Open Source in Education

Many thanks to  Patricia Donaghy, Instructional Computer Technology Teacher in Dublin, Ireland who posted this tutorial produced by Vaughn Memorial Library in her Using ICT in Further Education.  Plagiarism is little understood despite so much educational effort by teachers and media specialists.  Maybe this video can help students and teachers advance their learning on this very important topic.

“You Quote It, You Note It” Flash Tutorial

http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

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Subscribe to one or more of a long list of podcasts designed to help Linux users. There are way too many choices for me to even begin to recommend individual podcasts. From Linux Distro information to Ubuntu to Open Source, the decision is yours. Freedom isn’t always easy! Many of these podcasts are intended for new Linux users. Listening and learning about Linux and open source might be a good change from listening to depressing talk radio.

Check out Linux Link: Your Source for Web-Radio & Podcasts

There are thousands of freely available software programs waiting for you to download and try out. Here are two links where you can learn about and download software that interests you. There is no cost to you and you can share with anyone you wish.

Open Source Living: Archive of Open Source Sofware

Open Source Victoria Catalog of Free & Open Sofware for Education

If you want to learn more about thin-client solutions (creating a network of workstations running of one server), you need to check out the open source server software distributions K12LTSP and Edubuntu. Using older computers and free operating software for your school thin-client environment can save your school thousands of dollars.

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