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What is a "Distribution"?
Edubuntu is a derivative of the Ubuntu operating system designed for use in classrooms inside schools, homes and communities. It contains a multitude of educational tools, activities, and learning software – in fact most of the software on the ELDER site (http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=2515) are available on Edubuntu! Edubuntu also runs well on older/refurbished computers.
Edubuntu also has the ability to run Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP), which allows many people to simultaneously use the same computer. This technology is important as it allows the school to provide pupils access to computers without purchasing or upgrading expensive desktop machines. ELDER is currently working on establishing this in school computer labs across Northwestern Ontario.
Edubuntu is already a hit with the computer lab in Pikangikum! It has been installed on 10 computers, and students are already exploring its amazing possibilities!
The ELDER project recommends that Edubuntu be installed on school desktops, so that educators and students can have access to the variety of educational software available on Edubuntu. See more of the Pikangikum Experience at: http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=2521 To learn more information about Edubuntu: http://edubuntu.org/ To learn more about the Linux Terminal Server Project, please visit: http://ltsp.org/ For the Introduction to Edubuntu please visit: http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edubuntu/handbook/C/index.html |
