Re: [school-discuss] FOSS Resource Kits

[Richard Andrews <bbmaj7@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the offer.

I've been working on the same software catalog myself - via the wiki, although probably with some of the same people.

I'm currently looking for examples of "quality" material of this type. Not FOSS related - just items to use as a template; from which to derive principles of construction and presentation.


--- On Sat, 14/6/08, Bryant Patten <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 	I think such a kit would be great.  I have been working with Open  
> Source Victoria on a Free Software for Schools catalog ( http:// 
> www.ncose.org/node/3 )and I have been amazed what a difference it  
> makes to put something physical (a 'dead tree' object rather than a  
> CD-R or URL) into a teacher's hands.
> 
> 	One tricky part is that the more such a kit can be mapped into the  
> curriculum the better, but the curriculum is very geographical  
> specific.  Here in the U.S., it differs from state to state, which  
> each having different requirements.  So it can be tricky to find the  
> balance between specificity and applicable generality.
> 
> 	Let me know if I can help in any way.



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