[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
Hi Ubuntu-Marketing. I ama a student at a small high school in Southwest Missouri. Recently we had an assignment in a class where we had to give a presentation on a group/organization/movement. I chose to give my presentation on Ubuntu. I explained what an operating system was, then what open source software was. I explained how the open source community worked and why Open Source Software tends to be more secure, faster, and easier to use than Proprietary Software, and how these benefits were present in Ubuntu, in a way that the average computer user could understand. I also demonstrated some programs that come with Ubuntu and how they could do many of the tasks just as well or sometimes better than their Proprietary counterparts. The response was great. Several students were interested in learning more about Ubuntu and OSS after I gave the presentation. The school's principal, who also happened to be there during the presentation, was also interested in Ubuntu as well as the applications that I showed. I think that there is an opportunity of some kind here to get OSS in use at my school, because the students, teacher (of the class I gave the presentation in), and principal all seemed to be open towards the concept of free software. What I want to do is get my school to at least try Ubuntu out in one of the computer labs or something like that. I think if I could demonstrate that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows + Office, which is what we currently use on all our computers, would save decent amounts of money, and would give access to some pretty amazing educational programs (The periodic table of elements program immediately comes to mind), they would be willing to try it. That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. Can you guys help me with this (especially the convincing the IT staff part) ? -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
May I ask how old are you and in what grade? You have done very well for doing what you have done. Sadly I am not sure how much we can do as we are all over the world/country and not one of us live close to you. Well one of may or may not. But what could be done would be the following Get a hold of your state team leader (or leaders) as for some Ubuntu documents to be set to you you state team may even come out to help you out as a whole (that is why the state/city teams where made) If your state team is not active then let us know and we can try to get you the Ubuntu documents side shows and all of that goodies...all of that work has pretty much been done we just need to get it into your hands! Stephan Harz DFW Team Leader On Wed, 2010-10-13 at 16:53 +, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ubuntu-Marketing. I ama a student at a small high school in Southwest Missouri. Recently we had an assignment in a class where we had to give a presentation on a group/organization/movement. I chose to give my presentation on Ubuntu. I explained what an operating system was, then what open source software was. I explained how the open source community worked and why Open Source Software tends to be more secure, faster, and easier to use than Proprietary Software, and how these benefits were present in Ubuntu, in a way that the average computer user could understand. I also demonstrated some programs that come with Ubuntu and how they could do many of the tasks just as well or sometimes better than their Proprietary counterparts. The response was great. Several students were interested in learning more about Ubuntu and OSS after I gave the presentation. The school's principal, who also happened to be there during the presentation, was also interested in Ubuntu as well as the applications that I showed. I think that there is an opportunity of some kind here to get OSS in use at my school, because the students, teacher (of the class I gave the presentation in), and principal all seemed to be open towards the concept of free software. What I want to do is get my school to at least try Ubuntu out in one of the computer labs or something like that. I think if I could demonstrate that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows + Office, which is what we currently use on all our computers, would save decent amounts of money, and would give access to some pretty amazing educational programs (The periodic table of elements program immediately comes to mind), they would be willing to try it. That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. Can you guys help me with this (especially the convincing the IT staff part) ? -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:53 PM, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. Can you guys help me with this (especially the convincing the IT staff part) ? How exciting! I'm currently volunteering at a non-profit that deploys Ubuntu in schools and Canonical has been working on some marketing materials they'll be releasing soon on the same subject. I'd suggest you hop on the ubuntu-education list where we swap tips about our deployments. It's kinda a quiet list sometimes, but emails are always welcome! You might even want to repeat this email over there): https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education You may also want to check out this wiki page, which lists a number of current deployments and links to some of their resources: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Education/UbuntuSchools -- Elizabeth Krumbach // Lyz // pleia2 http://www.princessleia.com -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
On 13 October 2010 18:53, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: What I want to do is get my school to at least try Ubuntu out in one of the computer labs or something like that. I think if I could demonstrate that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows + Office, which is what we currently use on all our computers, would save decent amounts of money, and would give access to some pretty amazing educational programs (The periodic table of elements program immediately comes to mind), they would be willing to try it. You should read this interview about the experiences the French police had when they began to switch from Windows to Ubuntu. You should probably forward it to the IT staff in your school as well. Practical examples are always good. That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. You probably wouldn't want to switch to Ubuntu on the server side right away. The Ubuntu desktop fits nicely into a Windows network, using tools like Likewise Open. http://www.likewise.com/products/likewise_open/ Some key points: 1) You do not have to change the infrastructure. The Windows Server will do nicely and Ubuntu plays well with Windows. 2) You do not have to _choose_ Ubuntu. You can have both, or you can just try with no consequences. 3) Much of the software is cross platform, so you can make the transition a very smooth experience. If you first change browser to Firefox, Office to Openoffice.org, etc, then switching to Ubuntu will be easy. I hope this helps, and I'd be very interested to know your progress. Keep up the good work! :) Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
