[ubuntu-uk] Is the demise of Becta an opportunity for FOSS?

[Joe Metcalfe]

I worked as an ICT teacher last year and we mostly taught based on MS Office
- it seemed that this was mostly driven by the Head of Department. I was
allowed to teach Python to Year 9 for a term though. At GCSE level we mainly
taught OCR Nationals, which required all work or evidence to printed out; at
A level work was required to be submitted in open formats so Office
documents were mostly converted to PDF. In the absence of a VLE from the
local authority the ICT department implemented one in Moodle but it looked
like this would be overtaken eventually.

I think that the most important aspect is to teach using FOSS tools, partly
for the future but also so that students/parents who want compatible
software at home aren't forced to pay out £100's or 'pirate'.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Bruno Girin
Sent: 24 May 2010 22:00
To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Is the demise of Becta an opportunity for FOSS?

Hi all,

Just a thought I wanted to put to the list. Considering today's news [1] and
in particular the demise of Becta, the government's technology agency for
schools, is there an opportunity for FOSS to replace some or all of what
Becta used to provide?

** SNIP **

Bruno



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