Re: Mailing List for K-12 Open Source Questions

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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Steve Hargadon wrote:

> On one of the technical Linux/Open Source lists I am subscribed to, a
> teacher complained about the lack of a mailing list for Free and Open
> Source Software for the non-technical users in schools.

Whenever I hear this complaint, I try to read between the lines a little 
bit.  What kind of information is this teacher looking for, exactly, and 
how will another mailing list help to deliver it?  

--g
 
> As I'm working currently on a book on the use of Free and Open Source
> software in K-12 schools, and I think the complaint is reasonable.
> So, I have started a mailing list for this purpose at
> http://groups.google.com/group/k12opensource.  While responses at the
> beginning will be limited, I'll announce this list at NECC in our Open
> Source lab and during our Birds of a Feather session on K12 Open
> Source as well.
> 
> I'm also starting a wiki that we'll make public in the next few weeks
> as well that will hopefully add to the resources in this arena.
>
> For those who are interested, there are other K12 Open Source
> resources available at the following websites:
> 
> http://k12edcom.org
> http://www.K12LTSP.org
> http://www.K12LTSP.com - K12LTSP map
> http://www.K12Linux.org
> http://www.K12OS.org
> http://www.technologyrescue.com
> http://www.stevehargadon.com - Open Source in Ed Blog
> 
> Steve
> 
> -- 
> Steve Hargadon
> steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 916-899-1400 direct
> 
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> 
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> Fedora-education-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-education-list

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