Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

Hi Webmaster,

You are most generous!!!!! I gave the our church about a 4 year old 
computer with just Ubuntu on. It will do everything they need with just 
the software that is available for Ubuntu (Linux), plus running Quicken 
in wine. I always keep it updated to the latest Ubuntu version. 
Non-Linux folks seem to learn the Unity interface very easily. It is 
also attractive, which hopefully will get people to realize there are 
many doors which can be opened with respect to computing, and not just 
Windows.

Don

On 05/24/2012 12:15 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> I have on the Ubuntu 10.04LTS system, I will loan out to a Church's 
> day care center, everything that is on the application list for 
> Edubuntu, plus more.  But all their other machines are Windows.
>
> I was looking at what software I have on the Ubuntu/Edubuntu system 
> that has Windows version out there for free.  That is where I say 
> LibreOffice.org listed in the Math software list.  When I saw 
> LibreOffice.org listed in the math package list, I was thinking about 
> the Math module.
>
> Marc listed GCompris is free on Linux, which is part of the Edubuntu 
> education application list, but why would they require a fee for 
> Windows.  There is a software called Childsplay that is something like 
> GCompris, since I looked at both on the Ubuntu system. Then there is 
> Tuxmath, which is a bunch of math related games.  Most of the Edubuntu 
> applications are listed as KDE4 packages, according to the wiki page 
> for Edubuntu.  Kturtle is the Logo programming package.
>
> What the day care center needs is a lot of good packages that help 
> with math and reading scores, the way the director was talking.  So I 
> was looking at finding as many free math packages to include in a CD 
> set for her to add to their Windows computers she already has.  I was 
> going to have LO 3.4.6 with all the extensions I use so she can 
> install it on those computers.
>
> I decided to loan out my IBM server from 2002 with a 17" CRT monitor 
> [2nd space system that is taking up needed space] to that day care 
> center for a year or so, till they can afford to get a Windows 
> replacement, or I find a good Windows machine to replace it.  The good 
> part of Ubuntu is any major modifications/installs/etc. requires a 
> SUDO password and the kids will not have that.  Windows do not offer 
> that "security" feature.
>
> I really think getting LibreOffice.org into computer centers, whether 
> it is in a day care center or some other community computer center, is 
> something that can have a positive effect for LO.  If the kids, in 
> this care 13 years and under for the summer, get use to using LO on 
> the systems they have access to during the summer, they might want to 
> get their parents to install it on their home computer/laptop.
>
> As for helping out a day care center with a long term loan of a 
> computer filled with educational software, if I have a spare computer 
> to loan, I would do so.  If I get a better one donated to me by 
> locals, well my policy is "if I get it free, I give it out to others 
> for free".  I am always looking out for free systems that can be fixed 
> up and loaded, or given, to people who need them.
>
> As for the IBM server having Ubuntu/Edubuntu on it instead of XP, well 
> for some reason that server with XP installed wants me to install 
> external drivers for it to use thumbdrives, external hard drives, or 
> external optical drives, when my XP laptop installs the drivers from 
> internal sources.  Why, that system cannot find internal drivers for 
> these USB devices when my XP laptop does, I have no idea.  So it got 
> Ubuntu/Edubuntu installed on it.  It has everything they need, except 
> for some reason when installing all the educational packages it caused 
> problems for it to play video files with any video player I had 
> installed.  Well, they will not be playing DVDs on it since it has a 
> SCSI connection CD reader.  There is no PATA/IDE ports for a DVD drive 
> or hard drive.
>
> Well, keep on giving me any info you have for free educational 
> packages that have free Windows versions.  They could sure use as much 
> free software as can be found.
>
> I just liked that they had LibreOffice.org listed as a good 
> educational package for math.
>
> On 05/23/2012 01:39 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > I think Edubuntu might be worth trying out?
> > http://www.edubuntu.org/
> >
> > (sorry e-letter!)
> >
> > Perhaps test-drive a LiveCd?  Even tho it 'should' be about 100 times 
> > slower than a proper dual-boot install onto a normal ide hard-drive, 
> > even bigger difference with sata and vast difference with SSDs of 
> > course but assuming you are using Windows on a normal ide hard-drive 
> > then a LiveCd 'should' seem about 100 times slower.  In fact it 
> > generally feels tons faster purely because of Gnu&Linux power :) 
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> > --- On Wed, 23/5/12, Regina Henschel<rb.henschel@t-online.de>  wrote:
> >
> > From: Regina Henschel<rb.henschel@t-online.de>
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an 
> > educational software for math
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: Wednesday, 23 May, 2012, 17:30
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > webmaster-Kracked_P_P schrieb:
> > > I was looking for free educational software for a Church's day care
> > > center. I looked at several sites, I saw LibreOffice.org is listed 
> > > under
> > > Education Software / Mathematics on the SchoolForce.net web site.
> > >
> > > https://schoolforge.net/education-software/mathematics
> > You should install the extension dmaths in addition.
> >
> > > I am looking for good offline and free educational software for kids
> > > under 13 years of age.
> > very nice mathematical things are in 
> > http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/index.htm. But they are mixed 
> > over all grades and you have to store the sites locally when you need 
> > it offline.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Regina

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