<div dir="ltr">I've recently installed edubuntu as our school's distribution.<div><br></div><div>I think the goal of the edubuntu team is more to consolidate in one distribution a lot of resources that a classroom teacher can take advantage of for general educational tasks. </div><div><br></div><div>The distribution includes many programs for drill and practice, research projects, creative projects using multimedia, programs for managing computer labs, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>There are a wealth of resources within the distribution.</div><div><br></div><div>While I am sure the fact that it is built on ubuntu makes it useful for teaching about linux I find its use is that it is a well considered collection of programs that can be used by classroom teachers - without them having to do scripting.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris Howey</div><div>Technology Coordinator</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ubuntu-education-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-education-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send ubuntu-education mailing list submissions to<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <br> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education</a><br> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-education-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <br> You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-education-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <br> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br> than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-education digest..."<br> <br> <br> Today's Topics:<br> <br> 1. Question (Itumeleng "Tumi" Motshabi)<br> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 1<br> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:06:51 +0200<br> From: "Itumeleng \"Tumi\" Motshabi" <<a href="mailto:motshabi@mtnloaded.co.za">motshabi@mtnloaded.co.za</a>><br> To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Subject: Question<br> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:k77g1vyfka4fr4q12vyrjqhk.1412921211817@email.android.com">k77g1vyfka4fr4q12vyrjqhk.1412921211817@email.android.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br> <br> I just move from redhat to ubuntu used to use debian in the beggining,one school just approuched me to install edubuntu lab for them.<br> <br> I would like to know,more about the edubuntu vision and mission. Is it to teach kids linux and ubuntu or just computer. Some people may see it as a way to run away from windows viruses.?<br> <br> Lets remember that linux is not for everyone more lazy system and network admin from windows who want to click and run systems,I would be amazide to see a teacher runing linux and doing some scripting in south africa<br> <br> <br> Regards,<br> Itumeleng "Tumi" Motshabi<br> <br> Cell: 071 7322 382<br> Fax: 086 6071 923<br> <br> Sent from Samsung Mobile<br> <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">--<br> This message has been scanned for viruses and<br> dangerous content by SYNAQ Securemail, and is<br> believed to be clean.<br> <br> -------------- next part --------------<br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <<a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-education/attachments/20141010/1bf29334/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-education/attachments/20141010/1bf29334/attachment-0001.html</a>><br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <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> <br> <br> End of ubuntu-education Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1<br> ***********************************************<br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Christopher Howey, Ph.D.<br></div>Technology Coordinator<br></div>Project Libertas<br>(317)650-4047<br></div> </div>