While $280 million Gates has invested dictating education may seem generous, it really is a small investment that will yield huge returns for corporations, including Microsoft. Gates has a networth of $76 billion and invests $38 billion in the foundation (with additional money from Buffet and others) and then invests those billions aggressively to maximize returns (often investing in corporations that create poverty and destroy the planet and REJECTING criticism and calls to change their investment strategies- see an LA Times series done about this a few years ago). Even a modest return on those investments which don’t get taxed at all yields a couple billion dollars a year and investing $280 million in chump change from that, but these investments lead to new opportunities for Microsoft and other for profit corporations to get a return on the investments from the nonprofit foundation. Think about how much Microsoft charges schools for Office or any other product. Expect that huge amounts of tax dollars will now be spent on these new products, new operating systems, winddows devices, etc. They are not doing us any favor. Have no illusion about this. F you Gates! “The first collaboration between the two global companies will combine Pearson’s Common Core System of Courses with the groundbreaking capabilities of the Windows 8 touchscreen environment. The Common Core System of Courses is the first curriculum built for a digital personalized learning environment that is 100 percent aligned to the new standards for college and career readiness… “Personalized learning for every student is a worthy and aspirational goal. By combining the power of touch, type, digital inking, multitasking and split-screen capabilities that Windows 8 with Office 365 provides with these new Pearson applications, we’re one step closer to enabling an interactive and personalized learning environment,” said Margo Day, vice president, U.S. Education, Microsoft Corp. “We’re in the middle of an exciting transformation in education, with technology fueling the movement and allowing schools to achieve this goal of personalized learning for each student.” … A Windows 8 app will also be developed for Pearson’s hundreds of core and supplemental eText titles, allowing students and teachers to access the full functionality of the company’s eBook solutions on Windows 8 devices. In addition, Pearson’s innovative TestNav 8 assessment app, incorporated into Next-Generation Assessments around the United States, will support Internet Explorer 11. Read more: “The Common Core System of Courses, iLit, eText titles, and TestNav 8 are a sampling of a variety of instructional resources, assessments, professional development, virtual learning, and school improvement services delivered to millions of students around the globe… Pearson’s comprehensive approach to assessment includes an innovative online delivery solution, TestNav delivers millions of secure, high-stakes assessments in K-12 schools every year. TestNav allows schools to administer tests online and on demand, securely and dependably.” Read more: digitaljournal/pr/1748922#ixzz2vfxsiUla
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:35:32 +0000
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