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KA Lite | Foundation for Learning Equality

Alex Lizzappi’s insight: KA Lite is open-source software that mimics the online experience of Khan Academy for offline situations. Running KA Lite as a local server, you can watch Khan Academy videos, do Khan exercises, and track student progress — all without needing an Internet connection!

Personalize Learning

Guest Post by Liberty Elem. Personalized Learning Team, Liberty Elem. School, RUSD, CA Liberty Elementary’s vision is to become a landmark school that provides personalization while fostering every learner’s highest potential. Their mission was developed by all teachers: “Liberty exists to nurture and facilitate innovators’ individual passion for learning. Through voice, choice, pace and path, …

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Situating Constructionism

eymour Papert and Idit Harel The following essay is the first chapter in Seymour Papert and Idit Harel’s book Constructionism (Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1991). It is easy enough to formulate simple catchy versions of the idea of constructionism; for example, thinking of it as “learning-by-making.” One purpose of this introductory chapter is to orient the …

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