[Year 12 IT Apps] RE: Google docs issue

[Peter Ruwoldt]

2008/12/8 Ros Meadows <ros.meadows at gmail.com>

>  I am sorry if I started a bonfire!
> >From reading everyone's posts, there are obviously very varying opinions.
>
> Ultimately you only need to look at what Roland has achieved at Westall, in
> a school which is not rich (in monetary terms), and must deal with the same
> security issues as the rest of us. Yet given the opportunity to adopt a new
> idea, application or online website, Roland does not question with "Will
> this work? "What is the educational value of this?" "Will this compromise
> the security of my system?" or "will this be adopted by students and/or
> staff?"
>
> No, he thinks "that would be cool" and therefore dives headfirst into the
> latest and greatest "stuff" on offer, giving his students and staff choices
> in what operating system, software, search engine and online apps they use.
>
> I admire and envy you so much Roland - you create more educational
> opportunities for your students by giving them more options, than other
> schools who have so many more (financial) resources.
>
> Someone said to me at the conference 'Microsoft, the drug dealers of the
> software kingdom - "your first hit is on us kiddies"' - and so our kids
> pirate MS software so they can have it at home, because they think they need
> it, but can't afford it - not good! Show them there are legal and free
> alternatives such as Google docs or Open Office and they won't be guilty of
> software piracy!!
>
> Cheers
> Ros
>
> I agree - three cheers for Roland.
Great stuff
Peter

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Peter Ruwoldt
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