2013/8/6 sebb <seb...@gmail.com> > On 6 August 2013 15:56, Donald Whytock <dwhyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Ian Lynch <ianrly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 6 August 2013 15:40, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > >> > It is that time of year now: back to school. > >> > > >> > I wonder if this could make a good blog post. Of course, AOO being > >> > free is core part of the story. But even better would be if we had a > >> > "top 10" list of ways in which AOO is great for school. > >> > > >> > >> > >> 1. Use the same software at home and at school without worrying about > >> licensing > >> 2. Participate in the AOO community and provide useful things for others > >> while you learn > >> 3. Fix broken Word documents > >> 4. Provide choice and promote transferrable skills by using more than > one > >> type of tool > >> 5. Get a qualification referenced to the European Qualifications > Framework > >> > > > > 6. Fits nicely in a small/low income community's school budget. > > 7. Work in multiple languages. > > > Don >
8. Highly customizable. Can be adapted to different teaching situations and levels using extensions and/or interface customization. -- gw > >
