Ubuntu in Education - MOE OSS Day 2010 by Belinda Lopez

1. Ubuntu In Education
Belinda Lopez
Education Programs, Canonical
Created in Open Office on Ubuntu

2. Agenda
• Solutions for Education
– Classroom
– Data Centre
• Large-scale deployments
– Examples
– Keys to success
• Canonical's Offerings
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3. Agenda
• Solutions for Education
– Classroom
– Data Centre
• Large-scale deployments
– Examples
– Keys to success
• Canonical's Offerings
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4. 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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5. Why open source?
The world's most expensive classroom – NASA's Spaceflight Training
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6. Why the need for open projects?
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7. 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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8. Ubuntu
• Ubuntu is and always will be free to use, share and
develop
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9. Ubuntu – a complete learning platform
• In the classroom
• In the data centre
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. iTalc Classroom Management
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16. 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
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17. 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

18. Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud
Flex 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.
Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Hybrid Focus
Rapid deployment Ubuntu on EC2 (public)
Optimize resources & immediacy Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (private)
(self service IT) Maximise benefits whilst minimising risks
Best of breed (KVM, Eucalyptus) Elasticity
Compatible technology (matches EC2/S3) Simplifies bursting
Supports multiple guest O/S Common Standards
Secure, trusted & open source Common Ubuntu machine image

19. 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

20. Landscape: web based management

21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. Learning without barriers
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25. Learning without limits
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26. technology + people = success
+
Teacher training
New Delhi, India
CC-BY 2.0 Niyam Bhushan
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27. 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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28. Canonical – the company behind Ubuntu
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Founded in 2004
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Over 300+ staff in 18 countries
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Privately held
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Offices in Taiwan, UK, US (Boston), Canada, China
What we do
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Produce world-class Linux distributions
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Engineering services
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Support and professional services
Customers and partners include:
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29. Ubuntu 10.04 ISVs

30. Thank you for your time!
belinda.lopez@canonical.com
dinda@ubuntu.com
www.canonical.com
www.ubuntu.com
www.edubuntu.org
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