Hey Brian,
Thanks again for your input - it is invaluable as always. Here are my responses:
- There is one local person who I worked with in the communities except Fort Severn. In Pikangikum it was Paul, the computer science teacher. In Sandy Lake it was Michelle Wotton. But there was no computer-oriented personnel in Fort Severn - I tried asking for one, but I ended up discussing the software and content with the principal instead.
- Sorry about the 11 and 23 computer mix up - I made a typo. I corrected it already, thanks for spotting that!
- The manual is available at: http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edubuntu/handbook/C/index.html , it's a very good brief overview of what edubuntu provides. For a more detailed list, I would recommend the program list that I compiled here: http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=2515 ...and the whiteboard was a poor scrawl. If you want, I can re-create it as a mind-map and post it on the site.
- Wubi is the latest method that I tested, and it was rather successful - as you may already know, wubi installs ubuntu (not edubuntu). What I've managed to do is place Edubuntu on top of the ubuntu system, without needing to access the BIOS at all!
Hope this helps!
M