teaching and learning? Drupal is a great way to support social learning
and collaboration between schools and school/community partnerships.
Check out http://youthvoices.net and http://teachingmatters.org for
examples.
Drupal is not easy, though. Without an in-house expert or a big budget
for outside help, schools rarely make their Drupal sites do the powerful
things promised. Empowering students to help is an important step, and
one I promote through the Hudson Valley Tech Scouts (http://hvscouts.com).
However, even tech-savvy students need help, and the discussions on
drupal.org require significant open source savvy to follow. By the time
students figure out how navigate those boards to solve problems, they
are ready to graduate; and though they may be tempted to continue to
help afterwards, college can be a distraction. K12 schools that use
Drupal need a place to help each other learn how to do things and solve
problems, and to share ideas for teaching and learning.
I have decided to create this space, just launched Friday: the Drupal
Schools Network: a place for educators and school stakeholders in
Drupal schools to find each other and share teaching ideas and tech
support. Please visit http://drupalschools.net and think about how this
could serve your school, and perhaps sign up?
- Bram
P.S. Game Face Web Design will support and host this site as an open
resource: no fees, and no self-promotion for the company or services.
--
Bram Moreinis
Principal, Game Face Web Design
http://www.gamefacewebdesign.com
Director, Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
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