Re: [school-discuss] Math practice?

[William Fragakis <william@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the links, even the non-FLOSS ones. We don't mind paying for
software but hate paying for things that, shall we say politely, create
a vacuum.

regards,
William


On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 10:52 -0500, Michael Bendorf wrote:
> http://www.mathaid.com/start/ordering.html 
> MathAid is not FLOSS.
> 
> Michael T. Bendorf
> 
> >>> cgregan@xxxxxxxxxxx Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:31:10 AM >>>
> I have never, personally, implemented an all encompassing math program 
> on Linux. Mostly individual programs that cover different areas 
> (Geometry, algebra, etc.) However, Seul/Edu has a great list of Math 
> tools for this sort of thing, and there may be one that would be a good 
> fit. I have heard good things about MathAid, and Multiplication Station 
> though.
> 
> http://richtech.ca/cgi-bin/seul/seulvw.pl?category=Math 
> 
> 
> Chris Gregan
> cgregan@xxxxxxxxxxx 
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> William Fragakis wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > Our K-5 school would love to find a FOSS equivalent to applications that
> > test math facts and track student progress. We presently use a
> > proprietary application, Accelerated Math, that is quite cumbersome
> > (and, imho, poorly implemented). Its virtue is that it produces exams
> > based on previous student performance and penalizes guessing. It has not
> > provided us with good value for the money.
> > 
> > We also use a web-based susbscription site, firstinmath.com, that has
> > worked well but the one complaint from teachers is that it is easy for
> > kids to guess - ie randomly clicking to accumulate results without any
> > penalty.
> > 
> > We use K12LTSP as our student platform, so Linux/WINE compatible
> > solutions are obviously preferred.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > William Fragakis
> > morrisbrandon.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
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