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Student Creators vs. AI Cheaters
AI can hinder standardized test-focused education but is beneficial for project-based learning. In the latter, AI empowers students as creators, enhancing learning and boosting engagement.
Beyond the Classroom
Sound of Mind, Inc., founded in 2005, pioneered hyper-local media production. After successfully integrating podcasting and video into classrooms, the founders developed hs.credit, a platform enabling students to earn academic credits through validated youth media projects. The platform aims to shift education towards student-led learning, empowering students to be creators of academic journeys.
Beyond Followers
The shift from industrial to digital economics is impacting education. Students must learn to be creators, not just consumers. Schools need to foster the 'work loop,' the brain's natural reward system for learning and goal-setting, rather than teaching to standardized tests. hs.credit is a platform that empowers students to create and showcase academic media, providing a gold standard for assessing their abilities.
The Data Dilemma
Standardized tests hinder effective teaching of mindset and create "soft" data. Project-based learning, assessed by educators, provides "gold standard" data, fostering deep learning and student engagement. Hs.credit champions this model with student-created media evaluated by paid experts, aligning incentives with meaningful learning outcomes.
#PassionForLearning
hs.credit aims to revolutionize high school education by replacing standardized tests with student-created media projects. It encourages a passion for learning by allowing students to showcase their academic thinking through podcasts or videos and rewarding them with cryptocurrency for fostering diversity and inclusion. The platform is still in stealth mode but is looking to build a community of Champions to support its growth and mission.
Staking, Pitching, Minting
Web1 brought us digital content publishing with websites and hyperlinks (download). Web2 brought us digital content sharing with social media (download+upload). Web3 brings us digital content ownership with blockchain (download+upload+property). HS.CREDIT, a Web3 app, brings us student ownership of learning in a three step process: STAKE, PITCH, MINT.
The Problem hs.credit Was Designed to Solve
hs.credit solves the low-quality data problem in education by replacing standardized tests with project-based media creation. This decentralized transcript app uses ntNFTs to cryptographically verify student work, making it harder to cheat and impossible to manipulate data. It incentivizes students to address inequality and rewards them with basic income, creating a gold standard for educational data.
The Digital Age Demands a New Transcript
hs.credit revolutionizes high school transcripts by replacing standardized tests with project-based learning. Students earn credits by uploading monthly video/podcasts, assessed by educators. This approach empowers students, gives educators control over accountability data, and aligns education with the digital economy.