{"id":13334,"date":"2022-05-31T11:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbb-feb.bigbluebutton.org\/?p=13334"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T22:50:19","slug":"barcelona-schools-put-their-hands-up-for-open-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/articles\/barcelona-schools-put-their-hands-up-for-open-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Schools Put Their Hands Up For Open Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13334\" class=\"elementor elementor-13334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f3eeee elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f3eeee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7895763e\" data-id=\"7895763e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfc74f0 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cfc74f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1709\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-scaled.jpeg 1709w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-684x1024.jpeg 684w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-768x1150.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-1025x1536.jpeg 1025w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gaelle-marcel-L8SNwGUNqbU-unsplash-1367x2048.jpeg 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774a48ba\" data-id=\"774a48ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fe21c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35fe21c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barcelona schools put their hands up for open source <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d699b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d699b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2018, a group of families in Barcelona raised concerns over the collection of their children\u2019s data by companies like Google that provide the educational software that schools were using in the classroom. As one of the mothers, Cecilia Baio, expressed it, the families did not want <b>\u201cour children to see that their right to privacy is under threat and be the forerunners of the business that Google is in, collecting our data to create products that influence our behavior.\u201d<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6691e8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6691e8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d661e90\" data-id=\"d661e90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383ed57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383ed57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeeking to protect their children\u2019s data, their initial efforts initially fell on deaf ears. They were told that their children would be unable to participate in school if they didn\u2019t use these tools, and the educators didn\u2019t have another set of tools that they could use. Looking for alternatives, the families approached Xnet, a digital activist group in Barcelona that creates advanced solutions in fields related to digital rights and democracy. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a062700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a062700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with the families, the City Council, and the Barcelona Education Consortium to find a solution, Xnet curated the \u2018Democratic Digitisation\u2019 suite, which is based on open-source software including Nextcloud, Open Office and BigBlueButton. Although they mirror the functionality of their commercial counterparts, these open-source tools are auditable and open so that, according to Simona Levi, the founder of Xnet, there is <b>\u201cdirect user control over the content and stored data.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb915e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eb915e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeing based on open-source software, they are also free to use, and each application is supported by a devoted developer community who continually work on making the platform better. Many of these developers are also users of the software and are adapting it to their own specific needs. Belonging to a global community of educators means that everyone mutually profits from the innovations of others in the community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbaa2c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbaa2c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abf7f2c\" data-id=\"abf7f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9feba4a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-absolute elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9feba4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe aggregated these tools because we believe in their longevity and future stability. They provide similar feature sets, but with all the added benefits that come with using publicly accessible software, including clearer transparency into data collection and its management.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">said Levi<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b42185\" data-id=\"5b42185\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1544362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1544362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1470\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13452 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/QF7NQDEJ4GZ5VCW7JLLNWGQNFI-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1960\/1470;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e30564e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e30564e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8372f5\" data-id=\"e8372f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a231255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a231255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe developers of the new educational software suite were aware that making the transition from the existing platforms needed to be as seamless as possible. Initial trials with three Barcelona schools have gone well in part because the developers were able to simplify the design and make the experience similar to what the children were used to.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3904f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3904f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This customizability is one of the key advantages of the new suite according to the schools. As Levi notes, \u201cit is designed to adapt to the needs of each school and become as complex as the center requires.\u201d This speeds up the transitioning process, because it allows educators to adapt the tool to the way they want to teach, which means more time teaching and delivering effective online classes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d3818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0d3818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarcelona City Council has reaffirmed its support for the program based on the successful pilot. They will be expanding the program to other schools and municipal facilities with training programs such as libraries and community centers. The program is receiving interest from across Spain and the intention is to extend it to other schools in the Catalonia region.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bd803b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bd803b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2713bf8\" data-id=\"2713bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6baa326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6baa326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13388 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/annie-spratt-4-4WPFLVhAY-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; 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