Here is the outline for this afternoon’s class, including the links.
Introduction to Open Source Software – Macintosh OS X
HOUR ONE
Welcome, Intros, and Opening Activity
History and Concepts
www.opensource.org
www.gnu.org
Google the history of open source!
Introduction to Firefox
Introduction to FIRE & GIMP
HOUR TWO
Introduction to Open Office: Writer
Introduction to Open Office: Impress
Introduction to Open Office: Calc
Introduction to Open Office: Draw, Math, Basic, & Base
HOUR THREE
How to locate more Open Source Software
sourceforge.net
www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/
fink.sourceforge.net
finkcommander.sourceforge.net
Other Cool Freeware (Not Open Source)
Introduction to Fedora Core Linux
Closing Activity, Evals (Including CD)
LESSON IDEAS
Learning to Solve Problems with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective
by David H. Jonassen
www.prenhall.com/jonassen/
I hope that everyone enjoys the class this afternoon… and that Educational Technology and Life subscribers enjoy the links as a self paced introduction to Open Source Software.
Thanks for reading.
-Mark