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Munich (GER), February 2007 - Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association, has a challenging vision: He wants to provide all children in developing countries with a laptop and free Internet access to support them in learning. In his eyes, this project isn't just a laptop project but an educational project. Many problems in the world, like the population explosion and the climate crisis, are connected with education. "Some important people have said it cannot be done; some said it should not be done. Both are wrong. We are doing it", Negroponte said. "Education is the key to solve those problems." » MORE

Roosbeck (B), December 2006 - Based on the experiences gathered during Citizen E, an EU-funded project to improve teachers' ICT skills, the project partners have written a Best Practice Manual available for download now. » MORE

Kingston (JAMAICA), November 2006 - According to a report by the Jamaica Observer, the country's government's US$50 million investment in an eLearning project, launched earlier this year, is expected to enhance the quality of secondary teaching and learning significantly. The program is scheduled for three years. » MORE

Edinburgh, November 2006 - (by Andrew Watt, Senior Development Officer eTeam) The iPod has almost instant appeal to everyone and despite the best efforts of competitors is still the "must have" mp3 player. Can education make use of this sort of device and its desirability? Read and marvel at what happens when you give a class of Scottish students and their teachers an iPod each. » MORE