Re: [school-discuss] Up coming SAG meeting

[Alec Couros <alec.couros@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 5-Nov-06, at 11:48 AM, Richard Houston wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A college and I will be doing a booth at a local SAG (special area  
> group)
> at one of the local technical collages. There will be about 250  
> teachers
> which include computer teachers and others.
>
> I am ask you all for advice on content that we can give out and maybe
> idea on approach that will hopefully get a few more teachers  
> interested
> in FOSS in education. If anyone has any already done presentation and
> other material that they would be willing to share we would appreciate
> that as well.

I did a presentation a while back, but my focus also shared open  
publishing and open content (as well as FLOSS). Check out:

http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/presentations/recent
Scroll down to "Introduction to FLOSSE: What’s GOOD and FREE in  
Educational Technology". I hope it's somewhat useful.

I'd also suggest two ISO's:
- Software for Starving students: http://softwarefor.org/ (features  
software for OS X and Windows)
- The OpenCD: http://theopencd.org/ (Windows)

Also, a couple of good sites that list free software:
- Open Source Windows: http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
- Open Source Mac: http://www.opensourcemac.org/

There are lots of educational apps here.

Although software CAN be the focus, I have found that, in my own  
workshops, teachers can really get excited by free services (web 2.0  
apps) that can help them in the classroom.

Cheers.

>