[K12OSN] Open Source Lab Plans for NECC 2006

[Steve Hargadon]

We've just finalized the speakers schedule for the Open Source lab at
the National Educational Computing Conference 2006 in San Diego. Very
exciting.

We'll have 15 hour-long sessions that will be held in a lab setting
with 25 computers, with some GREAT speakers:

David Thornburg: "When Best is Free: An Educator's Guide to Open Source"
Michelle Moore: "Use Your Noodle, Learn Moodle: An Open Source
Learning Management System" (3 sessions - boy is she popular!)
Will Richardson: "Learning With Blogs: Bringing the Read/Write Web
Into the Classroom"
Jeffrey Elkner: "A Tour of Ubuntu with Free CD"
Jenny Horn: "Hello World: Starting at the Very Beginning with PHP"
Bryant Patten: "Open Source Technology: Why Teachers Should Care"
Tim Frichtel: "Great Web Sites with Open Source Content Management Systems"
Steve Hargadon: "K12LTSP: Low-cost, Stable, and Reliable Computer Labs"
Chris Walsh: "Content is STILL King: FREE Blogging & Content Management Systems"
James Klein: "Creating Communities with Open Source Tools"
Tom Hoffman: "SchoolTool: a Free, Open Source SIS and Calendaring System"
Vernon Ceder: "Computer Programming for Everybody: Teaching
Programming with Python"

We'll also have a "birds of a feather" meeting on Open Source software
in K12 schools, to be followed by a proposed dinner event with those
interested in talking about the future of Open Source software in
Education.

Mike Huffman from Indiana has also said that he will be attending, and
we're going to try and find a venue for his participation as
well--many of us are very interested in an update on the Indiana
ACCESS program!

In addition to the Open Source lab, we'll have a "Playground" area
with 6 booths to showcase different Open Source technologies
real-time. Currently planned are booths for:

SchoolTool & CanDo 2006 (A FREE, Web-Based, Competency Tracker)
Ubuntu & Fedora Core
Moodle & Moodle e-portfolio
Open Office & Firefox
Gimp
Asterisk & Mambo/Joomla

We do need people/students who can help staff these booths!  Please
let me know if you might be able to help organize some booth support!

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Steve Hargadon
steve at hargadon.com
916-899-1400 direct