Thanks for all the great advice! <div><br></div><div>This will indeed be a struggle, to use Edubuntu--or any Linux--in NYC schools. <br><div><br></div><div>The push-back in the NYC DOE seems to be top-down. On my first morning of campaigning, I was told by our building tech (from Central) that Linux is not a "permitted operating system" within the DOE, and that computers utilizing this system will not be serviced for software--only hardware. </div>
<div>Sadly, this applies even in the case of a dual boot install--a "back door for viruses" that could compromise the entire system. </div><div><br></div><div>It seems that this policy is more about contracts than common sense. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Its not surprise that large systems are resistant to change, but we are a school in the specialized Innovation Zone. I had hoped for more possibilities. </div><div><br></div><div>The Tech called me a Revolutionary. But really, this battle is too big for me. </div>
<div>(open to your ideas)</div><div><br></div><div>As it is now, I'll have to start small, to investigate the ease of running virtual Edubuntu. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Don Davie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dedavie@gmail.com">dedavie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div>I agree with Charles, A well rounded tech that can objectively look at the pros and cons of all software is a major plus. the biggest issue we have encountered with opensource and Ubuntu is teacher buy-in. They are comforitable with Microsoft products and that has been the single road block to my tech plan. Our english department went crazy when we didn't puchase MS Office! I even created tutorials on how to open/save OpenOffice/LibreOffice in MS Word and a teacher inservice on OpenSource software :)</div>
<div> </div><div>our high school is on a college campus, and we are not allowed to have a server. Our SIS uses a LMS (similar to moodle) through Pearson. It handles a good chunk of the homework submission and exams. We send out a flyer home with our students with direction on how to create a Gmail Account or a Hotmail account and the importance of backing up their documents. </div>
<div> </div><div>We also use windows embeddid for print stations. It allows the students to load a thumbdrive and print any doccument without the worry about them toying around with the OS. </div><div> </div><div>each student has been issued a laptop with DeepFreeze from Feronics. Its.... ok. Nothing is ever 100% effective and some of my students are expert hackers. I end up recloneing their drives after each semester :) </div>
<div> </div><div>I am expereminting with Netbook version of Ubunto on our netbooks to replace the Win7 Starter. Hopefully our english department will begin to see that there are friendlier alternatives available.</div><div>
</div><div>If you need more info, im here to help anyone on the list </div><div>Don E. Davie</div><div>University Preparatory High School</div><div>915 S Mooney Blvd</div><div>Visalia, CA 93277</div><div>559-737-5455</div>
<div> </div><div><br><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Adam Schwartz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aschwartz@aupnyc.org" target="_blank">aschwartz@aupnyc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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howdy ubunteurs<br><br>I'm an educator (hope I got the right list!)<br>I'm a teacher in the NYC dept of education, where I have ended up as the go to tech guy as well. <br><br>I use ubuntu 10.4 at home on a dell desktop, and just got a 10.4 acer aspire one netbook--just installed edubuntu suite on that. anyway, I am writing because., I want to start using it at s<br>
My school is lucky enought to have been chosen at an IZONE school for next year, and we are actually hiring a tech guy!<br>
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My school is lucky enough to have been chosen at an <a href="http://schools.nyc.gov/community/innovation/izone/default.htm" target="_blank">IZONE</a> school for next year, and we are actually hiring a tech guy!<br>
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chool. <br><br>My school is lucky enought to have been chosen at an IZONE school for next year, and we are actually hiring a tech guy!<br><br>but I hate the idea of having 100's of WinX or even Macs running in our classrooms--just more targets for malware and game software. that's why I want to go for edubuntu<br>
<br>Any NYCDOE teachers out there? anyone have any advice for adopting edubuntu for a serverless school environment--(using google docs and online storage systems)<br><br>thanks!<br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>
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The Academy of Urban Planning<br>
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