[ILUG] More Linux in the classroom!

[John Gay]

John:

     Has St Ollie's got Learning Logic, or some other classroom-learning
oriented software? I know about the different office, network and programming
type stuff. I am interested in School specific type apps. It is difficult to
convince a school to change from MS office to Linux office when there is little
obvious benefit. But if we could show them stuff like Learning Logic, specific
school oriented stuff, it would give us a much better argument.

We also can't forget apps to make the teachers lives easier. If someone with
teaching experience could help lay-out specific apps for teachers: things for
tracking grades, performance, what-ever else it is teachers do, this could also
be implemented into a school-based system. Head-Masters are not likely to be
impressed with, 'I can give your students Web and E-Mail access.' But they would
be very impressed with, 'This will teach your students to read, write, algebra
AND give your teachers powerful tools for tracking student performance!'

These are the areas we should concentrate on developing and pushing for our
schools. These are the type of app's that the people with the money want to see
in the schools. And if they can have them without having to spend loads for the
OS and latest hardware as well, they will certainly listen,

Cheers,

     John Gay