The uses are many and varied, viz my 8 year old's class, covering an Enquiry learning method in a class of year's 5, 6 & 7. 30 kids, 4 computers.
* When I go in in the morning, the kids are playing games, varied educational aspects from 0% to 75% i would guess * the class have produced straight written work, web pages, posters, handouts, tickets and flyers for a disco, movies, pictures, written emails, surfed the web. * I have never seen much use of "games" or the "reader rabbit" type of stuff in an actual classroom setting (as opposed to before school and at lunchtime). That may be more prevalent further down the school. Its been more for research on the web , communicating via email, and producing "stuff' where "stuff" ranges from essay like composition to web pages, videos, presentations etc. * all of that seems to me can be accomodated by linux sw, with the major exception of the video stuff, and that is coming along. On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:38:53 +1200 Jim Cheetham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sascha Beaumont wrote: > > One thing I forgot to mention is the consideration of applications. > > In the (primary) schools I've seen, the teachers don't use "the > computers" for a lesson, they use "this software package". Stuff like > Reader Rabbit, Magic School Bus and so on. Stuff that the WINE project > have said they'd love to support 100%, but don't. > > This would be a very important issue to address :-) otherwise you're > going to have to "reeducate" the teachers, and change their lesson > plans, and they'll be very resistant to that. > > -jim -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
