[IAEP] Project 10^100: Reminder to vote

[Edward Cherlin]

Oops, the voting link fell out when I forwarded the message. Here you go.

http://www.project10tothe100.com/vote.html

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Our idea for free digital textbooks has been incorporated into one of
> the proposals for the next round of voting at Google 10^100. Please vote.
>
> Make educational content available online for free
>
> Education
>
> Make educational and course materials more accessible online to
> students worldwide. Lots of educational content is not indexed or
> accessible on the public web. Various users have proposed finding ways
> to help content owners put formerly exclusive content online,
> including offline materials (lectures, textbooks, videotaped
> workshops) and limited-access materials (scholarly papers, research
> dissertations); help teachers themselves become more available online
> (access to online profs, 24/7 homework help, cross-country study
> groups); and to make all this material and academic help accessible
> through both computer and mobile platforms.
>
> Suggestions that inspired this idea
>
>   1. Collaborate with top schools around the world to make their
> lectures freely accessible online
>   2. Create an online educational platform that provides free
> training and education as part of a worldwide, officially accepted
> degree
>   3. Provide free online lectures and textbooks for every subject and
> grade level
>   4. Facilitate information exchange among students around the world,
> including cross-country "study groups" on specific topics
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Project 10^100 <Project10tothe100 at google.com>
> Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:26 PM
> Subject: Project 10^100: Reminder to vote
> To: echerlin at gmail.com
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> It's time to vote!
>
> Last year, Project 10^100 invited the world to submit ideas to help as
> many people as possible. We received over 154,000 submissions, which
> we narrowed down to our favorites.
>
> Now, you're invited to view the ideas and vote for the ones you think
> will help the most people.
>
> Our advisory board will use your votes to identify the best ideas for
> further consideration, and we've committed $10 million to make up to 5
> of them a reality.
>
> Hurry, voting ends October 8, 2009.
>
> Thanks for your help. Please vote! And may those who help the most win.
>
> - The Project 10^100 Team
>
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> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin
> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
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> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin
> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
> http://earthtreasury.org/
>



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Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin
Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
http://earthtreasury.org/