Education and Academia

Mobile and Immersive Learning for Literacy in Emerging Economies (MILLEE)

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Education and Academia, english, ESL, literacy, mobile games

operates in:
India

contact:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mattkam/millee/index.html

The MILLEE research project aims to enhance access to literacy among children of school-going age in the developing world. More specifically, we aim to complement the formal schooling system by applying mobile learning technology to augment educational opportunities in out-of-school settings.

References / Past Projects

Read more about MILLEE on the MobileActive blog.

Alô Cidadão!

file under:
Brazil, Communications Access and Infrastructure, Community Building and Renewal, Education and Academia, mobileactive07, sms information

operates in:
Brazil

contact:
http://www.okto.com.br/noticia.php?newsid=87

Alô Cidadão! (Hello Citizen! is a community SMS news program that brings information about jobs, educational and cultural events, and local news to low-income people in Belo Horizonte in southern Brazil. The messages have been overwhelmingly popular -- over 90% of subscribers forward the SMS to family or friends and rely on the text messages for daily information.