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==Basic Public Software applications==
 
==Basic Public Software applications==
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There are excellent public software alternatives to commonly used proprietary software as  below. <br>
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There are excellent public software alternatives to commonly used proprietary software as  below.  
 
=== Commonly used applications===
 
=== Commonly used applications===
 
Public software tools available and widely used on personal computers.
 
Public software tools available and widely used on personal computers.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 60%; height: 200px;"
 
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! Area
 
! Area
 
! Public Software
 
! Public Software
 
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! Proprietary Software
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! Operating System
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|| [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Ubuntu Ubuntu] GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC)
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|| Microsoft Windows
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|- style="height: 36px;"
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!Office Applications
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||Open Office / LibreOffice ([https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_LibreOffice_Writer text editor], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_LibreOffice_Calc spreadsheet], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_LibreOffice_Impress presentation], [[Learn database|database]], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_MyPaint drawing tools])
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||Microsoft Office
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|- style="height: 36px;"
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!Email client
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||[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird] / [[Learn Evolution|Evolution]]
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||Microsoft Outlook
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!Internet Browser
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||[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Firefox Mozilla Firefox] / [[Learn Chrome|Chrome]]
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||Internet Explorer
 
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| '''Operating system'''
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|'''Search Engine'''
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| Ubuntu GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC)
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|[https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckgo] search engine
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| Microsoft Windows
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|Google Search
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| '''Office Applications'''
 
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|Open Office / LibreOffice
 
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|Microsoft Office
 
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|'''Email client '''
 
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|Mozilla Thunderbird / Evolution
 
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|Microsoft Outlook
 
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|'''Internet Browser '''
 
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|Mozilla Firefox / Chrome
 
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|Internet Explorer
 
 
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|<span style="background:Wheat"> '''Vocational Educational tools''' </span>'''
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|'''Mobile Phone Apps'''
 
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|'''Desktop Publishing'''
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|Messaging
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|GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus
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|[https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007319331-Group-chats Signal]
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|Page Maker, Corel Draw
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|WhatsApp
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|- style="height: 36px;"
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|'''Video editing'''
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|PiTiVi, Kdenlinve, Openshot
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!'''Vocational Educational tools'''
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|Adobe photoshop, Final Cut Pro
 
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|'''Audio Editing'''
 
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|Audacity
 
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|Wavepad
 
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|'''Animation'''
 
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|Blender, Scratch
 
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|Adobe Macromedia
 
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|<span style="background:Wheat"> '''Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)''' </span>-
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|- style="height: 36px;"
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!Desktop Publishing
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|'''Engineering drawing'''
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||[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_GIMP GIMP], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Inkscape Inkscape], [[Learn Scribus|Scribus]]
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|Q CAD, CollabCad (NIC), FreeCad, Librecad
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||Page Maker, Corel Draw
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|AutoCAD
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|'''Numerical computing'''
 
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|SCILAB
 
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|MATLAB
 
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===Educational Softwware ===
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!Video editing
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Public educational software applications is available in all subjects, which allows us to integrate computer into regular teaching learning. Table below provides public education software tools subject wise.
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||[[Learn PiTiVi|PiTiVi]], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Kdenlive Kdenlinve], [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Openshot_Video_Editor Openshot]
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||Adobe photoshop, Final Cut Pro
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|- style="height: 36px;"
  
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!Audio Editing
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||[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity Audacity]
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||Wavepad
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{| style="border-spacing:0;margin:auto;width:6.8076in;"
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!Animation
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||[[Learn Blender|Blender]], [[Learn Scratch|Scratch]]
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| style="border-top:0.05pt solid #000000;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | <span style="background-color:transparent;">Subject</span>
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||Adobe Macromedia
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| style="border-top:0.05pt solid #000000;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | <span style="background-color:transparent;">Public Software</span>
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| style="border:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | <span style="background-color:transparent;">Description</span>
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" |
 
  
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!Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)
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|- style="height: 36px;"
  
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|'''Engineering drawing'''
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||[[Learn Q CAD|Q CAD]], [[Learn CollabCad (NIC)|CollabCad (NIC)]], [[Learn FreeCad|FreeCad]], [[Learn Librecad|Librecad]]
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||AutoCAD
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|- style="height: 36px;"
  
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!Numerical computing
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||[[Learn SCILAB|SCILAB]]
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||MATLAB
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===Educational Software ===
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Public educational software applications is available in all subjects, which allows us to integrate computer into regular teaching learning. Table below provides public education software tools subject wise.
  
