Technology brings us all kinds of advances in the world of education: as well as the basic software stuff, such as B&N's NookStudy, there's Nature Publishing's social media-savvy Scitable. And then you move along to how stuff such as the iPad and iPhone is helping the newest generations, while the Internet is improving the undergraduate experience (just ask Mark Zuckerberg). And then you come to Ultrinsic, and you think, college kids and gambling, now why didn't anyone else think of that?
So, let's explain. Ultrinsic, currently in beta form, allows students at 37 colleges to gamble on their grades in each of the classes they take. The student hands over money to Ultrinsic--as well as access to his or her official school records--as a wager that they will attain a certain grade. If they get it, Ultrinsic pays out on a sliding scale.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Gamble on Your Grades With the Ultrinsic Website | Fast Company
