Comments for Nate Grondin http://nategrondin.com A Blog for Teachers Wed, 02 May 2012 00:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by A Fresh Cup » Blog Archive » Double Shot #32 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-119 A Fresh Cup » Blog Archive » Double Shot #32 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:38:35 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-119 [...] Schools should use Openoffice.org - I’m of two minds on this. On the one hand, NeoOffice (which is essentially OO for Mac) is handling all of my personal Office needs quite well these days, and that’s after having been a heavy Microsoft Office user from versions 2.0 through 2003. On the other, those students are going to end up in a world where they’re required to use Microsoft Office. It’s a quandry. [...] […] Schools should use Openoffice.org - I’m of two minds on this. On the one hand, NeoOffice (which is essentially OO for Mac) is handling all of my personal Office needs quite well these days, and that’s after having been a heavy Microsoft Office user from versions 2.0 through 2003. On the other, those students are going to end up in a world where they’re required to use Microsoft Office. It’s a quandry. […]

]]> Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by peter http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-115 peter Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:00:29 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-115 In reply to the comment by Sid - he spends $7,500 per year and can't see any reason for using openoffice! I could think of at least one reason. He also mentions that openoffice is no longer very compatable with office2007. office2007 is not very compatable with office2003 either - in fact I know people who have found it easier to move from 2003 to 00 than 2003 to 2007. Why teach students to use a product they will be forced to buy when they leave school when you could teach the priciples of word processing, spreadsheets etc on free software students can use when they leave? Maybe sid has bought share in MS In reply to the comment by Sid - he spends $7,500 per year and can’t see any reason for using openoffice! I could think of at least one reason.
He also mentions that openoffice is no longer very compatable with office2007. office2007 is not very compatable with office2003 either - in fact I know people who have found it easier to move from 2003 to 00 than 2003 to 2007.
Why teach students to use a product they will be forced to buy when they leave school when you could teach the priciples of word processing, spreadsheets etc on free software students can use when they leave?
Maybe sid has bought share in MS

]]> Comment on Students need convertible tablet PCs by John Rappold http://nategrondin.com/2007/06/09/students-need-convertible-tablet-pcs/#comment-109 John Rappold Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:02:55 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/06/09/students-need-convertible-tablet-pcs/#comment-109 I would like to see Tablet PCs as the standard for students rather than a laptop. However, I believe handwriting recognition would be a very desirable feature, but the cost of the screen technology would put it out of the pricing range of the XO OLPC. I would like to see Tablet PCs as the standard for students rather than a laptop. However, I believe handwriting recognition would be a very desirable feature, but the cost of the screen technology would put it out of the pricing range of the XO OLPC.

]]> Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by OpenOffice for Teachers http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-105 OpenOffice for Teachers Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:58:17 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-105 Thought you might be interested in testing out my new OpenOffice extension for teachers: www.teachers-pet.org Feedback appreciated! Cheers, Chris Thought you might be interested in testing out my new OpenOffice extension for teachers:

http://www.teachers-pet.org

Feedback appreciated!

Cheers,

Chris

]]> Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by OpenOffice.org in Education: A Roundup « Linux In Novell’s East Region http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-100 OpenOffice.org in Education: A Roundup « Linux In Novell’s East Region Fri, 11 May 2007 21:29:39 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-100 [...] very interesting blog posting recently by one Nate Grondin on the subject of OO in Schools started off this research project, and [...] […] very interesting blog posting recently by one Nate Grondin on the subject of OO in Schools started off this research project, and […]

]]> Comment on Hello Teachers! by david freer http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/hello-world/#comment-85 david freer Fri, 04 May 2007 16:18:55 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/hello-world/#comment-85 I used to teach history but now I teach computers. Good work! I used to teach history but now I teach computers. Good work!

]]> Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by Motorcycle Guy http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-79 Motorcycle Guy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:09:06 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-79 "but I bet the performance perfectly adequate," How is that an argument lol. You should test it. Excel is an extremely complicated piece of software. Don't just assume its something that would be easy to copy. “but I bet the performance perfectly adequate,” How is that an argument lol. You should test it. Excel is an extremely complicated piece of software. Don’t just assume its something that would be easy to copy.

]]> Comment on Schools should use Openoffice.org by Pragmatist http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-59 Pragmatist Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:25:00 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/schools-should-use-openofficeorg/#comment-59 Look, openoffice is great if you want free (and legal) office software. However, knowing Microsoft Word and Excel are important skills for students to learn to worn in real world business situations. Like it or not, MS dominates the business desktop, so if they learn openoffice, they've have to re-learn office. If a school can get MS software on the cheap, it's a no-brainer. On top of that, they're just plain better. You can write full-scale applications just in Excel with VBA. Excel is a fantastic product. If it's going to save a school millions of dollars, great, but if not, go with the mainstream. Look, openoffice is great if you want free (and legal) office software. However, knowing Microsoft Word and Excel are important skills for students to learn to worn in real world business situations. Like it or not, MS dominates the business desktop, so if they learn openoffice, they’ve have to re-learn office. If a school can get MS software on the cheap, it’s a no-brainer. On top of that, they’re just plain better. You can write full-scale applications just in Excel with VBA. Excel is a fantastic product. If it’s going to save a school millions of dollars, great, but if not, go with the mainstream.

]]> Comment on Search Engine for Teachers by Nate Grondin - A Blog for Teachers » Blog Archive » Custom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op) http://nategrondin.com/search-engine-for-teachers/#comment-58 Nate Grondin - A Blog for Teachers » Blog Archive » Custom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op) Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:29:50 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/search-engine-for-teachers/#comment-58 [...] Search for Teachers (Google Co-op)Google Earth in the ClassroomSchools should use Openoffice.orgSearch Engine for TeachersPBS.orgHello [...] […] Search for Teachers (Google Co-op)Google Earth in the ClassroomSchools should use Openoffice.orgSearch Engine for TeachersPBS.orgHello […]

]]> Comment on PBS.org by Nate Grondin - A Blog for Teachers » Blog Archive » Custom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op) http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/pbsorg/#comment-57 Nate Grondin - A Blog for Teachers » Blog Archive » Custom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op) Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:23:48 +0000 http://nategrondin.com/2007/03/31/pbsorg/#comment-57 [...] Earth in the ClassroomSchools should use Openoffice.orgSearch Engine for EducatorsPBS.orgCustom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op)Hello [...] […] Earth in the ClassroomSchools should use Openoffice.orgSearch Engine for EducatorsPBS.orgCustom Google Search for Teachers (Google Co-op)Hello […]

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