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What if I told you that you could take an old Microsoft XBox 360 game console from 2002 and turn it into a great computer? These units can probably be found at a yardsale for $50 or less. And, without opening the case, you can turn it into a perfectly good computer for your children to learn and navigate the Internet with ease.
[[Image:Ltsp.jpg|thumb|right|Example Thin Client Home Computer (box nearest the wall) The beige box is a cable modem]] The trick to making this work is to install a smart operating system called [http://www.edubuntu.org/ Edubuntu] onto the machine. With a simple setup of Edubuntu installed on the parent's computer to manage the things that the kids learn and do, the promise of network computing for families and entire school systems is brought to life. The best thing of all is that Edubuntu is completely free. Free as in Liberty. Free to copy. Free to share. Free to modify, customize, extend and do whatever you need it to do. It is open source. It is created for and created by people with the highest commitment and interest in education and welfare of our children's future.
Edubuntu comes with a wide variety of education programs for children. What's more is that it comes with a host of systems aimed directly at solving the management and administrative challenges of educators and school system administrators. From the superintendants office down to the technology director and classroom teachers, Edubuntu is a complete suite of operating system software, servers, application suites and individual programs to bring a bevy of easy-to-use solutions into today's learning environment.
