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The World Wide Web is 32 today and billions of people still don't have access to it

The World Wide Web is 32 today and billions of people still don't have access to it | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee is still working to get everyone online around the world ..."

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Foundation for Blended and Online Learning report examines tech solutions to rural ed challenges 

Foundation for Blended and Online Learning report examines tech solutions to rural ed challenges  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Rural schools face a raft of challenges schools in more densely populated areas do not, including declining enrollments, high socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, high transportation costs, lack of computer and internet access in student homes, low teacher pay, high teacher turnover, fewer teachers and fewer courses available to students ..."

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Solar powered mobile computer to promote digital literacy in Mozambique - Ghana Business News

Solar powered mobile computer to promote digital literacy in Mozambique - Ghana Business News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A technology start-up company in Mozambique called Kamaleon has developed an innovative and engaging way of promoting digital literacy through a shared platform called the “Community Tablet” A press release …"

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Sprint to offer 1M low-income students free devices, data

Sprint to offer 1M low-income students free devices, data | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The 1Million Project aims to connect low-income high schoolers lacking a reliable source of Internet at home ..."

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Internet access is now a  basic human right

Internet access is now a  basic human right | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"People may joke that others spend too much time on the internet, but this intricate series of tubes has become an important part of everyday life—so much so that it’s become a human rights violation to take it away ..."

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How Internet usage and smartphone ownership vary by country

How Internet usage and smartphone ownership vary by country | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Internet and smartphone access is increasing rapidly, but large gaps remain between developed and emerging economies, according to recent data from the Pew Research Center ..."

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What’s lost when kids are ‘under-connected’ to the Internet?

What’s lost when kids are ‘under-connected’ to the Internet? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Most people have access to the Internet through mobile devices now, but that hasn't closed the digital divide for students, who need faster, more sophisticated ..."

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Google is using balloons to bring internet access to millions in Indonesia

Google is using balloons to bring internet access to millions in Indonesia | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google is looking to excel in style by delivering fast internet access to Indonesia with a series of wind-cruising balloons ..."

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Facebook reveals plans for solar-powered drones to boost internet access - The Guardian

Facebook reveals plans for solar-powered drones to boost internet access - The Guardian | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The social network has revealed details of its Connectivity Lab, a team of people, including experts from Nasa, which is working on new aerospace and ..."

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The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Russia, Cuba and India | Technology | The Guardian

The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Russia, Cuba and India | Technology | The Guardian | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Interactive: More than half of the world’s population is now online, but that does not mean we are all seeing the same thing..."

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Tackling the digital language divide

Tackling the digital language divide | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Being able to access to the Internet is not enough to put everyone on an equal digital footing; we must all be able to access it in our own language ..."

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This new code ensures buildings designs are Internet optimized

This new code ensures buildings designs are Internet optimized | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"When looking at a building, how good its internet is, is probably not one’s first thought. But for the tenants and companies inside it, it’s ..."

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NYC libraries to offer 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to students, families -- THE Journal

NYC libraries to offer 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to students, families -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The New York Department of Education announced that the city has partnered with its three library systems, Google and Sprint to distribute 5,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots to public school students and families without home Internet access ..."

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Google could test Project Loon with Indian telecom operators

Google could test Project Loon with Indian telecom operators | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Google concept of providing rural cellular connectivity from specially-designed balloons, dubbed Project Loon, could be tested on the vast Indian subcontinent ..."

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Facebook is building mesh networks to bring rural areas online

Facebook is building mesh networks to bring rural areas online | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Facebook has begun developing a new kind of data network that uses millimeter wave bands ..."

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Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem

Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping the classroom a challenge, but by no means an impossibility ..."

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More than two million people still pay AOL for internet access

More than two million people still pay AOL for internet access | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Humans of a certain age will remember the brief period when accessing the internet meant shelling out a monthly fee to AOL. For most of us, this gave way to better business models well over a decade ago ..."

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Africa Wired | Africa Renewal Online

Africa Wired | Africa Renewal Online | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
"If you live in Africa and feel that your access to that speedy Internet is costing you a fortune, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has news for you: yes indeed, you are paying a hefty price..."

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