[ubuntu-uk] Open Source Schools Project - literacy

[Barry Drake]

On 21/09/11 13:19, Sarah Chard wrote:
> feedback from teachers from the first school we visited as a part of 
> our OSSP is that they really need good quality programs that address 
> literacy  not just letters and spelling but grammar, punctuation and 
> sentence construction
Maybe not trying to answer your specific question, my own pet hate is 
the insistence of teaching Microsoft Publisher in schools.  I think we 
should challenge this on the grounds that MS Publisher does not conform 
to an open standard and is therefore going against the British 
Government call for open standards in all government IT.  I'm not a 
desktop publisher user, but wonder how well something like Scribus would 
fill the bill for schools?

Regards,        Barry

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