Talking Drupal Newsletter #395
Talking Drupal Newsletter #395
#395 Open Source in K-12 Education
Today we are talking about Open Source in K-12 Education with Stu Keroff.
Topics
What is the Penguin Corp
Why is Open Source important
How can educators bring open soiurce to their classroom
How difficult is it to change from closed to open source
What are some resources
Youtube Channel
Hurdles to introducing open source
Types of software you’ve introduced
Sourcing hardware
What to say to the question: Why is this important?
Video games
Statistics
Homeschooling
How to help
Resources
Guests
Stu Keroff - @studoeslinux
Hosts
Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
Kat Shaw - drupal.org/u/katannshaw @katannshaw
Module of the Week
Correspondent
with Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu
H5P
Provides a toolset for adding HTML5 rich content to your site: interactive videos, presentations, quizzes, games, and more.
Upcoming Episodes
#396 Drupal Security Mark Shropshire & Benji Fisher. Recording April 18.
#397 Semantic Versioning with Michael Miles. Recording April 25.
#398 D9 Book with Selwyn Polit. Recording May 2.
#399 TBD. Recording May 9.
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Drops of Drupal
Small Drupal tips and tricks
#006 Learn from Minimal
Installing the Minimal Profile is an excellent way to learn what functionality is provided in each Core module and how they interact with each other.
During the installation process, the Standard Profile is the default profile. Choosing the Minimal profile will install and configure the modules necessary to get started.
After installation, you will be surprised to see a home page like this.
Happy configuring!
5 open source principles that help organizational governance
Adopting organizational governance based on open source principles can lead your organization to reduce cost, lower technical debt, increase team collaboration, foster innovation, and, above all, propel your organization forward together.
by John Piccozi
Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to work with many organizations of various sizes on a variety of projects. All of these projects had open source software at their core, and most contributed what they could back to the open source community. I recently worked on a greenfield project using open source software within a large organization. After the MVP phase of the project, the organization's leadership was interested in learning what led to project success and how they could apply it to other teams across the organization. Upon reflection, I saw similarities between our team's way of working and open source communities and development. The following are some insights into how open source principles can help organizations save money, reduce technical debt, and bust internal silos. Continue reading at OpenSource.com.
Minifigure of the Week
by Nic Laflin
71005-7
This week I would like to share 71005-7 Ned Flanders! This is the 7th minifigure from the Simpsons Series 1. Released in 2014 this was one of the first licensed CMF series. I love the mug from his leftorium!
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