<div>I used Ubuntu and KUbuntu on a grant funded summer program called Project PC. We took 50 surplus computers from the county office and referbished them for donation to shelters and foster care agencies. The project focused on at risk students and allocated 5k for the program. We started out by giving them an old PI/PII system to take completly apart then we discussed all the parts and how they inegrated into a final computer. I also showed them some videos on how IT affects their lives. There is a nifty YouTube video on Walmarts giant IT infrastructure which was well received by the students. the project lasted 8 weeks and was a huge success. </div> <div> </div> <div>If anyone on this list would like more information, email me.</div> <div> </div> <div>Don E. Davie</div> <div>University Preparatory High School </div> <div>Visalia, CA<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:17 AM, M. Fioretti <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mfioretti@nexaima.net">mfioretti@nexaima.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Greetings,<br><br>here's an idea two professors had to involve difficult students and<br>give them self-confidence, while also promoting Free Software: they<br> set up a "make-your-own-computer" class, where every student built a<br>complete computer and installed Ubuntu on it. The course had enough<br>success that the majority of its participants did not went back to<br> Windows, _and_ their running a second edition this month.<br><br>Full story at <a href="http://stop.zona-m.net/node/106" target="_blank">http://stop.zona-m.net/node/106</a><br><br>HTH,<br> Marco<br>--<br>A little know but very powerful tool for homeschooling: Free Software:<br> <a href="http://stop.zona-m.net/node/68" target="_blank">http://stop.zona-m.net/node/68</a><br><font color="#888888"><br>--<br>ubuntu-education mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education</a><br></font></blockquote></div><br>