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sen kumar | 11 May 13:22
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Help needed with Linux in school

Dear Friends,

I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have received
computers with Linux installed as part of ELCOT initiative. We face many
problems in using the systems to teach our students.

Would be grateful, if anyone in Vilupuram area will visit our school and
help us start using the computers.

Best regards,

Ma Sivakumar
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Thiagarajan | 11 May 13:46
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Re: Help needed with Linux in school

Well,
I am also a teacher , handling CS for Higher Secondary,

Since Govt schools got SuSE linux, you have to introduce to the students 
about SuSE
For the students , it is learning for the First Time,   where us, we 
have started from DOS, Unix then GUI at Win 3.1  Win 98,....WinXp ,
So it is easy for the students to learn Linux as first timer.

Then , Our learning system makes us to teach "Based on Book Content"   [ 
The actual teaching should not based on book content ]
So, here are my suggestions.

# For C and C++, use "gcc" compiler, along with editors [ just Google , 
you will get better understanding.]
[ if you have any trouble, i will send you a simple presentation file, 
where you can catch it ]

# For Star Office, use OpenOffice.
# For Electroni Work Bench, use "Logisim"  [ search , download, install ]
# For HTML, use simple Editors
# For Windows XP , .......nothing to learn.

have a nice day
thiagu

sen kumar wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have received
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Ramanathan Muthaiah | 11 May 15:04
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>  We face many
>  problems in using the systems to teach our students.
>
>  Would be grateful, if anyone in Vilupuram area will visit our school and
>  help us start using the computers.

Can we, in ILUGC, take turns to visit the site and help out these folks ?

If anyone is willing to join me, we can plan for our first visit next
weekend (weekdays it's not possible for me due to commitments in day
work). Of course, the teachers and students should be available during
our weekend visit.

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Mohan L | 12 May 06:31
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> Can we, in ILUGC, take turns to visit the site and help out these folks ?
>
> If anyone is willing to join me, we can plan for our first visit next
> weekend (weekdays it's not possible for me due to commitments in day
> work). Of course, the teachers and students should be available during
> our weekend visit.
>
> --
> regards
> Ramanathan

Hi,
My native place is also near to villupuram. If you instrested  to
visit the site and help out those folks.I will join with you.

Thanks
L.mohan
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சிவகுமார் மா | 12 May 12:09
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On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Mohan L <l.mohanphysics <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> > Can we, in ILUGC, take turns to visit the site and help out these folks ?
> >
> > If anyone is willing to join me, we can plan for our first visit next
> > weekend (weekdays it's not possible for me due to commitments in day
> > work). Of course, the teachers and students should be available during
> > our weekend visit.
>
> Hi,
> My native place is also near to villupuram. If you instrested  to
> visit the site and help out those folks.I will join with you.
>
> Thanks
> L.mohan
>

Mohan, Ramanathan

I also told Mr. Senthil that if he can arrange a group of teachers, I will
travel to Vilupuram this Sunday for the first session. If we can go as a
group, it would be very effective.

I am trying to contact Mr. Senthil through the people who organized the
Padhivar Pattarai. I will send the contact details as soon as I get them.

anbudan,

Ma Sivakumar
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Unknown | 11 May 15:26

Re: Help needed with Linux in school

On 5/11/08, sen kumar <jaisent08@...> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have received
> computers with Linux installed as part of ELCOT initiative. We face many
> problems in using the systems to teach our students.
>

Hi,

It was also proposed that there will be training to the staffs by
ELCOT and it appeared that they outsourced it to some one.

What's the Status?

Being may, Its likely that all schools around will be having Holidays.
Will it be possible for you to convene a meeting of all Staffs in and
around Vilupuram to assemble, on one day.

Hope everyone will be facing similar issues. That will make it even easier.

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Bharathi Subramanian | 11 May 19:23

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> On 5/11/08, sen kumar <jaisent08@...> wrote:
> > I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have
> > received computers with Linux installed

> Being may, Its likely that all schools around will be having
> Holidays. Will it be possible for you to convene a meeting of all

It is very difficult to convince every-one to come to single place
on holiday that too with-out TA,DA, ...:) My suggection is invite
the OP to NRC-FOSS to spend few days over there to understand the
basics of "SUSE" Distro.

