JP Inspiring Knowledge, the company that makes Magalhães computers, won three prizes at this year's international competition IF Design Awards 2013.
The prizes went to the models MG4, MG4C and tablet MGT1, which were distinguished in the category "Product design".
Source: JP Inspiring Knowledge Read more [...] Magalhães laptop wins three design awards
JP Inspiring Knowledge, the company that makes Magalhães computers, won three prizes at this year's international competition IF Design Awards 2013.
The prizes went to the models MG4, MG4C and tablet MGT1, which were distinguished in the category "Product design".
Source: JP Inspiring Knowledge Read more [...]
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Tagged Design, JP Inspiring Knowledge, JP Sá Couto, Magalhães, MG4, Tablet
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Call for book chapters
We cordially invite you to submit a chapter proposal to be included in a forthcoming e-book, titled (provisionally) “Digital Literacy, Technology and Social Inclusion: making sense of one-to-one computer programmes around the world”, to be published in 2013. The call for chapters for this book is opened until 20th January.
This e-book is being prepared within the research project ‘Navigating with Magellan: Study on the impact of digital media in schoolchildren’ that is being carried Read more [...]
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MG4 “Get inspired”: New edition of Magalhães with more educational resources
JP Sá Couto launched last week a new edition of the fourth version of Magalhães laptop: the MG4 "Get inspired". The limited edition of MG4 presents a set of educational resources for use in the classroom and some hardware upgrades, such as increased memory, rotating camera, light sensitive screen and readjusted design, according to the news site Dinheiro Digital .
In addition to the programs installed in previous versions, MG4 "Get inspired" allows access to other educational contents, Read more [...] JP Sá Couto wants return of Magalhães laptops without state funding
A year after the suspension of the program 'e.escolinha', in September 2011, by the current government, JP Inspiring Knowledge is preparing to negotiate with Intel, the creation of a similar program, supported by private funding, that allows to continue with the distribution of Magalhães laptops to students of 1st cycle of basic education.
According to the news published in Dinheiro Vivo, the director of Intel Iberia, Norberto Carrascal, confirms that "measures are being taken to resume Read more [...]
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Tagged Education, Intel, JP Sá Couto, Magalhães, Nuno Crato, Politics
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Almeirim launches campaign for Magalhães adoption
The Almeirim City Council wants to reuse Magalhães computers be used by students of the 1st cycle of basic education.
The campaign "We adopt Magalhães", beginning in late July this year, wants to collect at least 75 computers to ensure that all children who have not benefited from the program 'e.escolinha', can use the computer in the classroom.
Once students who have entered the last year for the 1st cycle no longer received the computer, the "teachers begin to notice that there are Read more [...]
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