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Reports
Report from the Computer Teacher The students at the Wakako Hironaka school in Robib are
being taught how to use computers and access the Web. The trainers are six
orphans who have been learning and working over the past 18 months on commuters
at the Future Light Orphanage, in a village outside the capital of Phnom Penh.
Four of the orphans are between the ages of 8 and 11 who rotate for three month
periods to attend the Robib and other rural schools to continue studying there
while teaching the village children and their teachers the art of operating a
computer and in the case of Robib, the wonders of accessing the Web. The young
computer instructors receive $20 a month. Two of the “senior” trainers are
16-year-old orphans who will stay at Robib for at least a year. They earn $60 a
month and get a one week holiday to return to Phnom Penh every three months. We
receive frequent reports but this is the first monthly report from Sovicheth
Hem, 16, who sent it on his own without any guidance nor a request to produce
it. Eighteen months ago Sovitech Hem barely knew any English or what a computer
is. His “leapfrog” is a clear example of the potential of good education on
the future development of Cambodia as well as a reflection of the excellent
environment provided to 285 orphans at the Future Light Orphanage, directed by
Mrs. Noun Phaly. Sovitech Hem’s report sent by e-mail from Robib Village on
July 16, 2000: Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 04:56:58 –0700 (PDT) Dear Mr. Bernie, Mr. Doug, Mr. Sothero and Mrs. Phaly Noun Objective of headlines 1.
Opening a new chapter for
computer teaching We started to open a new class on Monday July 03/2000. The second part also shared into 5 groups and studied From
1:00 to 5:00 P.M. The daily schedule Morning Group I.
Started From 7:10 to 7:50 Afternoon Group I.
Started From 1:00 to 1:40 Hence each group we could take a rest for 10 minutes and
these 2 parts above could change actions weekly from the morning to the
afternoon and from the afternoon to the morning. · Macintosh Operating System, Microsoft Words and Clariswork program · Internet About Instruction On Monday July 03/2000 we taught
the theory and the basic of the computer. Minitor, CPU(Central Processing Unit), Keyboard, Mouse and
Cables. Pointing: Showed them how to use the mouse to
Control the movement of a pointer on screen and point to an object on screen by
moving the mouse so that the pointer is positioned on that object. Clicking: Showed them how to click an object on
Screen by pressing and quickly releasing the button While the pointer is on that
object. Pressing: Show them how to press by holding down the
mouse button without moving the mouse. Dragging: Show them how to drag an object on Screen
by pointing to that object and holding down the mouse button while they move the
mouse. We also explained them what appeared on screen as Such as
Menu bar, Apple menu, Star up disk icon, Trash icon and Program icons. On Saturday July 08/2000 we explained them to know the two
different programs between Microsoft Words and Clariswork.
We planned to teach them three days of Microsoft Words and two days of Clariswork.
From Monday July 10/2000 to Wednesday July 13/2000 we taught them Microsoft Words
From Friday July 15 to Saturday July 16/2000 we taught the Clariswork
program (drawing) and we showed them how to use the drawing tools.
My Boreyrath and I do not teach Internet and we only teach them the
computer lessons as such as the Microsoft Word Program and the Clariswork
program. Every day Mr. Vansoeurn teaches them the Internet Lesson. First we
could not choose the students who do decided to choose the first previous
students who already pass the basic of computer. · Purpose of teaching by Essential English book one. ·
Purpose of teaching by making the conversation direct to the
students. We teach them three days by the Essential English book one and two days by making the conversation direct to the students and except on Thursday is their labor day and Sunday is their holiday too. Each of us have one hundred and
twenty-nine'Students. We change schedule of English teaching every Week from the
morning to the afternoon and from the afternoon to the morning because it depend
on to the schedule of the state school course which the school director
arranges. We teach English 4 hours per day. · Computer machine · Generators · Solar penal · Satellite disk · Activity of generator Computer machine: Every day we have seven
computers. Macintosh Color Display Generations: We have two generators but
every day we use only one generator is an old big generator to connect with six
computers and one computer else connect with the solar penal. We couldn’t use a small new
generator with the seven computers because the electric current isn’t stable. Solar penal: The solar penal could connect
with only one computer and it couldn’t use enough time in this rainy season
because it has so much falling rain and no enough sunshine and it often overcast
sky. Satellite disk On Wednesday we joined with the
school teachers and the students to fence around the satellite disk and look for
4 hours to do it. It is very safely every day and no one plays football near it. Activity of generator Date : Generator’s : Time bound : Capacity : : working : A.M : P.M : of liter : 15/06/00: 8 hours :7.10-11.10: 1.00-5.00: 10 liters: >From 24/06/00 to 25/06/00 was setting up the Internet
link. 26/06/00: 8 hours :7.10-11.10: 1.00-5.00: 11 liters: Whole total :222 hours : 296 liters: From June 15, 2000 to 15 June, 2000 we bought the Gasoline
for 10 times. At one time we paid 42000 Riels for one barrel and 1 barrel = 30
liters and 1 liter = 1400 riels. 30 liters x 1400 riels = 42000 riels. So 10
barrels x 42000 riels = 420000 riels. Transportation of gasoline; On July 01,2000 I paid 3500 riels to buy one pair Of
slipper for a kid called CHANTHY Medicines On Wednesday June 28,2000 I bought the medicines Paracetamol
500mg 4P x 1500 riels = 6000 riels. VI. Observation (Mission, Living) Arrival : On Friday June 23,2000 at 5:10 there was a team And leaded by Mr.SOTHERO NUON. There were 8 people in This team and two of 8 people were engineer Specialists of SHIN SATELLE PUPPLIC COMPANY LIMITED Of Thailand and 6 people else were Cambodian people. One of 6 people was a newcomer teacher, he was an Internet
instructor and a maintainer of equipment. On Wednesday July 5,2000 at 6:15 P.M ROVIENG District was
arrived by Mr.NOEU TY, a driver and tow On Tuesday July 11,2000 around 5 o,clock P.M or so there was a trip which leaded by Mr.Doug arrived in Rovieng district. Wherupon there were also a new interpreter his name called DY and another one was a staff in Tbeng Mean Chey who related with the silk and the last one was Mr.Zhong, he was a driver. Departure: On Sunday June 25,2000 at 2:00 P.M ROVIENG On Thursday July 6,2000 at 2:10P.M ROVIENG Living: We are happy. We could get away with serious Diseases but a
tiny problem we could not avoid from Normal diseases and we reserve the
medicines every day for diseases. We left being very pleased with a terrific time Here, the
environment here is very pleased with a terrific time Here, the environment here
is very nice and pleasant But this is the rainy season and there is so sainy
Falls almost every day. Sometimes we go to school with The drizzle. The residents here are very cordial to us and the Owner of the house whom you rented for us and all People in this house are very friendly too. We generally have three mealtimes as such as the breakfast,
the lunch and the dinner. Largely we eat rice more than porridge for the
breakfast and the porridge occasionally we eat once time. The lunch time and the
dinner time we usually eat rice with the few kinds of stews or soups. So we eat
copious foods and the foods are very tasty. Best regards, Sovicheth Hem _Robib, July 16,2000
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