[education-wg] Looking for FOSS advocates in Texas

[Ken Drachnik]

Barton George (Dell) and Sara Dornsife (Austin) come to mind.
I've cc'd them in this email.


Ken

Don Davis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm a teacher who advocates the use of FOSS in schools. I've worked 
> with Linux Against Poverty and the Helios Initiative. Currently, I'm a 
> grad student part of a group at Texas State that will be creating a 
> short documentary detailing the role of FOSS in reducing the digital 
> divide.
>
> Please respond if you (or someone you know) is in Texas and would be 
> willing to be filmed and:
>
> 1. You are (or have been) involved in a FOSS project that could 
> conceptually be implemented in some way to reduce the digital divide 
> such as: being used in a desktop setting in the homes of students, 
> teachers, administrators, or being part of FOSS project that could be 
> used to improve IT infrastructure in schools/school districts (cost, 
> stability, etc.).
>
> 2. You are involved with education, education IT, a non-profit 
> supporting students and you believe FOSS can decrease the digital 
> divide or are implementing FOSS tools which can be used to decrease 
> the digital divide.
>
> 3. You are an IT professional of any sort who who can discuss how FOSS 
> might be used to reduce the digital divide. (Possibly providing a 1:1 
> student computer ratio.)
>
> Please respond off list with:
> your name, your tech background (years of experience/level of tech 
> savvy etc.), and a brief synopsis of what you might say about your 
> project or the benefits of FOSS for closing the digital divide.
>
> Please send possible contact information of anyone you know who might 
> be interested.
>
> The interviews will be very short as they will be severely redacted.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> D Davis
>
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