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| DATE | 2003-05-15 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] We got into the THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE as A Exhibtor
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On 2003.05.15 15:57 Marco Scoffier wrote:
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> OK looking better, edited for easier reading
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> Can people who are interested in taking a topic please speak up?
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> The first one seems really broad. Do you have a bullet point list of
> the examples/ideas which brought about each point?
Yes - but it's not necessay for the announcement
> I would almost change the first one to why tech. fails the whole world.
> Is this a people aren't in control talk? License fees, closed formats,
> forced upgrades vs sucking every last drop of possibility from the
> largest possible number of varied hardware?
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No - it's a talk about how Word and Excell is not a learning tool
Blah Blah Blah
> What are the programs you were thinking of for the English and Math
> class again?
GNUPlot, Kmatplot, MuPad, geg, xmGrace, Chemical System, Scilab, xdrawchem, Xykron, Ephem, kstars,Keduca, Kgeo (which is great),
Kvoctran (vocabulary program), ktouch (typing), ideal gas and more.
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> 1. Why technology fails in school: (30-45min)
> Empower your students with Free Software
> Help your students build themselves a better future
> Moving the computer out of the lab and into your classroom.
> Integrating Digital Educational tools into your Engish and Math Class.
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> 2. Empowering Art students:(30-45min)
> Unleash the computer's full potential in the digital arts
> Using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).
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> 3. Empowering students with Office Automation: (30-45 min)
> OpenOffice.org for enterprise ready desktops
> 4. Empowering Creativity in Students with Blender
> Powerfull and Free 3D modeling, animation and rendering
> 5. Empowering students with on line publishing - The Apache Web Server:
> The worlds leading internet application server solution
> 6. Empowering Students through Computer Sciences:
> Your computer is more than a word processor.
> Unwrap the real potential of your digitial infrastructure with Free
> Software
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