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"Help me build the school in the cloud, a learning lab in India where children can embark on intellectual adventures by engaging and connecting with information and mentoring online, " he said.
BBC: TED 2013: UK educationalist wins TED prize
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Students spend up to two hours a day in a computer learning lab mastering basic math and reading skills through exercises and puzzles, freeing up teachers to spend their time on advanced skills and concepts.
CNN: Computers can't replace real teachers
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I'm calling on all 200, 000 scientists who work for the federal government to do their part in their communities: to speak at schools, to create hands-on learning opportunities through efforts like National Lab Day, and to help stoke that same curiosity in students which perhaps led them to pursue a career in science in the first place.
WHITEHOUSE: East Room
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We are learning to word-process in the computer lab and are thankful for our new computers.
CNN: What are you thankful for?
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No insects were harmed in the making of our video, at least -- and the lab assures us that ant had a good life before learning the hard way why it shouldn't mess with Harvard scientists.
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Reflecting a major shift in the way students learn and acquire knowledge, GLASS Lab will research and develop digital games to engage students and measure learning.
FORBES: 5 School Technologies To Watch: Personalized Learning Is Here
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But in The Lab, young Chinese rappers like Red Star's Tang King are learning about music and starting to make their own claims about Chinese style.
NPR: Made in China: Hip-Hop Moves East
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And organizations representing teachers, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers -- joined by volunteers in the community -- are participating in a grassroots effort called "National Lab Day" to reach 10 million young people with hands-on learning.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Kicks Off "Educate to Innovate"
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Grasp Lab team leader, Dr Vijay Kumar, believes such autonomous, self-learning UAVs could be used to search buildings for signs of life after natural disasters, for example, or check for chemical or radiation leaks.
BBC: Sky high thinking: Could we all soon own a drone?