[kde-edu]: An idea for a new application

[Ben Crawford]

>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: RalfGesellensetter <rgx at gmx.de>
>>To: kde-edu at kde.org
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:03:03 PM
>>Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: An idea for a new application.
>>
>>Am Montag 11 Juni 2007 20:19 schrieb Kalló Bernát:
>>> I am not sure if I'll have much time to spend on the project this
>>> summer, but I'll try to do the best I can.
>>
>>Jo napot, Kalló, and welcome to the list.
>>
>>I think I saw something similair done with WIMS, a math content server.
>>But as for native programmes, I don't remember any.
>>
>>As I get you (and Miguel), this could be a central use case:
>>
>>The user (student) is presented a randomly created equation like:
>>
>>    3x + 4 = 5x
>>
>>Now he has to subtract 3x on both sides. Miguel's idea was to "drag" 
>>the "3x" term from left to right, switching its sign:
>>
>>            + 4 = 5x ^
>>             ..[3x]../
>>
>>I am a bit critical with this: You can't "move" terms, but what you do 
>>is identical operations on both sides. I prefer a balance model, here.
>>
>>But in general, I like to support this idea.
>>
>>Kind regards
>>Viszontlatasra.
>>Ralf
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Good Evening.

First an introduction.  My name is Ben and I am a Canadian who is working as high school math and physics teacher in New Zealand.  I was first introduced to Linux almost 10 years ago - something around RedHat 4 or 5.  Since then I have been using it to various degrees for various tasks.

One of my current projects is a customized live boot cd based on edubuntu that integrates
with our existing school network.  The project is still in its early
stages, but so far is going very smoothly.


Now for the current thread.

In my searches for various applications I have been finding that there seems to be an abundance of applications for various tasks.  However, most of them are either aimed at the primary level (ages 5 to 12) or the university level.  For some reason there seems to be a lack of appropriate applications at the early high school level (ages 11 - 15, 16).

The idea presented here is fantastic.  It is aiming an application at the exact level that I am finding a hole.

Unfortunately, I too lack the programming skills to be of use.  I will, however, be more than willing to participate in other aspects of the project.

Anyone else who happens to need help with a high school math or physics project please feel free to contact me through the mailing list - I usually keep a close eye on the developments here.

Thanks to all of you who contribute to open source and specifically the kde-edu team.  The applications I have used and continue to use are a great tool that I will continue to use to assist in the classroom.

Ben







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