwouldaddmaintenancecomplexity ).Also,thesearchable
Wikipediasetupspeedsinstallationenormously ov erdirectinstallationpermachine.
6/23/20138:08AM
5
RACHELcontenthasbeenv ery usef ulltosuplimentslearningmaterialsaswellasf antasticmathandscience
v iedeostostudentsinremoteareawhereinternetconnectionisunreliable
6/22/20131:03PM
6
Iamexperimentingwithit.
6/22/20138:39AM
7
InstalledRACHELinasecondary schoolinTanzania.They arejustnowlearningtouseit,butexpectittobea
bigsuccess.Lotsof materialav ailablewithoutneedtoaccessinternet.Challengeistogetteacherstoendorse
RACHELandlearntuseit.
6/21/20139:53AM
8
Toosoontoreally assessthis.WhatRacheldoesprov ideisav olumeof immediatecontentthatteachersand
pupilscanaccesssothey gainanappreciationthatcomputerscanbemorethanjustusingMicrosof tOf f ice
ty peapplications
6/21/201312:50AM
9
StudentsandteachersareusingtheKAandCK-12texts,wikicontent,andtheschoolnursehasdownloaded
theHesperianhealthinf ormation.
6/21/201312:04AM
10
RACHELsev ermadeitpossibletobringKhanAcademy v ideostoaschool.
6/20/20136:09PM
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11
Dataisexpensiv e
6/20/20135:30PM
12
Thisisy ettobedetermined.Weneedtogetoursy stemsupandcompatiblewithRACHEL.Thenthe
usef ulnesswilldependonsearchingease,howtotiecontenttolessons,etc.
6/20/20133:57PM
13
Purely f ortestingtoseewhat'sthere.Noty etdeploy edany where"real"
6/20/20133:00PM
14
Thousandsof childreninv illagesinGhanaandLiberiaareabletoaccessv astcontentsof inf ormationwithout
Internetconnectiv ity .Ithelpsteacherswithgreatmaterials.Incommunity settings,childrenandadultsareable
toresearchinf ormationwithoutpay ingmoney atinternetcaf ewithslowinternet.
6/18/20131:40PM
15
Notf ully deploy edy et,soIcannotanswerthisquestiony et.
6/18/20137:02AM
16
WeareinCentralAmericasohav elimitedusef orRachelinEnglish.Certainly morecontentinSpanishwould
bev ery helpf ul.AlsoexperiencingSDcardf ailuresatapretty goodratewhichismakinguslookbey ondthe
Raspberry Piwhichwouldotherwisebeanobv iousv ehicle.
6/18/20135:09AM
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Q7Howhelpfulwouldthefollowing
improvementstoRACHELbe?(1being
least,5beingcritical)
Answered:24 Skipped:3
Additional
Educational
Resources...
Additional
Educational
Resources...
Translation
of Existing
Contentto...
Ability f or
RACHELUsers
toGenerat...
Ability f or
RACHELto
Periodical...
Better
Reliability
of RACHELPi
CleanerUser
Interf aceand
Search...
Ability f or
Usersto
Select...
Vocational
Contentf or
JobTraining
0%
Notatall
20%
1
40%
2
60%
3
4
Notat
all
AdditionalEducationalResourcesforChildren
4.17%
1
8/13
80%
100%
5
1
2
0%
0
0%
0
3
4
5
20.83%
5
20.83%
5
54.17%
13
Total
24
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AdditionalEducationalResourcesforAdults
0%
0
4.17%
1
4.17%
1
33.33%
8
25%
6
33.33%
8
24
13.04%
3
13.04%
3
4.35%
1
13.04%
3
17.39%
4
39.13%
9
23
0%
0
12.50%
3
16.67%
4
16.67%
4
29.17%
7
25%
6
24
4.17%
1
8.33%
2
8.33%
2
12.50%
3
29.17%
7
37.50%
9
24
18.18%
4
9.09%
2
4.55%
1
31.82%
7
18.18%
4
18.18%
4
22
0%
0
4.55%
1
9.09%
2
27.27%
6
27.27%
6
31.82%
7
22
AbilityforUserstoSelectContentforDownloadontoTabletsor
SmartphonesforHomeUse
8.33%
2
8.33%
2
16.67%
4
12.50%
3
16.67%
4
37.50%
9
24
VocationalContentforJobTraining
4.17%
1
8.33%
2
0%
0
25%
6
20.83%
5
41.67%
10
24
TranslationofExistingContenttoaLocalLanguage
AbilityforRACHELUserstoGenerateContent
AbilityforRACHELtoPeriodicallyConnecttoInternettoUpdateContent
BetterReliabilityofRACHELPi
CleanerUserInterfaceandSearchFunction
#
Other(pleasespecify)
Date
1
1.Relatedtotheability f oruserstogeneratecontent,itwouldbeusef ultoallowotherstoaddcontentto
RACHEL(Idon'tseetheusersIworkedwithasbeingcapableof addingcontenty et,butitwillhappen!).
