Promo/Schools

KDE@schools

This section contains information how KDE could be presented at schools. It was created during a Google Code-in project.

Main Ideas for making a successful presentation

• A presentation about KDE software can be organised (the duration of the talk should be about 40-50 minutes)
• After the presentation, a short workshop should follow (in the school laboratory) giving the chance to students to interact with KDE's desktop environment and try some of its programs.
• CDs with KDE software as well as other promotional material can be hand out to students (for example marketing flyers etc.).
• After the presentation, forming a team of students who are willing to volunteer and promote such software would be a great idea. A help desk could be set up (something like a booth in our school) so that students will feel free to ask questions and/or request support for their problems.
• Organizing meetings should be also a great idea in order to collaborate with other students and decide on how we can proceed
• Updating the school's website with information about KDE and FOSS is a good note.
• Last but not least, before the students who form the team of volunteers graduate from school, they should try to find younger students who are willing to volunteer. As a result, the spirit of KDE and FOSS software will continue to live forever in the school.

Additional tips on how to approach students

• The cost is not something as valuable as quality. It is of vital importance that we focus on KDE's strengths.

We could mention that KDE software is :

• fast
  • easy-to-use
  • easy-to-learn
  • easy-to-interact-with
  • reliable
  • stable
  • and FREE
• Design a small flyer in your language that will provide smalls tips to students and make their life on KDE easier
• Provide CDs, flyers and other marketing material to students for free
• Make the students LOVE KDE and FOSS in general by focusing on the strengths of the COMMUNITY