1700 Linux-equipped notebook PCs will be distributed to all high school students

In a part of the high school in the state of Pennsylvania, USA, notebook PCs were distributed to all the students from 9th grade to 12th grade equivalent to high school students in Japan. The Linux OS is installed in the PC, but local technical officials talk about the management policy and aim of "why did you distribute the PC?"

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This is the situation where PCs before distribution are arranged. The total number of distributed PCs is 1725, so you can see how large amounts of PCs are filled with so much that they fill up the rooms in the school.


Peripheral equipment such as a mouse and flash memory, storage, carrying case, etc were to be distributed together, so it is in a difficult situation inside the room.


Of course, the wreckage of corrugated cardboard for packaging is also tough.


A set of PCs will be handed over to each student.


There are numerous PCs ... .... Distributed PC is made by AcerTravelMate TMB 113In OS,Ubuntu 13.10It is equipped.


A simple orientation of about 5 minutes is carried out after distribution, and it is supposed to be free to use your own PC afterwards. Since there is no restriction on access authority, it is also possible to tinker with the machine itself.


Training courses are prepared for unfamiliar students ......


Troubleshooting demonstrations are also being done. The members selected from among the students are also in charge of these support teams.


Regarding this approach,Penn Manor School DistrictCharlie Rissinger, IT director of IT, said, "I would like you to understand the mechanism of computers using distributed PCs, and then I tried running the server and it was a programming languagePythonI'd like to learn or simply become familiar with software like GIMP, "he says about its aim.


In many other areas, as a result of operations being carried out with an ambiguous policy of "giving a PC for use in the meantime", there are circumstances in which PCs that are no longer being seen are treated like garbage, Mr. Jar says, "What I fear is that computing art is lost, and the next generation of engineers is lost, the philosophy and philosophy of what students want to learn are clarified Then I want you to freely touch the PC and learn it. "


Penn Manor School District has been using Linux as a backbone of server management, web site platform provisioning, learning management system management, etc. for a long time, so it is natural to adopt Linux when distributing PCs to students is decided It was said that it was a trend.


The interesting point of this program is that we are using the power of the students for administration. Members chosen from among the students are supposed to be responsible for subsequent support from system setup.


One member, Andrew Lobos said, "I'd like you to deepen your understanding of computers and technologies while using a PC, it will be a useful learning tool in class, and interested students It will be great if more people will be coding the program from among them. "