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 * Introduce [http://www.edubuntu.org Edubuntu] into schools.
 * Encourage use of [http://www.theopencd.org Free/Open Source Software for Windows] in schools and universities to increase acceptance of FOSS.
 * Currently joining the [http://www.openschoolsalliance.org/ Open School Alliances] effort to lobby MPs to sign [http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31752&SESSION=885 Early Day Motion 179], backing open source in schools and expressing concern over current software procurement methods. Currently fifteen M.P.s have been lobbied with at least one successful response.		  * Introduce [[http://www.edubuntu.org|Edubuntu]] into schools.
 * Encourage use of [[http://www.theopencd.org|Free/Open Source Software for Windows]] in schools and universities to increase acceptance of FOSS.
 * Currently joining the [[http://www.openschoolsalliance.org/|Open School Alliances]] effort to lobby MPs to sign [[http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31752&SESSION=885|Early Day Motion 179]], backing open source in schools and expressing concern over current software procurement methods. Currently fifteen M.P.s have been lobbied with at least one successful response.
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I'm president of the Photographic Society. Beginning in September we'll be teaching photo manipulation with [http://www.gimp.org GIMP]. My philosophy is to focus on the basics, with emphasis on ''why'' you do things in a particular way (e.g. why it's good to use layers). If you teach photo manipulation or anything similar I'd love to hear your experiences! I'm president of the Photographic Society. Beginning in September we'll be teaching photo manipulation with [[http://www.gimp.org|GIMP]]. My philosophy is to focus on the basics, with emphasis on ''why'' you do things in a particular way (e.g. why it's good to use layers). If you teach photo manipulation or anything similar I'd love to hear your experiences!
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I'm finding that Windows Free/Open Source (see [http://www.theopencd.org TheOpenCD]) is a great way to slowly inch people in the 'right direction'. I'm involved in [http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe/uk/cardiff Cardiff's Software Freedom Day team]. I'm finding that Windows Free/Open Source (see [[http://www.theopencd.org|TheOpenCD]]) is a great way to slowly inch people in the 'right direction'. I'm involved in [[http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe/uk/cardiff|Cardiff's Software Freedom Day team]].
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 * [http://www.edubuntu.org Edubuntu]
 * [http://www.moodle.org Moodle]
 * [http://www.schoolforge.org.uk Schoolforge-UK]
 * [http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Case_Studies list of schools using FOSS]
 * [http://www.becta.org.uk BECTA]
 * [http://business.newsforge.com/search.pl?tid=35 NewsForge education section]
 * [http://www.elearning.ac.uk JISC e-Learning]		  * [[http://www.edubuntu.org|Edubuntu]]
 * [[http://www.moodle.org|Moodle]]
 * [[http://www.schoolforge.org.uk|Schoolforge-UK]]
 * [[http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Case_Studies|list of schools using FOSS]]
 * [[http://www.becta.org.uk|BECTA]]
 * [[http://business.newsforge.com/search.pl?tid=35|NewsForge education section]]
 * [[http://www.elearning.ac.uk|JISC e-Learning]]
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 * [http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC5606_Full_report18.pdf BECTA: Open Source Software in Schools (PDF)]
 * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34002 The Open University builds student online environment with Moodle and more]
 * [http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020472,39256042-6,00.htm ZDNet UK: Open source in education: Winning hearts and minds]
 * [http://uk.sun.com/sunnews/press/2006/2006-03-08.html Sun Microsystems: Bradford Council Builds Schools for the Future with Sun Microsystems]		  * [[http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC5606_Full_report18.pdf|BECTA: Open Source Software in Schools (PDF)]]
 * [[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34002|The Open University builds student online environment with Moodle and more]]
 * [[http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020472,39256042-6,00.htm|ZDNet UK: Open source in education: Winning hearts and minds]]
 * [[http://uk.sun.com/sunnews/press/2006/2006-03-08.html|Sun Microsystems: Bradford Council Builds Schools for the Future with Sun Microsystems]]
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I'm president of the Photographic Society. Beginning in September we'll be teaching photo manipulation with GIMP. My philosophy is to focus on the basics, with emphasis on why you do things in a particular way (e.g. why it's good to use layers). If you teach photo manipulation or anything similar I'd love to hear your experiences!

I'm finding that Windows Free/Open Source (see TheOpenCD) is a great way to slowly inch people in the 'right direction'. I'm involved in Cardiff's Software Freedom Day team.

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