[nzlug] open source in NZ schools

[Michael Adams]

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:06:08 +0200
Hilton Theunissen wrote:

> Greetings from SA
> 
> It seems we all have the same problems...the decisions makers are the 
> older crowd that decide what software and skills their future leaders 
> should have.
> 
> Maybe you guys should get a couple of educators/schools together and 
> start a school linux user group. Create a forum that allows educators
> to play with www.moodle.org ; www.lamsfoundation.org ;
> 
> Then hook them up with distro's
> www.k12ltsp.org
> 
> www.edubuntu.org
> 
> www.tuxlabs-os.org
> 
> www.skolelinux.org
> 
> Then maybe setup a LTSP lab, default the browser to Wikipedia,etc
> 
> I am planning to visit a few fiends Nz sometime this year, would be
> cool come and check one of these labs while I am there.
> 

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That is precisely what i am proposing we do.


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Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.