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[school-discuss] Re: New Foundry Request / Educational Computing
Most educators and administrators are not going to be adept enough in
> technology and the jargon
That's not fair...well, okay, your probably right, including me, but I am here eagerly hoping to learn.
(I am a LA teacher studying for a MIS to be a librarian/info specialist.)
I just think it will plain enhance the Open Source movement into the
> educational institutions
I'm all for that!
An educational foundry is of particular importance to me, because I
> > recognize that putting Open Source in education is something that can
> > keep the Linux/Open Source bandwagon rolling for many years.
AND It can bring school costs for software WAY down, even with Bill's new grants, as well as, in my opinion, make standardizing software apps across the school more accessible, as well as educate students about options to the Gates Empire's monopoly games.
I have personally started a LUG in the past and was
> > appalled at the type of software commonly found in educational
> > institutions. I think it was the class that required that all
> > assignments be compiled with VC++ that really miffed me.
Well It's not that bad in my school, but we are running so many different versions of expensive MS software that students have a nightmare to deal with moving from one classroom to another and so do teachers. If we could cheaply and easily standardize within the school, as we could with Open Source products, we would benefit greatly. Now, I must simply convince the administration.
In any case, there will be a foundry with an educational component.
Am I in the wrong place? I thought that is what BlueLinux and SchoolForge both proposed to be.
I'm going to listen to what you guys say. If you want a separate
> > foundry, then it will be so.
Please...this makes the most sense to me, a teacher. I am overwhelmed, as it is, with responsiblities and trying to learn so many things at once (different learning styles, help for learning disabilities, curricular objectives, blah, blah, blah, plus trying to learn more and more about these darned machines.) Sifting through too much would be daunting, prohibitive even.
Hey, by the way, one thing I have yet to find is a lead on a good database program in Open Source. I suppose there must something in OpenOffice or Star Office? And, does anyone know exactly what is bundled in Corel Linux (I should find out soon enough, I have it on order from Cheap Bytes, but I am impatient.)
Although my friends, family and co-workers have overwhelmingly reached a consensus on labeling me a geek, I am open to the fact that at this juncture I may be annoyingly ignorant. I have not even installed Linux yet, awaiting the two cd's I have ordered, Blue Linux and Corel Linux, and the 80gb hard drive I intend to install them on, all orderd just this week. (installing in a double boot with Windows 98, my present OS) Heck, I have only owned a PC for one and a half years!
My programming knowledge is reserved to manipulating an Atari400 with Basic back in the stone ages and learning to build web pages in html over the past year and a half, BUT, I want to know EVERYTHING. I will learn it, too.
Just wait and see. Everyone in my family lives forever, so I have plenty of time...
Tony Baldwin
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