Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 76.252.202.183]
on April 27, 2008 05:06 AM
My kids have been using Edubuntu for a while now. They were 4 and 6 when they started and are now 5 and 7. Abiword (on the first system, which was much slower) or OpenOffice (on the current system) get a lot of time as they practice their Writing skills. Gcompris has some great parts to it and I try to take advantage of when they are playing with them to talk to them and to understand what is going on. Right now my 5 year old is hooked on SuperTuxCart and they both enjoy TuxPaint. I even introduced the tablet to the older one.
For home use, most people won't bother with the LTSP (or Thin Client) set-up but it does provide some options. Thin Client, if you don't know, is where there is one central server (running LTSP like Edubuntu can) and a number of computers set to boot over the network. Processing goes on the server and files are saved on the server. If you go from one physical client to another all of your files are in the same exact place you saved them. The clients can be low-spec systems (as long as they can boot to PXE) so it is easier to have a few in different areas of the house. Handy if you have a couple kids who are going to fight over the computer!
PXE boot. Instead of booting to the local system's hard drive it boots to the server. Processing goes on the server (handy if you are using old/weak computers for clients) and files are stored on the server. If your child uses the one in the living room during the day and wants to finish something on it in their bedroom or somewhere else
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 76.252.202.183] on April 27, 2008 05:06 AMFor home use, most people won't bother with the LTSP (or Thin Client) set-up but it does provide some options. Thin Client, if you don't know, is where there is one central server (running LTSP like Edubuntu can) and a number of computers set to boot over the network. Processing goes on the server and files are saved on the server. If you go from one physical client to another all of your files are in the same exact place you saved them. The clients can be low-spec systems (as long as they can boot to PXE) so it is easier to have a few in different areas of the house. Handy if you have a couple kids who are going to fight over the computer!
PXE boot. Instead of booting to the local system's hard drive it boots to the server. Processing goes on the server (handy if you are using old/weak computers for clients) and files are stored on the server. If your child uses the one in the living room during the day and wants to finish something on it in their bedroom or somewhere else
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