Re: [school-discuss] suggestions about secondary school project using FOSS

[Teprine Baldo <teprine76@xxxxxxxx>]

I was asking because I want to get involved with
curriculum development - ed tech dev - but don't want
to teach.  Want to work with the teachers and was just
curious as to what degrees you had to be doing your
work.
From a serious ed techer
Teprine
--- roberto <roberto03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 7/22/07, Teprine Baldo <teprine76@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Roberto,
> > are you a teacher or an educational technologist?
> > teprine
> an educational tech definitely
> 
> moreover, currently i am a post-doc researcher at
> University,
> Department of Math and Computer Science but in a
> couple of years i may
> turn into a high school teacher; anyway i love FOSS
> and its
> application to primary and secondary school guys'
> education
> 
> 
> > --- roberto <roberto03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > i am currently involved in developing an
> educational
> > > project for
> > > secondary school students (14-18) in Italy,
> which
> > > will be very likely
> > > extended to primary schools (10-13) in a
> slightly
> > > adapted fashion.
> > >
> > > At the moment i am looking for case
> > > studies/suggestions/experiences in
> > > this field to build the basis of the activity.
> > >
> > > The aim is to let young people become aware of
> the
> > > great power of
> > > media technologies and how istructive is to use
> them
> > > under the FOSS
> > > umbrella.
> > > The project has roughly these features:
> > >
> > > 1. two parts, one school-year long each
> > > 2. two teachers involved: one expert in
> humanities
> > > area and the other
> > > (me) in the technological/scientific area
> > > 3. roughly 60 guys involved
> > > 4. we plan to extend it to primary schools, in
> the
> > > second part
> > >
> > > Now, students should not only learn what they
> can do
> > > using more
> > > skillfully Internet, programming tools, website
> > > mastering and so on
> > > but also realize some effective output which,
> > > eventually may be then
> > > used in the second phase.
> > >
> > > Any suggestion is very appreciated. Of course,
> > > direct involvement of
> > > other parties around the world is possible and
> > > welcome.
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > --
> > > roberto
> > > OS: GNU/Linux, Debian
> > >
> >
> >
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> -- 
> roberto
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> 



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