An introduction to open-source software in education

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Benton, B. (2005). An introduction to open-source software in education. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 1890-1893). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/19331.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005
Phoenix, AZ, USA
2005
ISBN 1-880094-55-X
  Caroline Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Ian Gibson, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

More Information on SITE
Table of Contents

Author

Bryce Benton, Texas Center for Educational Technology, USA

Abstract

This brief paper will provide a definition of open-source software and an introduction to open-source applications and operating systems. The paper will describe the proprietary software model as a contrast to the open-source model, and then highlight fundamental aspects of open-source software demonstrating the financial and social advantages to implementing an open-source software solution in the field of education.

Keywords

• Educational Technology
• Software

Also Read

• Exploring Open Source for Educators: We're Not in Kansas Anymore--Entering Os
• Open Source Software and the Invisible Revolution
• The use of free, open-source, and web-based tools in education
• Open Source and the Diffusion of Teacher Education Software
• Open Source Strategies for Educational Multimedia
• How to effectively use free and open source software in education
• Current and future trends in Free and Open Source Software
• Is Content Instruction?
• Electronic Portfolios: An Open Source Solution
• Understanding Open Source for Open Education

Tags