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On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 19:26 +0100, Dave Foxcroft wrote: > I support a number of schools and have tried many times to get them to > move away from MS but they are reluctant to do so.. I have managed to > get various opensource apps in tho' -the normal suspects - GIMP, OOo, > Scribus .... Maybe I can discuss some reasons why schools won't/can't > move away from MS when I get to a meeting. Sure, it would be interesting to hear. > Have you tried Scratch - http://scratch.mit.edu/ > I saw this being demo'd at a presentation at this years BETT show in > January. > It is aimed at KS3 -KS4 but one of the teachers I met at BETT was using > it with yr5/6 kids so maybe your 9 year old may be able to take to it. > My 8 year old is going to have a go with it over the summer - he like > the idea of being able to make his own games! I had not heard of Scratch before. It looks to be along the same lines as EToys from a quick look on the site. I would like to start him off with something more Basic, perhaps even with line numbers and the like. It would look pretty as something to move onto once he has an understanding of programming concepts. > I'll try to get to this one .. I have a load of old linux format > magazines that I got sent by them to give away a meetings so I can bring > them along. > > I may be able to bring some kit with me if I have time to sort it out. Sounds great, fingers crossed you are able to make it :] -- John Williams My linux blog of notes and guides http://subbass.blogspot.com/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq