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Linux Desktops at Lorien Novalis. Stuart Rushton. Linux on Desktops at Lorien Novalis School Stuart Rushton. Background philosophy influential end user no single solution. what we did and why opportunity student input. acting outside the square. Opportunity in 2002
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Linux Desktops at Lorien Novalis Stuart Rushton
Linux on Desktops at Lorien Novalis School Stuart Rushton
Background • philosophy • influential end user • no single solution
what we did and why opportunity student input
Opportunity in 2002 the school is growing and a few Classic Macs is not meeting our needs Senior students Why don't we use Linux?
The students and I acquired two spaces built desks installed Cat5E
Linux lab Audiovisual room
Simple Server yp NIS NFS fixed IPs 1.5M broadband
Print Server HP inkjet HP laser doubles as an extra workstation
40 workstations small HP PIII 1G box Glass panel LCD Mandriva 2006
AbiWord OpenOffice Writer OpenOffice Impress OpenOffice Calc OpenOffice Draw OpenOffice Base NVU for static web Joomla for dynamic web Moodle for eContent Evolution mail GEdit text editor Firefox browser Tux Paint GIMP Kdevelop programming various consoles Ktouch typing PLUS hundreds of useful software packages
What we promote Open Standards Creative Commons multi-workspace climbing file trees using terminals understanding technology tool making
Cert III VET IT Linux based Cert III in years 11 & 12 for the past five years
INGOTS - International Grades in Office Technology Bronze INGOT (Primary), Silver INGOT (year 8) Competency Based Qualification for Students of any age Can be used with any office suite but Works very well with OpenOffice.org and promotes a broader view of software Ownership and the software community Located at: http://www.theingots.org/
the future more of the same, multimedia, extend the network OpenLDAP, Koha (library)
5 Years of Linux on Desktops at Lorien Novalis School Stuart Rushton
Questions Case Study http://www.lorien.com.au/LINUX/THELAB/LinuxSchoolWeb.pdf Student Work http://www.lorien.com.au/LINUX/THELAB/miniposterweb.pdf
Contact Details Stuart Rushton Teacher Professional Development and IT Strategist Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education Phone (02) 96512577 Fax (02) 96511632 Web lorien.nsw.edu.au Email tpd@lorien.nsw.edu.au