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Applications Educational Entertainment Graphics. EDUBUNTU FREE Software SCHOOLS COMPUTER LABS. A robust and feature-rich computing environment that is suitable for use in both home and educational environments.
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EDUBUNTU FREE Software SCHOOLS COMPUTER LABS A robust and feature-rich computing environment that is suitable for use in both home and educational environments USE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, improve it and SHARE it Edubuntu and Logo are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd
O U T L I N E • Education • Games • Graphics • Productivity Edubuntu.... for computing usage in Day Care, Learning Centers, Schools, and Homes for Kids and Adults
Tower or Desktop CPU: 500 MHz and above Memory: 256 or 512 (best) Hard Dive: 20 – 80 Gigabytes CD/DVD Mice Keyboard Internal Speakers Computer Requirements
Standalone Computers Each computer has Edubuntu operating System installed Computer LabSetup1st Choice
Computer Lab Thin Clients & Server 2nd Choice • All software installed on server • Users log in to server to use software • Commonly use in 8+ layout
EDUCATION • Gcompris • ChildsPlay • Kanagram • Ktouch • .....more A vast library of FREE software
ENTERTAINMENT • Anagramarama • Childs Play • Gcompris • Frozen Bubble • Same GNOME • ...... more
GRAPHICS • GNU Paint • Tux Paint • GIMP • Scribus USE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, improve it and pass it on
DESKTOP PUBLISHING Open Office Suite Word Processing - Create documents Presentation – Create multimedia Spreadsheet – work with ods and xls DataBase - Construct a database AbiWord – word processing Scribus – page layout
PROGRAMMING • Bluefish Editor – built html • NVU - Create html • KTurtle -basic programming for kids • ALICE - a teaching tool for • introductory computing.
CONCLUSION • Works on • Computing for kids, ages 3 – 12 • Works as a standalone with full install • Works with other operating systems • No additional software to purchase • Downloadable software and updates • Good Return On Investment • New releases every 6 months