Ten teachers from the David Rose Special School are to benefit from sponsored Computer Science scholarships from Global Technology to advance the teaching offered at the school while the company is also upgrading the school’s IT capability.
At the brief handing over ceremony held at the school yesterday, Marketing Manager for Global Technology Shazim Ali announced that while the teachers will be sponsored to advance their understanding of using technology for teaching, the technical support provided by Global Technology to the school will also be developed. He said that the $500,000 worth of tech-expansion in the school will be beneficial for both students and teachers. He explained that Global Technology went 100 per cent online in June and is now aiming toward providing higher quality internet for David Rose Special School.
Global Technology is also introducing Microsoft 365 business. This is a platform used for teaching and meetings and has many benefits specifically for virtual learning. It improves cybersecurity, is cost efficient, and allows access to work from anywhere. It also hosts virtual meetings, similar to what is offered by Skype, Teams, and other online platforms. Additionally, the ten teachers will be able to study computer science at Global Technology to add to their knowledge and skill for teaching.
Chief Executive Officer of Global Technology George Melville, in his remarks, echoed that the teachers would not only benefit but the students as well. He acknowledged that the school has been innovative from the start with its ways of teaching its students with special needs and mentioned that upgrades to the technological aspects provided to the school by Global Technology comes with a cloud base storage which will make the school the first cloud-based school in Guyana. This means that the data which teachers use and store for teaching will be accessible from a cloud which carries one terabyte of storage, making it easier for teachers to store information and have access to their information. This reduces the worry about losing information. This upgrade to the school will make it a leading example of the way technology can be facilitated across schools in Guyana.
The school’s Headmistress, Deon McKenzie, said that all children can achieve and have a right to education which is why the school provides education through three departments for the deaf, the intellectually impaired, and autistic children. She said that Global Technology has realised that teachers also need training just as much as support, hence ten teachers will be recipients of scholarships in various aspects of computer science. She encouraged the recipients to grab the opportunity because they are very rare.
The scholarship recipients are: Roumelia Daniels, Linda Inniss-Taylor, Karen Lindie, Uniquea Black, Cassandra Richardson, Sonica Lewis, Lynette Cole, Shantusha Touwnaar, Alita Walcott and Mechan Jackson.
