Google drives online learning

Google reveals that two more US states have given the green light for interested school districts to begin using the company's Web-based applications, reports Information Week.

Following Oregon's decision in April to allow its school districts to deploy Google Apps for Education, Colorado and Iowa have agreed to make Google Apps available to over 3 000 schools in the two states.

In addition, Google is introducing a suite of training solutions and an online Google Apps Education Training Centre to help educators understand Google Apps better.

Intel has embarked on an initiative to cut down on Kenyan education costs through a partnership with the ministry of education to have e-learning solutions incorporated in the curriculum, states Capital News.

John Kimotho, deputy director of Kenya institute of Education, says the effective use of ICT could engage students better, enable dynamic curricula, and provide the freedom to soar beyond textbooks and classroom walls.

The solution is being implemented across the East African region in various institutions through Mustek East Africa.

McGraw-Hill has joined forces with Intel, M&A Technology, Promethean and Learn360 to develop e-learning solutions and an online resource centre, says PR Newswire.

McGraw-Hill claims the partnerships will enhance the company's line of digital K-12 education solutions that foster the development of 21st-century skills.

M&A Technology will manufacture and distribute a device called the McGraw-Hill Companion Touch, which is based on the Intel-powered classmate PC reference design.