[ale] Notes from Jun 19th meeting

[Dow Hurst]

You got the right idea now! The Printshop problem will solve itself down
the line if the system is adopted. Your focusing on the bigger more
important picture with your plan.
Best wishes,
Dow


Daniel Howard wrote:
> Thanks Mike for the Inkscape solution, I'll show my teachers that one 
> first of next year.  Coupled with the graphics on OpenClipArt, it should 
> meet the needs of both teachers and non-profits.
>
> Jim's commentary got me thinking: what I need to do is stop arguing 
> about supporting an old application, and focus on what they can do with 
> the new system.  With K12LTSP and TeacherTool, teachers have 
> unprecedented control over what kids do with the computers, even beyond 
> what they're seeing at the Educational Tech conferences to which Jim 
> referred.  So, for my next school, I'm going to include a demo of 
> TeacherTool and show them why a thin client architecture makes sense and 
> what they can do with it is well beyond what they currently do.  I'm 
> guessing that a new capability/software application will trump any 
> resistance from supporting an old application, especially if I can show 
> them they can still do the old stuff if they really want to.
>
> Still learning in Atlanta,
> Daniel
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