Perhapssomesortof ability to"plugin"additionalWPorusersponsoredmodules,and/orwikicapability .Pluginsmay beaway tomanagethesizeof theinstallasy ougathermorecontent(e.g.,somemodulesmay be
optional)2.Consideraportalty peof UI.Idon'tknowhowmuchthiswouldaddtothecomplexity of theinstall
though(simpleisbest!).IlookedatMetadotbuttheinstallstillseemedabitcomplexaswehav etoremember
thatsomeoneelseneedstomaintainthiswhenwearenotpresent3.Read-alongbooks(i.e.,seethetextand
hearthewords)
6/24/20135:13AM
2
Itwouldbeusef ultohav esomemoresimplif iedcontent-bothf orchildrenandadults.e.g.Wikipediaf orKids
almostneedstohav easummary text/imagesectionthatthencross-ref erences/linkstoamorecomplete
article.
6/21/201312:50AM
3
Many studentsarelearninginEnglishwhichisnottheirf irstorev ensecondlanguage.Morecontentsuchas
v ocabulary help,grammarhelp,andf ictionattheelementary lev elwouldbehelpf ul.Idon'tknowif itis
possibleorwhetherittakesuptoomuchmemory ,butanof f linedictionary /thesauruswouldalsohelp.Iam
hav ingsomeproblemswiththeMerriam-WebsterOf f linedictionary atpresent.Finally ,interactiv ity f orproblem
setsinmath,f orexample,likeKA-litehasdonewouldbef antastic.Withf lashdriv esandSDcardscapacity
increasing,perhapsthismightbepossible.
6/21/201312:04AM
4
Theability f oraRACHELserv ertocreatealocalminicloud.Thiswouldallowsimplercomputerstobeusedas
clients,becausetheserv ercouldprov idestorageandbasicsof twarelikewordprepossessing.Thiswouldreally
helpf ulinschoolbecausestudentscouldhav ethereowncloudaccounttomanagethereworkanddocuments.
6/20/20134:07PM
5
WewanttomakesurethatcontentinRACHELwhichisagoodsupplementtoaspecif iclessoninthe
gov ernmenttextsiseasy toidentif y .Thiscouldbeareally really tediousexercise,andnev erf inishedif the
searchandmatchisdoneoneby oneby people.Hav inganeasy way toselectwordsinatextbook,andthen
hav ea'suggested'assortmentof RACHELlinkscouldbereally helpf ul.
6/20/20133:57PM
6
Vocationalcontentssuchasf armingwouldbeasuperbhelp.Activ itiessuchasf ishf arming,raisingof goats,
poultry andpigswilldoagreatdealtohelpthepoory oungf armerwhoistry ingtopullthemselv esoutof
pov erty .
6/18/20131:40PM
7
Inmy case,Itwouldbegreatif IcouldinstallRACHELonanexistingLinuxcomputer/serv er.NowIhav eto
choosebetweenWindowsandRPiplatf orm.Ipref ertoav oidWindowsinmy casebecauseof licensestuf f and
hardwarerequirements,andthereisnomoney f oranRPiplatf orm.Thereisoldhardwareav ailable,soitwould
begreatif wecouldusethathardwaref oraRACHELserv erandgeneralpurposeclients.
6/18/20137:02AM
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Q8Whatcountryareyouoperatingin?
