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Edubuntu IRC presentation this evening at 19:00

By Alan Bell - Posted on November 5th, 2009

Ubuntu Open week is a series of presentations and Q&A sessions on a variety of topics, it uses the IRC freenode network to host them, IRC is a fantastic communication medium, kind of more focussed than Twitter, but more open than instant messaging and more chatty than a web forum. You can read more about open week and the full schedule here

Edubuntu is Ubuntu's education focussed edition, it includes sets of free applications with an educational focus for different age groups. It also has a focus on manageability in a school environment and can be run as a terminal server to thin clients and regular computers. This talk is about the new features of Edubuntu and will no doubt cover the future directions. If you miss the event the logs will be posted here afterwards.

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My experience with OSS introduction.

Submitted by ChrisSnow on Mon, 05/10/2009 - 7:25am
Rather than reproduce it here. Please see this article "An implementation of Open Source software in a secondary school. " on the Staffordshire Linux User Group web site: http://www.staffslug.org.uk/?p=95

A technician's view

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 02/01/2009 - 11:05am

By Russell Eales. Russell is based at John Port school in South Derbyshire, and supports a number of primary schools’ ICT services.

In my role as Community ICT Technician for a local Technology college, I give support to 12 local primary schools, installing and repairing hardware, installing and configuring software, setting up wired and wireless networks and designing websites. I also provide product advice, training and lesson support – so basically I'm kept fairly busy!

Current use in schools

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 6:30pm

This article reflects the experiences and findings of the project team in the early part of the project. We make no claim that it is a representative sample. We hope you will add to the range and substance, through comments, postings in the Forum and perhaps by submitting a Case study, and the article will be updated in due course to incorporate extra material.

OSS desktops

Edubuntu - educational Linux system

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 31/12/2008 - 12:31pm

http://www.edubuntu.org/

From the Edubuntu website:

Edubuntu is based on Ubuntu, a complete operating system that uses the Linux kernel and is freely available to anyone. As an education-driven operating system, Edubuntu provides a complete solution for:

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Alton Convent - low-cost computer suite

By John Hammond - Posted on December 5th, 2008

Alton Convent shieldUsing Edubunu Linux and thin client workstations, Alton Convent Prep rejuvenated its ICT provision by providing an 18 seat computer room with an impressive range of desktop applications for under £3000.

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Low-cost ICT across the curriculum at Tralee Primary

By John Hammond - Posted on December 5th, 2008

Starting with a computer made from recycled parts by 8-11 year olds and a copy of Edubuntu, this County Kerry school with a diverse catchment and a comitment to child centred education has massively expanded its curriculum IT provision, making extensive use of open source software.

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Why as an educator you should care about Open Source Software

Submitted by Doug Belshaw on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 5:49pm

I posted the following on my website (dougbelshaw.com) entitled Why as an educator you should care about Open Source Software:

I’ve been invited to be part of a Becta project into Open Source Software (OSS). “What is OSS?” I hear you ask. A Google define: open source software search does a reasonable job, but for the layperson something a bit closer to home is needed.In a strange way, using OSS is a bit like buying Fairtrade products. Most people don’t see the direct results of their choice: they’re a water droplet in a beneficial deluge.

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