Introduction

[David Groos]

Hi Pierre,

I just got started with Ubuntu/Edubuntu a couple of years ago.  I use  
computers running the Ubuntu operating system in my classroom: two  
computers are built into students 4-person tables, part of a bigger  
project, "Growing Communities of Scientists".  A multi-purpose  
application I use on these computers is a program called, CmapTools.   
While this application is not open source :( it is free to non- 
business users.  Another useful thing about it is that you can use it  
just on your local computer or you can go online (via cmaptools) to  
online cmapservers and create concept maps and other kinds of bubble  
maps there.  These maps stored in the online repositories can be of  
course accessed by any computer connected to the internet that has  
CmapTools installed.  I've set up one of these cmapservers for my  
districts (and my!) use.  The maps linked to below are on this  
server.  A further cool thing about these online bubble maps is that  
you can have multiple people open the same cmap file at a time and  
thus the collaboration happens in real time--one person moves a  
bubble on their screen and everyone sees it move on theirs!  Here are  
some example maps my students have made.

Double Bubble map is used to compare 2 things:
http://cmap.mpls.k12.mn.us/rid=1H5PDZZVC-1JX6RZN-BG/Jaime-- 
MitosisMeiosis.cmap
http://cmap.mpls.k12.mn.us/rid=1H3GJFJC4-F3B2DP-9V/DOUBLE%20BUBBLE% 
20MAP.cmap

Triple bubble map is used to compare 3 things:
http://cmap.mpls.k12.mn.us/rid=1H3K01VDT-C695JV-341N/ 
Tripplebubblemap.cmap

A concept map is used to show the conceptual relationships between  
vocabulary words (generally nouns).  As a teacher it helps me know  
what students understand and what they don't get, for the person  
making a concept map, it helps you be explicit about your knowledge  
and clearly shows you what you don't get yet. (the following map, for  
example, doesn't have all branches connected--the student who made it  
didn't get the relationships between all areas of knowledge):
http://cmap.mpls.k12.mn.us/rid=1H3QYM2HL-NL23WY-MG/genectics%20concept 
%20map.cmap

I thought you might be interested in this program since it does run  
on Ubuntu, is freely available to students, and students can use it  
in creative ways to represent knowledge in non-linear ways.

Have fun,
David




On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:19 PM, Pierre Dubuc wrote:

> Hi;
>
> I'm new to Ubuntu.  I've been introduced to version 9.04 (upgraded  
> to 9.10 since) by a colleague and now 50% - soon 80% - of my  
> household's computers are on Ubuntu.
>
> I'm interested in kid's usage of computers for tasks other than  
> chatting(...).  As a parent, I am looking to develop projects to  
> introduce kids to Ubunto for:
> Its philosophy and Code of conduct;
> Its good computing practices;
> Its potential in teaching kids to not just use but also create with  
> a computer.
> Projects can include day camps, school projects, etc.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you,
>
> Pierre Charles Dubuc
>
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