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=== Goals Developed at Planning Meeting on May 9 === | === Goals Developed at Planning Meeting on March 3 === '''Software Session''' Outline 1. General overview (15 min) 2. Brief discussion of "popular" FOSS such as Firefox, Open Office 3. 30 min session on a science app 4. 30 min session on a math app 5. 30 min session on an exploratory tool like Squeak 6. 30 min session on another app 7. 30 min session exploring Ubuntu via a Vmware appliance Goals 1. Explore various math, science and "other" applications to select the ones that will be used. 2. Find or develop simple but high quality tutorials for each. 3. Find or develop a sample lesson plan that teachers could actually use (possibly a generic lesson they can adapt as necessary. 4. Explore how to load the software on all 30 computers in the lab quickly and easily. 5. Explore how to use a virtual appliance to demo using Linux only apps without having to install Linux (useful for teachers who may not have the option to re-purpose computers in their school). '''Server Session''' Outline (incomplete) 1. Introduction to thin-clients, pros and cons (15 min). 2. Walk everyone through the install. Each table of 3 computers will install one "server". 3. Q&A. |
Colorado Technology In Education (TIE) Conference Info
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Announcements
March 3, 2000
We held our first meeting today to discuss objectives and goals. See below for minutes.
General notes
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JimHutchinson Jim Hutchinson], a media specialist at Windsor High School in Colorado, will be giving two 3-hour presentation on Open Source Software for classroom instruction at Colorado's Technology In Education (TIE) Conference in June 2008. This page is for organizing the presentations, demos and perhaps an Ubuntu table to help spread the word, answer questions and pass out CDs.
The two sessions are:
- Free Software to Enhance and Extend Learning Opportunities (June 25, 2008 @ 8:30 - 11:30am)
- Learn to Install, Set Up and Configure a Linux Thin-Client Installation (June 26, 2008 @ 8:30 - 11:30am)
See more info about the conference itself on the TIE web site [http://tiecolorado.org/2008/]
Date and Time
Conference Dates: June 24-27, 2008
Place: Copper Mountain, Colorado
Session 1: Free Software to Enhance and Extend Learning Opportunities
- Session Time: June 25, 2008 @ 8:30 - 11:30am
- Session Room: Upper Creekside, Union Creek, 60 seats, Windows Lab
Session 2: Learn to Install, Set Up and Configure a Linux Thin-Client Installation
- Session Time: June 26, 2008 @ 8:30 - 11:30am
- Session Room: Upper Creekside, Union Creek, 60 seats, Windows Lab
Related teams and web pages
- ["Edubuntu/Launchpad/Teams"]
[https://launchpad.net/~edubuntu-study-content Launchpad edubuntu-study-content team] - to create lesson plans and training for teachers
[http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/school-advocacy/C/index.html Edubuntu School Advocacy pamphlet for 7.10]
Planning Meetings, Goals and Updates
Goals Developed at Planning Meeting on March 3
Software Session Outline 1. General overview (15 min) 2. Brief discussion of "popular" FOSS such as Firefox, Open Office 3. 30 min session on a science app 4. 30 min session on a math app 5. 30 min session on an exploratory tool like Squeak 6. 30 min session on another app 7. 30 min session exploring Ubuntu via a Vmware appliance
Goals 1. Explore various math, science and "other" applications to select the ones that will be used. 2. Find or develop simple but high quality tutorials for each. 3. Find or develop a sample lesson plan that teachers could actually use (possibly a generic lesson they can adapt as necessary. 4. Explore how to load the software on all 30 computers in the lab quickly and easily. 5. Explore how to use a virtual appliance to demo using Linux only apps without having to install Linux (useful for teachers who may not have the option to re-purpose computers in their school).
Server Session Outline (incomplete)
1. Introduction to thin-clients, pros and cons (15 min). 2. Walk everyone through the install. Each table of 3 computers will install one "server". 3. Q&A.
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