Really interesting article from Ghana about the possibility of technology for providing free education to children who otherwise would go without:

One hopes that all the political parties in Ghana will focus on how the use of digital devices such as tablet computers, could help our country provide quality free education from kindergarten to tertiary level, to all Ghanaians with the aptitude to study – at a fraction of the cost of providing education through the traditional bricks-and-mortar method.

When I read this, I wonder if we have too much in this country and it makes us jaded. We know technology can’t transform education in our country. But can it have transformational powers in other countries where textbooks and paper and pencil are not ubiquitous. What is the power of a tablet computer and free wifi in the hands of students who otherwise have nothing?