The digital revolution of the education system has yet to really take off. Many students communicate with their teachers via email and have figured out how to use word processors (instead of typewriters), but the widespread use of technology in classrooms hasn’t exactly caught on. Cool projects like the Khan Academy are starting to ramp up, but introducing cheap laptops or ebooks into public schools hasn’t met with wild success. (Though, if you’ve heard of any inspiring programs, let us know in the comments.)

• Peru spent $225 million on an education initiative that involved One Laptop per Child and 850,000 basic laptops for schools throughout the country. Unfortunately, the results so far have not shown much improvement in math or reading scores. [url]
• India’s $35 tablet, the Aakash, is being revised and will probably cost closer to $50. The next version will be called ‘Aakash 2′ (not the ‘new Aakash’) and offer a capacitative touch screen. [url]
• Wilco Electronics is bidding on a contract to make Aakash tablets and to create a pilot program for these devices in underserved Philadelphia schools. But if Peru is any indication of what will happen…. [url]
• To discover more interesting education-related content, check out what’s currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]  

By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.

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