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How might we increase the availability of affordable learning tools & services for students in the developing world?
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Thanks for all the amazing concept so far. We know you've all been working hard, so to be fair to everyone, we've added two rounds of evaluation. In this round please refresh your memory of the brief and applaud for the concepts that you feel most successfully meet the needs of Affordable Private Schools in extremely affordable ways!
Leveraging Underutilized Resources (Facilities, Community) & Public-Private Partnerships
Akanksha, an Indian NGO founded by the CEO of Teach for India when she was 18, utilizes after-hours office & school space as learning centers for slum children, as well as community teaching volunteers (college students, Teach for India, working p...
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Vincent Cheng
September 04, 2010
04:55AM |
Using some classic games -- for instance, bridge (the card game), backgammon, chess, gomoku, and so forth -- to teach children math, logical thinking, and strategy.
Classic games for enabling children to learn in a fun and interactive manner.
Using some classic games -- for instance, bridge (the card game), backgammon, chess, gomoku, and so forth -- to teach children math, logical thinking, and strategy.
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girish nathan
September 20, 2010
09:46PM |
Shared chalkboard posters
Kids love picture books because images bring life to humdrum black and white text. On top of that, images are helpful as learning tools because they are much easier to remember than words. However, many children lack visual stimulation because the...
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Jennifer Chong
September 16, 2010
01:00PM |
Language Lab Lite
English language instruction is a key competitive advantage that an APS has over government schools. However, limited teacher training severely constrains the amount of true learning that goes on. Language Lab Lite would be a bare bones version ...
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Ember Lynne
September 17, 2010
05:32PM |
Centralized English-language learning
As a model for one of the ways schools could help kids learn English, there could be a service that centralizes expertise in English language teaching and learning that schools could connect to through the internet.
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Sandy Speicher
September 14, 2010
01:54AM |
Adopt a school allows users like you and me to log into social networks where we can view a local map of schools, non-profits and donors in a community, village or a city. We can then look at needs that a school may have which could range from getting additional tutors, to setting up an after school program, to find a way to pay their electricity bills, to health insurance for kids, food programs and so on. Our goals are then to bridge these gaps by helping the schools connect with one or more NGO's or donors. And once we are successful in bridging them, sustaining those bridges. This might mean calling them, or writing a letter or visiting if you are in the same are. But basically as users helping the school bridge these needs gaps by building a local network of community members and organizations to build up the school, and try to make it more sustainable.
Need Based Bridges for Schools
Adopt a school allows users like you and me to log into social networks where we can view a local map of schools, non-profits and donors in a community, village or a city. We can then look at needs that a school may have which could range from get...
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amrita thakur
September 18, 2010
07:05PM |
Tech and Tool Lending Library, Supplied by Area Businesses
Create a lending library for technology and tools, donated by businesses in the area when they replace or upgrade their own equipment.
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Charlene Lam
September 20, 2010
10:58PM |
Corporate Team-building Offsites - Teach & Build in the developing world
Corporate offsites where the team travels to developing world and uses their skills to teach kids, and takes part in team building exercises.
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Haiyan Zhang
September 20, 2010
05:54PM |
Healthcare in India is a shining example of frugal innovation. One of the characteristics is a subsidy system in which those who can afford it pay more to finance a lower cost health care for those who cannot afford it. One of the ways this is done is by creating large scale healthcare organizations. This system could be translated into education as well. Where institutions charge tuitions based on income of parents.
Subsidize Education For The Poor With Higher Pricing For The Rich
Healthcare in India is a shining example of frugal innovation. One of the characteristics is a subsidy system in which those who can afford it pay more to finance a lower cost health care for those who cannot afford it. One of the ways this is don...
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Arjan Tupan
September 06, 2010
08:41PM |
Micro Advice
Playing off of an architect who was giving advice for 5 cents per minute at the Seattle farmer’s market, create a micro-service offering for APS school teachers and owners offering a wide variety of services they require. This is a dial-up service...
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Meg Dryer
September 13, 2010
02:24PM |
Lab in a Box
Inspired by the FOSS (Full Option Science System) of LHS, Berkeley and triggered by insufficient science labs in most APS especially at the middle school level, the 'Lab in a Box' is an effort to facilitate more hands-on science learning.
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Vidya Raman
September 20, 2010
07:50AM |
e-Farming: Cultivating Computer Literacy
Teach children how to properly handle and recycle e-waste and then translate that knowledge into repairing and using computers to explore new technologies.
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Sloane Brown
September 19, 2010
04:31AM |
F4: Fundamentals for Computer Literacy
Many of the affordable private schools (APS) in Hyderabad have realized the importance in technological education from an early age. In an attempt to fill this need and make their schools more competitive many APS owners have invested in computer...
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Ilana Shushansky
September 16, 2010
04:25PM |
A curriculum based on second hand books sent from other countries
A service that gathers second hand textbooks from countries around the world and distributes them to Affordable Private schools in India.
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Nathan Waterhouse
September 18, 2010
05:18AM |
The Mobile Learner
The Mobile Learner makes it easy for students & teachers to create, share, & interact with educational content like books, tutorials, flashcards, & quizzes. The Mobile Learner consists of a re-purposed mobile phone loaded with a free educational s...
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Vincent Cheng
September 01, 2010
06:02PM |
Kids creating and preserving the stories of their lives
If you've listened to public radio in the US, you may know of StoryCorps. StoryCorps is an organization that records interviews of friends and family, providing people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and prese...
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Reba
September 21, 2010
12:27AM |
Parent Show & Tell
Each student brings their parent (or other relative) to class for 1 hour each semester (or class visits parent on site for contextual learning), during which the student & parent jointly teaches the class about something related to the parent's wo...
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Vincent Cheng
September 15, 2010
07:32PM |
Learning Radio Station
A shortwave radio station dedicated to learning - different timeslots are dedicated to different grades. With songs, lessons, stories that kids can learn from in remote locations.
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Haiyan Zhang
September 20, 2010
06:08PM |
Using tools and techniques from across sectors adapted for the education sector to train school owners/leaders in management leadership for the school
Developing School Leadership
Using tools and techniques from across sectors adapted for the education sector to train school owners/leaders in management leadership for the school
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Sarayu Natarajan
September 19, 2010
02:06AM |
Permanent, sustainable "Teaching Sculptures"
Aligning with the idea of a decentralized classroom, this idea would be to create a multitude of "teaching sculptures" throughout an environment or city. Each sculpture would be reminiscent of demonstrations found in the Exploratorium in San Fran ...
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Keane Angle
September 09, 2010
01:31AM |
