Did anyone look further into Google for domains in k-12 education ? Sure is
working well for universities who have signed on and with the admin
console...

Free email potential with a web interface and a fantastic spam filter !

Adam


> From: Bjorn Behrendt <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: School Information Technology Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:59:33 -0400
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Who is using Open Source in VT?
> 
> At proctor I have decided to put StarOffice on all the computers as an
> option, and give out Oo cds like candy to all the students.   The
> suggestion to move away from MS has been resistant at the High School and
> More accepted at the Elementary School.    The best argument by teachers
> is a lack of Textbooks and Training material, compared to MS.
> 
> Tip:  StarOffice is free to educational institutions, and the only
> difference between So and Oo is that So has some templates and stuff that
> cannot be sold under the open agreement.
> 
> Our SU is also looking to move to the Zimbra email system (there is an
> opensource version, or the paid version can do Archiving).   We are going
> to implement either Moodle or Atutor.   Lastly at the elementary school I
> am going to be running a mixed environment of Edubuntu and Windows.   If I
> can get Edubuntu to kick off, the thin client stuff built in will mean a
> whole lot of savings for the school.
> 
> -bj