Answered:26 Skipped:1
#
Responses
Date
1
Ethiopia,Keny a,Zambia
7/14/20137:15AM
2
Uganda,Tanzania,OtherAf ricancountriesthroughconf erences
7/11/20133:27AM
3
Tanzania
6/24/20135:13AM
4
Laos
6/24/20133:49AM
5
Alaska
6/24/201312:53AM
6
SouthAf rica
6/23/20138:08AM
7
Tanzania
6/22/20131:03PM
8
plantoworkinMalif orastart
6/22/20138:39AM
9
Tanzania
6/21/20139:53AM
10
Ghana
6/21/201312:50AM
11
Uganda,Tanzania
6/21/201312:04AM
12
Uganda
6/20/20136:09PM
13
Many
6/20/20135:30PM
14
SouthSudan
6/20/20134:07PM
15
1Nepal,2probably Spanish,3possibly Swahili
6/20/20133:57PM
16
srilanka
6/20/20133:06PM
17
Ireland
6/20/20133:00PM
18
GhanaandLiberia
6/18/20131:40PM
19
USA
6/18/20139:58AM
20
Uganda
6/18/20137:02AM
21
FSM
6/18/20136:13AM
22
GuatemalaandHonduras
6/18/20135:09AM
23
Ghana
6/18/20134:57AM
24
Tanzania
6/18/20134:20AM
25
Paraguay
6/18/20133:32AM
26
SouthAf rica
6/18/20132:41AM
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Q9WheredidyouhearaboutWorld
Possible?
Answered:25 Skipped:2
#
Responses
Date
1
ThroughDanielStern
7/14/20137:15AM
2
FromSalKhan
7/11/20133:27AM
3
Idon'tremember!ButI'mtellingmany otherswhohav eany interestineducationindev elopingnations.
6/24/20135:13AM
4
Jeremy
6/24/20133:49AM
5
Net
6/24/201312:53AM
6
Search,khanonastick
6/23/20138:08AM
7
www.worldposible.org
6/22/20131:03PM
8
internet
6/22/20138:39AM
9
Internetsearch
6/21/20139:53AM
10
EmailonCameroonproject
6/21/201312:50AM
11
ThroughCK-12'sJuliWeiss
6/21/201312:04AM
12
Internet
6/20/20136:09PM
13
atthebeginning
6/20/20135:30PM
14
Khanacademy
6/20/20134:07PM
15
FromJoanFuetschof RieckenLibraries
6/20/20133:57PM
16
throughaf riend
6/20/20133:06PM
17
raspberry pi.org
6/20/20133:00PM
18
And-AlbertandEVCOpartnershipwithNorberto
6/18/20131:40PM
19
KAonaStick
6/18/20139:58AM
20
Google/RPiwebsite
6/18/20137:02AM
21
internetsearch
6/18/20136:13AM
22
Notsure.Readaboutitandsav edsiteasaf av orite
6/18/20135:09AM
23
Web
6/18/20134:20AM
24
Web
6/18/20133:32AM
25
Throughaguestpostonraspberry pi.org
6/18/20132:41AM
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Q10Pleaseletusknowanyothercomments
thatyoumayhave.
Answered:17 Skipped:10
#
Responses
Date
1
Camaraiscollatingdataf romourM&Eexercises.Wewillbehappy tosharef eedbackoneducationalcontent
uptakeinschools.
7/14/20137:15AM
2
Iamtechnical(sof twareapplicationsarchitect)butdonothav eahighlev elof skillinadministeringserv ersor
inlinux.TheRPiinstallandinstructionswereexcellentf orany onewithmoderatetechunderstanding.Keepingit
straightf orwardwillenablethecontenttobeusedmoreof ten.Iseetooof tenthattechstartsasanenablerand
thenbecomesanimpedimentasmoreandmoreisadded.It'satoughbalanceandRACHELisontheright
side!Thanky ou.
6/24/20135:13AM
3
Translationtolocallanguagesisthemostcriticalf orus.
6/24/20133:49AM
4
Thanksf ory ourgreatproject,wehopetouseitinAlaskatobridgethedigitaldiv ide.
