Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (29 mails)

[Rodney Donovan <rodney.donovan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian I beg to differ on this vertical solution of yours. Hardware and certain 
software will not only improve learning, it will affect the schools bottom 
line. Simply by not having to pay Microsoft royalties for the use of their 
operating system and office software, a savings in incurred. This savings can 
be used to purchase smart boards, projectors, computers etc.

The very nature of using Linux and OpenOffice is in effect a positive 
influence on the institution. We are also making our kids free thinkers 
instead of Microsoft slaves. Sure, there is already student record keeping 
software, internet class software such as moodle, and other educational 
software that can be used. As the list grows, there are also great Internet 
sites that can be used such as Kidport.com which has work for grades kinder 
through 8th grade. The use of the Internet in learning can really be usefull 
as many resources are found there that can be accessed using a free operating 
system, old machines in a thin client setup, and is continously being 
improved.

You could say that open source vertical integration is a low cost vehicle an 
educator can use for getting students learned. It is the teachers 
responsibility to teach. Open source software simply provides tools.

-- 
Rod Donovan
Systems Support Specialist II
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
College of Education
Early Childhood Development Center
361-825-3080
rodney.donovan@xxxxxxxxxx
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