K-12 Open Minds Conference Ubuntu Presence - Interested?

[Matt Burkhardt]

FYI - I send out a newsletter each month, and I'm sending stuff to DD
Dawson - who's reading it.  Seems there might be some interest!

On Thu, 2008-09-11 at 11:45 -0400, dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us
wrote:

> 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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> >>>
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> >
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> 
> -- 
> Dwayne Hottinger
> Network Administrator
> Harrisonburg City Public Schools
> 
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> 

Matt Burkhardt, MSTM
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