6/24/201312:53AM
5
Resourcesf orlearningEnglishthroughpicturesorsomeotherbroadly applicablemethodwouldbegreat.Ialso
f inditbenef icialtoorganizecontentby gradelev el,asthef ullcontentcanbov erwhelmingtoateacherlooking
f orspecif iclessons.Thispresentssomecomplexity consideringthediv ersity of curriculums.
6/23/20138:08AM
6
1.ContentinFrenchisessentialf ormuchof Af rica2.Easeof addinglocalcontentwouldbegreat.
6/22/20138:39AM
7
Greatjob!Keepitup.Thisty peof materialisinv aluableinthedev elopingworld.
6/21/20139:53AM
8
Mov eKhanv ideostoendof Rachelbecauseonly runonHTML5-mostcommonbrowserinGhanaisFiref ox.
Supportf orRealtekwirelessdev icesaswellasRalinkMobile/smartphonef riendly content-snippitsof
inf ormationAndroidwillbethetabletopsy stemthatdominatesinAf rica"Enticement"contente.g.af ootball
section(roundballv ersion!!).Sadinaway ,butf ootballisoneof themain"global"community topicsof
conv ersationf ormenWomen'scontent-sewingpatterns,ideastechniquesetc.presentationf ormatcontentsmallruralschool-basedcomputerlabsusedtoexposeparentstowhattheirchildrenarelearningthrough
presentationsanddemos.MaterialexplaininghowbesttouseRachel-sortof 'sales'ty pematerialtohelpget
acrossacrossthebenef itsof Racheltof orexampleeducationmanagementatlocal,regionalandcentral
gov ernmentlev elEarly day sf ormeandthoseIamincontactwithonRachel.Moref eedbackandcomments
laterinthey ear
6/21/201312:50AM
9
Thanky ou
6/20/20135:30PM
10
IthinkRACHELcouldbenef itgreatly by addingalocalopensourcecloudcomputing.Ihav ebeenlookingat
Fengof f iceasanexample
6/20/20134:07PM
11
Wethinky ouaregreat.
6/20/20133:57PM
12
Itwouldbeagreatopportunity if wecancombinethe30computerlabsthatEVCOhassetupanddonatedin
Ghana,LiberiaandNigeriatodrumupsupportf oragrantthatcanhelptof urtherthegreatpotentialof RACHEL
inpoorv illagesinAf rica.
6/18/20131:40PM
13
Recently Ihadcontactwithy ouaboutaLinuxv ersionof RACHEL.Y outoldmethattheLinuxv ersionwasin
dev elopmentandhopef ully willbeready soon.Iwillleav emy internetconnectiononJuly 16th,andy outold
methattheLinuxv ersionwouldprobably bef inishedbef orethattime.Ireally hopethatIcanbringRACHEL
f orLinuxtoUgandaonJuly 16th.Goodluckwiththedev elopment!
6/18/20137:02AM
14
TheStateof Chuuk,oneof thef ourFederatedStatesof Micronesia,isworkingtoincreasetheuseof
Inf ormationandCommunicationTechnology (ICT)intheirprimary andsecondary schools.TheIllinoisInstitute
of Technology (IIT)SOC385“FieldworkMethods”coursewasinitially connectedtothisprojectthroughtheir
instructor,Dr.LauraHosman.Shehashadprev iousexperienceworkingwiththeDepartmentof Educationon
othereducationf ocusedICTprojectsinthearea.TheIITprojectteamhasidentif iedtheirprimary projectgoal
ascreatinganopensourcesupplementaleducationalsy stem.Thiswillbeaccomplishedby designinganof f line
serv erthatcontainsadatabaseof educationalmaterialutilizedby studentsthroughtablet-based,solarpowered
computerlab.Ov erall,themainprojectgoalistoprov idebasictoolstoincorporateintothecurriculumat
schoolsintheStateof Chuukof theFederalStatesof Micronesia.Weplantosetupamainserv erwhichwill
holdalltherelev antinf ormation.Weknowitcannotbeallinclusiv eduetospaceissues,buthopetomakeitas
comprehensiv easpossiblef orthepurposesof education.Ontheserv eritself ,wewillbeincludingcontentf or
studentsf rom3rdgradeto8thgrade,instructionsonhowtousethetechnology ingeneral,andateacher
trainingplanf orhowtoincorporatethetechnology intotheclassroom.Wehav esetuptheuserinterf ace
