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Educational Linux Distro Provides Tech-Bundle For Kids and Educators 55

First time accepted submitter Jason Hibbets writes "Ubermix is a version of Linux designed for kids and educators. In this interview with Jim Klein, founder of Ubermix, we discover a Linux distribution designed with kids, education, and educators in mind. This could change the way our the next generation learns about Linux and open source software like Celestia, Stellarium, Scratch, VirtualLab Microscope, iGNUit, and more."
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Educational Linux Distro Provides Tech-Bundle For Kids and Educators

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  • Qimo is my favorite (Score:5, Informative)

    by Wycliffe ( 116160 ) on Thursday March 14, 2013 @01:15AM (#43167903) Homepage

    It is especially good for younger kids but has alot of apps for older
    kids as well. http://www.qimo4kids.com/ [qimo4kids.com]
    All the other ones I personally tried out seemed to have problems
    with sound cards, booting, etc....

  • Re:Another one? (Score:4, Informative)

    by serialband ( 447336 ) on Thursday March 14, 2013 @11:57AM (#43171865)

    Edubuntu is more for 3-6 year olds. Kids get bored with the selection of the software pretty quickly when they get older. Ubermix seems to be actually geared for school age children, but my the time they're 10, they'll likely tire of some of the "educational" software and start using more of the "Apps" like skype, twitter, facebook, or whatever their replacements may be in the future.

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