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Teaching for the Future 104: Linux in the Classroom 1

111 Views Length: 21:53 Teaching for the Future 101: Making due with Compujunkhttp://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=167Making do with compujunk (Makezinehttp://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/making_do_with_compujunk.html/ GeekDad… Teaching for the Future 101: Making due with Compujunkhttp://teachingforthefuture.com/?p=167Making do with compujunk (Makezinehttp://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/making_do_with_compujunk.html/ GeekDad http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/01/twenty-keyboard.html)New Ubuntu desktop releaseSlick New Ubuntu ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ Springs Onto Netbookshttp://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Slick_New_Ubuntu__Jaunty_Jackalope__Springs_Onto_Netbookshttp://www.ubuntu.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1. Linux can replace most of the functions of your Windows and Maccomputers. Even as more applications becoming available on Linux there are also a ton of applications that are operating system agnostic andcan be access through the web. See OpenOffice, Firefox2. There are a lot of applications that are available for kids. Games,graphics, and learning programs all geared for the young and the youngat heart.3. You can easily partition Ubuntu so that you can still hold on to yourcopy of OSX or XP. Choosing linux does not mean you are not choosinganother operating system. Have your cake and eat it too. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ubunchu! The Ubuntu Manga is now in Englishhttp://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/ubunchu-the-ubuntu-manga-is-now-in-english/#comment-680First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platformhttp://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.arsfrom Ars Technica (Thanks Command Line)The Command Line http://thecommandline.net/Other ResourcesUbuntu Forums - Linux and schoolshttp://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-728373.html More