[ubuntu-us-in] K-12 Open Minds - Open Source in Education Conference

[Ryan Peters]

Simón Ruiz wrote:
> Hello, all,
>
> I'm publishing this announcement on several mailing lists I
> participate in where I feel other list members might reasonably be
> expected to be interested. Please forgive the spamming nature of this
> e-mail.
>
> This year's K-12 Open Minds conference, addressing the use of Free and
> Open Source software in educational settings, has been announced and
> there are quite a few changes from last year.
>
> First of all, this year it's free! That's right, no fees to go.
>
> Relatedly, it will no longer be held at a fancy hotel in downtown
> Indianapolis. This year, it'll be at an actual school, in Northwest
> Indiana, that uses Ubuntu Linux in their classrooms.
>
> More details can be found at:
>
> http://k12openminds.org/news/2009/08/24/announcing-k-12-open-minds-2009-now-open-and-free
>
> Thank you very much for time. I hope this finds you all having an awesome day!
>
> Simón A. Ruiz
> LoCo Contact - Ubuntu Indiana
> Tech Specialist - Canterbury School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
>
>   
It's times like this that I wish I could drive... Dang age limits! Maybe
my mom could take me (that's right, I'm a 15-and-1/2-years old and a
FLOSS advocate believe it or not). I made a custom Ubuntu image recently
for my old school and I'd say it's in the "RC" stage so far. They're
thinking about using it, but if they ever do then I'd LOVE to learn
about effectively using Linux in an educational environment.

    - Ryan Peters, Technician at Bishop Noll Institute.