from a lwn.net link.. """ eSchool News reports on a plan by the San Diego Unified School District to put Linux-based laptops into the hands of students. "Always-On is split into three phases, and SDUSD is in the middle of the first phase, which began in March. The project's goal is to give students access to laptop computers with software tools and resources to help prepare them to learn, live, and work in the 21st century. Toward that end, the district is using Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop as the standard platform for the initiative." """
Warning: (free) registration required to read page 2 (of 2) The eschoolnews link is: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7178 Some excerpts and buzzwords Always-On Learning Initiative """ Always-On is split into three phases, and SDUSD is in the middle of the first phase, which began in March. The project's goal is to give students access to laptop computers with software tools and resources to help prepare them to learn, live, and work in the 21st century. """ SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Doug McIntosh, an educational technology resource teacher who is involved in the Always-On project. Lenovo to custom-design the laptops """ Phase I of the pilot, which began in March, used $300,000 to fund machines in nine elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Each teacher has his or her own set of laptops; some have the same students all day long, and others rotate students, so the students who go to that specific teacher's classroom have access to the laptops. """ Phase II begins in September.. Searching SD Unified's web site ( http://www.sandi.net/ ) for Always-On Learning gave this hit list (long url!) http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/SDCS?domains=sandi.net&sitesearch=sandi.net&q=Always-On+Learning+Initiative&sa.x=31&sa.y=3 So, does anybody know anything about this? Should we try to find a way to contribute somehow? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
