GNOME needs a good education suite. Here are some existing programs we can use:
Applications
Currently maintained apps
GCompris, a 'suite' of educational games for young children.
Klavaro - touch typing
Dr Geo - interactive geometry
Gnome Chemistry Utils - gtk widgets and small programs for chemistry
Quest Exam Engine - create and administer exams. (PerlGTK)
Solfege - ear training
Denemo - music notation
Wordplay - anagrams
Kanatest - testing Japanese kana characters
Kana no quiz - testing Japanese kana characters
gElemental - view the periodic system of elements
Little Wizard - development environment for children
New in development
- Student Control Panel (soon to be part of Edubuntu)
Unmaintained
Sky-Net - sky charting (uses Mono/C#)
KDE Edu
The following is a table of KDE edu stuff and some gtk equivs
Function |
KDE |
GNOME |
Notes |
Languages |
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Anagram game |
Kanagram |
Wordplay (gtk1) |
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Hangman |
KHangMan |
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Japanese reference/learning tool. |
Kiten |
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Revise Latin. There are vocabulary, grammar, and verb testing sections. In addition there is a set of revision notes that can be used for self-guided revision. |
KLatin |
nothing |
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Help to learn the alphabet and then to read some syllables in different languages. |
KLettres |
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Study Spanish verb forms. |
KVerbos |
? |
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Vocabulary trainer. Like most of the other vocabulary trainers it uses the "flash card" approach. |
KVocTrain |
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Mathematics |
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Generate tasks with fractions |
KBruch |
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Exploring geometric constructions |
Kig |
Dr Geo |
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Mathematical function plotter |
gNumexp |
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Improve their skills in calculating percentages |
KPercentage |
?? |
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Miscellaneous |
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Simon Says |
blinKen |
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Geography learning tool |
KGeography |
?? |
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Learning touch typing |
KTouch |
Klavaro |
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Logo programming language |
KTurtle |
?? |
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Master new vocabularies. It replaces FlashKard |
KWordQuiz |
?? |
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Science |
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Periodic system of the elements |
Kalzium |
gElemental |
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Desktop Planetarium program |
KStars |
Sky-net |
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Teaching Tools |
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Creation and revision of form-based tests and exams. |
KEduca |
Quest Exam Engine |
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Education Linux Distros
- Edubuntu
- Skolelinux (or Debian-edu)
- openSUSE Edu (Add-on DVD)
