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The History Hour: The Computers for Schools revolution

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11/01/2020 GMT

The Computers for Schools revolution

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Computers for Schools revolution

Bringing laptops into education; the battle for Fallujah; environmentalist Chico Mendes.

In 2009, Uruguay became the first country in the world to give a laptop computer to every child in state primary schools. We hear from the man whose initiative is credited with transforming the lives of students and teachers. Plus, a US soldier's account of the battle for the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004, and memories of the Brazilian rubber-tapper and environmentalist Chico Mendes.

PHOTO: Two Uruguayan children enjoying their laptops (Courtesy Plan Ceibal)

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