[Ubuntu Chicago] quiet around here

[Patrick Green]

Feb 23rd is a capital idea!!!!!

On Jan 31, 2008 11:18 AM, Eddie Martinez <eddiemartinez at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey alll. I like the ideas thoughts, concerns, etc. we are all having. I
> think a meeting is in order. can we make it the 23rd? im available on the
> 16th as well, but i would like to use that day to go visit my brother and
> sister instead. however, you can meet without me if you want. the 23rd would
> also give us more time to figure out more ideas, clarify any points that we
> want to make, etc.
>
> thanks all for your efforts,
>
> -eddie m.
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 3:03 AM, Robert Stolorz <robert at feratechinc.com> wrote:
>
> >  Hey guys,
> >
> > Sorry for not contributing earlier, but I've been very busy. Be warned
> > this will be a long e-mail. A lot of the things discussed I have already put
> > some planning into. As always feel free to take in or disregard anything
> > here.
> > *
> > Skills**:
> > *In terms of skills and experience. I'm pretty comfortable with most
> > technologies. I know both Windows and Linux pretty well from the standard
> > user perspective to the more technical side. I run my own web server and
> > have plenty of experience with the software involved. I also do all my own
> > graphic designs meaning I can do any design work and have thorough
> > experience with Gimp and Photoshop.
> >
> > As for teaching experience I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. I
> > have taken several courses in education. I also have experience teaching
> > both large lectures and private tutoring. I was hired by the Chicago Public
> > Schools to do some part time teaching as well but in the end turned down the
> > position.
> >
> > *Courses:
> > *1. Free is always good. It is a great advertising strategy and will
> > guarantee exposure.
> > 2. Not everything should be free but no charge for introductory courses
> > is a good start.
> > 3. Provide free access to all teaching materials. This is huge! I deal
> > with companies that train teachers on technology like Word, Excel and
> > PowerPoint all the time. Every single time I talk to any of the teachers
> > their biggest complaint is that teaching materials aren't provided, there is
> > nothing to refer back to. These companies copyright all their materials and
> > refuse to distribute them.
> > 4. Having a website is essential. A wiki system is good because teaching
> > resources can updated and changed on the fly. Also students can update and
> > provide input on the content as well.
> >
> > *Course Structure:*
> > 1. Free introductory classes to Ubuntu. This would cover differences
> > between Windows, general use like internet, e-mail, and documents.
> > 2. General public courses for document processing, graphics, e-mail and
> > website design. OpenOffice is so similar to Microsoft that the classes can
> > even be marketed as a general class for both. Also, classes can be
> > advertised that the software is distributed for free. No need to worry about
> > licenses or fees the cost of the classes would be less than the software
> > itself. Now that's a great advertising program.
> > 3. Advanced programs for businesses which would be a little more
> > expensive. This would cover things for businesses like using the OpenSource
> > available finance programs, shared calendars, and other office productivity
> > applications.
> >
> > All software should be distributed free of charge with each class.
> > *
> > Advertising:
> > *There is nothing better than doing projects. I haven't had much time to
> > follow up with the project I brought up. It will take a at least a month to
> > do an inventory and get to the point of proposing the project to the school.
> > So far they have been very receptive. For this there would at least be an
> > article in the paper about it. Also, for the free classes I could easily
> > distribute those to all the schools I work for.
> >
> > *The Future:
> > *The Chicago Arch Diocese spends millions a year to teach teachers
> > simple things like Microsoft Office. This could easily be replaced by
> > OpenOffice and additional training to include Linux/Ubuntu. I have several
> > meetings planned with the head of teaching technology within the Arch
> > Diocese to try to promote Open Source software.
> >
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> >
> >
>
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