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Open 1-to-1 is a not for profit organization that provides resources and support for schools that want to deploy 1-to-1 computer solutions. Our organization is comprised of school technologists, educators, consultants, vendors, and other parties which collaborate to provide a comprehensive set of solutions and services for the Open 1-to-1 community. The mission of this organization is to make 1-to-1 computing more affordable, and create solutions that further aid in learning and greater opportunities for students and their communities.

Curriki, the online education community, is building the first website to offer free, open-source instructional materials for K-12. We have thousands of free worksheets, lesson plans, exams, project ideas and activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, technology integration and other subjects. All of our educational material is contributed by teachers and partners and is free and open source.

Neil Gaiman talks to the Open Rights Group about how the internet affects the books and publishing industry  4:21 video

Audiobooks, online courses, movies, language lessons, eBooks, textbooks, free courses.

Up and coming Course Management Software

Moodle (Course Management Software) Resources for Teachers Moodle is an excellent open source solution for schools/teachers as we transition to providing more online learning opportunities and better communication with students and families.

Infographic sharing the "Affordable Future of College Textbooks

Resources from UCal Berkeley, Mozilla School of Webcraft, Google Code University, MIT Open Courseware

Lots of great resources aligned with standards; Science lessons & videos aligned with NextGen Standards

"Rethinking Education," a montage that pulls together sound bites of thought leaders (Tim O'Reilly, Yochai Benkler, Brewster Kahle, Ray Kurzweil, etc.) describing how technology is altering the broader educational landscape…