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Building an Interactive Computer Lab: Linux for Middle School Libraries. By Amy Bromberg and Kristin Unruh. Goals. To create an interactive computer lab Student exploration with technology For students of all abilities (advanced and remedial) Supplement classroom teaching. Research.
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Building an Interactive Computer Lab: Linux for Middle School Libraries By Amy Bromberg and Kristin Unruh
Goals • To create an interactive computer lab • Student exploration with technology • For students of all abilities (advanced and remedial) • Supplement classroom teaching
Research • Multiple literacies • Role of computer labs in school libraries • Linux in school libraries
Community Input • Need comes from students wanting more • Common Core State Standards • AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
Why Edubuntu? • Distribution designed specifically for school use • OpenSource and low (= no) financial cost • Automatic software updates • Comes with various educational programs
Why Edubuntu? • Primary, Secondary, Tertiary packages • Choose which applications to keep, remove, add, or alter permissions • Lots of accessibility options
Process! Step One: Download Edubuntu to a media device such as a CD-DVD or flash drive. Step Two: Boot administrative computer from media device.
Process! Step Three: Installation.
Process! Step Three: Installation (continued)
Process! Step Three: Installation (continued)
Process! Step Four: Customize programs. • Remove unwanted programs • Add OpenSource programs not included in bundles • Create restrictions for students’ accounts
Ethical Issues • CIPA • Funding • Student Access • Accessibility / Universal Design • Application considerations • Program considerations
Resources • Allyn, P. (2013). Be core ready: Powerful, effective steps to implementing and achieving the common core state standards. Boston, MA: Pearson. • American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. (2007). Chicago, IL: American Library Association. • Anderson, M. A. (2000). Computer labs and media centers: A natural fit. MultiMedia Schools, 7.5, p. 20, 22-23. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier • Buchanan, Kym and Krasnoff, Basha. “Can Open Source Software Save School Libraries Time and Money?” Knowledge Quest 33.3 (2005): 32-34. Web. 30 Nov. 2013.
Resources • National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. • Photographs taken by Kristin Unruh’s iPhone, Lester. • Trilling, B. (2010). From libraries to learning “libratories:” The new ABC’s of 21st-century school libraries. School Library Monthly, 27.1. Retrieved from ERIC