Teaching Linux for High School

[exjinn]

I'm asking all you wonderful penguins for links to resources for introducing Linux to high school and post high school youth at an alternative school program.

As a part of an overall curriculum of computer education I'm looking for ways to make Linux as vital a part of their learning experience as Windows.

If any of you are already doing something similar I'd be interested in your links, lesson plans or other resources. Thanks in advance!

[speedwell68]

Are you trying to teach them the use of Linux, or are you wanting to use Linux as a tool in education?

[NoaHall]

This sounds great - in schools now days, they seem to teach applications and OS's, not knowledge on how to use them and then apply that knowledge.

[exjinn]

Are you trying to teach them the use of Linux, or are you wanting to use Linux as a tool in education?
I'd like to both teach them about Linux, and of course use it as tool.

[hansdown]

Hi exjinn.

OpenSUSE has an educational package.

http://ostatic.com/blog/go-back-to-school-with-linux-part-two

[cariboo]

There are a couple of documents here (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=student.pdf) that may be of interest to you.

[cprofitt]

You may wish to contact the gentleman who owns this - http://hawaiianfifthgrade.weebly.com/linux_lab.html

[earthpigg]

I'm asking all you wonderful penguins for links to resources for introducing Linux to high school and post high school youth at an alternative school program.


may i infer that some of these folks are youthful rebels?

i suggest taking a "Free Software" approach, and not an "Open Source" one.