October 2006 Volume 9 Number 4

atteries situations in Africa
2001 Kids’ Space The Internet as an unorganized
resource for children’s learning
2001 Lewis Center for
Educational Research
activities
How to make best use of a
world-class telescope and
scientific facility for teaching
and learning in K-12 schools
2001 Project Gutenberg How to disseminate thousands
of “famous and important
texts” in the public domain
2001 Schools Online How to get schools in
developing countries, to benefit
from computers and the
Internet.
2002 Barefoot College How to offer educational
options for poor people in
remote parts of India
2002 Global SchoolNet How to leverage computers and
the Internet to expand the
horizons of students
2002 Center for Spoken
Language Research
everywhere in the world
How to support learning for
profoundly deaf children and
others suffering from autism,
dyslexia, and other disorders.
2002 CAST How to best address the
learning and reading needs of
students with physical or
cognitive disabilities.
2002 Katha How to promote literacy,
preserve culture, and encourage
education among New Delhi’s
poor.
2003 Equal Access How to reach populations in
remote places of developing
countries (starting in Nepal) to
provide information and
education
2003 Omar Dengo Foundation How to reform the education
system while introducing
educational technology
2003 Computers for Youth How to motivate and engage
youth and their families in lowincome
middle schools
2003 Brij Kothari-IIM How to help millions of people
in India with no access to
2003 Alexander McDonald,
NOAA
schools to learn to read
How to convey complex timebased
data on the human
impact on the Earth, in
meaningful ways, to diverse
Moderated website with activities
specifically designed for school-
age children
Allow use of the radio-telescope
and provide teaching and learning
resources for science education and
research.
Website has over 5,000 texts in
various electronic formats and
languages available for free
download.
Create teacher training resources
and establish strategic partnerships
for effective local implementation.
Network of 20 campuses in 13
states trains people to create and
maintain technology infrastructures
for community benefit.
Create resources and projects that
teachers and students can use in
their classrooms and share around
the world.
Developed computer-based,
personalized, learning tools for
learners with speech learning
difficulties resulting from deafness,
autism spectrum disorders,
dyslexia, and others.
“Thinking Reader” technology
supports a wide range of learning
modalities and disabilities.
“Computer clubhouse,”
community access, teacher
training, education, and other
services for children and women
living in slums.
Use Digital Satellite Radio and
partner with local organizations to
create and disseminate relevant
content for hard-to-reach
communities.
Re-think teaching and learning to
better prepare students and support
teachers in the systematic
transformation of classroom and
community practices.
Provide a computer with Internet
access for each student, and
involve them in relevant activities
for the school and the community.
Add subtitles to popular television
shows to build the literacy skills of
non-readers
Create the “Science on a Sphere”
3-D projection system that makes
it possible to visualize complex
data sets on a spherical surface.
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