Abstract zum Workshop  
Freie Software in der Bildung  

Fran Ilich 
 

in the past i've worked in educational fields actively working with kids, and both in mass media and independent media as an independent creator. i will speak about yasmin kafai or marsha kinder's steps on software in education, about other projects in mexico involving computers and software for poor people and about the position the educational system has toward software and education in mexico. also how computers are changing school and the future in latin america, and of course the problems with software in school. why do the machines in universities and schools have no available software? haven´t the directors found out about free software? why don't the students design their own software? is the only possible alternative to become a computer repair technician, must all technological improvements come from the outside always?