the best time to time to teach kids linux was yesterday
Steve Torrefranca
javacide at gmail.com
Thu Jul 7 17:25:45 UTC 2005
StacyWebb wrote:
>Both of my daughters use Linux ages 10 and 5.
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>KDE offers many edcuational programs bundeled directly with KDE
>(examples KLetters, KMessedWords,PotatoGuy) and countless others. Kids
>learn windows because their Parents and the Educators know Windows and
>nothing else. So not only the childern but the adults need to be
>educated in the benefits of using an OpenSource Platform. Cost savings
>etc..
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>Once that happens then we will see a lot more of Linux Systems in our
>schools and in many homes.
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>For a footnote:
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>My daughters use Linux at home and Windows in school. So they know
>both.
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thanks. i have kubuntu installed in the office i will check out these.
but it makes me wonder, is there a site dedicated to linux for kids?
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