Tag: tech
Spain leads digital reading revolution in Spanish language market
Results from recent data on digital reading show that Spain currently tops charts in the Spanish-speaking world for numbers of digital readers and book sales.
According to the Annual Digital Book Report released by digital...
Swedish AI Models Preserve 500 Years of History
The National Library of Sweden is harnessing AI technology developed by NVIDIA to preserve almost half a millennium of literature in digital form.
The library, renowned for archiving ancient and modern Swedish literature, is now...
Maryland Bill Weighs Coding as a Language
The Maryland House of Delegates, Ways and Means Committee, is considering a bill (H.B. 1211) that would let county boards of education allow students to satisfy foreign language requirements by completing a certain course...
Indian Languages Outpacing English Online
According to a recent study, the growth of Indian language internet users is growing at 18% per year, so that by 2021 the total will reach 531 million, which will be nearly 75% of...
New Eye Language Helps Paralyzed People Communicate
A new language called Blink to Speak aims to improve the lives of people with paralysis and have difficulty with speech, and recently won the Health Grand Prix for Good at the Cannes Lions...
Accelerating English and Math on the Go
Amanda Cuellar shares the benefits of learning via smartphone for adult English language learners
Families and individuals from all over the world are drawn to Midland, Texas. Its opportunities in the oil and gas industry...
Literacy as a 21st- Century Survival Skill
Brooke Foged and Jenny Hammock share their insights into fighting generational illiteracy with the engaging power of technology
In today’s world, reading is an...
Fulfilling the Technological Promise
Language Magazine asks luminaries in the EdTech landscape what to expect and what we can hope for in 2018
I am hoping that school district leaders increasingly focus on making the most of the amazing technology...
Busting Myths, Telling Truths
Matt Renwick recommends a grounded approach when it comes to technology in the classroom
In a first-grade classroom, two teachers co-facilitated a literacy lesson. It was a shared reading experience that transitioned into a shared...
Diglossia Releases Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment
Diglossia has announced the release of Mubakkir, an Arabic early-reading assessment designed for native and nonnative learners at beginning and intermediate proficiency levels. Experts agree that early and frequent measurement of young learners’ progress...