Greetings!
In addition to our news about CodeKindness, we’re also pleased to release Boolify 1.x, at http://www.boolify.org. Boolify’s interface has developed over the past few months, and we’re pleased really, really pleased at your enthusiastic response. A diverse range of educators (from around the world!) are using this tool.
Cheers, and stay tuned for future updates!
–Dave
CodeKindness, a project to link technology volunteers to nonprofit organizations, is on the verge of release! We’re working hard with programmers in Croatia (!) to develop the software application, which is entering its beta test phase. But wait: Why on earth would an education nonprofit develop a technology unrelated to educating? A couple reasons:
a) The software is a test of web-based marketing and a revenue stream model in support of PLML activities
b) The software will help garner volunteer support for other PLML education activities by creating a critical mass of volunteers capable to help build and deploy educational applications
c) Our research (to be published after CK’s release) indicates several important needs in the field
So - Stand by for more information as it arrives! In the meantime, here’s a brief teaser:
Hey everyone!
Our next three projects are underway. The first to be completed, most likely by the end of June, is called Codekindness. It’s a technology to help facilitate a new kind of volunteer. I won’t ruin the surprise, but do wonder what you think it might be! So? What do you think it is?
Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to rollout date!
The Boolify Project has received wide press recently and is all over the blogsphere. While we can’t keep up with all of the commentary, some postings bring up great questions. Today’s post on Western School Board Technology is no exception.
Just be aware, the site is in beta release. It is currently free to try. I couldn’t find anywhere on the site where it indicated that it would be a fee based service in the future…but these things can happen. At the very least check it out.
The answer? Yes! Boolify is and always will be free, as will the other technologies we develop and deploy. Of course, if the tool is useful, we appreciate that you support the project, and the development costs of future projects, through a reasonable donation. But at no point will we charge for technologies. Why?
You see, the term digital divide doesn’t necessarily imply only those people who can’t afford the hardware and internet access. Cheap hardware and almost-free access is commonplace, although not ubiquitous. Another digital divide is between those individuals, teachers, schools and districts that can afford the cutting edge educational technologies, and those that can’t. It’s this divide that we’re aiming to help alleviate.
Note: others talk of a knowledge divide. Evidence for a knowledge divide is based not on IF individuals can access various technologies, but how individuals use them for various ends.
Greetings!
Please excuse the changes while we update the site to integrate a Wordpress blog. We thought it was time to get bloggin’, to communicate more easily with everyone, etc etc. In the meantime, you can still contact us with questions. Thanks!
