ubuntu in education - moe oss day 2010
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Ubuntu in Education - MOE OSS Day 2010 by Belinda LopezTRANSCRIPT
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Ubuntu In Education
Belinda Lopez
Education Programs, Canonical
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Agenda
• Solutions for Education
– Classroom
– Data Centre
• Large-scale deployments
– Examples
– Keys to success
• Canonical's Offerings
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Agenda
• Solutions for Education
– Classroom
– Data Centre
• Large-scale deployments
– Examples
– Keys to success
• Canonical's Offerings
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Learning Designer
• 15 years of instructional design (preschoolers to astronauts)
– Academia (K - 12, College & University)
– Government (NASA, Hospital)
– Corporate (ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, IBM, AT&T)
• 5 years in open source
– Ubuntu Member
– Canonical employee
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Why open source?
The world's most expensive classroom – NASA's Spaceflight Training
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Why the need for open projects?
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Open source, open learning
• Collaboration creates better products
• Open learning projects use the same development process
as open source software projects
• Everyone is welcome to participate
• No one person owns the materials, all are free to use,
share, improve and translate
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Ubuntu
• Ubuntu is and always will be free to use, share and
develop
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Ubuntu – a complete learning platform
• In the classroom
• In the data centre
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Large-scale Education deployments
Desktops* Servers
Andalusia, Spain 580,000 5,500
Macedonia 180,000
Guateng, South Africa 55,000 4,500
Assam, India 28,000
* includes netbooks, laptops, desktops & thin-clients
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In the Classroom
• Ubuntu Desktop edition
• Educational-desktop add-on
– Learning applications for almost every topic
– Classroom and parental management tools
• Free community support resources
• Academic pricing on support & training offerings
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Ubuntu – more than just an OS
• Internet: Firefox web browser, email, instant messaging
• Office Suite – Word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, drawing (compatible with Microsoft Office)
• Multimedia - Movie player, video & music editing, creation
& organization
• Ubuntu Software Centre – access to thousands more!
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Educational-desktop
• Ubuntu Software Centre – add on to Ubuntu
• Edubuntu – complete DVD installer
– Educational software
– Classroom & parental controls
– LTSP lab setup
• Custom images pre-installed on hardware
– Nationalised images (Spain, Argentina, Taiwan, Brazil,
Vietnam)
– Fully translated
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Educational-desktop
• Primary – Tux4Kids, Gcompris, Ry-li
• Secondary – vym, Gbrainy, kalgebra, kbruch
• Tertiary – Step, kalzium, Parley, Marble, Inkscape, vym
• Parental & parent controls – iTalc classroom management,
GnomeNanny, Pessulus
• LTSP – thin-client lab setup and management
• Education themed wallpaper and artwork
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iTalc Classroom Management
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In the Data Centre
• Ubuntu Server Edition
– Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud
– Virtualisation & Thin-clients
– Authentication systems
– Automated deployments
– Landscape management
• Complete range of support & training offerings
• Hardware certification programs
Avatar rendered on Ubuntu
Weta is the special effects house behind Avatar, King Kong and Lord of the Rings.
Weta Infrastructure
The Weta 'Render Wall' enables virtual worlds and real actors to be joined in real time.
- ~35,000 cores- ~5000 Blades - 104 TB RAM- Ubuntu Server Edition- 100+ Graphics artists
Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud
Rapid deploymentOptimize resources & immediacy (self service IT)Best of breed (KVM, Eucalyptus) Compatible technology (matches EC2/S3)Supports multiple guest O/S Secure, trusted & open source
Ubuntu Enterprise CloudFlex between public and private
Ability to use the same Ubuntu machine images and management tools across both private and public systems, minimising costly re-training or application change when moving from private to public and vice versa.
Hybrid Focus
Ubuntu on EC2 (public)Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (private)Maximise benefits whilst minimising risksElasticitySimplifies burstingCommon StandardsCommon Ubuntu machine image
Notable Use Cases for UEC
Intel Cloud Builder program
UEC launched on Dell PowerEdge C Servers
NASA are building a reference platform for US gov based on UEC/eucalyptus
Georgia Tech Research Institute - DoD
Large proof of concept at a major Wall Street bank and other enterprise engagements where Canonical consultants engaged
Landscape: web based management
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Large-scale deployments
Desktops* Servers
Andalusia, Spain 580,000 5,500
Macedonia 180,000
Guateng, South Africa 55,000 4,500
Assam, India 28,000
* includes, netbooks, laptops & desktops
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Large-scale deployments – next steps
Desktops* Servers
Andalusia, Spain 3,5 million 5,500+
Guateng, South Africa 3,5 million 4,500+
* includes thin-clients netbooks, laptops & desktops
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Key elements to success
• Long-term planning
– Policy and processes
– Architecture that scales
• Vendor, hardware & software selection
• End user training for teachers and support staff
• Curriculum integration
• Community awareness and participation
• Support resources
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Learning without barriers
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Learning without limits
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technology + people = success
Teacher trainingNew Delhi, IndiaCC-BY 2.0 Niyam Bhushan
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Canonical and Education
Engineering Custom images, hardware certification, quality assurance
Support Academic pricing for all training and support offerings. Bespoke offerings including on-site and local language.
Solutions Every step of the way Canonical can help assess your needs and find appropriate, cost-effective solutions for every part of your project.
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● Founded in 2004● Over 300+ staff in 18 countries● Privately held● Offices in Taiwan, UK, US (Boston), Canada, China
What we do ● Produce world-class Linux distributions● Engineering services● Support and professional services
Customers and partners include:
Canonical – the company behind Ubuntu
Ubuntu 10.04 ISVs
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Thank you for your time!
www.canonical.com
www.ubuntu.com
www.edubuntu.org