A primary school student in Kenya uses an e-reader supplied by the Worldreader organization.
—Worldreader

Devices Address Tech. Equity in Africa

The use of mobile technology and online content on the continent in various forms is gaining steam as a way to bypass significant education hurdles. (January 30, 2012)

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Alex Grodzicki, left, 15, and James Beaupied, with guitar, 16, both 10th graders at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., perform a song that is broadcast via teleconference to students in Ningbo Secondary School in China’s Zhejiang province.
—Brian Widdis for Education Week

U.S., Chinese Schools Connect Virtually

Several schools aiming to better prepare students for a global economy and foster cultural understanding between the United States and China have established online student exchange programs. (January 30, 2012)

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Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, discusses iBooks 2 for iPad on Jan. 19 in New York City. IBooks 2 will be able to display books with videos and other interactive features.
—Mark Lennihan/AP

Apple Unveils E-Textbook Strategy

The technology company announces content partnerships with major education publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson. (January 20, 2012)

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Europe Seen Leading the Way in Hand-Held Computing

While hand-held mobile learning is viewed in the U.S. as a recent trend, its roots go further back in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, revealing different approaches. (January 30, 2012)

Educators See Facebook as Aid in Suicide Prevention

As Web users increasingly chronicle their emotional ups and downs on social networking sites, psychologists see the Internet's potential to prevent a mental health crisis. (February 3, 2012)

Efforts Fuel Global Growth of Open Ed. Content

Experts say the real power of open education resources comes not from the fact that they are free, but from the ability to customize the content. (January 30, 2012)

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—Nicole Frugé/Education Week

Canada Favors Centralized Virtual Ed. Programs

The country's e-learning initiatives are more standardized than those in the U.S., and they tend to shy away from using private companies to deliver content. (January 30, 2012)

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