Linux Desktops at Lorien NovalisStuart Rushton

Linux on Desktopsat Lorien Novalis School

Stuart Rushton

Backgroundphilosophyinfluential end userno single solution

what we did and why

opportunity

student input

acting outside the square

Opportunity in 2002the school is growing and

a few Classic Macs is not meeting our needs

Senior studentsWhy don't we use Linux?

The students and I acquired two spacesbuilt desks installed Cat5E

Installed a projector and screen in each room

Linux lab Audiovisual room

Linux lab viewed from rear

Linux lab viewed from front

Simple Server

yp

NIS

NFS

fixed IPs

1.5M broadband

Print Server

HP inkjet

HP laser

doubles as an extra workstation

40 workstations

small HP PIII 1G box

Glass panel LCD

Mandriva 2006

AbiWordOpenOffice WriterOpenOffice ImpressOpenOffice CalcOpenOffice DrawOpenOffice BaseNVU for static webJoomla for dynamic webMoodle for eContentEvolution mailGEdit text editorFirefox browserTux PaintGIMPKdevelop programmingvarious consolesKtouch typingPLUShundreds of useful software packages

What we promoteOpen Standards

Creative Commons

multi-workspace

climbing file trees

using terminals

understanding technology

tool making

What we talk about

Cert III VET ITLinux based Cert III in years 11 & 12 for the past five years

INGOTS - International Grades in Office TechnologyBronze INGOT (Primary), Silver INGOT (year 8)

Competency Based Qualification forStudents of any age

Can be used with any office suite butWorks very well with OpenOffice.organd promotes a broader view of softwareOwnership and the software community

Located at:

http://www.theingots.org/

the futuremore of the same, multimedia, extend the network

OpenLDAP, Koha (library)

5 Years of Linux on Desktopsat Lorien Novalis School

Questions

http://www.lorien.com.au/LINUX/THELAB/LinuxSchoolWeb.pdf

http://www.lorien.com.au/LINUX/THELAB/miniposterweb.pdf

Case Study

Student Work

Contact DetailsStuart Rushton

Teacher Professional Development and IT Strategist

Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education

Phone (02) 96512577 Fax (02) 96511632

Web lorien.nsw.edu.au Email tpd@lorien.nsw.edu.au