Ubuntu User Days Wrap-up

On February 9-10th we hosted our 7th Ubuntu User Days!

Logs from all sessions are now available:

• Introduction to User Days by JoseeAntonioR
• Introduction to Ubuntu by JoseeAntonioR
• Unity and the Dash by LionThinker
• Introduction to Firefox by JoseeAntonioR
• Equivalent Programs by holstein
• Multimedia and Multimedia Centers (video) by bobweaver
• Installing Software in Ubuntu by epikvision
• Accessibility Applications by AlanBell
• Ubuntu Flavors: Xubuntu and Lubuntu by amjjawad and pleia2
• Ubuntu Community Roundtable by pleia2 and JoseeAntonioR
• Using Launchpad by JoseeAntonioR
• How to get help in Ubuntu by philipballew
• How to solve a problem – Ask Ubuntu! through Launchpad by cprofitt

We are very thankful to our instructors and attendees who made the work of this last weeks worthwhile, we feel very proud of all of them. Congratulations!

The Spanish Classroom team also hosted a User Day on February 9th, el Día del Usuario Ubuntu.

Logs for the 6 sessions they hosted can be found in their wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiaDelUsuarioUbuntu

¡Felicitaciones por el buen trabajo, muchachos!

I really hope you enjoyed this User Days, and that all the shared knowledge is useful to you. Again, a huge thanks from all the Classroom team, and stay tuned so you make sure you learn something new every day!

Ubuntu User Days next weekend!

Next weekend, from Saturday at 14:30 UTC to Sunday at 03:00 UTC the Classroom team will be hosting the Ubuntu User Days!

User Days was created to be a set of chat-based classes offered during a two days period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu. User Days sessions include:

• how to get help
• the basics of how to use the command line
• different ways to install software
• equivalent programs
• and much more!

You can check the full schedule here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays

The best thing is, everyone can come! If you want to participate, you just need to join #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom chat on your IRC client, or just click here: Webchat.

We hope to see you next weekend!

Call for Instructors: Ubuntu User Days on Feb 9th – 10th 2013

We’ll be hosting our next Ubuntu User Days on Saturday February 9th, 14:30 UTC – Sunday the 10th 2013, 3:00 UTC.

“User Days was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu”

In order for this event to be a success, we need instructors to lead sessions.

To volunteer to lead a session, you can contact a member of the Ubuntu User Days Team by sending an email to myself (lyz at ubuntu.com), the ubuntu-classroom at lists.ubuntu.com mailing list or by contacting us on IRC by stopping by #ubuntu-classroom-backstage on irc.freenode.net.

If you are unsure of a topic for your session, you can visit the Course Suggestions page:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/CourseSuggestions

If you are unsure about expectations for class instructors, please ask! You may also visit the logs from past Ubuntu User Days:

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/precise
• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/oneiric
• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/natty
• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/maverick
• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/lucid

Please be sure to pass this announcement along to any of your friends who might be interested in leading a session.

Thanks everyone!

Ubuntu User Days Wrap-up

On June 23-24th we hosted the 6th Ubuntu User Days!

Logs from all sessions are now available:

• Introduction to User Days by pleia2
• Introduction to Ubuntu by JoseeAntonioR
• Rockin the Cloud with Juju and Ubuntu Server by m_3
• Switching to Ubuntu from Windows by nik90
• Protecting your server: iptables basics, fail2ban and ssh by stlsaint
• Using Unity by bobweaver
• Commandline Basics by imbrandon
• Accessibility Applications by AlanBell and Pendulum
• Installing Software by JoseeAntonioR
• Ubuntu Community Roundtable by various community members
• Finding Helpful Resources by OutOfControl
• Ubuntu Flavors: Lubuntu (LXDE) and Xubuntu (Xfce) by kanliot and pleia2
• Using screen by the_hydra

Huge thanks to all our instructors and the attendees who make the work that goes into organizing these days worthwhile. Great work everyone!

The Spanish Classroom team also hosted a User Day on June 23rd, El Día del Usuario Ubuntu

Logs for the 7 sessions they hosted are linked on their wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiaDelUsuarioUbuntu

¡Buen trabajo, todos!

And finally, a special thanks to José Antonio Rey (JoseeAntonioR), who not only did the majority of recruiting for User Days, but also contributed sessions and helped run both the English and the Spanish events.

Ubuntu User Days this weekend!

This weekend from Saturday 14:30 UTC through Sunday 03:00 UTC the Classroom team will be hosting Ubuntu User Days!

User Days was created to be a set of chat-based classes offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu. User Days sessions include:

• how to get help
• the basics of how to use the command line
• different ways to install software
• some tips to secure your server

The full schedule is available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/precise

So join us by coming to #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net (#ubuntu-classroom-chat for questions) this weekend!

