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Re: [school-discuss] introduction to the solar system



On 2003-01-03 19:50:46 +0100 Bruno Coudoin <bruno.coudoin@free.fr> wrote:

Great, I did not knew this project.

I didn't think _anyone_ could miss my repeated postings on the seul-edu mailing list pleading for help with it :-).

I did not find on the website on what is based to CD.
Do you start from scratch ?

The CD (or CDs) won't be complete Linux distros, but an easily installable compilation of Linux software that is proven useful in schools. That's the reason we want to have teachers and educators review the applications, to make sure we include software that they'd actually find useful. Right now I'm going through the SEUL/edu Application Index and noting the programs that mention that they're already being used in schools, or that were written for specific schools. I'm adding those to the list of programs that have met the Phase 2 requirements. Other programs are undoubtedly useful, but since I'm not a teacher I don't feel qualified to say which ones are or aren't, so I'm asking people to help us weed out the programs that (while educational) clearly wouldn't be very useful in schools. Those left will have met the Phase 1 requirements. We'll then have to get people willing to install them and test them for actual utility (Phase 1 is mostly a "weeding out" of obviously non-scholastic programs). The ones that pass will be added to the Phase 2 list.

Also, I can't find gcompris in your listing on phase1 and 2. Is it too
late for it ;)

Well, I'm having trouble convincing people to put the (minimal!) time in to do the Phase 1 reviews in all the categories. So far, the Phase 2 list consists of the programs mentioned in the SEUL/edu case studies <casestudy.seul.org> and those that specifically mention scholastic deployments on their websites. I'm very happy to add programs that are already used in schools whenever anyone tells me about them. Just say that gcompris is being used in a school (any school, we're not particular) and I'll be glad to add it :-). That's a joke, of course. I've already added it. It will show up on the website in a little while.

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