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School needs open source, now more than ever
- Private group -
STU KEROFF (@studoeslinux | LINKEDIN)
Open source software can make a big difference in schools, but very few schools choose to employ it. The Penguin Corps, Aspen Academy’s Linux club, uses open source software to recycle computers for their fellow students. When our school shut down due to COVID-19 in March of 2020, the school needed this team to close the Digital Divide. Come hear Stu Keroff and his students talk about how they used open source to make a difference, and how you can, too!
About the Speaker
Stu Keroff is a social studies and technology teacher at Aspen Academy in Savage. He is the founder of the first two middle school Linux clubs in Minnesota: the Community School of Excellence Asian Penguins and the Aspen Academy Penguin Corps, and has spent the last 10 years teaching middle school students to close the Digital Divide through open source. To date, Keroff and his students have put over 600 Linux computers in front of students, helping kids learn and saving schools money at the same time. He lives in South Saint Paul with his wife of 25 years and has two children.
In the news:
- Aspen Academy wins STEM Innovation Award
- Middle school students' tech skills help others learn from home
- Students step in to refurbish computers as school needs rise
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When & Where
Time:
Friday, 16 April, 2021 - 18:20 to 18:50
Room:
Hopin Main Stage
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