"Stanford Engineering Everywhere" hit the web yesterday. Building on the OpenCourseWare (OCW) philosophy, "SEE" adds more instructor content, video and collaborative work into the free information mix. It's easy to get inspired when you see the quality of this content being given away. There are more resources available on OCW too if you are new... or old at it:
http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT has a lens for high schools too:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
http://www.ocwconsortium.org
http://ocwfinder.com
Toss in OLPC, other one to one laptop initiatives and the evolving use and functions of cell phones (Google Android phones are due out soon and here's a post from them on "The Future of Mobile Phones")... gourmet stuff.
Creating opportunities and inspiring a passion for learning are as important as ever don't you think ?
