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One school in Pennsylvania is using open-source tools wherever possible to keep students close to the code behind the machines they use. This stance is opposite to the very restrictive policies of many schools, but could allow students more freedom to explore what makes devices work.

The is a new approach to capturing, connecting and sharing data about learning resources available online with the goal of making it easier for educators and students to access the rich content available in our ever-expanding digital universe. Today large collections of learning resources sit online, waiting to be accessed.

Check out "DropThought Instant Feedback for Higher Education" on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/104590433 DropThought's instant student feedback platform is free! It's a private, anonymous feedback channel between instructor and student that works in the LMS and on a mobile device. Students reflect on their learning experience, and DropThought, free to instructors, captures those reflections, making them explicit and actionable. Learn how to harness the power of the anonymous student voice.

Amara is home to the world's largest subtitling community and is a complete solution for captions, subtitles, and translations. Amara makes captioning & translation easier, faster, more affordable. Check their website out to see if there's a resource there for your classroom.