Hi Susan, I am still catching up on my mailing list backlog so I am not sure if you got a suitable solution yet, but: > > 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?
Have you looked into screencasts yet? Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast Link to an article -Creating appealing video software demos in Linux: http://applications.linux.com/applications/05/11/23/2121233.shtml?tid=39 Ubuntu 5.10 Screencast: http://linclips.com/index.php?page=clip&id=4 Edubuntu 5.10 Screencast: http://linclips.com/index.php?page=clip&id=16 Kubuntu 5.10 Screencast: http://linclips.com/index.php?page=clip&id=5: Some fun and informal Edubuntu focused ones by Dennis Daniels http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=dennis+daniels+edubuntu > 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? Indeed. Google seems to be as good a place as any for now... JaneW -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel