The Ceibal project is a Uruguayan initiative to implement the "One Laptop per Child" model to introduce Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in primary and secondary schools.

In four years, Ceibal delivered 450,000 laptops to all students and teachers in the primary education system and no-cost internet access throughout the country. As of 2009, results included increased self-esteem in students, improved motivation among students and teachers, and active participation by parents (94% approved of the plan, according to a national survey performed in 2009).

The success of Ceibal is not only due to technological innovations but also to achievements such as the creation of a training plan for teachers in primary education, the active inclusion of the society and teachers in the project, and the successful design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation model to measure the impact nationally that serves as a guide to define future actions in the plan.

Ceibal tries to promote digital inclusion and decrease the digital gap that exists among the Uruguayans and between Uruguay and the rest of the world. However, achieving this goal requires complementing it with an educational plan for teachers, students, and their families. The educational plan of Ceibal tries to create the technological resources, the teacher's formation, the creation of suitable content and the social and familiar participation.

Ceibal has strategic principles: equity of knowledge, equal opportunities for children and youth, and the provision of tools to learn not only knowledge given by the school, but also knowledge that the child can learn alone. The original expected outcomes defined the right to have an internet connection at school as well as at home.

The project was named "Ceibal" in reference to a typical Uruguayan tree and flower called "ceibo,” known as Cockspur coral tree. Ceibal also stands for "Conectividad Educativa de Informática Básica para el Aprendizaje en Línea" (Educational Connectivity/Basic Computing for Online Learning in English).

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