Teachers pay Teachers

Teachers pay Teachers is an interesting site. The basic premise is that teachers make their resources available for others to purchase. I’m going to side step the open courseware discussion, and focus instead on the “microcontent” side. Google, with their adsense program, has augmented the income of many individuals. As an alternative revenue stream, it doesn’t make too many people wealthy, but the reward is sufficient for most people to stay involved. I think many educators have similar opportunities. Essentially “micro players”, earning additional income through online services like this (I would suggest staking your claim less on the content, and more on the services provided through discussion and consultation). We become purveyors of small learning moments, not entire courses/programs. I’m interested to see how this service will fair…