1. Starting an ICT Club in your School
‘Gbenga Sesan
Program Manager
Lagos Digital Village
ICT4All Seminar. Lagos Digital Village, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. March 29, 2006

2. ICT Opportunities
RESEARCH: Explore the world’s largest pool of knowledge and data. The internet provides amazing search opportunities – wider than your imagination
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Stay in touch without stress, remember birthdays. , chat, SMS… Skype’s free VoIP calls, GMail’s 2GB of space, etc
TRANSGENERATIONAL IMPACT: Leave a legacy, contribute to global web content. Your personal website can help inspire another young person. Or start a web log (blog)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: Maximize internet opportunities. School.ie, MIT OCW, etc, are examples of diverse high-end educational opportunities
GLOBAL PARTICIPATION AND RELEVANCE: There’s no better tool for global collaboration. Be omnipresent…

3. Starting an ICT Club
Find out is there’s already an ICT/Computer Club. If there’s one, join and participate actively. Otherwise:
Speak with other students (various classes) with similar interest about your intention to start an ICT club
Draft a formal letter of your intention and make available to the teacher in charge of clubs and societies (copy the VP Admin)
Contact Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (LDV’s partner on this project) – or to tell us of your interest and you can enjoy support from start-up to take-off
Give the teacher enough reason to prove that you are serious: a report of your participation at this meeting, a little essay on the role of ICTs for today’s youth, etc
Follow up with a call or … And after you start…

4. "We're in pre-school, and play with computer toys..."
"My secondary school has an ICT club, and I'm a member..."
"Our College of Education is starting an IT Club next session..."
"I'm the new president of my Polytechnic's ICT Club..."
"My university has many ICT-related group, such as the Electronic Club, IEE, NACOSS and IEEE..."
"As a young professional, I am passionate about ICTs, and also volunteer at a local NGO..."
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10. Thank You ‘Gbenga Sesan Program Manager Lagos Digital Village
ICT4All Seminar. Lagos Digital Village, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. March 29, 2006