Educational Technology

May 6, 2017

Google Pledges $50 Million to Close Education Gaps Worldwide

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:35 am

by Meghan Bogardus, EdTech

About 4.3 billion people in the world don’t have regular access to the internet, the World Economic Forum reports. Though strides have been made to boost access in the U.S., the Commerce Department reports that a disparity still exists between urban and rural areas. Late last month, Google announced plans to change that by pledging $50 million over the next two years to support nonprofits working to bring tech tools to students of all backgrounds and access levels. “To start, we’re funding nine organizations around the world that we will also support with Google volunteers in areas like user experience design, translation, offline functionality and data analytics,” writes Google education lead Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink in the announcement blog post.

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/04/google-pledges-50-million-close-education-gaps-worldwide

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