Re: [seul-edu] Re: Linux in Education Book?

[Bill Kibler <kibler@psyber.com>]

Thanks to all who replied - looks like I will
start putting form to thought - have already
designed the structure and creating a list of
important topics to cover. Will try to keep it
short - really hate those 1000 page fluff books.

three general topics are -
 1) linux -opensource - what, why, good/bad...
     or selling the reader, friends, School boards.
 2) three uses in Education
     The real meat - programs, tools, community.
 3) Support topics - installation - to - how-to's
      guide the user to successful operations.

Thanks Again.
Bill


On Monday 16 June 2003 13:24, Kym Buchanan wrote:
> Bill and all-
>
> Please keep stay in touch with us if you do start a book on open source in
> education. We're not a publishing company, but we are anxious to help
> educators make decisions about open source in the context of good ed tech
> planning and instruction. We might be able to offer some of our material as
> a chapter or other contribution.
>
> http://www.netc.org/openoptions/home/how.html#purpose
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Sutton [mailto:zen14920@zen.co.uk]
> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:13 AM
> > To: seul-edu@seul.org
> > Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Re: Linux in Education Book?
> >
> >
> > Sounds like a good idea,  however how about open source in education,
> > that way you can cover much more including open source software that
> > runs under windows, which for some things could be useful,  as open
> > office works across windows, mac and linux (nix stuff),  so is cross
> > compatable.
> >
> > just a thought
> >
> > paul
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Kibler" <kibler@psyber.com>
> > To: <seul-edu@seul.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 9:07 PM
> > Subject: [seul-edu] Re: Linux in Education Book?
> >
> > > Trying to find out if there is any Book that covers
> > > Linux in/for Education???
> > >
> > > Considering writing one - have degree, skill, knowledge. Taking
> > > suggestions, thoughts, concerns before I start.
> > >
> > > Bill.