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Global Grid for Learning is a Cambridge University Press company. Our vision is to be the digital content supply network for education worldwide. Our goal is to connect one billion resources to education in the next ten years.
At the heart of our strategy is the Global Grid for Learning platform and library that makes it easy for educators to search and download over a million education resources in a variety of formats from thousands of content sources worldwide through common software applications.
The Global Grid for Learning enables educators to engage your students in active learning experiences:
- Easy access to over a million classroom-safe learning resources covering all aspects of the curriculum from trusted content providers.
- Copyright-cleared images, video clips, audio files, text documents and learning objects ready for you to incorporate into your lessons.
- Easy to use search facility – helps you find what you need for your students instantly.
- Regular updates and new content continually added.
- Best value – allows you to buy as much or as little as you need from a variety of publishers.
- High quality – Professionally developed digital resources from trusted content providers.
Available anytime anywhere online
Global Grid for Learning is available anytime anywhere through the world wide web. You can still enjoy the convenience of having such a vast collection of resources at your fingertips by accessing an online website. The content can be used on any web enabled device to create lessons that keep students engaged and focused on learning. We are currently creating local websites for various territories. You can access some of these services today by choosing your territory below:
Flexible licensing models
With Global Grid for Learning, you can license content with maximum flexibility including:
- Pay per use
- Unlimited search with download restrictions
- Unlimited download per collection type (subject, media type or content provider)
Significant volume discounts and multi-year discounts apply.
Integrates with Interactive Whiteboard Software
As part of a strategic alliance with SMART Technologies Inc., Global Grid for Learning is available as SMART Learning Marketplace and works seamlessly with Notebook collaborative learning software. You can quickly search for content through a direct link in the software’s Gallery. Then click and drag resources onto a Notebook page or lesson activity and present the material to your students on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Further information can be found at http://www.smarttech.com.
Integrates with Virtual Learning Environment Software
Cambridge University Press has worked with Microsoft to create a standard web part for Global Grid for Learning. This makes it simple and straightforward to integrate Global Grid for Learning into any virtual learning environment based on Microsoft SharePoint.
In addition, we have developed a standard web service specification for other VLE and software providers to integrate Global Grid for Learning into their software applications.