Technology can help us fulfil our schools' missions, and free (libre) and open source software is one way to do that. By giving our students the tools to build, modify and share in the digital world, we truly empower them to shape their world.

1. Empowering Students with Free/Libre Software John Iglar ASB UnPlugged * February 2012 johniglar.net

2. Begin in the beginning...

3. The International Community School of Addis Ababa, accredited in the United States, develops the talents and intellects of a multicultural student body using learner-centered, holistic instructional methods, empowering each student to contribute in an evolving world. ICS Mission Statement The International Community School of Addis Ababa, accredited in the United States, develops the talents and intellects of a multicultural student body using learner-centered, holistic instructional methods, empowering each student to contribute in an evolving world.

4. We inspire all of our students to continuous inquiry, empowering them with the skills, courage, optimism, and integrity to pursue their dreams and enhance the lives of others. ASB Mission Statement We inspire all of our students to continuous inquiry, empowering them with the skills, courage, optimism, and integrity to pursue their dreams and enhance the lives of others.

5. acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning exercise initiative in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. seeking and evaluating a range of points of view approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities The IB Learner Profile: values The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who... help to create a better and more peaceful world.

6. What does that mean?

7. EMPOWER

8. Teaching the skills of how to use things is important.

9. Teaching the skills of how to fix, maintain and adjust things is even more important.

10. When we teach students to use applications and gather information, we are training them to be readers, shoppers, viewers, players: ...consumers.

11. When we teach students to build and program we are training them to be managers, administrators, controllers: creators.

12. Program, or be programmed. Choose the former, and you gain access to the control panel of civilization. Choose the latter, and it could be the last real choice you get to make.

13. FREE

17. To modify

18. To share

19. To share your changes

20. But everybody uses Windows. NOBODY uses Linux!

21. Top 500 Supercomputer OS

22. Trying to learn to hack on a Microsoft Windows machine or under any other closed-source system is like trying to learn to dance while wearing a body cast.

23. Oh, come on. This stuff isn't used by normal businesses or groups.

24. Open Source Organizations

26. Free software is a crucial development for the field of education. Anyone with computer programming or design skills, money, resources, or networks, can now take time to improve the general education level of this planet.

27. But we have to teach the kids Microsoft Office. Everybody uses it!

28. Productivity Software

29. “ Over-reliance on a standard ‘office’ application and operating system restricted (students') opportunities to develop generic and transferable skills.” “ Over-reliance on a standard ‘office’ application and operating system restricted (students') opportunities to develop generic and transferable skills.”

31. Linux

33. opensource.com/education

34. www.schoolforge.net

35. www.k12opensource.com

37. www.alice.org

40. Documentation

42. FOSS conferences

43. We encourage students of any age and situation to read the source code and learn as much as they want to know. Schools that use free software will enable gifted programming students to advance.

45. Are we

46. EMPOWERING

47. our students to

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49. in an

50. EVOLVING

51. world

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54. Do our technology choices

55. COMMUNICATE

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59. FREEDOM

60. and

61. OPENNESS

62. to our students

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64. What Are We Waiting For?

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71. Raymond, Eric S. &quot;How to Become a Hacker.&quot; How to Become a Hacker. Thyrsus Enterprises, 2001. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. < http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html >.

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73. Stallman, Richard M. &quot;Why Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF).&quot; The GNU Operating System. Free Software Foundation, 2 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. < http://www.gnu.org/education/edu-schools.html >.

75. Hughes, Ian. Arduino Board. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons, 5 Sept. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. < http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arduino_board.jpg >. Licensed CC-By.

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83. &quot;Opensource.&quot; Intelligent Systems Division. NASA. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. < http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/opensource/ >.

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86. &quot;Time to Dispel Open Source Myths, Says Liam Maxwell &quot; The Guardian. The Guardian, 10 Feb. 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. < http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2012/feb/10/open-source-software-standards-liam-maxwell?newsfeed=true >.

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