Please be careful not to contribute to the e-divide.

[jkelly952]

I am sure that periodically WikiEducator gives a thought to what the
average user has as their equipment to receive and help in WE's
creative efforts. But in case … some of us have 256MB of RAM for
operating memory, which means that going to a 1024 by 800 pixel screen
gives us a blinking screen. Such screens are not easy to work or live
with. We also experience a slow down in our system when we have both
the Internet and OpenOffice up and running at the same time
(OpenOffice recommends 512MB of RAM). Sorry if some of us do not have
access to sources of funding or incomes that allow us to update our
equipment.

One of the reasons that I left CURRIKI.ORG was that it was very
difficult to be creative when you can not work with a screen of 800
by 600 pixels, and had to work with a “blinking” 1024 by 800 pixel
screen so that you could see and select from various menu options to
work on screens.

Jim Kelly
http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Jkelly952

[NELLIE DEUTSCH]

Jim,
Thank you for the information. I had no idea. I will pass on the information to others on WE.
Warm wishes,
Nellie Deutsch
Doctoral Student
Educational Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction
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[Declan]

When I discussed the free resources available on WE with a grade
school teacher just back from Tanzania, she gently informed me that
reliable electricity and even more basic needs were larger issues for
her former school than access to even a very basic computer. I wonder
what we can do about making paper versions of lesson plans available.
The PDF feature together with the collections feature might be the way
to go?

[Patricia Schlicht]

Hi Declan,

That's exactly the way to go! Wiki-to PDF, to teach offline

Cheers
Patricia

[john stampe]

Jim,

I understand your concern. One advantage of using open source software is that you have some flexibility in what you chose. For example, instead of OpenOffice you could use Abiword (http://www.abisource.com), a much lighter word processor. Many people run open source software, including Linux, on old machines with little memory or disk space.

Regards,
John

 

http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS
http://johnsearth.blogspot.com

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Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Please be careful not to contribute to the e-divide.