= Major topic(s): Global Jam 2013 =


== 10:30-11: Kids and Ubuntu ==


Short discussion on introducing Linux to kids. Will cover a few topics on resources to help keep both the system and the kids safe, and some intro to kid friendly distributions, educational apps and games. We’ll have a few systems loaded up for demos - kids are welcome. 
 

Notes:
Ubuntu and Kids: Short discussion/demo on introducing Linux to kids. 
Some great articles and resources are listed below.


A. Family friendly Ubuntu Environment
http://www.howtogeek.com/54036/how-to-create-a-family-friendly-ubuntu-setup/

 1. Separate kids account, no admin rights. 
Open the user administration window from System > Administration > User and Groups to set up an account for the kids. You may need to ‘Unlock’ the User Accounts dialog with a password to add a new account. Click the plus to add a new standard account and name it. You can set a password for the kids account, or select Log in without password to set it to none. 
 2. Web content controls (block harmful/banned sites with DansGuardian)
 3. Software access (i.e. specific apps/games)
 4. Timekeeping (i.e. limits to total usage and/or specific time frames)


B. Kid friendly distros & apps:

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/linux-for-children.html

http://linuxaria.hubpages.com/hub/Linux-for-your-kids

 1. Full package = Qimo, Edubuntu, Sugar, LInuxKidX, Foresight for Kids
 2. ChildsPlay (collection of games, emphasis on memory skills, ages 2-10)
 3. EToys (scripting process skills - not programming, just process)
 4. SuperTux/Secret Maryo - mario clones
 5. TomBoy - wikinote clone
 6. Kalzium - chemistry info/Atomix - younger chemistry info
 7. Tux of Math Command - arcade game w/ math skills

C. Additional Software 

http://maketecheasier.com/5-best-linux-software-packages-for-kids/2010/06/15

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/43524.aspx

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/05/26/fun-educational-linux-games-kids/

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8288?page=0,1

 1. GCompris  (ages 2-10)
 2. Sugar desktop (simplified desktop system)
 3. KDE Ed Project (kdeedu) (ages 3-18, primary aimed at school age+)
 4. Tux Paint 
 5. Tux Typing
 6. KTuberling and The Potato Guy
 7. Super Tux
 8. Tux Kart
 9. TuxRacer  (age 5+)
 10. XTux (pacman clone)
 11. Ri-Li (trains, ages 3+)
 12. Solitaire
 13. Bug Squish
 14. Four in a Row
 15. Math War
 16. Tali (yatzee)


H. Additional Resources for Parents Teaching Kids about Linux

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/43613.aspx?cid=parsely_rec

 1. KidZui - kidsafe browser
 2. TuxMobil - royalty free eBooks & texts and audiobooks
 3. SchoolForge - directory of educational FOSS

J. Open source programming for Kids

http://archive09.linux.com/feature/155203

 1. Scratch
 2. Alice
 3. Shoes

K. HACKETT AND BANKWELL - Linux tutorials for kids, comics format

http://hackettandbankwell.com/  






== 11-12: How anyone can contribute to Ubuntu ==




We'll be discussing the Ubuntu community in general, and sharing a large variety of online resources including IRC, forums, newsletters/mailing lists, interest groups/teams, documentation, artwork, translations, and events/calendars. We will cover LaunchPad accounts as a way to access, and activate single sign on, for Ubuntu community resources. We will wrap up by discussing the bug reporting process.



Notes: Global Jam 2013: How anyone can contribute to the Ubuntu Community

'''Ubuntu Idaho LoCo Team: Resource Summary'''

Webpage/Wiki: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-idaho 

Mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-id 

G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/100908336249604020427/posts 

contact: contact@ubuntuidaho.org 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ubuntu_us_id 

IRC (Freenode): #ubuntu-us-id 

Team Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=398 

Meetings: last Tuesday, of every month, 6:30 - 7:30 at the Open Lab Idaho, 108 West 33rd Street Garden City, ID 83714. 


 
 



'''Community:''' 

http://www.ubuntu.com/community

	* Use and Advocate Ubuntu
	* Read up on Ubuntu: The Fridge (newsletter), Ubuntu Planet (blog aggregate)
        * Join a LoCo or other Community Team (Artwork, Documentation, Translators, etc)
	* Visit the forums: ask/answer questions, join and reply to mailing list questions
	* Provide help in IRC
	* Report a bug (Filling out the bug reports) and/or Join the Bugsquad (Help triage bug reports)


'''IRC:''' 

http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Courses/IRC

Clients: Empathy, X-Chat, Chatzilla, Opera (embedded), Ubuntu Idaho (embedded)

X-Chat: http://xchat.org/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XChatHowto



'''Classroom:'''

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom



'''Report a bug/Bug Triage:'''

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/report-problem

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Bugs/Reporting

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad