What can teach your kids
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| Since most of my kids' schoolwork is hands-on and interactive, they don't
| spend a huge amount of time with our computers each day. Technology is a big
| part of our lives, however, and by the time they get to be my age I imagine
| it will be a big part of everyone's. Edubuntu strikes the right balance
| between helping them learn the basics of core subjects they need to know and
| teaching them ways open source software can help us achieve great things.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/132704
Fedora is Dressed to the 9
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| Also notable is the inclusion of compatibility packages “to ensure that
| applications not yet ported to KDE 4 will continue to work,” according to the
| release notes.
|
| Improvements to NetworkManager include compatibility with PolicyKit for
| network configuration and support for ad-hoc wireless networks and PPP over
| mobile broadband cards (GSM and CDMA).
|
| With its tweaked address bar and new Places bookmark replacement, the Firefox
| 3 beta 5 browser finally has Fedora-like look and integrates with the
| desktop. Fedora now ships with a browser plug-in for playing Flash
| animations, videos and games.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2360.html
Recent:
First look at Edubuntu 7.10
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| Edubuntu 7.10 is a linux distribution based on Ubuntu aimed at schools and
| teachers. As a new teacher I thought that I would take a look at what
| Edubuntu has to offer, and whether I think that I would use it in a school
| environment. I ordered a free cd from ShipIt, and as always this took a
| couple of weeks to arrive.
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http://richbradshaw.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/first-look-at-edubuntu-710/
Related:
Edubuntu Linux Installation With Screenshots
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| Edubuntu is Ubuntu GNU/Linux customised for
| schools, containing additional applications
| for young human beings, administration tools
| for school management, and a built-in terminal
| server. Besides the standard software available
| on the Edubuntu CD, you will also find a world
| of software in the Edubuntu Universe, an on-line
| repository containing more than 10GB of community
| contributed software.
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http://www.debianadmin.com/latest-edubuntu-linux-installation-with-screenshots.html
Edubuntu: Linux for education
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| In Venezuela, for instance, "there are several movements that were
| originated by a new law, Presidential Decree No. 3390, where all
| public institutions must use open source software," says Efrain
| Valles, a Venezuelan educator, Ubuntu user, and open source
| advocate. However, Valles says that uptake in the education
| sector is slow. "Our schools are just beginning to use
| computers. There is no one computer per classroom thing;
| remember, we are a Third World country. Technology is an
| import and very expensive, so the reach to schools is
| happening mainly because of stuff like Edubuntu."
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/20/197251&from=rss
Lessons Plans for Teachers Using Free and Open Source Software
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| This site is dedicated to collecting and cataloging lesson plans
| for classroom teachers interested in moving beyond mere document
| production and really tapping in to the promise of technology
| integration and education.
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https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Lessons
Tip of the Trade: Edubuntu
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| You can literally have an entire network up and and running in
| an hour.
|
| Edubuntu, like all good Linuxes, supports older hardware well.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3682596
Controlling and managing Edubuntu users' desktops
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| The community-driven Edubuntu project aims to create a version of Ubuntu
| specially tailored for use in primary and secondary education. Perhaps the
| most useful feature present in the Edubuntu OS is the Linux Terminal Server
| Project environment, whose applications are not limited just to eduction.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/118335
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