The document discusses free and open source software (FOSS) in education. It covers the history and philosophy of FOSS, defines key terms like free software and open content, and examines how organizations like ISTE and initiatives like the NETP 2010 support the use of FOSS and open educational resources in schools. It provides examples of how FOSS allows for creativity, collaboration, and developing 21st century skills as outlined by ISTE.

1. Free and Open in Education : ISTE and NETP 2010

2. presented by Charles Profitt Lead Contact New York State Ubuntu Local Community [email_address]

4. What is FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)

5. Who uses FOSS

6. FOSS , ISTE and NETP 2010

7. Open Courseware “ The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was useful, and is the only way many authors' works have survived even in part.” ~ Richard Stallman Free and Open in Education

9. no free speech

10. no adaptation

11. no reuse

12. no sharing … would there be learning?

14. no improving recipes

15. no sharing food with your friends … life would be pretty bland

16. Free Software imagine the impact... “Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.” ~ Richard Stallman

18. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish

19. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor

20. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others

22. can improve the recipe

23. can share food with your friends

24. can share my improved recipe … life would be pretty fun

25. Free Software Open Source Software (OSS) Free Open Source Software (FOSS) Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS)

27. iTunes

28. Safari

29. Adobe Flash Viewer

30. Acrobat Reader

31. Media Player

32. Virtual PC

34. Thunderbird

35. MySQL

36. PostegreSQL

37. Ingres Database

38. Open Office

40. TrueCrypt

41. Freemind

42. GIMP

43. Inkscape

44. Blender

45. Thousands more...

46. But who uses FOSS?

48. 21stcenturyskills.org

49. google.com

50. apple.com

51. amazon.com

52. state.ny.us

54. FreeBSD Apache/2.2

55. Linux gws

56. Linux Apache/2.2

57. Linux Server

58. Linux Apache/2.2

59. Linux White House

60. At the end of this year there will be 29,000 labs deployed, serving approximately 36 million students . This number grows to more than 53,000 by the end of 2009, and at that time 52 million students will have access to them. "

61. Since last September, some 15 lakh students ( 1,500,000 ) have been busy training on or migrating to free software on 40,000 computers put up in 2,832 high schools watched over by over 60,000 IT trained school teachers (some 86 private training institutions train the teachers) besides 161 master trainers and 5,600 school IT coordinators . “We checked. It’s the world’s biggest mobilization of its kind,” says K Anwar Sadath, executive director of the state government’s IT@Schools mission.

62. [Via Google Translate 10/22/08:] ● By the end of 2009, all school computers will be installed package of free software (PSPO) today announced Minister of Communications Igor Shchyogolev. ● The Minister also noted that by 2010 it is expected that the number of computers in schools will reach a million . According to Schegoleva, after threeyears of school will be able to make a choice: pay royalties to use software products, buying them at their own expense, or go to the domestic free software

63. Adoption “ The Danish parliament and the Danish minister for Science this morning agreed that the Danish state administrations should use open standards , including the Open Document Format (ODF), starting on 1 April 2011 ” 1

64. Adoption “ The open standard ODF is recognised by many European member states. Next to Denmark it is also a national standard for public administrations in Belgium , Germany , France , Lithuania , Sweden and the Netherlands . ODF is recommended by Norway and it is one of the document standards at NATO .” 1

65. NETP 2010

66. NETP 2010 “ 4.2 Recommendation: Ensure that every student and educator has at least one Internet access device and software and resources for research, communication, multimedia content creation , and collaboration for use in and out of school.” 2

67. NETP 2010 “ Technology provides access to a much wider and more flexible set of learning resources than is available in classrooms and connections to a wider and more flexible set of “educators,” including teachers, parents, experts, and mentors outside the classroom .” 2

70. Groups

71. Projects

72. Teachers

73. Mentors

74. Parents

75. Networks

76. NETP 2010 “ This will require improved security systems, more intelligent filtering systems that allow blocking and enabling access at a more granular level, and personnel capable of providing around-the-clock support for student- and educator-owned devices used for learning in addition to complete support for devices owned by the school.” 2

77. How?

78. ISTE - 21 st Century Skills

79. ISTE 21st Century Skills 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology .

80. ISTE 21st Century Skills Artwork Put your creativity to best use by improving the look and feel of Ubuntu. Help design innovative solutions for the next release. Development Contribute by writing new software, packaging additional software, or fixing bugs in existing software.

81. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively , including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others . ISTE 21st Century Skills

82. ISTE 21st Century Skills Project Based Teams Learn about the dozens of project teams working on a variety of projects which contribute to Ubuntu, how they work and what they do. Community Blogs Planet Ubuntu is your window into the world, work and lives of Ubuntu developers and contributors .

83. ISTE 21st Century Skills 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

84. ISTE 21st Century Skills Support Gather information from forums, irc session, wiki pages or mailing lists, and benefit from the technical knowledge of others in the Ubuntu community . Documentation Evaluate information found in documentation or on wiki pages then put that information to use when adding a new printer to your network.

85. ISTE 21st Century Skills 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

86. ISTE 21st Century Skills Bug Squad Help make Ubuntu even better by triaging bug reports. Make sure that they are complete, understandable and if possible, reproducible. Support Share your technical know-how with other users by joining email and discussion lists, or IRC (chat) channels and respond to users requests for help in forums.

87. ISTE 21st Century Skills 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human , cultural , and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior .

88. ISTE 21st Century Skills Ubuntu is an African concept of ' humanity towards others '. It is 'the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity'. The same ideas are central to the way the Ubuntu community collaborates. Members of the Ubuntu community need to work together effectively , and this code of conduct lays down the "ground rules" for our cooperation .

89. ISTE 21st Century Skills 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts , systems , and operations .

90. ISTE 21st Century Skills Documentation Demonstrate a sound knowledge by producing documentation involving the key concepts and or operations in Ubuntu systems. Support Share your technical know-how with other users by joining email and discussion lists, or IRC (chat) channels and respond to users requests for help in forums.

91. Putting it All Together

92. FOSS provides depth of selection

94. 3.c - evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

95. 4.d - use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions

97. 6.b - select and use applications effectively and productively

98. 6.c - troubleshoot systems and applications

99. 6.d - transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

100. FOSS supports ethical , safe and legal use of technology

102. 5.c - demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning

103. 5.d - exhibit leadership for digital c itizenship

104. FOSS supports communication , collaboration and project based learning and activities

106. 2.b - communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

107. 2.d - contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems

108. 4.b - plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project

109. FOSS supports global cultural understanding

111. 4.d - use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

112. 5.d - exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

113. Open Content

114. Open Content where are they now...

115. Open Content the digital printing press... “A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential .” ~ Audrey Hepburn

116. Open Content feel the impact... The term "Open Content" was coined by Dr. David Wiley who launched the OpenContent project in 1998 and provided the Open Content License. The Open Content License is now superseded by the Creative Commons licenses.

118. Noncommercial Gives permission to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work and derivative works based upon it but for noncommercial purposes only

120. Share Alike Gives permission to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs the original work.

123. OER Commons Applied Finite Mathematics $0 Total: $0

124. Open Courseware resources... In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know. http://www.oercommons.org/

125. Open Courseware resources... MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity . http://ocw.mit.edu

126. Open Courseware resources... Notre Dame OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. http://ocw.nd.edu/

127. Open Courseware an example course...

128. Open Courseware an example course...

130. FlossEd http://flossed.org/

131. Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org/

132. Open Content http://www.opencontent.org/

133. Teachers Without Borders http://courses.teacherswithoutborders.org/

134. Open Courseware the consortium...

135. Open Courseware the consortium... An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 200 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model .

136. Now what?

137. The Free Software for Schools publication is the result of a combined effort between Open Source Victoria in Australia and The Center. It is a catalog of educationally focused software. It is available as a free download or at-cost paper version from lulu.com

138. INGOTs are International Grades in Open Technologies. They provide a motivating progression route from complete beginner to professional level expertise in commonly used productivity tools found in the modern workplace such as word processing, presenting and searching for information.

140. Questions ?