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KDE Project announces new education software project for Linux/UNIX
New educational and entertainment software for KDE
September 21, 2001 (The INTERNET). The KDE Edutainment team today announced the
official launch of the KDE Edutainment Project. The project's ultimate aim is to create
educational software based around KDE. The press release follows.
By doing this, the team aims to address what we perceive to be one of Linux's
shortcomings: that there is little software suitable for children, or of an educational nature.
Eventually, the 'kdeedu' module will be released simultaneously with future releases of
KDE.
The KDE Edutainment web site, http://edu.kde.org/ is the main place to obtain information
about the project, and the software that it contains. The site contains information suitable
for parents, developers (including programmers, artists, musicians), and teachers.
You can join the public 'kde-edu' mailing list if you would like to contribute to the project in
some way, or if you want to contact the developers. The 'kde-edu-news' mailing list is a
read-only list where announcements and a regular newsletter, regarding the project, will be
available. You can also join us on IRC, on server irc.kde.org, in channel #kde-edu.
We are still looking for many more people to contribute to this open source software project,
so if you are interested in contributing in some way, please contact kde-edu@kde.org. If you
still have any further unanswered questions, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions
below. If your question still remains unanswered, please contact kde-edu@kde.org.
Current Applications
Currently, the project consists of the following applications
KHangMan -- A hangman-style game
KEduca -- A form-based revision and exam program
KLatin -- A Latin language tutor
KLettres -- A French language tutor, for very young children
KTouch -- A program to teach touch typing
KMessedWords -- Rearrange the letters to form words
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Educational Software (also known as Eduware or Edutainment)?
A: Educational software is software that helps a student of any age learn a skill. For
example, a child may learn to calculate the perimeter of a shape, or to use language correctly
(such as the difference between its and it's in English); or an adult may learn how to cook.
Educational software should be fun, colorful and attractive. In addition, the pupil (except in
the case of young children) should be able to use the software without parental supervision.
See the screenshots on our website for more information.
Q: Who can take part in the project?
A: Anybody can join the project! We welcome people of all ages and abilities, and there is
no need to be a developer. Many different people with different skill sets will be needed to
make the project a success. These include:
Artists: To create mascots, icons, pictures, animations, etc.
Designers: To design the overall interface of an application, to give consistency in
the project so the pupil could switch from maths to languages and find the same sort
of interface.
Developers: Both beginners and more experienced developers are welcome,
everyone should be able to find or start a suitable application project. These
application projects will be hosted in KDE CVS.
Musicians: For sound and music, as well as recorded voices.
Parents and teachers: Feedback is needed to tell us what is needed and how it can
best be accomplished, to test alpha and beta versions, to help with the content, etc.
If you have an idea, send a application proposal, and your idea will be placed in our
application project list.
Children: Children, will of course be required to help test the software. They can
also tell us their ideas and wishes.
After the application projects are launched, they will be listed on our application status
page. You will then be able to contact people directly to join a particular application project.
Q: Where can I get more information about the project?
The best place to start would be the http://edu.kde.org/ website, where you can find,
amongst other things, an application projects page listing our current software.
If you are interested in joining the project, or would like to make a suggestion about what the
project should create, please feel free to contribute!
Copyright © 2001 The KDE Edutainment Project. All rights reserved.
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