Tag: tech
Court Decision Threatens Tech Funds for Schools and Libraries
In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers’ Research v. FCC that the annual $8 billion Universal Service...
Intelligent Assessment
If the words AI and assessment are in the same sentence, the knee-jerk reaction is panic, as fears of technophobia, over-standardization, miscalculation, bias, security,...
The Promise of Automated Writing Evaluation for English Learners
Automated writing evaluation (AWE) encompasses a range of...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
