Most recent public comments by Carrie Andrews https://nowcomment.com/users/25258 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=636866 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=636866 It sounds like you have some great opportunities as a teacher at your school to develop your own curriculum and do what you think is best for the students. As an art and technology teacher, I also have a lot of flexibility with my curriculum and have found OER to be very helpful in creating the curriculum for my classes. Do you have the same classes from year to year or do you start your curriculum from scratch each year? Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:09:29 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=636859 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=636859 While I appreciate the sentiment in this statement, it made a red flag raise in the back of mind a bit. OER is a great movement that is occurring and is certainly bringing educational resources to many that would not otherwise have them, but to say that it is possible to "educate everyone" because of OER is a bit of a stretch. There are billions of people on the planet that do not currently have regular internet access and many without the luxury of being able to spend their money paying to use the internet at an alternative location. The article was a bit more realistic in their praise of OER by stating that "OER will expand access to educational resources to more learners, more of the time." While I believe that OER can help fill some of the gaps that occur in education, there are many other factors that determine whether or not someone has access to an education. With that being said, I believe that OER are fantastic for being able to expand education beyond the walls of the classroom and allow people from various walks of life to be able to access a wide range of resources that they likely would not have access to otherwise. It can also help to equal the playing field between the "have" and "have not" schools, since OER are free and available to anyone with access. Some OER that I like include: ed.ted.com - Video lessons with quizzes that can be customized. kahoot.com - Quiz game that you can create or find quizzes that have already been created by others. code.org - Coding lessons of varying ability and skill levels. commonsensemedia.org - Digital citizenship lessons and resources. 21things4students.net - Technology curriculum complete with all resources & directions for students and teachers. Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:16:46 -0500