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61 thousand more Magalhães laptops in schools of Uruguay
For the third consecutive time, the company thta produces Magalhães laptops, JP Sá Couto, won a competition in Uruguay for the distribution of 61 thousand computers in schools of that country. According to the newspaper SOL, the contest launched by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay is part of … Continue reading
Expected the highest concentration of Magalhães laptops in National Science Competitions
Over two hundred of Magalhães computers will be available to all participants of the National Science Competitions that will take place over the next days 23, 24 and 26 of April, at the University of Aveiro. According to the blog Escola Digital, the event is for young people, aged between 7 and 18 years, and aims to “create and develop culture and science … Continue reading
Spent almost 60 million and less than a half of distributed computers
Of the 400 million originally earmarked for the provision and acquisition of equipment and services under the Technological Plan for Education (PTE), it was spent almost 60 million euros (16.12%) only in the ‘e.escolinha’ project, reveals an audit report of the Courtof Auditors to the PTE, published last week. The same document states that ‘e.escolinha’ is from all of the projects, the … Continue reading
Azores bet on laptops in schools
The National Public Procurement Agency will acquire more than a thousand laptops to equip schools of the 1st cycle of basic education in the autonomous region of Azores. According to RTP Azores, unlike ‘e.escolinha’ and ‘Magellan’ computer, the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training wants the computers to be “part of theschool and not the student,” allowing the school … Continue reading
JP Sá Couto wins award for innovation in school education
The company that produces Magalhães computers, JP Sá Couto, was awarded, last Wednesday, in the 2012 edition of Learning Without Frontiers Awards (LWF) in London, in the category “Innovation in Teaching Preschool and Primary”, announces the company on the Facebook page. JP Sá Couto states that winning the award is a “further evidence of international … Continue reading