Phil Shapiro has been an educator, teaching students from pre-school to graduate school for the past 35 years. He currently works at a public library in the Washington, DC area, helping youth and adults use their public Linux stations. Between 2007 and 2012, he blogged for PC World magazine on various technology topics and currently writes for Ars Technica, MAKE magazine, FOSS Force, TechSoup for Libraries, and Opensource.com. Visit him at his antique ebook store.
GoFundMe for medical expenses" And see his library dance videos on YouTube.
WashPost - The Man Who Gives Computers to Kids (May, 2000)
PCWorld - Does Free Software Restore Dignity?
PCWorld (original article)
I like to teach. David tenor guitar
The Day My Mind Became Open Sourced
Professional associations and organizations I support:
Internet Press Guild
Women in Film & Video
Washington Apple Pi
Let's Play America
HacDC
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Higher Achievement
Small Things Matter
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Journalism I support
MAKE magazine
NPR
CoolTools
FOSS Force
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"All of the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today." - Chinese proverb
"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Eden Phillpotts
Authored Comments
TuxPaint can provide endless hours of fun for children ages 3 to 6 (and older). At the public library where I work, when I hear a 3 year old gurgling with delight, I know already what is on their computer screen. It's TuxPaint.
Runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Download the TuxPaint Config file to make sure TuxPaint is running full screen on your monitor. Search YouTube for TuxPaint videos.
Thanks for sharing this wise advice, Hugo. Many people will benefit from this.