Educator, education technology specialist,  entrepreneur, open source advocate. M.A. in Educational Psychology, MSED in Educational Leadership, Linux system administrator, CCNA, virtualization using Virtual Box. Follow me at @Don_Watkins .

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Teach a virtual class with Moodle on Linux

Teach school remotely with the Moodle learning management system on Linux.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 14 Oct 2020 4 comments
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Customize an Intel NUC with Linux

Boot up Linux on the small but powerful Intel NUC. Use it for coding, video conferencing, and more.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 29 Sep 2020 5 comments
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Run Linux apps on your Chromebook

Run all the Linux apps you want using Crostini on your Chromebook.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 22 Sep 2020 7 comments
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Teach Python with the Mu editor

Mu makes it easy to learn how to write Python code.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 21 Sep 2020 2 comments
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How to choose an affordable Linux laptop for video conferencing

Open source can give pre-owned computers the necessary boost to make them useful with today's popular video conferencing tools.
Alan Formy-Duval (Correspondent) Don Watkins (Correspondent) 25 Aug 2020
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Education is essential to being a sysadmin, developer, or any type of IT professional

The ultimate back to school guide to open source for teachers

Learn how to incorporate open source principles and technology into the classroom.
Lauren Pritchett (Red Hat) 16 Jul 2020 2 comments
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Announcing the Opensource.com Correspondent program

Top authors on Opensource.com have new levels of access, support, and exclusive opportunities.
Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 25 Nov 2019 4 comments
Summer reading list

2019 Opensource.com summer reading list

13 books to inform and entertain you during the long, lazy days of summer.
Joshua Allen Holm (Correspondent) 28 Jun 2019 1 comment

Authored Comments

Commented on 15 Oct 2020
Teach a virtual class with Moodle on Linux
Thanks for sharing!
Commented on 14 Oct 2020
Teach a virtual class with Moodle on Linux
I've actually done both. I really enjoy using H5P which wasn't available when I was using Moodle as a teacher in 2009-2011. Do you have a favorite Moodle plugin?
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