It's official.  Dave Tisdell will be offering a five day class in Linux.
 Syllabus and registration form can be found at
http://www.cesu.k12.vt.us/profdevelopment/LinuxClassMemoandRegForm.pdf

LINUX CLASS
When: August 4-8, 2003
Times: 8AM - 4:30 PM
Where: On location at Mount Mansfield Union High School in Jericho, VT
or via the Vermont Interactive Learning Network (VILN).
Cost: $400.00 per person Make checks payable to CESU and mail to CESU,
211 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477.  Or you may use a school purchase
order.  Fax it to 434-2196, or mail it to the above address.
Instructor: Dave Tisdell
How to Register:  E-mail Dave Tisdell at [log in to unmask] to
let him know of your intent to take the class.  See below for
registration form.

Experience the student brings to the class:
Basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking
Experience with GUI interfaces (i.e. Windows or Mac OS)
Experience with a command line (strongly recommended)
Good troubleshooting skills in the OS you are most experienced with
Excellent understanding of directory structures in the OS you are most
experienced with
It is tremendously helpful if you are experienced in managing a server
Power user of a web browser and author web pages
Experience in creating and editing scripts i.e. batch files or Apple
Script (strongly recommended)

Topics to be covered:
1. Introduction
      Why Linux
      Installation and Partitioning
      Directory Structure
      The GPL
2. Administration
      Users and Groups Continued
      Package Management
      Basic commands from the command Line
      GUI tools and Semi-GUI tools
      Creating Scripts
      Cron
      Remote Administration
3. Server Daemons
      inetd and/or xinet.d
      starting and stopping services
      Samba
      netatalk
4. Internet Services
     Apache
     SFTP vs. FTP
     Router/Firewall
      Squid
5. The Xwindow system
     KDE
     Gnome
6. Native Unix/Linux Sharing
     NFS
     NIS
7. Linix Terminal Server
8. K-12 Educational Resources





Steve Jarrett
District Technology Coordinator
Mount Mansfield Union School District
Chittenden East Supervisory Union
(802) 899 - 3711