Fedora Educational Applications
Here is a possible list of applications, which might be used for educational purposes.
The candidates for inclusion on our first spin have been moved to the top:
gnuplot
kdeedu (we're currently talking about the mathematics-related apps here)
kpolynome
Macaulay2
octave
orpie
qalculate
wxmaxima
applications for children (6-12)
name of application |
short description
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computer |
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tuxtype2 |
typing tutor
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graphics |
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tuxpaint |
painting program for young children
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misc edu apps |
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childsplay |
games for children
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gcompris |
suite for children
|
games |
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enigma |
oxyd-like game
|
applications for teenagers (12-18)
name of application |
short description
|
office apps |
|
dia |
diagram creation program
|
planner |
project management
|
scribus |
desktop publishing
|
taskjuggler |
project management
|
kdissert |
mindmapping for kde
|
vym |
planning & drawing
|
graphics |
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blender |
modelling of 3D figures
|
gimp |
image manipulation
|
inkscape |
vector drawing program
|
skencil |
vector drawing program
|
xfig |
drawing program
|
math |
|
drgeo |
geometry
|
galculator |
calculator
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octave |
language for numerical computations
|
qalculate |
calculator with gtk or qt interface
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wxmaxima |
computer algebra system
|
natural science |
|
atomix |
chemical game
|
celestia |
planetarium software
|
chemtool |
drawing chemical structures
|
gchempaint |
chemistry
|
genchemlab |
chemistry
|
gnome-chemistry-utils |
chemistry
|
gperiodic |
periodic system
|
stellarium |
astronomy
|
xaos |
interactive fractal zoomer
|
computer science |
|
bluefish |
editor for programmers
|
kile |
kde latex editor
|
labplot |
data analysis
|
pythoncad |
cad
|
qcad |
cad
|
artistic work / sound |
|
audacity |
audio editor
|
hydrogen |
drum machine
|
jokosher |
audio editor
|
rosegarden4 |
audio + midi sequencer
|
solfege |
musical education
|
muse score |
cross platform WYSIWYG music notation program
|
kdenlive |
non-linear video editor
|
languages |
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stardict |
dictionary platform
|
amusement |
|
lincity-ng |
city simulation
|
others |
|
grass |
geographic information system
|
gonvert |
unit converter
|
general system applications
name of application |
short description
|
krdc |
rdesktop & vnc interface
|
tsclient |
rdesktop & vnc interface
|
teacher tools
name of application |
short description
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fl_teachertool |
remote control a terminal, broadcast teacher's desktop, send files, lock screen...
|
kde's kiosktool |
preset and lock down user's desktop and preferences
|
eXe |
authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. (exports to moodle)
|
Hot Potatoes |
lesson construction software to build a teaching website; includes crosswords, gap-fills, cloze tests, matching, multiple choice and jumbled exercises. (exports to moodle)
|
Wink |
screen cast / tutorials editor
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recordMyDesktop |
screen cast --> ogg
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web applications
name of application |
short description
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Moodle |
a course management system (CMS) - designed to help educators create effective online courses
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Wordpress |
blogging system
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Joomla |
content management system (CMS)
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Drupal |
community and content management system
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MediaWiki |
wiki web system
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note: although these web applications are easily installed with yum they some time require some extra setup and connection to an SQL database and the initiation of some basic tables before they start to work, fixing this can help teachers alllllooot :-)
note: ghemical and skynet are currently not part of Fedora