| Matthew Rosewarne on 19 Jan 2008 11:09:24 -0800 |
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On Saturday 19 January 2008, W. Chris Shank wrote: > Who is going to be teaching the students in the Linux lab? You? If > not, is the teacher going to be familiar enough with Linux? Do they > have lesson plans geared towards Linux? An important point. Some lesson plan will have to be developed, unless there are suitable resources already out there. Anyone aware of a good primer on basic computing that uses Linux? > What is the plan when 25 kids > are in there and the teacher can't figure out how to print? How about > when they want to use the new scanner that was just donated? Or when > last year's yearbook project doesn't format correctly with OpenOffice? > How about when they want to add a new font for the yearbook? So the > teacher is supposed to be troubleshooting or be contacting you while > 25 3rd graders go unsupervised? If the teachers are doing the troubleshooting, there's something wrong. Besides SSH, there will be a need for an on-site presence. James is being employed by the school and is expected to be present, though not all the time. Clearly, the system will have to be designed in such a way as to allow someone with only moderate computer skills to deal with common scenarios. > Get the windows desktops under control. You can use Linux on your > server(s), firewall, and other network components quite effectively. > And this will save a LOT of money because the schools don't get > discounts as much on the server stuff or 3rd party web filtering > tools. There is a lot of free software for windows that will help you > get them stabilized. Also, keep track of the saving that Linux > provides on the server/network side. Once everyone's seen how stable > it is and you've earned their trust, you will then have the > credibility to get buy-in for a switch to Linux later. Also, you will > have better understanding of the big picture and may determine that > it's best to leave them as is. James is fortunate that he isn't replacing an existing infrastructure, but essentially starting from scratch, which makes the typical migration issues far less of a problem. Attachment:
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