Using the Open Source Mindset in the K-12 Education Space
summary
Tech companies partner with Boston Public Schools through field trips, a six‑week Illustrator / UX series and a high‑school internship program that leads to mentorship and career pivots; a Red Hat–funded kernel training runs as an open syllabus on the Linux Foundation for three years; volunteers helped rebuild a broken school website (which later suffered a malicious login attack) and fixed infra problems; teachers report Adobe CTE licenses cover some classes but district procurement and home Wi‑Fi gaps block student access — open‑source curriculum and website templates are proposed.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Open source in K-12 education
- 11:35K-12 education collaborations
- 15:09Diversifying tech early
- 21:58School-industry partnerships
- 28:26Tech outpaces curricula
- 38:47Filling tech gaps
- 46:57Open source for accessibility
- 57:43Open source education resources
- 1:07:08Global education access
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