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 .

Authored Content

Open source stars.

Explore the night sky with this open source astronomy app

Stargaze from your Linux desktop or Android device with KStars.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 02 Jan 2021
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4 ways open source transformed education in 2020

Open source tools fueled innovation in teaching and learning in 2020, as schools moved online to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 25 Dec 2020 3 comments
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Program your microcontroller with MicroBlocks

MicroBlocks brings a Scratch-like interface to programming the Micro:bit, Circuit Playground Express, and other microcontroller boards.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 09 Nov 2020
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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 6 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 6 comments
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Contributed Content

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 21 Jan 2021
Why keeping a journal improves productivity
Thanks for reminding me that keeping a journal is a productive activity. I'm going to try doing this again. It will help me to learn MarkDown which was a goal a year ago.
Commented on 21 Jan 2021
Convert your Windows install into a VM on Linux
I love your article David! What an amazing documentation of the process too. I'm a Virtualbox users too. I used to be a Quicken for Home and Business user until converting to GnuCash a few years ago. I didn't want...
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