A sustainable PC for learning during Covid Lockdown In the period of the first lockdown from spring 2020 to mid 2021, the Linux User Group Bozen-Bolzano-Bulsan has collected PCs and laptop from voluntary donations with the Schoolswap project and given them (about 200 pieces) to students for homeschooling. Summary of events and presentation of the software used from Debian Linux (FUSS), the osTicket system and installation with Clonezilla. https://schoolswap.bz.it We brought Linux and FOSS on the desktop of the young generation, which had no prejudice to use it. Last but not least, it is also a social project to enable financially disadvantaged families to fully participate through the help of technology in homeschooling.

1. SchoolSwap
A sustainable PC for learning
during Covid Lockdown
V1.0

2. Introduction

3. How it started
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December 2019
China - CoViD-19
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February 2020
Italy
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March 2020
Schools closed

4. How it started

5. Collaboration

6. Collaboration

7. Hardware
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5-8 years
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HDD
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2-4 GB RAM
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Windows 7
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19“ Monitor
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Mouse & Keyboard

8. Software
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Debian
GNU / Linux
Distrubution
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XFCE
Lightweight Desktop
Environment

9. Organization
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Telegram
Instant Messenger
(bridge to Element)
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E-Mail
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Nextcloud
Files
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Hashtags
#FUSS-PC_42_a
#FUSS-PC_42_b

10. Additional software
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Zoom
Video Communications
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Jitsi
Free and OSS-Video
Platform
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Microsoft Teams
Collaboration Software
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BigBlueButton
Free OSS-Learning
Platform

11. From FUSS-PC to Schoolswap

12. From FUSS-PC to Schoolswap
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Scoring System
3 children
1 computer
high priority
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1.000
requests
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3-4 people
to handle it

13. Status quo

14. Status quo

15. ADALABO
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ADALABO Team
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Diego Maniacco
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Piergiorgio Cemin
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Ezio Monastero

16. Clonezilla Server – PXE Boot
ADALABO
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Proxmox
Debian-based OSS
for Virtualization

17. ADALABO

18. September to December 2020
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1000 requests
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Managed with WebDAV/CardDAV
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Thunderbird Extension
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Bottle neck

19. Ticketing system and new website
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Privacy Agreement
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osTicket
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Person:
Ticket Number
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PC:
Task Number

20. Ticketing system and new website
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New website/domain:
schoolswap.bz.it
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Help of students
Uni-BZ
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30 second long video
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Jugenddienst and
students Zelig filmschool

21. Purchases and donations
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Money donations
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Partnered with „Südtirolrer
Vinzenzgemeinschaft“
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5.000 €

22. Purchases and donations
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Webcams
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WiFi-Sticks
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SSD
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Heating costs

23. 2021
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June: School ended
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Summer: Vaccine started
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September: Homeschooling ended

24. Others
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300 PCs donated
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Kids have no prejudice
using linux
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Money should not be a
problem when it comes
to education

25. Future
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Project still very alive
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Shelves are filled
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New horizons
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Students university
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Migrants
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Help older people with
tech problems

26. Thank you
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With their volunteer work,
we would like to thank:
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Anton Auer
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Diego Maniacco
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Ezio Monastero
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Piero Cemin
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Danilo Tommasini
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Mauro Fratucello
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„Zeffe“ and more other from ADA
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Paolo Dongili
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Marco Marinello
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Hugo Leiter
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Franz Linter
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Michael Plotheger
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Michael Torggler
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Corinna Zamir Lorenzi
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Markus Egger
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Reinhold Pescoller, Qbus
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Magdalena Amonn

27. Questions?
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Contact:
schoolswap@lugbz.org
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Website:
www.schoolswap.bz.it