Class 1.
Introduction to Ubuntu Linux
Full Course Outline
4 weeks 2 hours per night
Advertising Blurb
Linux puts fun back into using your computer. Regain control of your computer without the worry of viruses, advertising, expensive software and constantly needing to upgrade your hardware. Experienced Linux users will assist you to install Linux, set up your computer just the way you want, then introduce you to thousands of the world's best software creators who want you to use their programs for free.
People Needed
For the first night
Tutor assistants to
LOGIN member's machines running Ubuntu on their machines to show off what can be done
Projected machine operator to demonstrate filesystem etc keep something interesting on the screen
show linuxalt.com
type up
Demonstrators of the following programs for 5 minutes:
OpenOffice.org - writer, calc, draw,
Firefox
Email Thunderbird, Evolution
Pidgin
Gimp
Music
Games
Clipboard person to take name and email and look after clipboard and sending out class notes.
Installer (first night) to prep and install on own demo machine
Later weeks
Installers and problem solvers
Projected machine operator to go to use Ubuntu repo
Demonstrators of the following programs for 20 minutes:
Class 2
Open Source Software
Open Source Course Outline
4 weeks 2 hours per night, for teachers and hobbyists, Windows and Mac
Advertising Blurb:
Become confident with Firefox, OpenOffice and many more of the latest, high-quality open source programs for Windows and Mac. Experienced users will help you find the programs that suit you and guide you through the basics. Bring your own laptop and get hands-on experience with design, games, internet, multimedia, education, productivity and utility programs. Save money and regain control of your computing. Take home OpenDisc containing full versions of all the programs shown.
People Needed
For the first night
Tutor assistants to:
LOGIN member's Windows machines running their favourite OpenDisc programs.
Projected-machine operator with own Windows laptop to:
Demonstrators for brief (5 minutes) of:
Design - Blender, Dia, GIMP, Inkscape, Nvu, Tux Paint
Games - Battle for Wesnoth, Enigma, Neverball, Sokoban YASC,
Internet - Azureus, FileZilla, Firefox, HTTrack, Pidgin, RSSOwl, SeaMonkey, ThunderBird, Tight VNC,Win SCP
Multimedia: Audacity, Celestia, Really Slick Screensavers, Stellarium, Sumatra PDF, VLC
Productivity: GnuCash, MoinMoin, Notepad2, OpenOffice.org,
Utilities: 7-Zip, Abakt, ClamWin, GTK+, HealthMonitor, TrueCrypt, Workrave.
Later weeks
Tutors to demonstrate programs in the following sections, 45-50 minutes per section:
Week 2 - Productivity and Internet
Week 3 - Multimedia and Games
Week 4 - Design and Utilities
Tutor Assistants to help people follow the demonstrations.
Class 3 -- Introduction to Programming Python
4 weeks, 2 hrs a night
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Working with files
Using Python built-in modules
Creating Python modules
Introduction to Object Orientated Programming
Documenting your Python Modules
Week 4:
Never Programmed before
4 weeks, 2 hrs a night
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Variables & data types (Integers, Floats, Strings, Boolean)
Introduction to flow control (if, else, elsif)
Introduction to loops (while, for)
Week 4: