One of the important questions about the design of learning environments for children is about which curriculum to choose and what skills to expect the children to acquire as a result of their schooling. read more

    Earthcast 09 is a global 24 hours webcast scheduled on 22 April,2009. I am looking for some k-12 schools in India to participate in this event. There are many ways to participate in this event.

   But, ideally, it will be great if students and teachers can share their ideas on environment (especially in or around their school, home etc) through skype or phone. There are many time slots available so you can sign up for an hour to webcast during the day of 22 April(wednesday). read more

On Feb 3rd, Google launched the "Internet Bus Project". Simply put, this is a campaign to take the internet - quite literally on wheels - right to people in the smaller cities in India who are still not participating in what is now part and parcel of our lives in urban centers. The campaign has been launched in Tamil Nadu where the Bus will visit 15 towns in the next 45 days. read more

In case you have not caught this on the news wire, India is all set to launch a $7 or Rs. 500 laptop. read more

BRAILLE PRESSES IN INDIA

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I wanted to tell you all about an exciting new social learning website www.tenplustwo.com for students, teachers or anyone connected with education.

TenPlusTwo.com is a social learning network which connects students from all parts of India. TenPlusTwo is different from other social networking sites as the focus here is on learning and helping students excel in their career. read more

A hugely anticipated PC game, Spore - was launched worldwide in September this year. This game has not only enthralled many kids and adults alike around the world, but also got educators talking about the value of this game in education - to help children learn about the concept of evolution, survival, migration, city development, trade and trade routes, and design of creatures and spaceships (among other things). read more

Came across this article and found it really interesting.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/indian-math-tutors-math-deficient-americans/?em

hi,

  My name is kapil and I am 25 years old.

  I have worked in mostly corporate jobs but always wanted to work in Education. So, I  left my job last month but I didn't plan it well. Right now, I am looking for work in education and technology and not able to find any.

  I need your guidance on how I can enter education field. I am basically interested in doing research and implementing various technologies(especially Internet and web) to improve learning in a classroom.

  I am looking for guidance on courses I can do, jobs I can work on. read more