K-12 schools have some unique circumstances that can make using OERs a challenge. Among these are concerns about inappropriate content (prompting the need for a pre-screened “frozen” version of materials) and extensive filtering and blocking systems that make accessing some open sites impossible.
As such, I am going to start work on an Open Content CD for K-12 educators. Most likely, this will either be a free downloadable resource or perhaps nominally priced ($5?) to cover shipping. (I’m worried that this will make it “commercial” though, which will restrict the content I can include. On the other hand, a free download will likely be large and may limit its usefulness to some teachers. A dilemma. Any thoughts?)
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Great Idea.
I would like to give some help
I would love some help and am hoping this can be a collaborative project. Stay tuned for more details here as we get the database set up.