Crossing Borders Closing Gaps Takeaways

Crossing Borders Closing Gaps, in my opinion, was the perfect project. The group that presented Crossing  Borders Closing Gaps did a really good job of presenting their project. I liked how they used a Prezi rather than a PowerPoint. It was nice seeing something different for a change. Their presentation showed that they really took the time to make sure that they had a good project and presentation. Something that I liked about their presentation was the use of statistics. They were very eye-opening. The group proposed a solution to a real-life social problem which was worldwide access to education and had come up with their solution in an innovative way. I really like the Crossing Borders Closing Gaps project because it tackled an issue that's talked about but not really acted on.

Crossing Borders Closing Gaps is an organization that seeks to close the education gaps and empower people through education. They plan to do this with a 4 part plan. The plan includes an app that will give children the chance to learn independently, creating a viral push to raise awareness about the relevant education issues around the world, partnering with existing organizations that are also working to close education gaps, and developing a tablet with all the information that children would learn in school downloaded to it so children from low-income areas can use it learn at their own pace.   The Crossing Borders Closing Gaps team's approach to learning is very unique because they make it fun but still educational by adding games and interesting characters to help children grasp the material. I really like the project and think that it would be a great way to have people be more proactive and interested in learning.

I think that it's very beneficial that Crossing Borders Closing Gaps would work with existing organizations/entities that have the same goals to see their mission, empowering everyone in the world by making education possible for all, come to fruition. The thing that's very intriguing about this solution to a social problem is that although it improves on current options available, it seems more practical and modern. It only needs to connect to wifi for children in the United States so that their teachers can keep track of how they're progressing and comes loaded with all of the relevant course material that a student would learn in school in their native language depending on where they live. It also doesn't need electricity to run and runs on solar power so it's environmentally friendly. It's definitely a forward-thinking solution. The only thing that I think that could've been better with this project is the tablet's functionality. What if there's a child that uses it in a developing country where there's not much sunlight to charge the tablet. I believe that it'd be good to have a backup battery pack for this situation in case. Other than that little issue, overall, I think that the project was great.