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Edubuntu School Advocacy

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This is a School Advocacy pamphlet for 9.04

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<emphasis role="strong">Managable</emphasis> - With teachers and school IT departments deploying and administering an increasingly large number of computers, time to manage individual computers is scarce to non-existant. Edubuntu, by using LTSP thin client technology, makes deployment and management simple and easy. A single server is all that is needed to set up, manage and administrate an entire classroom full of computers. The Edubuntu team also recognizes that not every school's setup is the same. As such, Edubuntu is easy to customize for your unique needs, whether it be a simple rebranding or the addition or removal of programs. Hence Edubuntu can reduce the amount of time you spend administrating your computers.

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<emphasis role="strong">Cost Effective</emphasis> - With ever-increasing demands on budgets, it seems expensive technology is often last on the list. Edubuntu can help you offer what your students increasingly require from computer technology, without breaking the bank. Edubuntu is and always will be free to acquire, use and modify. Need to set up another machine? Or another hundred? Just install them! No more expensive OS upgrades and licenses, or only having specific programs on some computers. Since Edubuntu is built on Open Source software, schools are welcome to seek whomever they wish to help them support their computers and are not locked into getting help from the vendor. Edubuntu can also help you save hardware costs by allowing you to redeploy older machines as thin clients using LTSP technology.

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<emphasis role="strong">Well Supported</emphasis> - Edubuntu support is available from both the Edubuntu community and the larger Ubuntu community. Many of the authors of the software included in Edubuntu can be contacted directly via mailing lists and IRC channels, including the Edubuntu developers themselves. There are many forms of support available on mailing lists, wiki websites, IRC channels and bug trackers. There is also a special support group for using Edubuntu in schools. Should you want paid support, Canonical, who funds Edubuntu and Ubuntu development, can offer assistance, or you could find a local company who offer similar services. With Edubuntu, the choice is yours.

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<emphasis role="strong">Built for Education</emphasis> - Above all, what sets Edubuntu apart from other operating systems is its unwavering focus on the educational needs of children all over the world. Edubuntu's motto is "Linux for Young Human Beings", and every development decision and application has that goal in mind. Edubuntu comes with translations for many languages and localization features that allow people from all over the world to enjoy their computing experience, as well as acessibility features to help disabled users. The Live CD allows pupils to boot their home computers into Edubuntu and use exactly the same applications that they are using at school. The LTSP server software allows teachers and administrators to create a low-cost computer lab so that students can have access to the best educational opportunities that Edubuntu and the Internet can provide.

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Edubuntu aims to be a complete and ready-to-use educational environment. As such, Edubuntu comes pre-installed with a complete office suite, teaching and learning programs, pre-school resources and much more, across a range of categories. Here is a brief summary and some screenshots for the most popular Edubuntu packages, and if you need more, Edubuntu has thousands of additional applications ready for you to install.

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OpenOffice.org is a complete office suite similar to the Microsoft Office suite. It features a word processor, as well as spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, database, and mathematical formula applications. OpenOffice.org can open and convert most Microsoft Office documents and has support for many different languages.

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For all your video and audio playback and editing needs, Edubuntu provides several programs including <application>Rhythmbox</application> for playing music and <application>Serpentine</application> for burning audio CDs. <application>Sound Juicer</application> rips audio CD tracks to your computer. <application>Totem</application> is an excelent video and movie player, and you can use <application>Kino</application> to edit video clips. <application>Sound Recorder</application> can be used to record audio clips to your computer.

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<emphasis role="strong">Explore the stars</emphasis> - <application>KStars</application> is a Desktop Planetarium that provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky. The program includes details for 130000 stars, 13000 deep-sky objects and all of the planets. <application>KStars</application> has an easy to use interface, so it can be used by everyone, from amateurs to astronomy experts. You will also find a great deal of general information regarding telescopes and other astronomy-related matter.