Free Software in the Andalusian Public Schools

Juan Conde

Gabinete de Intranet

D. G. Innovación y Administraciones Públicas

Junta de Andalucía

Legislation

Decreto 72/2003 de Medidas de Impulso de la Sociedad del Conocimiento en Andalucía.

Legislation

Art. 11

1.e-learning software for public schools will be made available as free software.

2. Promotion of free educational software development by public schools teachers.

Artículo 11. Materiales educativos en soporte informático.

1.Se dotará a los centros docentes públicos de materiales y programas educativos en soporte informático, basados preferentemente en software libre. En todo caso, recibirán en dicho soporte todo el material educativo que elabore la Administración de la Junta de Andalucía.

2.Asimismo, se incentivará entre el profesorado la producción de programas y materiales curriculares en soporte informático o para su utilización en Internet, especialmente aquellos desarrollos que se realicen mediante software libre.in

Legislation

Art. 31 Free Software

1. Computer equipment for public schools will use free software.

2. Public Internet access Centers will use free software.

3. Administration will promote the knowledge and use of free software and will give Internet-based support for the installation and basic usage of free software.

Artículo 31. Software libre.

1. En las adquisiciones de equipamiento informático destinado a los centros docentes públicos para su uso en actividades educativas, se exigirá que todo el hardware sea compatible con sistemas operativos basados en software libre. Los ordenadores tendrán preinstalado todo el software libre necesario para el uso específico al que estén destinados

2. El equipamiento informático que la Administración de la Junta de Andalucía ponga a disposición en los centros de acceso público a Internet utilizará para su funcionamiento productos de software libre.

3. La Administración de la Junta de Andalucía fomentará la difusión y utilización orientadas al uso personal, doméstico y educativo de software libre debidamente garantizado. A tal fin se establecerá un servicio de asesoramiento a través de Internet para la instalación y uso de este tipo de productos.

Guadalinex

GNU/Linux Distribution .

In collaboration with Debian, Linex, Metadistros and Ubuntu.

Created as a tool for the promotion of Knowledge Society.

Base of educational ICTs and forthcoming administrative desktop.

> 300.000 copies distributed/downloaded

200.000 computers in public schools (2005-2006)

366 Guadalinfo Centers (public Internet access)

165 Centers and 14 Homes for the elderly.

556 Public libraries (Internet access service).

Andalusia in numbers

~7.400.000 inhabitants

~4.000 public schools

~1.100.000 students in public schools

~80.000 teachers

ICT in public schools for 2005-2006

543 ICT Schools

1 PC for every 2 students

1 “Content” server per school

1 “Security” server per school

Schools connected via corporate WAN

ICT in pulic schools for 2005-2006

Call Center (CGA)

Centralized monitoring of >1600 servers/routers

Remote administration

Automated software updates for servers/desktops

Separate VLANs for students/teachers/mgment

The School

Security server:

Firewall, NAT, DHCP, Filtering proxy

Content server:

LDAP, NFS, Web, Web apps, LAN installation/recovery of PCs, etc.

Desktop:

LDAP auth., NFS mounted HOME.

The classroom

Some wired, now Wi-Fi

Teacher tool for:

remote control of students computers

on, off, blocking of desktop or apps, etc.

viewing students screens

streaming of video or any (teacher's or student's) screen to students

Developments Plans

Project setup for a new screen reader; in cooperation with ONCE (national blind organization).

Parental control package:

Content filtering

Usage quotas and timetable

Usage log

Applications blocking

Guides for children, parents and teachers

Simple unified GUI for parents

From Ubuntu to Guadalinex+Edu

What to expect?

Edubuntu and Guadalinex can use the same repository of educational applications

Guadalinex can colaborate in translation to Spanish

Guadalinex can contribute to Edubuntu with

application evaluation and packaging

admin and classroom tools

free content

URLs

Guadalinex:	www.guadalinex.org

Andalusian educative network:	www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/

Andalusian Gov. Portal:	www.andaluciajunta.es

Contact: juan . conde @ juntadeandalucia . es

Free Software in the Andalusian Public Schools

Decreto Medidas Impulso Sociedad Conocimiento

Manuel Ortigosa Brun

2001-05-14T08:57:41

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