connectedtotheserv erwhichcanbeaccessedby studentsandteachersinordertoreachtheinf ormationand
courseworkthey need.Tof unctionasaneducationally f ocusedserv erinthedev elopingworld,obtaining
relev antandusef ulcontentisoneof themostimportantdesignobjectiv es.Whendoingbasicresearchf orthe
serv er,ourteamcameacrosstheexistingserv erRACHEL.RACHELisaninitiativ ewhoseintentionsare
similartoourproject’s:todev elopaserv erf orimprov ingthequality of educationinthedev elopingworld.Af ter
analy zingtheRACHELserv eritself ,bothatatechnicalandcontentlev el,wef oundmany positiv easpectsof
RACHELaswellasmany areasf orimprov ement.By sharingthese,wehopetohelptheRACHELteam,or
similarprojectsinthef uture,tounderstandhowweexpandedupontheirmodeltoserv eourproject’sneedsas
wellashowthey canimprov eupontheirownsy stemmov ingf orward.Inaddition,thiswillbethef oundationf or
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f utureiterationsof theSOC385coursetounderstandwhy certaincontentwaschosenandwherethereisroom
f orgrowthinregardstocontentinthef uture.Pertainingtotherealmof mathematics,Rachelcontaineda
v ariety of textbooksaswellaseducationalv ideosf romKhanAcademy .Intermsof academicstandardsput
f orthby theDepartmentof Educationof theUnitedStatesof AmericaandtheDepartmentof Educationof
Micronesia,theRachelserv ercontenthadnosignif icantly lackingregionof mathematicalmaterial.Howev er,a
reasonableportionof thematerialsgatheredf ortheRachelserv erwerediscardedf orourproject.Of theKhan
Academy v ideos,allmaterialthatwasabov eacollegepreparatory lev elwerediscardedsincethematerialwas
bey ondthescopeof theproject.Of thetextbooks,allwerediscardedf oroneormoreof thef ollowingthree
reasons:thetextprov idedaninsuf f icientquantity of exampleswithinparticulartopics,thetextdidnotprov ide
suf f icientv isualizationof contentandexamples,orthetextrequiredanunderstandingof theEnglishlanguage
thatwasincongruentwiththelev elof mathematicsbeinglearnedduetothepaceinwhichstudentsaretaught
Englishandthef requency inwhichclassesaretaughtinChuukese.Inregardstothesciencecontent,oneof
themaintaskswastodiscriminatebetweentheinf ormationthatcanactually beusef ulandav ailablef orthe
studentsof Chuukandthematerialthatisbey ondthescopeof ourproject.Mostof theinf ormationpresented
by RACHELf orthesciencedepartmentwasinthef ormatof v ideocontentwithanaccompanimentof pdf
books.Thecontentof sciencewascategorizedintothef ollowingf ields:Phy sics,Chemistry ,Biology ,Organic
Chemistry ,Cosmology &Astronomy ,EarthScienceandLif eScience.Someof disadv antagesencountered
whentry ingtof ormulateandre-categorizetheinf ormationf ortheschoolsinChuukf orthesciencedepartment
wastotry toobtainthecorrectlev elof inf ormationthatisequaltothelev elof sciencethatisexpectedof a
regularstudentinChuuk.Forexamplesomematerialf oundintheBiology ,Phy sicsandtheOrganicChemistry
departmentwerealittletooadv ancedf orahighschoolstudent.Someof theinf ormationhadtobedeletedin
ordertolev elthecontent.Also,anothersetbackwiththeinf ormationonRACHELwasthatitwaslackingmore
writtenexamplesinpdf f ormat,orbooklets,whichwouldbenef itthestudentif thisty peof examplesweretobe
accompaniedwiththev astselectionof v ideosf romKhanAcademy .Ontheotherhand,RACHELdoesprov ide
plenty of v ideosinthesciencedepartmentthatwilldef initely benef itthestudent.Alsoitwouldbebenef icialif
thev ideoscontainedcaptionsf ordif f erentlanguages.Similartoanoptionasprov idediny outubev ideos.
