24 – The Asian Penguins
Instructional Tech Talk
English - December 17, 2014 17:15 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsCourses Education Technology instructional technology education educational teaching classroom integration Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jeff talks with Stu Keroff about his middle school Linux user group, The Asian Penguins, based in a Hmong charter school in Minnesota.
Instructional Tech Talk Podcast – Episode 24: The Asian Penguins
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The Asian Penguins
The Penguins are a middle school Linux user group based in a Hmong charter school in Minnesota. Their charge is to learn the Linux environment and also provide community service by refurbishing computers and donating them to families in need.
They are advised by Stu Keroff, a teacher at the school and Linux user.
In the episode, the following is discussed:
How the club was formed
The use of Linux in the classroom
How Stu approached the district about making tech changes
Community Outreach by the Penguins
What a Hmong charter school actually is!
Relevant Links
Stu Keroff – Twitter