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Subject: Re: Software - msg#00031
List: linux.suse.schools.usa
On Thursday 11 April 2002 08:53 am, you wrote:
> On Thursday 11 April 2002 01:30 am, Lance Lane wrote:
> > I am a teacher on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. We have the same
> > story in that most of our teachers are scared of computers and can't work
>
> Desktop Apps on Linux
> This seems to go back to the old line of Linux makes a great server, but
> what else can it do? KDE and GNOME have made some pretty impressive
> strides, but both lack the apps you're talking about(specifically school
> oriented. KDE's Edutainment stuff is pretty darned nifty though. I don't
> believe GNOME has an equivalent (I could be wrong, please don't flame me!
> :-) The page www.edu.kde.org has the info from the world according to K.
>
Andrew I will answer your questions line by line:
> Questions
> 1. What would Standards based grading be exactly? Are you referring to a
> standardized method for calculating grades? We could address this with
> templates for KOffice and Open Office. What would these standards be?
AN: I am referring to Academic State Standards per Subject. The ability to
import your state standards into the gradebook and produce a rubric to be
graded for each standard. www.media-x.com produces a gradebook that can
transfer information to a palm using a desktop base program (Based in
Filemaker Pro)
> 2. Lesson Planning. There are some project management tools for GNOME, but
> I don't know of any true lesson plan apps. If one is developed it should
> be able to output to HTML.
> 3. I'm not sure computers will help teachers communicate with parents
> unless they have computers and can get e-mail. :-)
AN: Actually I am talking about a program that can produce forms from
information from the gradebook on whether or not their student is meeting the
state standard in a subject. A Progress report. However, some parent's do
want e-mail notification on their childs progress. Part of our school is a
boarding school and many parents work hundreds of miles away and we can
communitcate by e-mail.
>
> What language would be ideal for use in schools? At Georgia Tech they use
> a non-language nicknamed Russ-cal after the guy who "invented" it.
> Although, there are a couple of compilers out there now I think. Anywho,
> what language should be taught in school. Russ-cal is very simplistic
> (read: unlike C). I think an interpreted language like Python on Perl
> would be best. But, that's just my opinion.
AN: Me too.
>
> On the edu.kde.org site there are links to topic based programs. What do
> you think is missing?
I think what I am looking for in particular is "decision making software". I
have used AGE OF EMPIRES and Civilization in class. What I would like
personally would be a program that puts students into historical situations
and roles and let them try to make alternative choices: Example: Decision
for Truman - Do we drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What
alternatives do we have?
>
>
> Oh yeah, if you don't have it, download KDE 3. I finally got around to it
> last night and it rocks!
>
> Peace
> --andy
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On Thursday 11 April 2002 12:42 pm, tom poe wrote:
> > On Thursday 11 April 2002 09:16 am, tom poe wrote:
> Hi: Well, let us know. I would think, you're probably in good
> shape. If the windoz machines can print, then linux can print, using
> Samba. There's a book on the Internet, so you don't have to buy it.
> The url is: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/
thanks for the link, I'll let you know how things work out
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we're all here.
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Re: Re: Software
On Thursday 11 April 2002 07:53, Andrew Choens wrote:
> On Thursday 11 April 2002 01:30 am, Lance Lane wrote:
> > I am a teacher on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. We have the same
> > story in that most of our teachers are scared of computers and can't work
> > them accept to use MS Word and Outlook.
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Hi: I didn't see lance's first message, so thanks, Andy for sending your
response to the list. Lance, if I may, how does your school support the
computers now? Is there someone that acts as a network administrator, or
what?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/
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Re: Re: Software
What I would like
personally would be a program that puts students into historical situations
and roles and let them try to make alternative choices: Example: Decision
for Truman - Do we drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What
alternatives do we have?
The above quote from a earlier post is regarding "lifeboat" type of
ethics games. One of the big reasons I did not want my daughter in
government schools. The lifeboat only holds 7 people, so 2 must be
thrown overboard....WHO??? Whose ethics are used? What world view?
Keith
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