Facebook launches free education software in US

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WASHINGTON: Facebook has launched free education software in America that allow children to learn at their own speed.

Facebook is working with non-profit Summit Public Schools which has pioneered a teaching method that allows students to learn online.

The social website said that he project was separate from its social network.

Facebook’s chief product officer Chris Cox said that the firm wanted to create a classroom “centred around students’ ambitions”.

The system allows content and tests to be delivered online and classroom time is reserved for “teacher-led real-world projects and collaborations”, he added