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Textbook companies should make their material more accessible and affordable from Grown Up Digital “Textbook publishers today are where the music record labels were 15 years ago. They foisted overpriced CDs on to the public and made it impossible to buy just one song. Eventually consumers rebelled, and the industry paid a heavy price for its obstinacy.”
Ubunchu! episode 2:
The second in the Ubuntu manga series Ubunchu! has been released in English. I’m not sure the educational value of the comics, but they are fun to read and the art is done really well.
http://www.makeamixa.com/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/thumb-drives-storage/9bd7/
Next Episode: For the past few weeks on Teaching for the Future we have been discussing the use of Linux in the classroom. To give us a better insight on how Linux and other open technologies could be used to improve the way students are taught I have brought on an expert to guide us along.
Next week’s guest is a hackivist, programmer, philosopher, and podcaster who has inspired many of the ideas and research here on Teaching for the Future. also goes by Thomas Gideon.
Links:
http://thecommandline.net
http://thecommandline.net/2009/05/10/news_176/
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