Consider Open Source - Again!

OpenDisc - Education version
Many schools have a tight budget. That is often the reason given for them to consider Open Source. However, there is more that Open software than price. Much more. Lately I've found better tutorials, and a better online user base for Open Source alternatives to mainstream software. I would also like to suggest Open source is a better way for all software to go. Even if we paid for it. Yes I said "paid for it". Programmers need to be compensated for their work. Companies that help host and distribute software also need to get paid. What makes the Open Source model better is it allows innovations to be shared and built on, not re-invented.

Enough of my soap box. If you haven't checked into Open Source in a while, you should. No better place than the OpenDisc-Education project. Those people have done a fantastic job of putting many of the great useful packages into one simple iso image. Download it today at

http://www.theopendisc.com/education/

Web Equation Editor

I've been using this over over a year and it's easy to forget that many teachers may have missed this one. What is it? Well, it's an easy to use online equation editor. You can add it to your iGoogle home page (as I've done), use it in place at www.sitmo.com/latex or ebedd the code into any website.

After you build your equation you can download the .png graphic file or copy and paste into just about anything (the .png is better quality). Simple, useful. Enjoy!

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