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SCIENCE
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Kalzium
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Kalzium shows the periodic table and the properties of elements. It is an encyclopedia, explaining states of matter, evolution of elements. Basic equations can be balanced using this tool.
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! Public Software
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! Description
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KStars
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! rowspan="5" | SCIENCE
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Desktop planetarium-Astronomy with over 130000 stars, all planets, etc.
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| [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Kalzium Kalzium]
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| Kalzium shows the periodic table and the properties of elements. It is an encyclopedia, explaining states of matter, evolution of elements. Basic equations can be balanced using this tool.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Stellarium
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| [[Learn KStars|KStars]]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | This is a desktop planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.
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| Desktop planetarium-Astronomy with over 130000 stars, all planets, etc.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | PhET
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| [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Stellarium Stellarium]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
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| This is a desktop planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KTechLab
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| [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_PhET PhET]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Can be used to build your own circuits and explain various components
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| Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" |  
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| [[Learn KTechLab|KTechLab]]
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| Can be used to build your own circuits and explain various components
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MATHS
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Geogebra
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | An algebra and geometry package providing for both graphical and algebraic input, very versatile to create lesson plans and resources for maths learning
 
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Tux Math
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! rowspan="3" | MATHS
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | A fun game through which children can practise their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Geogebra Geogebra]
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|An algebra and geometry package providing for both graphical and algebraic input, very versatile to create lesson plans and resources for maths learning
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KBruch
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|[[Learn Tux Math|Tux Math]]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | This tool can be used to explain fractions as well as for the children to practice arithmetic problems.  
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|A fun game through which children can practise their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | LOGIC
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|[[Learn KBruch|KBruch]]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Kturtle, Turtle art
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|This tool can be used to explain fractions as well as for the children to practice arithmetic problems.  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | K Turtle can be used to create exercises to learn logic.  
 
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | SOCIAL STUDIES
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KGeography
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|[[Learn Kturtle|Kturtle]]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Quiz on different states and capitals across the globe
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|K Turtle can be used to create exercises to learn logic.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | Marble
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_TurtleBlocks Turtle art]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | This acts as a dynamic desktop atlas.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" |  
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_KGeography KGeography]
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|Quiz on different states and capitals across the globe
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ENGLISH
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Marble Marble]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KHangman
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|This acts as a dynamic desktop atlas.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Guess the correct work with a certain number of guesses allowed
 
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KAnagram
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Unscramble the word
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|[[Learn KHangman|KHangman]]
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|Guess the correct work with a certain number of guesses allowed
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | KLettres
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Kanagram KAnagram]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Identify the alphabets by recognising the sound
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|Unscramble the word
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.0382in;" | <span style="background-color:transparent;">Tux Typing</span>
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_KLetters KLettres]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.0382in;" | Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor.
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|Identify the alphabets by recognising the sound
 
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|[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Tux_Typing Tux Typing]
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|Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor.
 
