Unknown | 12 Aug 2007 14:22

[GNU/LinuxInIndia] Some links you might find useful (FLOSS in education)

Some links you might find useful (FLOSS in education):

* FOSS Education (Wikibooks)
 http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Education

* Comics... to teach FLOSS?
 http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/82/Hai_Ti_Comics_SchoolNet_Namibia.pdf

* Skolelinux 3.0 Terra available for free
 http://www.skolelinux.no

* Roadmap for next merging of LinEx and Debian-Edu:
 http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/LinEx2DebianEdu-Roadmap

* Tech to the aid of autistic children: Recent research has
 shown that computer/digital technologies can help children
 with autism (and other disabilities) learn and communicate
 better. A computer training workshop for parents and
 children was held recently at Bangalore. Shuchi Grover
 reports. Mehta and colleagues shared various software and
 hardware by which children could communicate with the
 computer through non-traditional means. Also shared were
 several other software tools such as a 3-D and role-play
 software developed by C-DAC, simple visual programming
 environments such as Scratch (recently released by MIT
 Media Lab), simple image and audio manipulation using
 everyday Windows software, and Edubuntu รข?? a free and open
 source Linux-based operating system designed specially for
 children that comes packaged with several child-friendly
 games and educational software.
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