About Me
My real name is Alejandro Armesto but I prefer you to call me Xandru. I work as a teacher in a Primary School in Asturies (Spain) so I'm specially interested in educational software.
I focus my activities for Ubuntu specially on training courses, conferences and talks on it. I normally work with primary and secondary teachers.
Contact
- Email: xandru(at)softastur(dot)org
- IRC: xandru_armesto (irc.freenode.net). I'm usually on:
- #softastur
- #ubuntu-ast
You can contact me and track my activity with Softastur and Ubuntu on:
Webiste: http://softastur.org
Identi.ca: http://identi.ca/xandru
Twitter: http://twitter.com/xandruarmesto
Membership
Member of Ubuntu Asturian Translators since 2007-09-08.
Member of Ubuntu Asturian Team since 2009-04-18.
Member of Softastur, a Free Software Community for Asturian language.
Team coordinator on GNOME Asturian Team.
Translator on Tux4Kids (TuxMath and TuxType) since 2009-12-31 (https://alioth.debian.org/users/xandru-guest/).
Translator on TuxPaint (http://www.tuxpaint.org/developers/).
Activities (sort by date)
Translations in Launchpad.
Leading conference about Free Software, Ubuntu and Digital Divide in Encuentros Internacionales de Juventud Cabueñes 08/International Youth Meetings Cabueñes 08 (from 2008/09/22 to 2008/09/26).
Spreading Ubuntu in Sama de Llangréu Photo (2009/01/16).
Leading conference about Free Software, Ubuntu and Digital Divide in Oviedo/Uviéu University. Voluntariado tecnológico. Nuevas tecnologías, educación y acción social/Volunteer technology. Technologies, education and social action. (from 2009/04/13 to 2009/04/20).
Spreading Ubuntu in Xixón/Gijón Photo (2009/05/16).
Talk on Free Software in Asturies in Tertulia Cultural Pachín de Melás/Cultural Circle Pachín de Melás. Press (2010/02/23).
Spreading Edubuntu in Xixón/Gijón II Xornaes de Llingua y Educación/Second Language and Education Conference. Press; press; press; press; press (2010/03/20).
Spreading Ubuntu in Asturian language (Iñigo Varela, Xandru Armesto, Ana Cano and David Planella). Press (2010/04/09).
Spreading Edubuntu in the Educational Sciences Faculty, Oviedo/Uviéu University. Press (2010/04/28).
Training courses for teachers in Oviedo/Uviéu CPR II Sestaferia del Profesoráu de Llingua Asturiana. Xornaes de Desarrollu Curricular y Didácticu/Second Meeting of the Asturian Language Teachers. Conference on Curriculum Development and Teaching (2010/06/04).
Training courses in Infiestu. Photos (2011/02/11; 2011/02/18 and 2011/02/25).
Training course for asturian teachers in Oviedo/Uviéu CPR: Competencias Básicas en Lengua Asturiana y Aplicación Didáctica de las TIC/Basic Skills in Asturian Language and Teaching IT Aplication. Photo (from 2011/03/01 to 2011/03/10).
Spreading Ubuntu in Asturian Language Courses in CMX (Conseyu de la Mocedá de Xixón/Xixon Youth Council). Photos (2011/03/14).
Talk on Free Software in Asturies in Tertulia Cultural Enrique García Rendueles/Cultural Circle Enrique García Rendueles. Photos (2011/03/17).
Leading Conference about Free Software in teaching and Introducing Edubuntu in Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Oviedo/Uviéu University (2011/03/29 and 2011/04/01). Photos.
Spreading Ubuntu in FNAC with Ubuntu-ast, Softastur, Asturlinux and Mousetrap. Press. Chronicle (english); chronicle (spanish). Photos; more photos; and more photos.
Future plans
- Training curses for teachers in Asturias/Asturies.
- Promote the use of free software in teaching.
- Improve the quality and quantity of asturian language in Edubuntu and Ubuntu.
- Coordinate translations in Gnome and Launchpad.
- Begin a local program for using Free Software in teaching situations.
Testimonials
By Xuacu
- (ast) Toi d'alcuerdu colos méritos de Xandru, ye un candidatu bonu enforma pal ast-council.
- (es) Estoy de acuerdo con los méritos de Xandru, es un candidato muy bueno para el ast-council.
(en) I agree with all the merits of Xandru, he's a very good candidate for ast-council indeed. --- xuacusk8 2011-07-28 00:47:06