Cell Phones in Niger (West Africa)

The article can be found at the URL: http://www.isbrandt.com/

XO vs. Print costs

I started putting some numbers together to help us think about the options for Deploying the Siyavula content in Rwanda. These are by no means complete, but are just the first numbers I could find online.

If you have any more examples, you can add them to the spreadsheet here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ag_1xxktumeudHlOUFctaEhHWjk2ZVR...

NYC Student Laptops

Laptop? Check. Student Playlist? Check. Classroom of the Future? Check. Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times

The School of One pilot program is conducted in a converted library at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Middle School 131 in Chinatown. It consists mainly of students working on laptop computers to complete math lessons.

TeacherMate in Chicago Public Schools

We need someone be create an article with links to videos describing how the TeacherMate is being used in Chicago Public Schools and the results they are getting.

Nepal Pilot Laptop Program

This is a request for a detailed description of the OLE Nepal Pilot Laptop Program now in its second year with schools in six districts throughout Nepal using the XO laptop.

Uruguay Laptop Demonstration

This is a request for more detailed information about the OLPC project in Uruguay. Informal reports indicate that there has been a highly successful nationwide rollout of the XO laptop in Uruguay. We need a well-documented article on what has been done and what the preliminary outcomes have been.

Nomadic Schools Meet Mobile Technology

There are a number of indigenous populations around the world that live a nomadic lifestyle. The question is, what schooling systems can accommodate these populations?

Since the 1920's and 30's, nomadic schools have attempted to provide a basic education for the children of mobile communities. In Siberia, families follow reindeer migration routes which take them to some of the harshest weather conditions in the region.

A RIVER to Universal Basic Education Flows in India: A RIVER of Hope

Relevance, Resources
Individualized learning programs
Variety of ages and abilities in a vigorous mix
Environmental Linkages
Results

In the heart of an occasionally lush, but often dry, ancient valley in the state of Andhra Pradesh, known geographically as the Thettu basin, the red soil and granite-rich stone hills have cradled the head waters of a RIVER of educational innovation.