[Techtalk] improving computer usage in schools

[samantha.blackmon.1]

I should also add that there is debian jr. which uses Tux4kids as well.

Samantha
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Blackmon, Samantha wrote:

> While some schools may shy away from hard drive installs you can look into
> some of the LIVE CDs like Knoppix or FREEDUC. There is even talk of a
> special version of the Knoppix CD that has special software geared toward
> education. Some interesting things are in the works.
>
> Samantha (aka technogrrl)
>
> List of Links
> Knoppix:
> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-knopp.html?ca=dgr-lnxw
> 09Knoppix
>
> Knoppix+Tux4Kids
> http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/02/03/1918221.shtml?tid=23
>
> Lindows Education Program http://www.lindows.com/lindows_esl_info.php
>
> FREEDUC: http://www.ofset.org/projects/edusoft/edusoft.html
>
>
>
> Read and Release at BookCrossing.com... The Karma of
> Literature...BookCrossing.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techtalk-admin at linuxchix.org [mailto:techtalk-admin at linuxchix.org] On
> Behalf Of sara
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:03 PM
> To: 'TechTalk -- LinuxChix'
> Subject: RE: [Techtalk] improving computer usage in schools
>
>
> Depending on the school (Some schools are so rigid it feels like you're
> trying to invade a small country every time you offer a suggestion) the
> board and parents might be extremely open to having dual-boot computer labs,
> or a dedicated Linux workstation. Especially if you offer to teach a quick
> lab or host an after-school educational club. Some schools might even be
> willing to consider migrating entirely over to Linux/BSD or another
> alternative OS somewhere down the line if you point out gently that it's
> gaining popularity very quickly, and that it will save the school a lot of
> money, and provide the children with a wonderful learning environment.
>
> As for the rest of the question... "Fun and useful"--check out some of the
> projects on sourceforge, see if there are any educational games or things of
> that sort. Suggest installing OpenOffice, and having the kids use to
> powerpoint-like component to create slideshows oral reports.
>
> I vaguely remember hearing about an application that was like "battlebots",
> but that involved very minor programming--that would be fun and educational
> if the parents didn't object too much to it. =]
>
> One of the things I remember most fondly about my own schooldays (not too
> long ago!) was a project that my teacher involved us in--building a 3
> dimensional city out of cardboard. It taught us about geometric shapes, and
> things like that. Maybe the kids would be interested in learning basic 3D on
> an application like Blender? Or in learning how to create art with Gimp? I
> know my friends' children who are of that age group LOVE these
> activities--and some are even surprisingly good at them.
>
> Hmm.. If the school is networked, the kids could even use some HTML editing
> program to create a series of websites, and have their own "internet". It
> would be a great learning experience, that's for sure. =] a basic $30
> quickcam would be a cool addition to the computer lab if you could get them
> to go for that. =]
>
>
> -Sara
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: techtalk-admin at linuxchix.org [mailto:techtalk-
> > admin at linuxchix.org] On Behalf Of Aguido Horatio Davis
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:30 PM
> > To: TechTalk -- LinuxChix
> > Subject: Re: [Techtalk] improving computer usage in schools
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Lea de Groot wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering who here has experience in making this sort of
> > proposal to
> > > their kid's school, and if anyone can think up anything else that
> > would be
> > > fun and useful in using their resources?
> >
> > Zope. Runs on Windows, supports Zwikis and Squishdots and other fun
> > stuff out of the box, lets you use collaborative learning environments
> > like Fle3
> > (http://fle3.uiah.fi/) and for the truly ambitious gives you a context
> > to
> > teach the kids Python
> > (http://www.inetarena.com/~pdx4d/ocn/overcome.html).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Horatio
> >
> >
> >
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