Re: Suggestions for Edubuntu Syllabus?

[Susan Addington]

Thanks for the ideas, Dan. I'm thinking about it already. Maybe someone can answer some technical questions. 1. Suppose I decide to put up short "how to" movies: screen captures showing how to do various things in a spreadsheet, for example. What format would be best? Quick time? Something else? 2. It would be interesting to collect student work, and also a good opportunity for students to practice writing for public consumption. Is there a good way for students to upload files to somewhere? Should I be worrying about viruses? On Feb 27, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Dan McGarry wrote: Susan Addington wrote: I'm new to the list, having only heard about Ubuntu last week. Welcome to the Edubuntu community! I'm in the process of developing a math curriculum/course/textbook for U.S. college students planning to be elementary teachers. I hope to publish this commercially, but I think making some of the activities available for any students/teachers to use is a good idea. [details snipped] My curriculum is not ready to just give to a teacher or student, by any means. But I'd be interested in having someone try to use some of it with middle grades students (say age 10 and up.) As you probably already know, one of the biggest benefits of working in FOSS is when other community members lend a hand. Would you be willing to release the document(s), even if they're still rough, to the public under a suitable license (Creative Commons or GNU Documentation License, perhaps) so that we can evaluate, provide feedback and possibly improve on the work? I'm currently working in Vanuatu, a Least Developed Country where learning resources like these are very thin on the ground. I'm not a teacher myself (I'm a systems and programming geek), but the computer centres I set up would really benefit from materials designed for use with (Ed)ubuntu. I suspect it would be a great opportunity to vet the work, as students here come with a limited academic background. If the concepts and exercises are clear for them, they'll likely be clear for students in US schools, for example. I'm a big fan of the 'release early, release often' approach to content and software development, and I think this is a perfect opportunity to practise that. 8^) Best regards, --  Dan McGarry [EMAIL PROTECTED] IT Consultant Community Communications Project Susan Addington [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Math Department, California State University, San Bernardino

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