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Written by: Yuan Shu
2020-10-05 08:00
Last update date: 2020-10-05 08:00
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than half a year. Many schools in Hong Kong have responded with online learning. Although learning can be sustained, many grassroots students have to face many difficulties, which affect their learning progress.
A social worker from a community service center said that some people seeking help had poor family finances and could not afford the cost of purchasing computer equipment. Others had a crowded family environment, which made it difficult to have learning space. Even if they had no internet at home, they could only use the neighbor’s network to teach.
The Hong Kong Innovation Fund and Sino Group launched the "One Person, One Computer" project in August to provide online learning support for families in need.
The project received a total of more than 2,300 applications, of which 1,019 applications were successfully given a laptop computer. After some grass-roots students received a computer, they realized that they could see their classmates on the computer and it was more convenient to download files.
Huang Ewei, a social worker at the Jockey Club Tai Kok Tsui Integrated Service Center of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, came into contact with many cases during the epidemic, saying that grassroots students have encountered many difficulties in online learning.
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Primary school children have more difficulties in online learning
Huang Ewei, a social worker at the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Jockey Club Tai Kok Tsui Integrated Service Center, said that since the epidemic, many cases of assistance have been encountered, and that grassroots students have encountered many difficulties in online learning.
She said that there have been cases where parents work night shifts at home, and the space at home is too tight. When children learn online, they will affect family rest. Some cases have no computers and internet at home, and can only use mobile phones and data cards to study, which is less effective.
She also pointed out that grassroots parents are also troubled by online learning, especially when they encounter technical problems, they are very at a loss and have nowhere to ask for help.
Wanwan and Qiqi are the children who have benefited from this project.
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Grassroots schoolchildren have no internet at home and old computers are difficult to cope with online teaching
The 12-year-old Wanwan has encountered many difficulties in online learning in the past six months.
She lives with her mother. She has no computer at home and can only use her mobile phone to attend classes.
There has never been a wireless network at home. At first, I could only rely on the data card connection, the signal reception was poor, and the line was often disconnected. Finally, I could only use the network of the neighbor's home to surf the Internet.
She said that online learning is not as effective as face-to-face teaching, especially in the math and English classes, "I don’t know what to do but I don’t have to ask the teacher.
Also in the new school year, Qiqi, who is from a grassroots family, has been studying on her mobile phone since the epidemic.
Although she has a computer at home, she bought it in kindergarten and cannot use it for online learning.
My parents considered buying a computer, but the expenditure of a few thousand dollars is still daunting.
The program received more than 2,300 applications, and 1,019 applications successfully received a laptop computer.
In addition, the Baptist University also recruited 50 students to help students solve technical and learning problems from 5 to 8 pm every Monday to Friday.
From left to right are the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Innovation Fund and General Manager of Sino Group Huang Minhua, General Manager Qiu Wenhua, and Baptist University Student Affairs Assistant Counselor and Leadership Center Director Wei Yuanqiang.
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Over a thousand schoolchildren received free laptops
The Hong Kong Innovation Fund and Sino Group’s "One Person, One Computer" project was launched in August to provide online learning support for families in need.
The project received a total of more than 2,300 applications, of which 1,019 applications successfully received a laptop computer. Both Wanwan and Qiqi benefited from the "One Person, One Computer" project. They both expressed their cherishment for obtaining computers and expressed their emotions. You can see what your classmates look like when you use your computer in class, and downloading files is much more convenient.
Huang Manhua, the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Innovation Fund and the general manager of Sino Group Group, said that the project received more than 2,300 applications, and 1,019 cases were finally approved. Among them, 60% of the applicants said they did not have a computer at home. There were two other reasons. There is no broadband network at home and two 90GB internet cards with local data are given to meet the needs of online learning. "I hope to help more school children adapt to the new learning mode as soon as possible during the epidemic."
In addition, the project’s partner, Hong Kong Baptist University, also recruited 50 student representatives to help answer technical and academic questions about online learning from Monday to Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm. Assistant of Student Affairs Office, Baptist University Wei Yuanqiang, the counselor and director of the Leadership Quality Center, said that students have responded enthusiastically and hope to help grassroots students.
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