When I was in elementary school, we didn't use the computers to play educational games. Most of the computer's in our classrooms were for looking up book report topics or getting experience with word processing software. Linux would be fine for these student uses (many distros come with OpenOffice.org and Mozilla) and be much easier to maintain in the long run (greater file system security and system tools).
However, teachers would often be left to admin their own machines in schools I've seen. My aunt, two uncles, and mother-in-law are all non-computer-wiz teachers who would rather let their class machines rot with broken software and viruses than try to clean install everything on their own. They won't call an admin because there is only like one or two per county and it's a hassle to get an appointment.
I think linux would be great in the school systems but I don't see it happening until sombody comes along and installs it on a teacher's machine for him or teacher's become more comfortable installing it on their own. It really would be a smart but unlikely choice.
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When I was in elementary school, we didn't use the computers to play educational games. Most of the computer's in our classrooms were for looking up book report topics or getting experience with word processing software. Linux would be fine for these student uses (many distros come with OpenOffice.org and Mozilla) and be much easier to maintain in the long run (greater file system security and system tools).
However, teachers would often be left to admin their own machines in schools I've seen. My aunt, two uncles, and mother-in-law are all non-computer-wiz teachers who would rather let their class machines rot with broken software and viruses than try to clean install everything on their own. They won't call an admin because there is only like one or two per county and it's a hassle to get an appointment.
I think linux would be great in the school systems but I don't see it happening until sombody comes along and installs it on a teacher's machine for him or teacher's become more comfortable installing it on their own. It really would be a smart but unlikely choice.
Chris