Not too long ago, a regular commenter on this blog, Faiza Khan, let me know about her startup company, WordAhead.com – a collection of short videos that can help a person to learn some new words and even participate in creating the content. Always interested in expanding my very own veritably voluminous vocabulary I decided to spend some time “playing” on the site and was pleased with what I found there.
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The concept is simple – write Wikipedia articles using a more basic vocabulary and grammar then appear on the main English language site. This makes the articles more accessible to children and those who are just learning English, by reducing the relative reading level needed to read and comprehend the article. [...]
TeacherJay has been a fan of this site for quite some time and is an active member. The idea is to collaboratively form an ideal curriculum with professional educators as the contributors. This approach is similar to the way software developers create open-source software – by making the programming code public and inviting anyone interested to modify and improve upon it to help create a better finished product.
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The BioBus
The BioBus, a rolling science laboratory, could help to bring hands-on science education to underfunded programs. You can help the bus to keep rolling with just a few clicks. [...]