ConnectED, US president Obamas plan for connecting all schools to the digital age

Driven by new digital technologies, the future of learning is increasingly interactive, individualized, and full of real world experiences and information.Unfortunately, the average school has about the same connectivity as the average American home, but serves 200 times as many users, and fewer than 20percent of educators say their schools internet connection meets their teaching needs. And our teachers do not get enough training and support to integrate technology in their classroom and lessons, despite the fundamental and increasing importance of those skills.

Prezi a cloud based startup which competes with Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote, and Adobe are the latest technology companies joined this venture. The White House announced $750 million in commitments from Apple, Microsoft, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Autodesk, and OReilly Media. ConnectED hopes to transform American education by connecting 99% of students to next-generation broadband and wireless technology within five years

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/connected_fact_sheet.pdf

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