Sunday, November 26, 2017

GNU Backgammon


GNU Backgammon

Some of our readers want some open source program for fun. Yes we always present material for schools and it seems that we’re always presenting scholastic material! Ok. Let’s present something completely different. But it’s still open source and could be used on Linux, windows and Mac.

It is the famous game of backgammon. It is educational after all because students need to use their minds along the game!! Yet it is fun to play. There could be teams where students learn to collaborate in order to win a game.








Sunday, November 12, 2017

Argunet - visualisation of an argument!


When it comes to writing, many students feel at a loss especially about argumentative writing. How can we help them? Well there is no easy solution but again, Open Source comes to our rescue. Today we are presenting Argunet which offers both an argument editor (similar to Argumentative) and a library of arguments that students can browse and analyze.

You can use it on a standalone system or in a client-server setup to encourage collaboration among students or debate teams. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.

For some students, dividing their ideas in paragraphs or chapters is not enough. In this case, argunet, in a graphical way, helps students to organise and present their ideas in an easier way.