Agriculture
June 10, 2024
EduTrac
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RapidSMS
Updated on June 9, 2024
·Created on October 8, 2018
MobiStation is a solar-powered multimedia education kit with a laptop, projector, scanner, and speakers, all contained in a portable suitcase.
MobiStation is a multimedia tool to support education in and out of schools and to assist teachers, improving access, equity, and quality in education. Built into a portable suitcase, it is equipped with a solar-powered laptop, a low-power pico-projector, and an audio system.
It works by projecting e-books, teaching videos, and other multimedia content in rural schools and health centers, bringing quality learning to marginalized groups. The educational content for MobiStation is developed and recorded by the country’s top teachers in subjects like English, math, social studies, and science.
Target SDGs
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
UNICEF Uganda
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include Kio Kit.
Manufacturing/Building Method
Software and hardware development.
Intellectural Property Type
Open-source
User Provision Model
Field implementations and partnerships.
Distributions to Date Status
50 Mobi-Stations have been distributed by 2018.
Telecommunication service required
None
Level of connection service needed
No
Device(s) required
None
Additional features required
None
Permanent network connectivity required (Y/N[specify],Other [specify])
No, internet access not needed.
Two way communication (Y/N)
No
Usage rate (%)
Unknown
Literacy support (Y (specify) /N)
Yes: The Mobistation team provides trainingto teachers and students how to use the kit.
Languages available (list)
English and Local languages (depending on the local language, the content is adjusted)
Operating system and version
N/A
Power requirements
The kit use the solar energy to produce power.
eEducation application
Education equipment, education provider
Design Specifications
MobiStation, is a portable, solar-powered multimedia kit fully equipped with a speaker, projector, laptop, and a document reading camera. It comes with pre-uploaded education content that is used to aid learning in schools and can also be used in Health Centers. The kit consists of a pelican case that holds the equipment both for storage and use. The laptop contains education content in the form of video clips, cartoons, music videos, math lessons, and even offline Wikipedia. Using MobiStation, a teacher can capture the content of a book using the camera and then project it in a wall where students can see it, thus helping solve the challenge of limited resources in remote and underserved areas.
Technical Support
Offered by the manufacturer.
Replacement Components
Unknown
Lifecycle
Unknown
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
The designers aim to teacher absenteeism, solve the problem of poor-quality instruction, and lack of textbooks.
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown
Safety
No known safety hazards are related to this product.
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
Farber, M., 2013, Educational Technology Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Strohmeier, H., 2015, UNICEF: Why sustainable energy matters to children: The critical importance of sustainable energy for children and future generations.
“Office of Innovation.” n.d. Unicef.Org. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.unicef.org/innovation/node/61
“Uganda’s DigiSchool Pilot.” n.d. Unicef.Org. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.unicef.org/innovation/stories/ugandas-digischool-pilot
victorvanr. 2014. “MobiStation in Uganda – Appropriate Technology Destined to Fail.” MIS4D. July 28, 2014. https://mis4d.com/2014/07/28/mobistation-in-uganda-appropriate-technology-destined-to-fail/
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
The product is evaluated for reducing teacher absenteeism and school drop out rate.
Other Information
None
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