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Please refer to our simple user manuals on many of the free and open source applications mentioned in this page '[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Explore_an_application Explore an application]'
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==Additional public educational applications==
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#[[Learn Blender|Blender]]
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#[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_GIMP Gimp]
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#[[Learn Pixlr - web based|Pixlr - web based]]
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#[[Learn Scratch|Scratch]]
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#[[Learn MIT App Inventor 2|MIT App Inventor 2]]
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#[[Learn Code.org resources|Code.org resources]]
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#[[Learn Mozilla Popcorn Maker|Mozilla Popcorn Maker]]
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[[Category:Digital literacy]]

Revision as of 09:27, 25 February 2021

What is Public Software

Benefits from adopting Public Software

  1. Since public software is freely shareable, it can be available free of cost. It can be installed on all computers without restriction or needing to pay license fees to vendors
  2. The GNU/Linux operating system is virus-free. This means no need to procure anti-virus software and no need to periodically format the computers when it is virus affected. This saves lot of time and effort.
  3. Since all the software like Office, web browser, educational software can be bundled with GNU/Linux operating system, so all applications can be installed on the computer at one time. On proprietary operating system, each software has to be separately installed.
  4. Ubuntu is customised in Kannada and Indian languages. Ubuntu has IBUS software which can allow us to type in all major Indian languages, including Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi etc. so it can be used in our schools for other languages also. Ubuntu uses UNICODE standard for fonts, accepted internationally and by Government of India
  5. Ubuntu GNU/Linux has more than one crore users. OpenOffice more than 4 crore users across the world. It is easy to use. It works on both Windows and Ubuntu operating systems.
  6. There are many public vocational educational tools like in desktop publishing, video editing, animation etc which can provide employment options to students. There are good public software tools that engineering students can use to learn their subjects. These public tools are as good as proprietary software which are far too expensive to install in schools and colleges.
  7. Students can install these tools in their laptops and use it whenever they want it

See more reasons for using public software.

Basic Public Software applications

There are excellent public software alternatives to commonly used proprietary software as below.

Commonly used applications

Public software tools available and widely used on personal computers.

Area Public Software Proprietary Software
Operating System Ubuntu GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC) Microsoft Windows
Office Applications Open Office / LibreOffice (text editor, spreadsheet, presentation, database, drawing tools) Microsoft Office
Email client Mozilla Thunderbird / Evolution Microsoft Outlook
Internet Browser Mozilla Firefox / Chrome Internet Explorer
Search Engine DuckDuckgo search engine Google Search
Mobile Phone Apps
Messaging Signal WhatsApp
Vocational Educational tools
Desktop Publishing GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus Page Maker, Corel Draw
Video editing PiTiVi, Kdenlinve, Openshot Adobe photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Audio Editing Audacity Wavepad
Animation Blender, Scratch Adobe Macromedia
Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)
Engineering drawing Q CAD, CollabCad (NIC), FreeCad, Librecad AutoCAD
Numerical computing SCILAB MATLAB

Educational Software

Public educational software applications is available in all subjects, which allows us to integrate computer into regular teaching learning. Table below provides public education software tools subject wise.

Subject Public Software Description
SCIENCE Kalzium Kalzium shows the periodic table and the properties of elements. It is an encyclopedia, explaining states of matter, evolution of elements. Basic equations can be balanced using this tool.
KStars Desktop planetarium-Astronomy with over 130000 stars, all planets, etc.
Stellarium This is a desktop planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.
PhET Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
KTechLab Can be used to build your own circuits and explain various components
MATHS Geogebra An algebra and geometry package providing for both graphical and algebraic input, very versatile to create lesson plans and resources for maths learning
Tux Math A fun game through which children can practise their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
KBruch This tool can be used to explain fractions as well as for the children to practice arithmetic problems.
LOGIC Kturtle K Turtle can be used to create exercises to learn logic.
Turtle art
SOCIAL STUDIES KGeography Quiz on different states and capitals across the globe
Marble This acts as a dynamic desktop atlas.
ENGLISH KHangman Guess the correct work with a certain number of guesses allowed
KAnagram Unscramble the word
KLettres Identify the alphabets by recognising the sound
Tux Typing Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor.

Please refer to our simple user manuals on many of the free and open source applications mentioned in this page 'Explore an application'

Additional public educational applications

  1. Blender
  2. Gimp
  3. Pixlr - web based
  4. Scratch
  5. MIT App Inventor 2
  6. Code.org resources
  7. Mozilla Popcorn Maker
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