Tiny $25 computer is designed to teach programming to kidsRaspberry Pi is an ultra low-cost computer designed for teaching computer programming to children.
PDF reader lets researchers organize, search and annotate articlesReadCube can perform full-text searches across a library of academic PDF articles, and even offers outside recommendations based on those the user reads.
Web app aims to help teachers act on classroom dataThe Kickboard web-based software helps teachers and school administrators “collect and analyze academic and behavioral performance efficiently and in real time so that they can make appropriate and timely interventions.”
At Singapore airport, students run fashion store as a ‘learning studio’SPELL is a fashion retail store run by students from Singapore Polytechnic as an out-of-classroom learning platform.
In Kenya, a mobile messaging system for schoolsSchoolSMS is a system that enables schools to send bulk text messages to parents, teachers and other stakeholders cheaply and easily.
In India, internet access for poorer students with low-cost tabletAkash is a touchscreen tablet that aims to give students around India internet access at an affordable price.
Toy designed to help autistic children learn to play with othersAuti is a toy designed to help autistic children learn positive play behaviors.
Buy online tutoring, donate school supplies to kids in needEduCare is donating a portion of the price of its online tutoring sessions toward making education more accessible to children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Wifi-less tablet device for very young kidsThe Vinci Tab is an Android tablet with 7-inch touchscreen and a raft of features to keep kids aged 4 and under safe and entertained.
Public library will lend out people as ‘living books’A new public library soon to open in Surrey, B.C., will lend out human beings as well as more traditional media as a way to supplement books with local human expertise.