[Year 12 IT Apps] Encourage schools to host a software freedom day event

[Peter Ruwoldt]

I would like to encourage all schools to give some thought to the software
that they have the students use from the perspective of access and equity.
Is the software you are using freely available so that students can continue
with their learning beyond the school, unencumbered.  I would also like to
encourage interested schools to consider hosting a "Software Freedom
Day<http://softwarefreedomday.org/>"
event, a global event that supports local communities to celebrate and
educate how Free Open Source Software can benefit people in their area. This
year it is on September 20th.

FOSS fits well with the ideal 'Free and Open Education' by being able to
give the learning tools to students so that they can use, share and build
upon them. Collaboration and sharing fits well with this ideal and FOSS.

Go to the "Software Freedom Day <http://softwarefreedomday.org/>" site to
get more information about the event and register your team.

Regards

PS If you are a victim of my cross posting of this email, my sympathies and
apologies. :(
-- 
Free and Open education for all

Peter Ruwoldt
Grant High School
Hosking Avenue
MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290

P. 08 87263128
F. 08 87250173

ruwoldtp at granths.sa.edu.au
http://ruwoldtp.googlepages.com/
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