A few instructor spots left for Ubuntu User Days on June 23-24th 2012

As we’ve mentioned previously, we’ll be hosting our next Ubuntu User Days on Saturday June the 23rd, 14:30 UTC – Sunday the 24th 2012, 3:00 UTC.

“User Days was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu”

User Days is just 2 weeks away and the following timeslots still need to be filled:

• Saturday, June 23rd at 21:00 UTC
• Saturday, June 23rd at 22:00 UTC
• Saturday, June 23rd at 23:00 UTC
• Sunday, June 24th at 01:00 UTC

You can check out the full schedule here to see what’s already being covered.

Class suggestions:

• Software Installation (cover Software Center, PPAs, source)
• Finding Helpful Resources (cover IRC, forums, Ask Ubuntu and more)
• Desktop Environments: Unity, Gnome, KDE, XFCE, LXDE (recruit an expert you can team up with to hit all the DEs!)
• More ideas here!

Think you can teach one? Please contact the Classroom team by sending an email to myself (lyz at ubuntu.com), the ubuntu-classroom at lists.ubuntu.com mailing list or on IRC by stopping by #ubuntu-classroom-backstage on irc.freenode.net.

Call for Instructors: Ubuntu User Days on June 23-24th 2012

We’ll be hosting our next Ubuntu User Days on Saturday June the 23rd, 14:30 UTC – Sunday the 24th 2012, 3:00 UTC.

“User Days was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu”

In order for this event to be a success, we need instructors to lead sessions.

To volunteer to lead a session, you can contact a member of the Ubuntu User Days Team by sending an email to myself (lyz at ubuntu.com), the ubuntu-classroom at lists.ubuntu.com mailing list or by contacting us on IRC by stopping by #ubuntu-classroom-backstage on irc.freenode.net.

If you are unsure of a topic for your session, you can visit the Course Suggestions page:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/CourseSuggestions

If you are unsure about expectations for class instructors, please ask! You may also visit the logs from past Ubuntu User Days:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/oneiric
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/natty
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/maverick
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam/lucid

Please be sure to pass this announcement along to any of your friends who might be interested in leading a session.

Thanks everyone!

Another Successful User Days!

From Saturday, the 14th to Sunday, the 15th, the Classroom team hosted User Days for the Oneiric cycle.

Our gratitude to all the instructors who took time out of their weekend to present a session.  Special thanks to Beginners Team members who volunteered to lead sessions.

Finally, thanks to everyone who attended, and everyone who asked questions during the sessions.

If you missed a session you wanted to catch, the logs from all the sessions are available on the wiki.

In case you attended and haven’t filled it out our survey, please fill it out!

Ubuntu User Days — This Weekend!

This weekend from Saturday 13:30 UTC through Sunday 03:00 UTC the Classroom team will be hosting Ubuntu User Days!

User Days was created to be a set of chat-based classes offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu. User Days sessions include:

• find equivalent programs in Ubuntu
• learn how to get help
• learn the basics of how to use the command line in Ubuntu
• learn how to get involved in the community

So join us by coming to #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net (#ubuntu-classroom-chat for questions) this weekend!

Our full schedule is as follows:

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Time (UTC)	Subject	Presenter
13:30	Introduction to User Days	pleia2, nigelb
14:00	Launchpad and How to Use Restricted Drivers	ashickur-noor
15:00	Introduction to Ubuntu	holstein
16:00	Firewall Basics	the_hydra
17:00	I have an idea to improve Ubuntu – what should I do?	Cheesehead
18:00	Unity Lenses	davidcalle
19:00	Installing Software	stlsaint
20:00	Accessibility in Unity	AlanBell
21:00	Finding Help in Ubuntu	bkerensa
22:00	Customizing Unity	philipballew and jrgifford
23:00	Introduction to Firefox	JoseeAntonioR

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Time (UTC)	Subject	Presenter
00:00	Ubuntu Equivalents	sagaci
01:00	How to Get Involved with the Community	benonsoftware
02:00	Commandline Basics	tonyyarusso

Ubuntu User Days en Español

We’re happy to report that Sergio Meneses has announced that there will be an Día del Usuario Ubuntu en Español – Ubuntu User Days in Spanish on January 14th!

Hace algún tiempo hemos venido trabajando en diferentes formas de retomar proyectos anteriores por parte de Ubuntu-ClassRoom-Es, despues de varios inconvenientes por parte de los miembros del team nos volvemos a poner a trabajar juntos para la realización de la versión en Español del UbuntuUserDay.

Full announcement on Sergio’s blog: Día del Usuario Ubuntu en Español?…. esta aquí!

He has also issued a call for instructors: El Día del Usuario Ubuntu necesita Instructores!

The English version of User Days is also still looking for instructors, see here for more details: Call for Instructors: Ubuntu User Days on January 14-15th 2012