2. After installing the LCD projectors etc you have 25 or less minutes to conduct  a presentation, and likelihood of not finishing the day's lessons. Can the students take the lessons (in CDs or flash modules - not all have Internet ) to access such contents comfortably at home? No, not all.  One cannot just duplicate entire CDs nor do all students have broadband (even in cities) at home to access flash based systems online. AGE no problem.

3. Even if your school do have broadband to access flash based contents, how fast is the access when the entire nation is accessing it the same time? Very slow right? AGE immediate.

4. How many of the schools' computers are linked to broadband to use independently. Most schools have limited computers linked. Many do not even have one especially the remote ones. AGE does not need Internet. It runs offline.

5. Software are needed all the time. How often can these contents arrive if your school does not have broadband? Without software, is it a wonder that many schools' computer labs are idle today? Easiest is to use normal paper based exercises. AGE access is instant.

6. Why until now, in spite of all the technologies, students are still using paper based books and exercises for practically all subjects. Even in developed countries, they are still mostly paper based. Why? There is no practical solution.

7. For rural schools where the reach is very difficult and lack broadband connections, the situations are even worse. The digital divides between city schools and rural schools (including small townships) are widening with no solutions in sight (not until AGE arrives).

8. The graphics are beautiful and 3Ds etc. When the examination paper comes out with a diagram on that topic,  will these be printed in 3D full coloured or rather the plain 16 colors or black/white as in AGE's diagrams?   AGE's diagrams.

9. Can the current systems available in the schools today, able to go paperless and be environment friendly? No why?

10. Can the students save money paying for photocopies of exercises currently rather than using the money for canteen? NO. AGE can.

11. Can existing systems in most schools today encourage use of home computers for their homework and tutorials (animated not dead  text based) that ensure EVERYONE with or without Internet (broadband or dail ups) to equally benefit from home study? No. AGE no problem.

12. Can current systems ensure uniform, instant, same contents being distributed to ALL schools in the country, however remote? Not possible. Without this, how can any country succeed in implementing ICT in Mass Education? God knows/ With AGE it is possible. 

13. Can current systems your school is having able to empower your teachers to the level within minutes with or without Internet for free? Not likely and had failed.  AGE can.

14. Can a developing country, with limited resources even dare to dream of using ICT in mass Education using current available technologies? As sure as the sun will set tomorrow...no.  AGE can make this possible.

15. Can current students anywhere anytime with or without Internet access, be able to intuitively access to any module he/she wants using current available technologies? No.. Internet? You take more time searching than learning that is for sure. CDs where to find?
AGE ready made and is ready to use by a mere mouse click, copy and paste.

16. Can most systems today work equally well on legacy computers systems and OS like Windows 98?
Most no.  AGE can. Ideal for developing countries using refurbished computers or cheap ULPCs.

17. Can the perennial problems of heavy schoolbags being solved by current technologies? No. Current systems not practical. AGE needs only a pen drive for the entire syllabus. That is very light.

18 Children loves good animation to catch their attention?  Does that mean the books should be thrown away because they are not animated? Why are students still using books? Beautiful and expensive animations can wow for a second, that's it. After that most are not interested. They need to get down to the business of learning. AGE serves that purpose. AGE is better than books and serves the learning process and most important ...within their reach. Where are all the CDs when you need them?

19. AGE modules can be produced very readily and fast by an ordinary teacher without ICT training?. 
 Most are just too complicated

20. Cost of implementation of ICT in Mass Education nationwide using currently technology is well known to be very expensive and few countries including developed ones can afford. With AGE it costs only a fraction, using current infrastructures even the poorest countries can afford.

....plus many more limitations of current technology trying to address universal ICT in mass Education.

           Now you know why schools around the world are still very paper based ?
                  (-in spite of all the advances in ICT in Education).

AGE is going to change all that
 
Is there any other more practical platform?
So at the end of the day, both available options, CDs or flash systems are not practical platforms for delivery of digital educational contents on a mass nationwide scale.  What then is the solution? AGE is one such able to provide a solution

AGE solves ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS.  ... see the benefits and how to use AGE

AGE is a good and practical solution
Yes, there is a platform to enable ICT in mass education to be effected successfully. This is by using our simple platform AGE (acronym for All Genius Educator).

Use in most remote areas
With this capability, even the most remote areas can easily have access to fully animated multimedia modules anytime and anywhere at very low running costs. They can make use of simple dial ups Internet links without having to incur huge costs. This is because AGE modules need only seconds to download, and runs offline for the entire community where AGE can be copied freely and run offline. The cost is only a few seconds of the Internet connection fees. As for the computers, even in areas without electricity, the XO (OLPCs installed with WinXPs) computers with crank shaft using muscle power can run the machines. These are extreme examples to show AGE can reach out to anyone at minimal cost and thus make any attempts to connect their entire nation a possibility.

if one can reach out to the most remote, cities and other less remote areas would be no problem.
So for the first time, implementing uniform ICT in mass Education is now possible.

Students can bring home their homework
When modules can be so easily copied to pen drives or diskettes, such modules can be taken home and completed by all students with ease. There is no technology limitations since even diskettes can be used on legacy computers. Such arrangements using current state of art software are difficult and most often impossible. Students cannot bring home their homework digitally easily.

Teachers are empowered digitally without massive training in ICT
Teachers would be able to have access to commonly produced modules and exchanged very easily using AGE E-workbook generator provided freely to schools.

Other Benefits
Above are only a few of the massive number of benefits for users of AGE. For more information on who benefits from using AGE click here

                 Are the above limitations worth the benefits?  We really think so...