It seems that I forgot to paste that link. Sorry. Here it is (: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/03/french-police-saves-millions-of-euros-by-adopting-ubuntu.ars -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:23 PM, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ubuntu-Marketing. I ama a student at a small high school in Southwest Missouri. Recently we had an assignment in a class where we had to give a presentation on a group/organization/movement. I chose to give my presentation on Ubuntu. I explained what an operating system was, then what open source software was. I explained how the open source community worked and why Open Source Software tends to be more secure, faster, and easier to use than Proprietary Software, and how these benefits were present in Ubuntu, in a way that the average computer user could understand. I also demonstrated some programs that come with Ubuntu and how they could do many of the tasks just as well or sometimes better than their Proprietary counterparts. The response was great. Several students were interested in learning more about Ubuntu and OSS after I gave the presentation. The school's principal, who also happened to be there during the presentation, was also interested in Ubuntu as well as the applications that I showed. I think that there is an opportunity of some kind here to get OSS in use at my school, because the students, teacher (of the class I gave the presentation in), and principal all seemed to be open towards the concept of free software. What I want to do is get my school to at least try Ubuntu out in one of the computer labs or something like that. I think if I could demonstrate that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows + Office, which is what we currently use on all our computers, would save decent amounts of money, and would give access to some pretty amazing educational programs (The periodic table of elements program immediately comes to mind), they would be willing to try it. That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. Can you guys help me with this (especially the convincing the IT staff part) ? -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing For schools,you are better off with Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org -- I am 14 years old I now write for OMG! Ubuntu! http://omgubuntu.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Akshat Jain ssj6akshat1...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:23 PM, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ubuntu-Marketing. I ama a student at a small high school in Southwest Missouri. Recently we had an assignment in a class where we had to give a presentation on a group/organization/movement. I chose to give my presentation on Ubuntu. I explained what an operating system was, then what open source software was. I explained how the open source community worked and why Open Source Software tends to be more secure, faster, and easier to use than Proprietary Software, and how these benefits were present in Ubuntu, in a way that the average computer user could understand. I also demonstrated some programs that come with Ubuntu and how they could do many of the tasks just as well or sometimes better than their Proprietary counterparts. The response was great. Several students were interested in learning more about Ubuntu and OSS after I gave the presentation. The school's principal, who also happened to be there during the presentation, was also interested in Ubuntu as well as the applications that I showed. I think that there is an opportunity of some kind here to get OSS in use at my school, because the students, teacher (of the class I gave the presentation in), and principal all seemed to be open towards the concept of free software. What I want to do is get my school to at least try Ubuntu out in one of the computer labs or something like that. I think if I could demonstrate that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows + Office, which is what we currently use on all our computers, would save decent amounts of money, and would give access to some pretty amazing educational programs (The periodic table of elements program immediately comes to mind), they would be willing to try it. That being said, I need to be able to convince the IT staff that it would be easy to learn, easier to manage than Windows Server Edition (Which is what we use), and compatible with the current infrastructure that we have. If I can do that, plus convince the administration that we would save costs etc., I think they would consider trying it out, or even switching over entirely. Can you guys help me with this (especially the convincing the IT staff part) ? -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing For schools,you are better off with Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org -- I am 14 years old I now write for OMG! Ubuntu! http://omgubuntu.co.uk There is also a Ubuntu in Education session at 1700 UTC in Ubuntu Open Weekhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeekYou can also tell about Ubuntu One and Software Center. -- I now work for OMG! Ubuntu! http://omgubuntu.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu for School
A big thing that the school techs will want to know about is how to manage ubuntu systems.. In short, Most tech departments are understaffed and don't really have the resources to implement something that might save time and money in the long run because it is such an up front investment of time. A good thing to do is to get the administration on your side, but you also don't want to alienate the school techs who will have to maintain these machines.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_configuration_management_software is a good resource for some systems management stuff (can allow updates of files, new applications to be added etc) also Likewise open is a great way to authenticate with current windows domains... Bottom line, dont be discouraged, because making something like this happen takes time and effort, and some interesting negotiation skills. Making ubuntu systems truly manageable centrally takes some work. Windows server allows quite a bit of easy central configuration that takes a lot more work to implement in a linux OS. I wish you the best of luck. -- Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?: who shall watch the watchers themselves? - Juvenal -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
