DataWind Partners CK-12 For Free Learning Content On Aakash

DataWind, known for its low cost tablets such as Aakash has signed a strategic partnership with a US-based not-for-profit education content provider CK12 to provide Indian customers what it claims will be high-quality free maths and science material that can be used by teachers, students, schools and parents. Through this agreement, CK-12 will come pre-installed on most DataWind devices.

DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said, “Our aim is to enable and equip every student in India with implements of learning that spawn interest in higher academic achievement, in this case the tablet PC, but the hardware itself is not enough to serve the purpose of empowerment. Rich, free, interactive, referential and engaging educational content is an imperative for their success. As tablets are revolutionizing learning globally, this intersection of an affordable tablet with CK-12 content allows Datawind customers an opportunity to learn anywhere, anytime.”

Being digital this content can always stay up-to-date unlike traditional printed material. The company claims that with hundreds of thousands of teachers using CK-12 in US, India and around the world, CK-12 has taken into account specific teacher and student needs and created an end-to-end platform that can be used in schools and independently by parents. CK-12 has been pioneering the creation, curation and delivery of open educational content in US for more than six years.