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Re: Course Teaches Toddlers Microsoft Software

  • Subject: Re: Course Teaches Toddlers Microsoft Software
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 08:19:12 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Darth Chaos ] on Monday 31 July 2006 18:13 \__
> 
<snip>
>> 
>> It may not be geared towards toddlers, but the release of Edubuntu gets
>> closer to that point. Maybe a toddler's version of Ubuntu could be
>> called "Gugubuntu, Ga-Ga Gopher". :)
> 
> I came across the following yesterday:
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom
> 
> The name, however, may be somewhat deceiving. Looking at the actual
> description:
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The Classroom is a project sponsored by the NewUserNetwork. It is
>| co-managed by RyanKavanagh and KevinGailey. The idea of The Classroom
>| is to host a biweekly tutorial session on the Freenode IRC server in
>| the #ubuntu-classroom channel. The tutorials will cover information
>| for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu users. The Classroom will attempt
>| to have sessions for all levels of expertise, from beginner to advanced.
> `----
> 
> Either way, it has for long been argued that Open Source and education (as in
> child's education, school, high-level, etc.) benefit from a symbiotic
> relationship.
> 

Looks very interesting.  We're heading closer to making some key
decisions for my school, so I'll be looking rather closely at some of
these.

-- 
| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear.
		-- 1 John 4:18

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