K-12 Open Minds Conference Ubuntu Presence - Interested?

[dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us]

Can you share your School Board initiatives with the list?  Ive  
managed to get ubuntu and edubuntu in some of my school library's but  
no further.  Be interesting to see what brought about your situation  
and who had the far-sightedness to get it started.

ddh

Quoting Brett Alton <brett.jr.alton at gmail.com>:

> I'd like to attend but I'm only a computer technician for a school
> board here in Canada.
>
> We are deploying gCompris to all kindergarten students via Ubuntu
> which will be a first. But it's baby steps, right?
>
> If it ever comes to Toronto, I'll be able to attend and discuss my
> school board's initiatives.
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:17 AM, Don Davie <dedavie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Same boat, Big ideas, Big projects, anemic budget.  My boss told me the only
>> way i was going is on his bicycle....
>> If it comes around next year, i will attend, I love bringing fresh ideas
>> into our academy and being able to share experiences and get a different
>> perspective.  We only have 300 cadets but we are trying to give them a well
>> rounded education incorporating tech.
>>
>> Don E. Davie
>> La Sierra Military Academy
>> Visalia, CA 93292
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Tony Yarusso <tonyyarusso at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd love to go, but unfortunately I can't really manage the financial
>>> aspect myself and my employer said they don't have a travel budget
>>> left for the next few months.  :(  So if it starts raining dollars I'd
>>> be happy to help, but if not keep us all posted on how it goes -
>>> sounds interesting!
>>>
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Dwayne Hottinger
Network Administrator
Harrisonburg City Public Schools

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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