[ubuntu-uk] influence in education

[suprengr]

On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 14:04 +0100, Sarah Chard wrote: 
> there has been quite a bit of talk on the lists about schools, school
> websites and teaching lately - this weekend it's not only Glastonbury
> Festival but also 
> The Sunday Times/Wellington College Festival of Education
> http://www.festivalofeducation.org.uk/
> in Crowthorne Berks - lots of speakers including apparently Bob Geldof
> but guess who is the main festival partner - Microsoft.
> 
> This is why I think it really is very important we look at ways to bring
> FOSS into schools and show teachers how good the alternatives to MS are.
> Out here in Herefordshire our next event is 17 sept software freedom day
> and we usually target schools and get a few teachers and educators
> through on the day - but I am wondering this year if we can make more of
> an effort to get schools and students involved - it's a tricky date as
> it falls just after the summer holidays - but if anyone has any good
> practical ideas that we can implement locally I'd love to hear them -
> and if they work then other groups can pick them up.
> 
> Sarah
> 
> 
> 
Sarah,
I like your thinking... try this one for size:
Two identical laptops running side by side.  One running MS only
software, the other running Ubuntu and equivalent software.
Stuck [prominently] to each laptop is a "price tag" ;)

Cheers,
Bill B. [suprengr] 

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