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How does Owura Kwadwo Hottish teach computer skills to students?

Mar 01, 2018 · New Word order: Ghanaian teacher uses blackboard to explain software Photos of a Ghanian teacher drawing Microsoft Word on a blackboard have gone viral. Richard Appiah Akoto CNN — Richard Appiah...

Can a teacher teach ICT without a computer?

Mar 15, 2018 · That was the task undertaken by Richard Appiah Akoto in Ghana, and his innovative (and labor-intensive) solution was to draw the computer or application on the blackboard in great detail. His hard...

Why doesn't Akoto's school have computers?

Mar 21, 2018 · Last month, photographs of Richard Appiah Akoto, an IT teacher in Ghana school, who drew an entire interface of Microsoft Word window on chalkboard had gone viral on Facebook. Richard Appiah Akoto, (who goes by the username Owura Kwadwo Hottish), a computer teacher at the Betenase M-A Junior High School in Ghana, went insanely viral on the …

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How many computers does Akoto need?

And while that’s great news, it’s unlikely to be enough. Akoto said his school would need around 50 computers to be able to effectively teach students what they need to know to pass the the quirky ICT portion of the national exam.

What does Akoto teach?

Akoto teaches information and communication technology, a subject that has been part Ghana’s national high school entrance exam since 2011, but the school he teaches at has no computers, Quartz reported. So the 33-year-old had to get creative.

Who is Owura Kwadwo Hottish?

Owura Kwadwo Hottish illustrates a window of Microsoft Word using colored chalk on a blackboard. He uses it to teach computer skills to students at the Betenase M/A Junior High School in Kumasi, Ghana. Frimpong Innocent.

Where did Hottish study?

He studied computers at the Kumasi Technical University. He does have a computer at home, "but the battery is too weak to send it to school," he says. Via WhatsApp, we chatted with Hottish about his newfound fame, where he learned how to draw and what he wishes most for his students.

What program did the man from Kumasi use?

The man from Kumasi used his blackboard to meticulously draw a diagram of the popular Microsoft Word program. "Teaching of ICT in Ghana's school is very funny," he said in a Facebook post alongside the photos. After the images were shared thousands of times online, Microsoft promised to send him new computer equipment.

Who is Owura Kwadwo?

In his Facebook message, Owura Kwadwo - a nickname for the man Quartz Africa identified as Richard Appiah Akoto - wrote: "I love my students so have to do what will make them understand what [I] am teaching.".