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Re: [seul-edu] schoolforge frontpage - App Index
Les,
Les Richardson <richl@mail.tfsd.sk.ca> said:
>
> > I remember Blue Linux saying yes and wonder if all the apps
projects/companies
> > who are active participants (schoomation, mimerdesk, Manhattan etc.) can
> > somehow be listed other than just on the apps page? Perhaps in an
expandable
> > (javascript?) list?
>
> There are a variety of approaches that could be used. One approach would
> be to add an attribute to the current index listing "associate group" that
> a particular application is associated with so that one can easily build
> dynamically created (and perhaps javascript controlled) "views".
Whatever the decision is re the front page, the above is an excellent idea
(i.e. "associate group"), perhaps including an icon eventually.
> Another useful attribute is timestamping (which currently exists in
> database but isn't being used.)
>
> Of course the application index, case studies, links can all be called
> remotely (and I can add more callable attributes (i.e.
> ?format=lang&sortorder=date) to control format) and poured into a frame
> (if static page), etc.
Like the headlines, this is a good idea for the front page. Which I know is
too big, but I figure we have to know what we want added before we can figure
out how to make it all fit comfortably, or in what abbreviated form.
> Currently all formats of these reports are controlled by a CSS stylesheet
> which is easily changed, etc.
>
> It all depends on what is desired for look and feel.
>
> Les Richardson
Thanks,
David
> > Who's doing the work? Felipe and Roger, I assume? Speak up if you want
help,> > please.
> >
> > David
> > Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu> said:
> >
> > > Ok, I've put these items into something approximating what we might see
> > > on a frontpage of my idea schoolforge site. Nearly all of the resources
> > > I'm envisioning don't currently have URLs or any solutions actually
> > > available. The road ahead of us is very long, but wide. :)
> > >
> > > I haven't put this in pretty html, but that's easy to do once we've
> > > decided we like this idea.
> > >
> > > What am I missing? Is this a really good start or a really bad idea?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * Current news and headlines for open source software in education
> > > http://opensourceschools.org/
> > >
> > > * Case studies and success stories of open source software in schools
> > > http://richtech.ca/seul/casedex.html
> > > http://www.k12ltsp.org/casestudy.html
> > > http://www.osef.org/
> > > Riverdale, Beacon, etc
> > >
> > > * Ready-made educational software packages
> > > * for students (deb, rpm)
> > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/
> > > * for teachers (deb, rpm)
> > > * for school admins (deb, rpm)
> > > * for system admins (deb, rpm)
> > >
> > > * Download a CD of school-related software (students, sysadmins)
> > > http://linuxforkids.com/ (students)
> > > http://ibiblio.unc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/K12LTSP/ (sysadmins)
> > > plus 'teachers' if we make a cd for them
> > >
> > > * Search a list of in-progress educational applications and reviews
> > > http://linuxforkids.com/
> > > http://www.ofset.org/freeduc/
> > > http://richtech.ca/seul/
> > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/
> > >
> > > * Weekly reports on the status of the Linux in education community
> > > http://www.seul.org/edu/reports.html
> > >
> > > * Discuss Linux in education -- mailing list (list archives), wiki
> > > http://www.seul.org/edu/
> > > http://www.seul.org/archives/seul/edu/
> > > http://eduwiki.seul.org:8080/ and others
> > >
> > > * Educational software development and hosting resources
> > > http://www.seul.org/pub/hosting.html
> > > http://edu.kde.org/projects/
> > > http://www.ofset.org/
> > >
> > > * Comprehensive (unsorted) list of free software education projects
> > > worldwide
> > > http://seuldat.seul.org/
> > > (once we compile it from www.seul.org/edu/links.html and others)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On the plate later: (somebody want to set up these pages, and the
material
> > > behind them? You could be famous!)
> > > * Volunteer to help! I'm a:
> > > Student
> > > Teacher
> > > School Admin
> > > Sysadmin
> > > * Press releases and publicity
> > > http://opensourceschools.org?
> > > Red Hat's PR team?
> > > * Advocating free software to
> > > * schools
> > > (and even various types of schools)
> > > * to teachers
> > > * to school admins
> > > * governments
> > > * corporations
> > > * Donate money to the Linux in Education non-profit (tax deductable)
> > > * Find people who are donating hardware in your area
> > > eg computerbank
> > > * Curricula for teachers for better using Linux in the classroom
> > > * Ready-to-use curricula
> > > * Help write new ones
> > > http://itp.innoved.org/wiki/freecourse (?)
> > > http://richtech.ca/testbank/ (?)
> > > * Search LUG contacts worldwide
> > > Find educational volunteer contacts local to you
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > David M. Bucknell
> > http://members.iteachnet.org/~david
> > http://www.OpenSourceSchools.org
> > http://members.iteachnet.org/webzine/
> > Fax: (US) 775-244-0803
> >
> >
>
--
David M. Bucknell
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http://www.OpenSourceSchools.org
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