Suggestions please...

[Scott Blayney]

Hi all, I've only recently joined the Ubuntu Canada list.  I'm in Ottawa, as
are some others on this list I believe.

I'm getting ready to teach a class on Linux on Monday night.  It is going to
run for 3 weeks, that's a total of 6 hours of class time.  These are people
completely new to Linux, so I need to start with the "What is Linux" opener
and move on from there.  I'm going to be handing out free CDs from the
Shipit service, although they haven't arrived yet!  My plan is to follow the
"Working with your Desktop" guide that comes with Ubuntu.  I also plan to
show them how to use Easyubuntu so that they can set themselves up for MP3,
DVD, and other propietary formats.  The goal is to educate them enough to
set up a working computer with most of the functionality they expect from a
modern operating system, and with the knowledge of where to go to find more
help.

What I would like to ask the group is what you think would be good advice,
pointers, gotchas, etc. to give them?  This is the first time I am teaching
this class, so I am totally open to suggestions.  I will also be soliciting
direction from the class as to what they expect to learn so that I can
tailor it to their needs.

Scott Blayney

ps. I also plan to show them "Just Say No To Microsoft, How To Ditch
Microsoft And Why It's Not As Hard As You
Think<http://www.amazon.ca/Just-Say-No-Microsoft-Ditch/dp/159327064X/sr=8-1/qid=1172352966/ref=sr_1_1/701-7389600-5785908?ie=UTF8&s=books>
"

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