Coursera with Rap 👨🎤 and Memes 🐱
Screenshot essay. Bessemer memo on remix thesis, three examples on GitHub for Education. Is Strava for Education possible?
Hi friends 👋🏻,
Today’s post is third in the series of Screenshot Essays: All that's fit on a mobile screen. Faster for you.
Let’s get to it.
💨 Screenshot Essay: Coursera with Rap 👨🎤 and Memes 🐱
🤟 Bonus section: Bessemer memo on remix thesis, examples on GitHub for Education. Is Strava for Education possible?
💨 Screenshot Essay
[note: Coursera with Rap 👨🎤 and Memes 🐱and Github for knowledge both are infancy ideas, care to nurture and build a thesis one day]
🤟 Bonus section:
What is remixing?
Amitt Mahajan is on point.
Bessemer memo: Twitch and Periscope investment [remix content thesis]
IP as "raw materials" is an interesting idea related to the ability to "remix" content.
Scratch - Github for creating stories, animations and games
Children [remix] create, collaborate and share interactive stories and games — and share creations with others in the online community.
Desmos - Github for Algebra and Geometry
Children [remix] learn, create and collaborate on advanced algebra and geometry. The butterfly below is generated with algebraic equations. Quite fun, check it out.
Roblox: No introductions need, I’m just blown away by the numbers.
Been wondering if a Strava for Education is possible
Strava has KMs run and calories burned as a metric. More I run, greater the benefit for me. With multi-player social feed, Strava unleashes and becomes sticky. I’ve been fiddling to identify a KPI to measure the accomplishment of learning and compete via leaderboards. Learners can cheat and mess up the leaderboard. Wish I were smart.
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