Edgy+1: Edubuntu for Secondary Schools & Edubuntu for Universities

Hello,

We have received many comments that Edubuntu is a good fit
with Primary
Schools (i.e. younger kids at Junior Schools), but not older
learners or
environments.

That comment is valid, because this was the first education
audience
target for the product.

One of the areas we will be looking at for Edgy+1 is to
provide
something more suited to the:
* Secondary / High School level
* Tertiary / University level

We are still working out how this will be delivered, whether
in the form
of an Add-on pack, or theme / desktop / menu swap ...

Right now, we'd like to get suggestions as to the target
requirements,
and we will debate the best method of delivery once we know
what we are
aiming at.

So:

* if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary level what
would you
like to see ?

** if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary level, and
are using
vanilla Ubuntu with your own choice of application installs,
what do you
already have running that is proving useful to the educators
and
learners ?

Thanks
Richard
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Richard Weideman wrote:

> * if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary level
what would you
> like to see ?

For researchers and graduate students and researchers who
are NOT in
the field of mathematics or computer science, TeX, LaTeX,
LyX, etc
aren't quite friendly enough when customizing to very
specific dissertation
requirements, or journal requirements.

More statistical packages, please sir!   I dunno
what progress is
being made on PSPP (the GNU answer to SPSS) but that would
be welcome
around here.

> ** if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary
level, and are using
> vanilla Ubuntu with your own choice of application
installs, what do you
> already have running that is proving useful to the
educators and
> learners ?

Tiddlywiki, bibtex, and I know people who are taking
advantage of some
of the audio/video apps as research tools.  I forget the
specifics,
but will try to get them to you.

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Hi Richard (and all)

I'm actually going to be at UDS Mtn. View....and I am an
actual classroom
teacher and user of Edubuntu, K12LTSP, Ubuntu...etc.  I
currently teach US
grades K-8, but have taught grades K-12 during my career. 
I'm bringing
the "user" and "implementer" to the
table and would love to discuss some
ideas regarding what educators and their school IT people
are looking for.
 Hopefully we can hook up.

Richard Weideman <richardubuntu.com> writes:
>Hello,
>
>We have received many comments that Edubuntu is a good
fit with Primary
>Schools (i.e. younger kids at Junior Schools), but not
older learners or
>environments.
>
>That comment is valid, because this was the first
education audience
>target for the product.
>
>One of the areas we will be looking at for Edgy+1 is to
provide
>something more suited to the:
>* Secondary / High School level
>* Tertiary / University level
>
>We are still working out how this will be delivered,
whether in the form
>of an Add-on pack, or theme / desktop / menu swap ...
>
>Right now, we'd like to get suggestions as to the target
requirements,
>and we will debate the best method of delivery once we
know what we are
>aiming at.
>
>So:
>
>* if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary level
what would you
>like to see ?
>
>** if you are involved at a Secondary or Tertiary level,
and are using
>vanilla Ubuntu with your own choice of application
installs, what do you
>already have running that is proving useful to the
educators and
>learners ?
>
>Thanks
>Richard
>-- 
>Richard Weideman
>+27 (83) 321-2233
>richardubuntu.com
>
>Ubuntu Education Programme Manager
>http://www.edubuntu.org
>http://www.ubuntu.com
>#ubuntu-education
>
>
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>edubuntu-devellists.ubuntu.com
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David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Director
Vassalboro Community School
dtraskvcsvikings.org
(207)923-3100



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