Bye :)
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Kenneth Gonsalves | 12 May 04:20

Re: Help needed with Linux in school


On 11-May-08, at 10:53 PM, Bharathi Subramanian wrote:

>> On 5/11/08, sen kumar <jaisent08@...> wrote:
>>> I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have
>>> received computers with Linux installed
>
>> Being may, Its likely that all schools around will be having
>> Holidays. Will it be possible for you to convene a meeting of all
>
> It is very difficult to convince every-one to come to single place
> on holiday that too with-out TA,DA, ...:) My suggection is invite
> the OP to NRC-FOSS to spend few days over there to understand the
> basics of "SUSE" Distro.

NRC-FOSS could supply some TA-DA

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kg
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http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/

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சிவகுமார் மா | 12 May 06:07
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Friends,

The mail was typed in by me when I was in Vilupuram on May 12, 2008 to
participate in a Valaipadhivar Pattarai.

We helped the participants to create Email accounts, blogger accounts and
learn to read and write in Tamil. Towards the end of the day, I started
talking about Tamil operating systems and brought up Linux.

Atleast half a dozen persons immediately started showing interest. Mr.
Senthil is one of them.

Schools have received computers, no one to teach them how to use. They want
to install Windows if possible. The department says, you do whatever you
want, we will not question. But the teachers are not taking any risks. In
many places computers are kept unused.

I am sure similar conditions prevail in other parts of the state also. I
suggested to Mr. Senthil to send a mail to ILUGC and typed the gp message
from his email account (newly created).

Mr. Senthil promised that he will arrange a meeting of teachers from all the
schools in the area for a training session. I have suggested that we can
solve their problems in one or two sittings and get the computers working in
the schools.

I am not sure, whether he is conversant with emails and mailing list
communications. We need to do something before the new school year begins.

Best regards,
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ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ் | 12 May 09:24
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On Monday 12 May 2008 09:37:39 சிவகுமார் மா wrote:
> I am not sure, whether he is conversant with emails and mailing list
> communications. We need to do something before the new school year begins.

Just need to have one info.

What happened to training program initiated by ELCOT for these staffs?

Didn't it happen at all?

Want to know this for information.

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Srinivasan Sundararajan | 12 May 09:59
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On 5/12/08, ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ் <shriramadhas <at> gmail.com> wrote:
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> What happened to training program initiated by ELCOT for these staffs?
>
> Didn't it happen at all?
>
> Want to know this for information.
>
> sometime, ignorance is bliss.
Srinivasan.

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சிவகுமார் மா | 12 May 12:06
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Re: Help needed with Linux in school

Ramadoss,

vaNakkam.

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 12:54 PM, ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ் <shriramadhas <at> gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just need to have one info.
>
> What happened to training program initiated by ELCOT for these staffs?
>
> Didn't it happen at all?
>

The teachers did not get any training it seems. They say they are not able
to install any programs from the CD provided by ELCOT themselves.

அன்புடன்,

மா சிவகுமார்

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ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ் | 12 May 12:19
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On Monday 12 May 2008 15:36:59 சிவகுமார் மா wrote:
> The teachers did not get any training it seems. They say they are not able
> to install any programs from the CD provided by ELCOT themselves

நன்றி.

அப்போ இதையும் விசாரியுங்களேன்.

எந்த வகுப்புக்கு இவையெல்லாம்?

ஏன்னா இதே நிலைமைதானே இங்கே
குரோம்பேட்டையிலும், தாம்பரம்
சானடோரியத்துலையும் நிலவும்.  

இங்கே அப்படி யாராச்சும்
இருக்காங்களான்னு பார்த்து
அவங்களை அணுகி பிரச்சனைக்கு
தீர்வு காண இயலு
ம்.

-- ஆமாச்சு

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சிவகுமார் மா | 12 May 12:53
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Re: Help needed with Linux in school

Mr. Senthil (9842377002) telephoned me. He said that, discussing with CEO,
he will try to arrange a training session for teachers in the district
during the first week of June (after schools reopen).

I told him that others from ILUGS and NRCFOSS might contact him for making
plans.

As immediate activity, he is eager to put the computers in their school (Sri
Nataraja Middle School) into use. Let us make further plans and visit
Viluppuram this weekend. Teachers from other nearby schools may also come
for training.

===Giving tamil translation also for the benefit of the school teachers if
and when they start participating in these discussions==

திரு செந்தில் தொலைபேசினார். தலைமை
கல்வி அதிகாரியிடம் உடனடியாக பேசி விடுவதாக
சொன்னார். ஜூன் முதல் வாரம் எல்லா
பள்ளி ஆசிரியர்களையும் திரட்டி
ஒரு பயிற்சி
வகுப்பு நடத்த ஏற்பாடு செய்யலாம்
என்று சொன்னார்.

