AERO Education Finder
May 24, 2009 7:40 AM Subscribe
AERO Education Finder
An online database of alternative schools and out-of-the-box learning resources by the Alternative Education Resource Organization.
This is one of the recent projects of the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO). I've been involved with the NGO for 10 years helping out on and off (mostly off) and it's the #1 charity I give to every six months. They started working on the online version of their database a few years ago then I stepped in to take over the programming last year where the Indian programmers "left it". AERO developed the huge starter-database of alternatives present in the website: over 20 years of research went into gathering 12,000 plus alternatives. If you are considering an alternative school for your child, search this database to find one near you (or anywhere else). Right now it's still free to use (you can get basic information without signup but you do need to register to get complete information). If your favorite alternative school is not listed, you can add it!
An online database of alternative schools and out-of-the-box learning resources by the Alternative Education Resource Organization.
This is one of the recent projects of the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO). I've been involved with the NGO for 10 years helping out on and off (mostly off) and it's the #1 charity I give to every six months. They started working on the online version of their database a few years ago then I stepped in to take over the programming last year where the Indian programmers "left it". AERO developed the huge starter-database of alternatives present in the website: over 20 years of research went into gathering 12,000 plus alternatives. If you are considering an alternative school for your child, search this database to find one near you (or anywhere else). Right now it's still free to use (you can get basic information without signup but you do need to register to get complete information). If your favorite alternative school is not listed, you can add it!
Thanks for the feedback. You're absolutely right. Great suggestions for the front page. Their budget so far allowed us to complete the backend and launch it, but so far almost no work on the beautification and usability. I'll contact them about this.
posted by peter_meta_kbd at 3:34 PM on May 24, 2009
posted by peter_meta_kbd at 3:34 PM on May 24, 2009
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Why not make the four navigation options on the front page pretty much the entire front page? And why hide them behind icons?
I'd suggest the front page looks like so:Then I'd say remove all the weird keyword links and text off the front page as well as all the google ads because it makes the site look cheap, untrustworthy, and like some sort of linkfarm.
posted by mathowie at 7:46 AM on May 24, 2009