S. Korea unveils massive digital curriculum plan, US falling behind.

American schools fall behind in education reform as S. Korea increases gains in the realm of edtech,
By: Jon Nemeth
 
July 7, 2011 - PRLog -- On July 5th, 20ll South Korea announced they will be making their curriculum completely digital.  Here, in the United States, the education world is abuzz today with talk about the move.  Some concerns are rising about where the United States stands in comparison to S. Korea, leaving many educators worried that America is falling behind in education reform.

For now, the conversation is largely about which tablet and OS South Korea will adopt, with little consideration being given to how they will implement these plans, and what kind of software or application they will be using in conjunction with them.  Many schools in the United States have begun adopting iPads and similar tablets as learning tools in the classroom, but so far the US has seen nothing roll out like the scale now being seen in South Korea.

Early in his term, President Barrack Obama announced his Race to the Top Initiative that encourages schools and districts to adopt more modern standards of education, and to apply technological innovations to our classroom.  While the initiative has certainly gotten the ball rolling, American schools are still falling behind other countries like South Korea.

Novachi, an emerging leader in classroom technology, already provides the tools necessary to adopt a completely digital curriculum for use with mobile devices such as iPads and Samsung's Galaxy tablet.  Novachi was developed in Santa Clara by web developer veterans from the finance industry in order to provide American schools with a safe and secure system.  Because of it's security and usability, schools implementing Novachi are able to access their curriculum from anywhere in the world, whether it be from a tablet, desktop PC, laptop, or mobile phone.

A Novachi representative, when asked about how Novachi is doing it's part to spur education reform, had this to say, “We hope that providing a free and flexible solution to American schools will allow us as a country to compete with the rest of the world.  The main hurdle to implementation is cost, and Novachi has put a significant amount of energy into helping schools leap that hurdle.  We see no reason the US cant do the same thing Korea is doing right now in the near future.”

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Source:Jon Nemeth
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