The year of 2008 was very exciting for I.S.A.B.T. As a new organization we have made significant of headway towards obtaining our mission.
29 G4's
In the Spring of 2008 I.S.A.B.T. received secured a donation of 29 G4 Mac computers and Monitors to bring to Ghana from the ITS Department of Albright College. These computers are in storage while we arrange for shipping. Expected delivery for the computers is July 2009.
Bookmaking Pilot Project in Ghana
President Thurston traveled to Ghana to start a pilot project titled, "Making Books in Ghana". Using simple technology (a laptop and printer) and special bookmaking software (RealeWriter) he worked with students to write, create, and print their own unique stories into books.
You can read the books at
http://ghana.realelibrary.com
Engage in an interactive presentation of the project and view Thurston's Journal at
http://makingbooksinghana.org
or watch videos at
http://www.youtube.com/user/jonthur
Donation of a video conferencing unit to the Cape Coast Poly Tech University in Ghana.
President Thurston was also able to donate a state of the art video conferencing system to the Poly-Tech University in Cape Coast. This is part of our global studies initiative. We plan to begin international video conferencing exchanges using this technology.
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