Edubuntu Summit 1-3 July 2005

Where

What

Edubuntu is a new school-focused derivative of the popular Ubuntu operating system. We would like to collaborate with the community as much as possible in the development of Edubuntu, and therefore would like you to join us at the inaugural Edubuntu Summit which will be held in Central London (England) on 1-3 July 2005.

Edubuntu is an Ubuntu ( http://www.ubuntu.com ) version suitable for classroom use. We integrate the excellent work of many of the existing initiatives for Linux in education and so are working with groups such as the K12-LTSP project, SkoleLinux / Debian-Edu, and the upstream LTSP community to produce a best-of-breed Linux that schools and school districts can use as a basis for their needs.

One key goal is that it be easy to modify and customise Edubuntu, to produce a locally branded and updated educational distro with additional apps and content of local relevance.

If you could not attend the event, but would like to contribute to or follow Edubuntu's progress, please join our mailing list at http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel and keep an eye on our wiki at http://www.edubuntu.org

At the Edubuntu Summit, we discussed (amongst other things), EdubuntuSummitNotes. Slides presented by summit attendees, can be viewed SummitPresentations Photos taken at the event are at EdubuntuSummitGallerys

Agenda for Edubuntu Summit

Time (* indicates parallel sessions)

Title and Description

Leaders

Friday, 1 July

0900-0930

Welcome and Introduction

Mark Shuttleworth

Intro to Edubuntu, Edubuntu goals, relationship to Ubuntu, brief intros of attendees, overview of the schedule

0930-1000

Stakeholders and their priorities

Mark Shuttleworth

Discussion of key stakeholders (admin, teachers, learners, developers), priorities (shared and unique), key issues

1000-1045

Delegate Presentation: Skolelinux

Petter Reinholdsten & Knut Yrvin

Skolelinux, Debian-edu organisation and goals

1045-1100

Break

1100-1200

Requirements : Educational level

Mark Shuttleworth & Paul Flint

Key requirements and differences between educational levels (e.g., schools, universities, etc)

1200-1300

Application Selection

Jane Weideman & Jordi Mallach

Standard-bearer applications, additional applications, how identify emerging applications

1300-1400

Lunch

1400-1500

K12LTSP discussion

Paul Flint & Colin Applegate

K12LTSP and how this relates to edubuntu now and into the future

1500-1520

Delegate Presentation: Guadalinex

Juan Conde (Guadalinex)

Junta de Andalucia and Guadalinex plans, relation to Ubuntu,

1520-1545

Break

1545-1645*

Technical Track: Deployment Architecture

Oliver Grawert & Colin Applegate

What can we inherit directly from ubuntu, what do we do additionally

1545-1645*

Management Track: Legal Issues & Privacy

Mark Shuttleworth & Matt Zimmerman

TBD

1645-1730

Classroom Management

Mark Shuttleworth & John Ridge

The role of IT in classroom management.

Saturday, 2 July

0900-1000

Application Selection

Jane Weideman & Jordi Mallach

Standard-bearer applications, additional applications, how identify emerging applications

1000-1030

Requirements : Geographical differences

Paul Flint & Jonathan Carter

Key requirements and differences between geographical regions

1030-1120

School Administration & Management

Hilton Theunissen & John Ridge

Requirements from the school administrator

1120-1145

Break

1145-1215

Delegate Presentation: Lliurex

Silvia Caballer & Jordi Mallach

Lliurex status and plans

1215-1300

Content Filtering and parental controls

Matt Zimmerman

How to provide a default Proxy/web filtering solution, especially for kids/schools, for parental control. A GUI and mechanism for auto-updates are also required to enhance ease of use and effectiveness.

1300-1400

Lunch

1400-1500

Derivation and Customization

Mark Shuttleworth & Oliver Grawert

Requirements from derivers, support from Edubuntu

1500-1600*

Technical Track: Menu Structure

Oliver Grawert

Requirements and possible customisations

1500-1600*

Management Track: International Collaboration

Jane Weideman & Quim Gil

How to leverage regional efforts, facilitate cross-border collaboration

1600-1620

Break

1620-1710

Delegate Presentation: tuXlabs

Hilton Theunissen & Jonathan Carter

Experience from South Africa, the Shuttleworth Foundation and skubuntu.org.za

1710-1800

Branding & Marketing

Matt Zimmerman & Jane Weideman

Branding for derivatives

Sunday, 3 July

0900-1100

Application Selection

Jane Weideman & Oliver Grawert

Presentation of proposed applications for Edubuntu 5.10

1100-1145

Edubuntu future

Mark Shuttleworth

Plans for Edubuntu going forward, discussion of how to proceed with the community and how to collaborate with related programs

1145-1230

Feedback, wrap-up

All


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