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Gates Foundation gives $20 million to education technology
It's the first in a series called "Next Generation Learning Challenges," a set of grants which will focus on improving college readiness and graduation rates in the US. The first deadline is November 17; grants will be announced in March 2011. New sets of challenges and new grants will be issued every six to 12 months. The fund will be divided into grants ranging from $250,000 to $750,000, focused on technologies that increase the use of blended learning models, deepen student engagement, supporting the availability of high-quality open courseware, as well as help institutions, instructors, and students benefit from learning analytics.
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates no longer works for the software giant, dedicating his life instead to his charity foundation. For those interested to learn more, Gates tells CNET more about the issues of education in the US in an interview.
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TomSEA
on October 12, 2010 1:29 PM |
Like him or not, Mr. Bill is doing a LOT of good things with his money. |
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HaMsTeYr
on October 12, 2010 5:51 PM |
Indeed. I think he's taking the right approach with the saying "Give a man a fish and he'd be fed for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'd be fed for life". In that sense pushing the people to think instead of sitting down and doing nothing. Better than empty donations if you ask me. |
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princeton
on October 12, 2010 7:06 PM |
Well good thing like Bill, Steve jobs is givi- Oh wait never mind. |
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brucethetech
on October 12, 2010 8:21 PM |
Well good thing like Bill, Steve jobs is givi- Oh wait never mind. lol. unless you meant giving away free iPhone cases to fix the defective antenna |
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captaincranky
on October 12, 2010 9:48 PM |
lol. unless you meant giving away free iPhone cases to fix the defective antenna Yeah, Jobs is a philanthropist, that's the ticket!
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Wagan8r
on October 13, 2010 9:56 AM |
captaincranky said:
lol. unless you meant giving away free iPhone cases to fix the defective antenna Yeah, Jobs is a philanthropist, that's the ticket! Yes, a philanthropist to already paying customers! What a guy! |
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captaincranky
on October 13, 2010 10:20 AM |
Yes, a philanthropist to already paying customers! What a guy! Yeah, he's the Crown Princess of "what a guys"!
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aj_the_kidd
on October 13, 2010 9:04 PM |
He definitely has the money and the name to make things happen. Too bad his replacement comes off cold, must be the name "Steve" |
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Guest
on December 16, 2010 12:27 PM |
This is an amazing initiative! Hopefully students and teachers use whatever new technologies emerge. One great one that I have been using for my group projects is http://enterthegroup.com |
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