April+2009+Meeting+Notes

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 * Watch the recorded meeting above (fast forward through the 5 min pizza break:)

Event Info: Where:** [|The School at Columbia] or on your computer at [|http://www.ustream.tv/channel/] [|nycist] RSVP HERE: [|http://spreadsheets.google. com/viewform?formkey= cHhfR3RDR3daUmpadjZMRDVxRno1TF E6MA] The first 25 people at the meeting will receive an advanced readers copy of [|Chris Anderson's "Free: The Future of a Radical Price"]
 * When:** April 15th, 4pm
 * What:** Open Source and Education

//Aaron & group- wish I could be there, :). Added soem information about Brooklyn Freinds' use of Open Source software in appropriate places below. Even though I'm not there in person, since I posted to the wiki do you think I could get a copy of Chris Anderson's "Free: The Future of a Radical Price"-?- Kerri//

Topics

 * **Open Source on the Web**
 * [|Moodle] 2.0 is set to come out this summer. Even in 1.9, some integration between Moodle and GoogleDocs is possible. See .
 * [|Drupal] - Adam Gerson
 * Take a look at the [|Brooklyn Friends Intranet] site for an older installation of Drupal. We love it and are sticking with it for our intranet. We're working with Bill Fitzgerald at [|FunnyMonkey] We got this connection through Don Buckley, :).- Kerri
 * [|Wordpress] and [|Wordpress MU] - Arvind Grover
 * [|Elgg] - Don Buckley
 * [|Joomla] - Adam Van Auken
 * [|Gallery] -
 * From the Brooklyn Friends Intranet site you can get to our use of [|Gallery]. We've been using for a few years and like it but are planning to move to Picasa next year. - Kerri
 * All web services on open source?
 * **Open Source Applications**
 * [|Open Office] - Sean Freese and John Neiers
 * [|Audacity]
 * [|Scratch]
 * [|Processing]
 * Glocus
 * [|Scribus]
 * [|Gimp] - Sean Freese and Al Doyle
 * [|Phun 2D Physics Sandbox]
 * [|Algodoo] - Physics Educational Software by Algoryx Simulation
 * [|Star Logo]
 * [|Alice]
 * **Free Applications**
 * [|SketchUp]- Al Doyle
 * [|Google Earth] - Al Doyle
 * **Free on the Web**
 * [|Google Docs]
 * [|Twitter] - [|see what NYCIST has to say about twitter]
 * [|Yammer] - [|see our recent google groups discussion]
 * I'm a Yammer enthusiast, :).- Kerri
 * [|goanimate.com]- Al Doyle
 * [|Noteflight.com]<span class="wiki_link_ext">- Al Doyle
 * [|Wiki Spaces]
 * [|Blogger]
 * Network-Admin utilities
 * [|Cacti] - John Ment
 * [|Wire Shark] - John Ment
 * Getting Teacher Buy-in for open source apps over MS Office and Adobe Suite - Sean Freese
 * Building an Infrastructure on Open Source Servers and Apps.
 * [|Ubuntu]
 * [|Open Directory OSX LDAP Client Authentication]
 * [|Active Directory Authentication]
 * [|Netbooks] - John Neiers
 * We just got in our Dell 9in Umbuntu netbooks today. The 5th grade went wild over the possibility of using them next year- the new OS did not seem to be an impediment at all. We're planning for 11/12th grade saturation with a possibilty of a 5th grade program if the funds are right and faculty adoption is unanimous as 5th grade. For studen machines only. Still giving out Macbooks to faculty and have 3 media centers with Macs for audio/photo/video editing and specialized software.-Kerri
 * Collaberating as a NYCIST group - Stephen Lewis - [|www.labadabado.com]
 * Free as an expectation on the web - see Chris Anderson's "Free"

Articles

 * [|Chris Anderson's Wired Article on Free]
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Resources
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