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Can advances in information technology be utilized to provide access to educational resources in rural environments to help in the development of a country? Most developing countries are characterized by a large youth population and struggle to find the resources to provide basic education beyond primary school. This is true in Belize where students in rural schools often lack access to well-trained subject experts, score lower on national exams, and enroll in secondary schools at a lower rate than urban students. Utilizing mobile Internet technologies, students living without electricity can now access the same educational resources as privileged urban students. This article describes a field experiment designed to focus on learning outcomes as measured by students’ cognitive ability, self-efficacy and motivation. It compares a self-organized learning environment with one enhanced by self-regulated strategies, through a quasi-experimental design. Our results show significant improvement in students’ cognitive ability and self-efficacy.