Re: [activities] Re: Education Expo, next weekend!

[Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Vicki,

Don't worry if you can't commit to a particular time. What matters is that we 
have good helpers, so you're welcome to just show up whenever you can :)

We'll probably have people from Mandriva Australia present, and they are based 
in Nowra. Mandriva is one of the main Linux distribution companies (and they 
do a lot of work in the educational space), so it might be worthwhile for 
your friends to have a chat with them.

Cheers,
Sridhar


On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 at 20:17, Vicki Burke <vickiburke9@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Sridhar,
> I intend to be at the Expo at some stage on the weekend. I will get back to
> you by Thursday at the latest to let you know what times, otherwise perhaps
> you can tell me when you are short and I'll try to help then. I intend to
> look closely at at least one educational game, perhaps Tuxmaths, and
> identify the educational outcomes from the NSW Maths Syllabus that the game
> aligns to. I think this would help in gaining further support for them/it.
> I have spoken to another couple of teacher friends to see if they are keen
> to join me. One is a high school technology teacher and the other, her
> husband, has been a principal of 2 schools in Nowra. Now he works in
> District Office and is very high up. (He had to medically retire due to
> illness so works when he can). Consequently, that's why I'm holding off on
> telling you when I can get there. Let me know if this all fits into your
> organisation or not.
> Thanks!
> Vicki Burke
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: SLUG Activities <activities@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, 6 June, 2008 1:15:53 AM
> Subject: Education Expo, next weekend!
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Thanks to all who have offered to help with the Education Expo next
> weekend. Whether it be lending items, assisting with organisation, or being
> at the stand during the expo, your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> If you'd like a basic idea of what we'll be doing, it is summarised at
> http://www.linux.org.au/events/eduexpo2008
>
> Please keep all discussion on the SLUG Activities list
> [http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/activities], so that we may discuss
> matters. You can CC me if you like, or mail me directly if you'd prefer to
> keep the conversation private.
>
> From each of you, I need to know the following:
>
> * what you can offer (items, time at the stand, etc.)
> * if you plan to be at the stand, let me know what times you will be
> available * if you've already sent this info to me, a confirmation would be
> great
>
> If you're uncertain of anything, just ask me. I know that some people have
> said that they can be there for one day, but have left the choice of day to
> me. That's fine - just let me know again and I'll pick a day based on the
> other committals I get.
>
> We will be promoting and distributing a few different resources. I strongly
> suggest that you familiarise yourself with them so that you can talk
> confidently about them at the stand. They are:
>
> http://www.linux.org.au/linux - which explains our basic message
> http://www.linux.org.au/education - I'll be refining this over the weekend
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/2008-03-06%20iTWire%20-%20Educating%20T
>ux%20-%20case%20studies%20of%20Linux%20deployments%20in%20high%20schools%20a
>round%20the%20world.pdf
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/The%20Free%20and%20Open%20Source%20User
>s%20Community.pdf http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/Community.pdf
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/The%20Business%20Case%20for%20Free%20an
>d%20Open%20Source%20Software.pdf
>
> Entry to the expo is free. It's a fun event for families, so you might want
> to bring your kids along and make a day out of it :)
>
> My phone number is easy enough to find online, so I'd might as well post it
> here: 0425 239 701.
>
> I'll try and send a follow-up message as we get closer to the day.
>
> Cheers,
> Sridhar



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