I am married, a father of two high school boys and the president of FreshBrain, a not for profit focused on providing teens with a place to explore, connect, create and share with technology.
With your work in Technology, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.
I see that the Boys & Girls Clubs are a partner of Fresh Brain. Seems to me that one way to reach more kids, especially at risk kids, might be to reach out to non-school, volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs, or places in neighborhoods, where kids, volunteers and technology can connect.
I lead the Tutor/Mentor Connection in Chicago and focus on helping such places be in all poverty areas, with the resources each program needs to be a world-class organization. I encourage you to browse some of my blog articles to see what this would take and how you and your network could adopt some of these roles, as part of your own business expansion.
Hi Dale
Happy to meet like-minded people. I am also trying to find my way to better education and its reach. I concentrate in gaming as a communications channel. You are invited to read my blog at http://www.or-tal.com/ to get a little glimpse into my life...
Mark Cruthers
With your work in Technology, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.
Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom by Mark Cruthers
Get your own Virtual Classroom
Sep 3, 2009
Daniel Bassill
I see that the Boys & Girls Clubs are a partner of Fresh Brain. Seems to me that one way to reach more kids, especially at risk kids, might be to reach out to non-school, volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs, or places in neighborhoods, where kids, volunteers and technology can connect.
I lead the Tutor/Mentor Connection in Chicago and focus on helping such places be in all poverty areas, with the resources each program needs to be a world-class organization. I encourage you to browse some of my blog articles to see what this would take and how you and your network could adopt some of these roles, as part of your own business expansion.
Sep 6, 2009
Or-Tal Kiriati
Happy to meet like-minded people. I am also trying to find my way to better education and its reach. I concentrate in gaming as a communications channel. You are invited to read my blog at http://www.or-tal.com/ to get a little glimpse into my life...
Sep 21, 2009