Ghanaian teacher who teaches computing on blackboard won computers

Many of you may remember the exciting story of the Ghanaian teacher who, in the absence of access to computers, eventually designed an entire Word window to teach his students about how these technologies work. The case, although recent, led to an intense response from the public, entitled to a statement from Microsoft itself stating that it would provide equipment for Professor. Richard Akoto

Fortunately, all the public's commotion was not in the words. To begin with, the Redmond giant kept its promise and took Akoto to Singapore to attend the Microsoft Education Exchange educational event and receive a computer to help him with the tasks.

In addition, as the Quartz website reports, other donations were made to the teacher shortly after. A brand new notebook, for example, would have been donated by a benefactor at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Days later, five desktops were reportedly donated to the school by NIIT, a computer training school located in Accra, Ghana's capital, along with a laptop for Akoto's personal use.

Doesn't it seem enough? So how about saying many are quoting Akoto for the annual “Best National Teacher” award, which gives the winner a three-bedroom house to live in anywhere they choose, among other winnings? Yeah. There is no denying that the changes in this teacher's life were enormous - and, let's face it, well deserved.

Ghanaian teacher who teaches blackboard computing won computers via TecMundo