Education start-up PenPal Schools offers courses that combine technology with a human element by pairing students with pen pals from a pool of over 90 participating countries around the world. “Through correspondence that revolves around a guided curriculum, learners can exchange ideas and perspectives around certain topics and content,” says a report on Gigaom.com. Courses through PenPal Schools provide students with weekly assignments, videos, and prompts that are meant to kick-start conversation with their respective pen pals, who are communicated with over a “chat-like interface.” The company has also launched an online tutoring service called iTutor for high school students, which allows them to access lessons via video chat or text message. While the company will most likely offer a premium, paid version in the near future, " all of PenPal Schools’ original courses will remain on offer for free,” the article said.
Education start-up PenPal Schools offers courses that combine technology with a human element by pairing students with pen pals from a pool of over 90 participating countries around the world. “Through correspondence that revolves around a guided curriculum, learners can exchange ideas and perspectives around certain topics and content,” says a report on Gigaom.com. Courses through PenPal Schools provide students with weekly assignments, videos, and prompts that are meant to kick-start conversation with their respective pen pals, who are communicated with over a “chat-like interface.” Furthermore, the courses are free. While the company will most likely offer a premium, paid version in the near future, "all of PenPal Schools’ original courses will remain on offer for free,” the article said.