CK-12 Foundation explained

Key People:Neeru Khosla, executive director
Murugan Pal, President
Miral Shah, CTO
Website:https://www.ck12.org
Footnotes:Headquarters location[1]
CK12 Foundation
Founded Date:2007
Founders:Neeru Khosla and Murugan Pal
Location:Palo Alto, California
Area Served:Global
Focus:Education
Method:Donations and Grants
Genre:Education Technology

The CK-12 Foundation is a California-based non-profit organization which aims to increase access to low-cost K-12 education in the United States and abroad.[2] CK-12 provides free and customizable K-12 open educational resources aligned to state curriculum standards. As of 2022, the foundation's tools were used by over 200,000,000 students worldwide.

CK-12 was set up to support K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. It first produced content via a web-based platform called "FlexBook."[3] [4]

History

CK-12 was established in 2007 by Neeru Khosla and Murugan Pal as a not-for-profit educational organization.[5] Teacher-generated content was initially made available under Creative Commons Attribution licenses so as to make it simpler, easier, and more affordable for children to access educational resources.[6] [7] However, they later switched to a Creative Commons Non Commercial licence,[8] and then to their own "CK-12" license.[9]

Originally, the "C" in CK-12 stood for "connect", indicating that the material was the missing connection in K-12 education. Subsequently, it took on a more open meaning, variously standing for "content, classroom, customizable, connections, collaboration".[10]

In 2010, NASA teamed up with CK-12 to produce physics-related resources.[11]

In March 2013, Microsoft announced a partnership with CK-12 to provide content to Microsoft's Windows 8 customers.[12]

FlexBook System

See main article: FlexBook. The foundation's FlexBook website permits the assembly and creation of downloadable educational resources which can be customized to meet classroom needs. Some Flexbooks are even available in Spanish and Hindi. Content is offered under a Creative Commons licence, so removing many of the restrictions that limit distribution of traditional textbooks, and are available in various formats.[13] [14]

Approach

The CK-12 Foundation's approach to supporting education in schools is by providing it as small, individual elements, rather than as large textbooks. As of 2012, some 5,000 individual elements were available in various formats such as textual descriptions, video lectures, multi-media simulations, photo galleries, practical experiments or flash cards.[15]

Other products

In addition to its 88 FlexBooks, the CK-12 Foundation also offers the following online resources to K-12 students:

Recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Headquarters address from organization website ; 2300 Geng Rd. Suite 150, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA. 37.435°N -122.1096°W
  2. Web site: The reinvention of Neeru Khosla . Silicon Valley Business Journal . 2014-03-28 . 2014-04-22.
  3. Web site: Park. Jane. CK-12 Foundation's Neeru Khosla on Open Textbooks. Creative Commons. October 18, 2012. 28 April 2009. 7 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907000735/http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/14141. dead.
  4. Web site: All about FlexBooks . 2011-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609104707/http://flexbooks-wiki.ck12.org/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions . 2012-06-09 . dead .
  5. Web site: Murgan Pal- Kamla Bhatt show . 2011-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111221101349/http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2008/08/05/murugan-pal-of-ck-12/ . 2011-12-21 . dead .
  6. Web site: About The Licenses. creativecommons.org.
  7. Web site: The "Living Book" Movement: Free Education For All. MindShift. 2011-12-12. 2012-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119101956/http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/01/the-living-book-movement-free-education-for-all/. dead.
  8. Web site: 2016-04-08 . Attribution Guidelines CK-12 Foundation . 2023-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408115352/http://www.ck12.org/about/attribution-guidelines/ . 2016-04-08 .
  9. Web site: 2022-04-21 . Attribution Guidelines . 2023-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421201921/https://www.ck12.org/pages/attribution-guidelines/ . 2022-04-21 .
  10. Web site: What Does The "C" in CK-12 Stand For?. Help Center.
  11. Web site: NASA Teams With 'CK-12' Foundation on Physics FlexBook. NASA. 21 September 2010. prnewswire.com.
  12. Web site: Microsoft emphasizes Student Privacy, partners with Knewton, Pearson. EDUKWEST.
  13. Web site: FlexBooks challenge textbooks. schoolingtoday.com.
  14. Web site: Assistive Technology Blog: CK-12 Provides Free Electronic Textbooks. 29 July 2011. 9 September 2023. 10 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910054108/http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/ck-12-provides-free-electronic.html. bot: unknown.
  15. Web site: CK-12 Vision ducument September 2012. ck12.org. 9 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Braingenie. ck12.org.
  17. Web site: America's Coolest College Start-ups 2010: Jason Shah - Harvard University - Inc.com. Inc.com.
  18. Web site: Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2011. ala.org. 2012-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713093151/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm#contenthttp://thetechawards.thetech.org/the-laureates/stories/1500. 2011-07-13. dead.
  19. Web site: Search Results - ED.gov:flexbook. https://archive.today/20120708113103/http://find.ed.gov/search?q=flexbook&client=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&sa.x=0&sa.y=0. dead. 2012-07-08. ed.gov.
  20. Web site: Tech Awards 2010: 15 Innovations That Could Save The World (PHOTOS). The Huffington Post. 26 September 2010 .
  21. Web site: cable green. creativecommons.org.
  22. Web site: Startups are about to blow up the textbook. Fortune.
  23. Web site: Temple Run Meets Algebra: CK12's New Approach. MindShift. 2013-04-29. 2015-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319232205/http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/temple-run-meets-algebra-ck12s-new-approach/. dead.
  24. News: In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History. The New York Times. 8 August 2009. Lewin. Tamar.
  25. Web site: Technology's Promise to Education: Reimagining Textbooks. Bill Gates. thegatesnotes.com. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130511131608/http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Topics/Education/Technologys-Promise-to-Education-Reimagining-Textbooks. 2013-05-11. dead.
  26. Web site: Cassidy: Don't bet against Neeru Khosla's idea to save our schools. mercurynews.com. 22 January 2012.
  27. Web site: Will We Need Teachers Or Algorithms?. AOL. TechCrunch. 15 January 2012 .
  28. News: Education Week: Common Core Drives Interest in Open Education Resources. Education Week Digital Directions. 15 October 2012 . Ash . Katie .
  29. Web site: 6 Reasons to Love the Textbooks from CK12. EduKindle. 25 October 2010.
  30. Web site: Capital Area Intermediate Unit wants to test digital textbooks in midstate schools. PennLive.com. 18 February 2011.
  31. Web site: Q&A: CK-12 Says OER & Tech Can Unlock Cheaper, Better Learning. Getting Smart. 12 April 2012.
  32. Web site: Digital Textbooks: Has Their Time Come?. teachinghistory.org. 2012-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20111210061010/http://teachinghistory.org/issues-and-research/roundtable/25087. 2011-12-10. dead.

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