The Open Schoolhouse
Building a Technology Program to Transform Learning and Empower Students
by Charlie Reisinger · first published 2016
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A story and guidebook for school administrators and educators seeking affordable and powerful technology programs. It documents how open source software and open principles helped Penn Manor School District cut costs, design a one-to-one student laptop program, and create an internationally recognized student help desk.
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The Open Schoolhouse is a memorable book I read this year. http://theopenschoolhouse.com/
on “Ask HN: Notable books you read this year” ↗…uses Free Software: TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Co37GO2Fc&app=desktop RedHat Video: https://youtu.be/Nj3dGK3c4nY The IT Director there has also written a book: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Schoolhouse-Building-Technology-... [Full Disclosure: He and I are good friends.]
on “Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)” ↗