Theref orestudentsf romdif f erentpartsof theworldwouldbeabletobenef itf romtheinf ormationinRACHEL.
Inregardstothef ormatinwhichtheinf ormationinRACHELwascategorizeinrespectstotheorderand
organization;itwasneatandthesubjectsf ollowedeachother.Theref ore,therewerenoproblemswithhav ingto
organizetheactualinf ormationinRACHEL.Lastly ,thef inalinf ormationaddedtothecontentwasselectedf or
specialrequestsmadeby ateacherthatrequestedmoreinf ormationonenv ironmentalsciencesf orthemiddle
schoolstudents.Inregardstoenv ironmentalscience,RACHELwaslackingsomecontent,andtheref ore
supplementshadtobef ound.Asawhole,RACHELisav ery usef ultooltostartf romwiththematerialit
contains,andalsoitagreattoolf orany studenttoimprov eorpracticetheiracademicskills.Thelanguage
sectionof contentf romtheRachelserv erincludedalistof WorldLiteratureEbooks.Thesebooksweref ound
tobeunsatisf actory f orourprojectduetothetiny f ontof thelettersaswellasthelackof any pictures,
especially withinthesectionnamed“Children’sFiction”.Grammarnecessary f orstudentstolearntheEnglish
languagewasf oundtobemissingontheRachelserv er.Theref ore,additionalcontentf romonlinewebsiteswere
used.Thiscontentcomprisedof onlinepdf ’sdocumentsof Englishbooksthatareeasy f orchildrentoreaddue
tothef ollowing:largef ontandcolorf ulpicturesthatassistinreadingcomprehensioninadditiontocolorf ul
lessonsandpdf grammarworksheetsthathelpchildrentolearnhowtobetterwritetheEnglishlanguage.
Bey ondthesubjectsof Math,Science,andEnglish,therewasadditionalmaterialthattheprojectteamf eltwas
importanttoinclude.Thespecif icmaterialweincludedonourserv erf romRACHELweretheWikipediaarticles
andsev eralhealthguidesby Hesperian.Ourin-country partnersexpressedthathealthguidescouldbeof use
toeducatechildrenbey ondthety picalclassroomtopicsandexpandthehealthknowledgeof bothstudentsand
thecommunity .Withoutsurprise,culturally relev antmaterialwaspertinenttoourserv erbutwasoneareain
whichRACHELwaslacking.Onourserv er,weincludedMicronesianv ideosaboutculturalf igures,localhistory ,
andmore.Wef eltthatincorporatingsuchmaterialwouldincreasetheusability of theserv eritself because
peopleinthecountry wouldf eelastrongattractiontomaterialrelev anttotheircultureandnationspecif ically .
Wealsoincludedsomedigitalgraphicorganizerstoprov ideameansf orteachingmorecreativ ely toteachers
wholackthesamephy sicalamenitiesthatmany peopleareaccustomedto.Ov erall,thissectionhasthemost
roomtogrow.Wewillbecontinually lookingf oradditionalareastoexpandintoinordertoprov idethebest
ov erallproductf orthecommunitiesweareworkingwith.Inthef uture,expandingoursy stemf orschoolsin
otherregionsof theworldtouseisahopef ulgoal.Wehadspecif iccontentrelev anttothesitewewereworking
at,butthismay notbetruef ordif f erentregions.Understandingthecultureandeducationsy stemof regionsis
thef irststepinmakingthisprojectaglobalreality aswellassomethingwereally f ocusedonwhenf inding
contentf orourproject.
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Woulditmakesensef ory outocollaboratewiththepeopledev elopingKALite?
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IaddedPHETsciencesimulationsandsomeaudiobooksf romlibriv oxtomy installations
http://phet.colorado.edu/http://libriv ox.org/IalsoworkedwithBooksf orAf ricatoinstallRacheloncomputers
they shiptoAf rica.Notsureaboutlocallanguagesbuttherearealotof countriesthatcoulduseFrenchor
Spanish.
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Sorry thatI'mnotmuchhelpatthemoment,butIhopethatthelittledatathatIhav eprov idedwillhelp.
Hopef ully by thetimethenextsurv ey comesaround,I'llhav ealotof datatocontribute!
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