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Can technology help teach literacy in poor communities?

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For the past four years, researchers at MIT, Tufts University, and Georgia State University have been conducting a study to determine whether tablet computers loaded with literacy applications could improve the reading preparedness of young children living in economically disadvantaged communities.

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10 Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer

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It takes into account recent changes such as connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization of learning to dramatically shift how schools have been run for over a century. by Salman Khan. Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. by Clayton M. by Clayton M. Christensen.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Although students study via an online environment, there are also segments of blended learning approaches in which students will come together in classes or mobile travelling classrooms. Some examples of leading online learning environments include Future Learn , The Khan Academy , EtonX , and K-12.