[CoLoCo] 1:1 laptops/tablets in Denver school.

[Andrew]

When I was going to Thompson Valley, most kids just needed a word processor
for doing reports. If you were on a PC kids would use microsoft word, and
most people if they were on a mac actually used adobe indesign. After having
taken the computer graphics classes, i myself prefer adobe indesign, but
otherwise i use open office. I think open office now works out-o-the-box on
macs now. I don't think you need to install x on macs to use it.



On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 9:24 AM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com>wrote:

> While saying that Office 2007 is a must-learn for students is absolutely
> crazy...  I can understand their reasoning in wanting to at least provide
> instruction for it when most colleges and universities use Office formats
> and software.
>
> I think showing students how to use any and all software applications in a
> category such as productivity suites would be best.  That way, students can
> figure out and learn for themselves what they like the most.  I have a
> feeling most will choose the free (coincidentally also "FREE" as in FOSS)
> solution.  : )
>
> -David
>
> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Richard Guenther <richskyline at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  ....Anyway, I said lets use NeoOffice (open office for mac) and was told
>>> that wasn't possible because students NEED to learn MS Office....
>>>
>>
>> That drives me nuts.  Open Office always seemed the best choice for me,
>> and some students do use it.  However, Google Docs has the ability to become
>> HUGE.  Our librarian is getting Google Apps for our school and pushing to
>> have all students registered and using Google Docs as their main office
>> suite.  That's pretty progressive.
>>
>> I can't--to be honest--believe how much FOSS has gained over the last
>> year.... it all seems to be clicking at once.
>>
>> Richard
>>
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