CUE 2009 presentation

These are the resources I'm using for my presentation at CUE 2009.

Using the open source two-way street in the classroom

 * Open source participation for K-12 classes
 * http://teachingopensource.org
 * https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/
 * http://join.fedoraproject.org

Outline of talk

 * 00:00 - 00:05 - Questions & Intro - What is open source? Do you know what Linux is? What grade levels and types of schools are here?
 * 00:06 - 00:12 - Open source and free culture - What is, how does it fit in to students future
 * 00:13 - 00:25 - Fitting open source participation in to the classroom
 * 00:26 - 00:35 - Examples and ideas
 * 00:36 - 00:55 - Q&A, then close before the hour


 * 1) Introductions and brief explanation of open source
 * 2) Why should educators use contributing to open source in the classroom?
 * 3) Benefits to the student
 * 4) Benefits to the educator
 * 5) Benefits to the educational institution
 * 6) Benefits to the community
 * 7) How are educators contributing to open source in the classroom today?
 * 8) What materials are out there already?
 * 9) What successes has the Fedora Project had?
 * 10) How do you get started using open source as an educational tool?

Questions and intro

 * Everyone familiar with open source? How about a Linux distro?
 * I work for Red Hat, we sell free software.
 * A robust free culture produces better ideas, so we get better people working on better products; then we sell subcriptions to service and support

Open source and free culture - What is, how does it fit in to students future

 * Open source is about the four freedoms for software in action:
 * Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
 * Freedom 1: The freedom to study and modify the program.
 * Freedom 2: The freedom to copy the program so you can help your neighbor.
 * Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
 * Freedoms 1 and 3 require source code to be available because studying and modifying software without its source code is highly impractical.
 * Free culture is about sharing, social media -- it's YouTube, it's Wikipedia, it's remixing songs and digital art
 * Fedora is a remix culture, with tools and processes
 * This is defining the business and social environment of the present and future
 * You can better prepare kids for the future with low or no cost alternatives and a moderate amount of ramp-up time.

Fitting open source participation in to the classroom

 * 1) First usage is as a no-cost 'alternative' to expensive proprietary applications
 * 2) * Word processors, spreadsheets, presentation tools
 * 3) * Graphics/design
 * 4) * Music
 * 5) * Science (all)
 * 6) Second is getting involved in using and adopting open curriculum
 * 7) * Like code, this is content with all the freedoms
 * 8) Third is finding a way to participate
 * 9) * Collaborate with other educators on open curriculum
 * 10) * Contribute back
 * 11) * Find projects to participate in
 * 12) Fourth is channeling classwork in to participation
 * 13) * This is where the two-way street really opens up
 * 14) * Empowering students to make a difference, learn, and be part of a global community

Open_source_participation_for_K-12_classes has specific ideas.

Examples and ideas

 * http://www.schoolforge.net/education-software
 * Red Hat High

Slides

 * [[Image:CUE_2009_slides.odp]]
 * [[Image:CUE_2009_slides.pdf]]

Other links

 * http://sugarlabs.org
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software