FreeRice is a site that quizzes you on vocabulary words in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German. Now, it can also tests you on math, chemistry, art, and geography. For each correct answer you get, you not only gain the feeling of having learned something new (which is, yes, a very teacher thing to say) but you are also giving to a good cause. For every correct answer you click, you give ten grains of rice to hungry people around the world through the UN World Food Program. At first, the money from FreeRice gave rice to Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh. Now, the organization as expanded to the entire world. A new feature is also that you can make FreeRice your toolbar on Firefox. The Yahoo! search engine powers FreeRice searches so that for every 5 searches you make, 2500 grains of rice are donated.
This is an excellent way to end world hunger and gain knowledge through technology. This is much more advanced and innovative way to give. Compare this to clicking a button online to donate or putting spare change in the small bins at Tesco next to the register.
I recommend every take a look at the site.
This is so cool!! This is such an amazing idea; it teaches the public, while also benefiting those in need... I think this is an amazing example of technology. It is a part of the ever advancing world, but in a great way...
ReplyDeleteI love FreeRice! I do it instead of SAT Vocab prep but I feel good about it as they're giving rice to those in need. It's a great way to learn and do good.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I also use FreeRice! I agree, I think this seems like such a good idea. This is such a great and interesting way to give to those in need, as well as a good educational website. Thanks for informing me about the details of the site.
ReplyDeletewhat a great concept. It seems like they are not only helping students learn in an interesting way, but they are rewarding them in a charitible way.
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