The use of Linux and open source in pre-schools
What started as wondering how to contribute to my 5 year old son’s pre-school lead to the discovery of some absolutely terrific open source software that really aids the educational process. Here’s why even in this Microsoft world Linux is the best platform for early childhood education.
I doubt my pre-school is any different to most others. There is one computer available, despite a daily attendance of approximately 40 children. I hadn’t considered the school’s computer until one day the teacher commented to me how they had used it that day and how clever she thought my son was because he had been helping the other children.
I took an interest and asked about the school computer – how many they had (one – donated by one of the teachers), what sort of software they used (Windows ’98 with some old Macromedia Director based games), the quality of the equipment (CRT monitor, ball mouse, and generally old) and if there were any other things they were interested in doing. The school had a large litany of wants and desires.
Microsoft Windows has a foothold in the minds of many people. Yet, there was another option: Ubuntu Linux, rapidly becoming the best known Linux distribution available and which specifically has an educational add-on called Edubuntu.
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