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Open Source in
  Education
   “Can I do this?”
William Stites
•   Director of Technology - Montclair Kimberley
    Academy
•   Collaborator - Educational Collaborators
    •   www.educollaborators
    •   williamstites@educollaborators.com
    •   @educollabor8or
•   @wstites
•   www.williamstites.net
What is open source?
• Software & OS
• Source code is available, modifiable & can be
  redistributed
• FREE
• Community support (paid support possible)
• Examples: Moodle, WordPress, MySQL,
  Open Office, Gimp & Linux
Misconception Alert

• Not “Real World” app(s)
• Learning curve
• Inferior
• Support
• Security
Freeware, Fremium &
     Shareware
          ≠
    Open Source
Benefits
• Reliability
• Stability
• Cost: Initial, ongoing & TCO
• Flexibility & Freedom
• Support & accountability
• Cross-platform
Small steps...
Bigger...
Biggest...
www.opensource.org
William Stites

• Director of Technology - Montclair
  Kimberley Academy
• @wstites
• www.williamstites.net

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