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glissonh on 30 Jun 17This article highlights the realization of Seymour Papert that electronic devices could increase education in isolated geographical regions facing poverty. Although we don't have school districts living in isolation in the United States, we do have poverty stricken districts with little to no technology available to the students. Seymour Papert had a vision "of a digitally enhanced learning experience [helping] close some of the gap that exists among urban and rural, well-resourced and poor schools."