Open Education Platform

My family back home in Sri Lanka, just go dial up access to the Internet and I was thinking of a way to improve communication and provide a low cost solution I can send them. So here is my ideas on this project..

I am going to use ChromeBook laptops and install http://www.edubuntu.org/, which is a unbuntu software packed with education software. I will also setup a kindle account for them and also the calibre ebook. Also Send then a USB stick for offline datastorage and a SD card with instructions on to reinstall if the system crashes.. I will was provide a list of free education websites as well as shared account to online learning. And also give them a communication platform to talk to each other.. Would to provide Kindle 3G and using the Kindle Whisper cast software for management.

These shortcuts will be shared on a central website, so the students can collaborate.

All Device will be tracked and costs advertised onto the website. All funds will go to the purchase of equipment, cost of delivery and maintenance, and maintenance costs for online portal. I will seek free or better deals as a charity from vendors and partners..

This can be extended in to under-privilege people, schools, homeless people, older age and even prisoner for rehabilitation.

Toolkit

Projectors
Rpi
Intel Wireless USB Drives
Laptops
Solar Power Station
Education Portal
Shipping Container Class Room (Painted outside)

Online Learning Management System and Collaboration System

Fee based Online Learning

http://www.lynda.com/
http://www.cbtnuggets.com/
Point Blank online
Ted Talks

Free Online Learning

https://www.khanacademy.org/
https://www.open2study.com/
OpenUniversity
https://www.coursera.org
codenow

Free Kindle eBooks

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=2245146011
http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Free-kindle-Books/lm/R27UG52OAM3TFX
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2014/07/07/largest-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-ever-including-windows-8-1-windows-8-windows-7-office-2013-office-365-office-2010-sharepoint-2013-dynamics-crm-powershell-exchange-server-lync-2013-system-center-azure-cloud-sql.aspx

Other Free Online Learning

Charity and a Funding Website

Offering

Free Kid Safe 3G Internet Card
Kindle 3G with Whisper Management
ChromeBook with edbuntu
OS rebuild USB and Instructions
Centralized Account Managment and Remote Control of all ChromeBooks
Central LMS and Collaboration platform and Automated Subscription for students
Local Hardware replacement agreement
Online Storage for backup
Free CBTNugget NAS training portal and CBTNugget SCORM or LTI

Vendor Support

https://www.tt-exchange.org/about_ctx/partners/citrix_online
http://www.citrix.com/about/citizenship/community-outreach/programs.html
http://www.giftsinkind.org/contents/65
http://www.citrix.com/buy/licensing/programs.html

Venture Capital

https://www.google.org/community/
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/google-aims-to-lift-charities-profile-with-2-million-app-grant-20140630-zsqql.html
https://impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/australia2014

Open Education Platform