உடனடி நடவடிக்கையாக வரும்
ஞாயிற்றுக் கிழமை (மே 18, 2008) அவரது பள்ளியில்
(ஸ்ரீ நடராஜா நடுநிலை பள்ளி)
இருக்கும் கணினியில் அவருக்குத்
தேவையானதை கற்றுக்
கொள்ள ஆர்வமாக இருக்கிறார்.
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Srinivasan Sundararajan | 12 May 09:59
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On 5/12/08, சிவகுமார் மா <masivakumar <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am not sure, whether he is conversant with emails and mailing list
> communications. We need to do something before the new school year begins.
>
I hope you have seen my mails -- sent after you had submitted yours.

If I could get in touch with Mr. Senthil and other teachers, we could
organize some useful activity.
Srinivasan.
Project Scientist, NRCFOSS
Tel: 044-2223  2711/4885 / 6958/6959
       94443 02439

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சிவகுமார் மா | 12 May 12:11
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On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Srinivasan Sundararajan <srini.it <at> gmail.com>
wrote:

> I hope you have seen my mails -- sent after you had submitted yours.
>
> If I could get in touch with Mr. Senthil and other teachers, we could
> organize some useful activity.
> Srinivasan.
> Project Scientist, NRCFOSS
> Tel: 044-2223  2711/4885 / 6958/6959
>       94443 02439
>

Yes Sir.

I will get the contact details of Mr. Senthil and other teachers. They all
took my cards and phone numbers, I was in a hurry to leave and did not take
their numbers :-(. Hope to get them by this evening.

anbudan,

Ma Sivakumar

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Srinivasan Sundararajan | 12 May 06:52
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On 5/12/08, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@...> wrote:
>
> NRC-FOSS could supply some TA-DA
>
> am checking with some of the lecturers around that part. will get back
after checking up with the local experts.

in the meantime,  we can take up Bharathi's suggestion. We could organize a
few days' training session for  2-3 lecturers at NRCFOSS, AU-KBC Research
Center.

we are also planning some training programme (towards last week of May) at
Anna Univ, Trichy. Can give you a clear picture about it in a few days.

Srinivasan
Project Scientist, NRCFOSS
Tel: 044-2223  2711/4885 / 6958/6959
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Srinivasan Sundararajan | 12 May 07:28
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I have checked with Ms. Nirmala, HoD /CSE of IFET, Villupuram. She is
willing to help out, but is busy with some official work for next 2-3 days.
I have also requested her to consider organizing a 2-3 day FOSS workshop for
school teachers in that area in her college. We should be able to convince
the management too.

If I could get the Villupuram school contact numbers / names, I could put
them on to Ms. Nirmala to initiate direct interaction.

Any other suggestions for NRCFOSS/ILUG-C joint actions are also welcome.

Srinivasan, NRCFOSS.
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adhi varadarajan | 12 May 02:28

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Hi !

I am Varadarajan from Ottawa, Canada.

I am very closely following developments in TN regarding Linux and open source.

Please let me know if you are still having issues regarding usage of Linux and open source.

I will try to mobilise some help for you.

Cheers

Varadarajan
Ottawa, Canada

sen kumar <jaisent08@...> wrote: Dear Friends,

I am a teacher in a government school in Viluppuram. We have received
computers with Linux installed as part of ELCOT initiative. We face many
problems in using the systems to teach our students.

Would be grateful, if anyone in Vilupuram area will visit our school and
help us start using the computers.

Best regards,

Ma Sivakumar
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Thiagarajan Natarajan | 12 May 03:36
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Well,
I am also a teacher , handling CS for Higher Secondary,

Since Govt schools got SuSE linux, you have to introduce to the students
about SuSE
For the students , it is learning for the First Time,   whereas, we have
started from DOS, Unix then GUI at Win 3.1  Win 98,....WinXp, Vista etc... ,
leads to comparison than learning. Eventually , it is easy for the students
to learn Linux as first timer.

Then , Our learning system makes us to teach "As it is in the Book"   [ The
actual teaching should not be "as is" ]

So, here are my suggestions.

# For C and C++, use "gcc" compiler, along with editors [ just Google , you
will get better understanding.]
[ if you have any trouble, i will send you a simple presentation to give
basic idea ]
# For Star Office, use OpenOffice.
# For Electroni Work Bench, use "Logisim"  [ search , download, install ]
# For HTML, use simple Editors
# For Windows XP , .......leave it to the students, they will understand.

have a nice day
thiagu
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