Viability study

distribution of educational content through a low-cost Wi-Fi file server in poor, remote and rural communities

Abstract

This article reports the extensionist actions regarding a study about the digital content distribution, using servers with internet disconnected during the pandemic. During the lockdown, students were expected to occasionally pass through the content distribution center via server to gain access to those materials, without physical interaction between those involved. However, the actions extend beyond the pandemic, given the ongoing need to distribute didactic and educational content to an audience that cannot access the internet. The study resulted in an informative and instructional booklet about digital content distribution via short-range Wi-Fi networks. The written materials were modest, aiming to reach students, technicians, and teachers from schools in rural low-income and difficult-to-access areas interested in creating the server. In this sense, the proposed solution aimed to unite the need for effective and cheap content distribution and the reuse of old smartphones with minor defects or imperfections, as long as they are in usable conditions.