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Getting Started with Linux for Teachers


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ELEMENTS

RESPONSIBILITY

TIMING

Course housekeeping



15 Mins

Linux Flavours –

Distributions


30 Mins


Live CD's -




Knoppix




PcLinux



KDE



45 Mins


The Desktop




Kicker




Icons




KMenu




Context Menu




Eye candy




Konqueror File manager



Gnome



30 Mins


The Desktop




The Panel




Menus




Icons and Fonts




Nautilus File manager



Documentation



30 Mins


Info




Man Pages




Apropos




How To's







GNU & Unix Commands



60 Mins


Bash shell




root/super user




software management




GNU







Linux Filesystems

Overview


30 Mins





Filesystems Hierarchy

Overview


30 Mins









Mandrake Distribution



120 Mins


Installing Mandrake




Configuring - DrakeConf




Dual Booting




Grand United Bootloader (GRUB)




Package Installation



Linux GUI Applications



120 Mins


OpenOffice -




Windows Compatability




Word Processing (Writer)




Maths formulas in Writer




Draw




Presentation Package (Impress)




Spreadsheet (Calc)




XML & PDF




Web Support for Open Office








Wine & Crossover








Wiki








Project Management Software -




Pioneer








Desktop Publishing -




Scribus








PDA and PIM







Linux MultiMedia



120 Mins


The GIMP (Graphic Image Manipulation Program) -




textures




layer masks




blend modes




editing photos








Blender -




rendering




modelling




lighting




textures and materials







Linux Programming

Overview of -


60 Mins


PHP




Java




Python




IDEs