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Show HN: Eduhunt – ProductHunt for Education

34 points by freetonik 11y ago

freetonik 11y ago
Hi guys, I'm working on Hexlet, a platform like Codecademy, but on steroids: instead of simple simulators we have real containers accessed via browser-based IDE. Courses include videos, quizzes and real-world exercises. Last part looks like this http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png As a side-project we've launched eduhunt (linked in this post). Producthunt-like community for education enthusiasts who share apps, websites, online-courses and books on variety of topics.
- gingerlime 11y ago
  Looks interesting, but not very clear how to submit an item. I'm guessing I'll have to register, but will probably be more engaging and clear if you can encourage people to submit something and then walk them through any registration. Otherwise, I'd love to submit Kenhub[0]. It's a learning platform focusing on Human Anatomy, featuring articles, anatomy atlas, videos and interactive quizzes. [0] https://www.kenhub.com https://www.kenhub.com
  - freetonik 11y ago
    Yeah, you're right, letting users submit and then ask them to sign up or sign in to verify that submission would be way better. That famous "add to basket and then sign up to finish" move works great. We'll try to implement something of the sort and make a pull request, because for now we're using stock Telescope app [0] which, I believe, doesn't have this feature. You can sign in using Facebook or Twitter and submit your item. It seems to be a great resource, will appreciate your submission. Thanks. [0] http://www.telescopeapp.org/ http://www.telescopeapp.org/
    - gingerlime 11y ago
      Thanks! I signed up and submitted. One more small thing that would be nice to improve is being able to tweak the thumbnail. It seems to be generated automagically, but would be easier / better if you can also upload your own thumbnail. In any case, good luck with Eduhunt. Great to see more resources for e-learning out there.
      - freetonik 11y ago
        Great! Agree with the thumbnail comment, it's pretty limited now, will definitely work on that. Thanks.
    - flashman 11y ago
      What are you hosting Telescope on? Meteor, Heroku, self-hosted?
      - freetonik 11y ago
        On AWS.
Loughla 11y ago
Most educators I know (~150) that work in the school systems near me (primary, secondary and postsecondary). Most use listservs as their closed ecosystem of specialists, and Pinterest as their open-world system to find new educational materials. How does this add depth or quality to those already existing structures?
- codingdave 11y ago
  I'm not sure professional educators are going to be the audience that would use this. They already have curriculum and resources planned out, and often directly provided by their districts. Homeschoolers and autodidacts would seem to gain more value from this service.
- freetonik 11y ago
  codingdave is right, eduhunt is targeted towards general public, mainly those who are interested in self-learning. I consider myself an average eduhunt consumer. Sometimes when I try to learn something new, say, cooking (still trying though), I usually google and go to reddit and search for resources for beginners in related subreddits. I usually find some great things, but it takes a lot of time time. Instead, I'd love to have a list of best upvoted links that is being updated constantly. This is what I have in mind for eduhunt. It is interesting to hear that professional educators use Pinterest as a source for educational materials. Another unexpected use of Pinterest.
invertigo100 11y ago
This is a great find that someone shared with me. Nice little site. I've just posted a tool for student engagement and brainstorming https://www.groupmap.com https://www.groupmap.com. Love to see how people can apply this in their classrooms.
bopf 11y ago
Like it. I do think there is a need for a site like eduhunt. Teachers are constantly on the prowl for good new tools (at least good teachers are). If the site becomes as big in its niche as Product Hunt, it will provide a much needed curated list of edu tools.

34 points by freetonik 11y ago

Hi guys, I'm working on Hexlet, a platform like Codecademy, but on steroids: instead of simple simulators we have real containers accessed via browser-based IDE. Courses include videos, quizzes and real-world exercises. Last part looks like this http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png As a side-project we've launched eduhunt (linked in this post). Producthunt-like community for education enthusiasts who share apps, websites, online-courses and books on variety of topics.

gingerlime 11y ago
Looks interesting, but not very clear how to submit an item. I'm guessing I'll have to register, but will probably be more engaging and clear if you can encourage people to submit something and then walk them through any registration. Otherwise, I'd love to submit Kenhub[0]. It's a learning platform focusing on Human Anatomy, featuring articles, anatomy atlas, videos and interactive quizzes. [0] https://www.kenhub.com https://www.kenhub.com
- freetonik 11y ago
  Yeah, you're right, letting users submit and then ask them to sign up or sign in to verify that submission would be way better. That famous "add to basket and then sign up to finish" move works great. We'll try to implement something of the sort and make a pull request, because for now we're using stock Telescope app [0] which, I believe, doesn't have this feature. You can sign in using Facebook or Twitter and submit your item. It seems to be a great resource, will appreciate your submission. Thanks. [0] http://www.telescopeapp.org/ http://www.telescopeapp.org/
  - gingerlime 11y ago
    Thanks! I signed up and submitted. One more small thing that would be nice to improve is being able to tweak the thumbnail. It seems to be generated automagically, but would be easier / better if you can also upload your own thumbnail. In any case, good luck with Eduhunt. Great to see more resources for e-learning out there.
    - freetonik 11y ago
      Great! Agree with the thumbnail comment, it's pretty limited now, will definitely work on that. Thanks.
  - flashman 11y ago
    What are you hosting Telescope on? Meteor, Heroku, self-hosted?
    - freetonik 11y ago
      On AWS.

Loughla 11y ago

Most educators I know (~150) that work in the school systems near me (primary, secondary and postsecondary). Most use listservs as their closed ecosystem of specialists, and Pinterest as their open-world system to find new educational materials. How does this add depth or quality to those already existing structures?

codingdave 11y ago
I'm not sure professional educators are going to be the audience that would use this. They already have curriculum and resources planned out, and often directly provided by their districts. Homeschoolers and autodidacts would seem to gain more value from this service.
freetonik 11y ago
codingdave is right, eduhunt is targeted towards general public, mainly those who are interested in self-learning. I consider myself an average eduhunt consumer. Sometimes when I try to learn something new, say, cooking (still trying though), I usually google and go to reddit and search for resources for beginners in related subreddits. I usually find some great things, but it takes a lot of time time. Instead, I'd love to have a list of best upvoted links that is being updated constantly. This is what I have in mind for eduhunt. It is interesting to hear that professional educators use Pinterest as a source for educational materials. Another unexpected use of Pinterest.

invertigo100 11y ago

This is a great find that someone shared with me. Nice little site. I've just posted a tool for student engagement and brainstorming https://www.groupmap.com https://www.groupmap.com. Love to see how people can apply this in their classrooms.

bopf 11y ago

Like it. I do think there is a need for a site like eduhunt. Teachers are constantly on the prowl for good new tools (at least good teachers are). If the site becomes as big in its niche as Product Hunt, it will provide a much needed curated list of edu tools.