[K12OSN] Kidspiration or Inspiration-like Linux software

[Jim Hays]

I think that FreeMind could work with good enought templates.  I think 
that templates could be created that would contain the graphical "punch" 
that K-5 wants.  I hope to have some time to work on this in the next 
few weeks.  FreeMind does handle grphics well.



Les Bell wrote:

>Jim Hays <haysja at sages.us> wrote:
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>I, too, am looking for an Inspiration "clone".  The closest that I have
>found is FreeMind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net/).  The core is
>definitely there and it does seem to be powerful enough, but I am sure
>that our teachers will find something wrong with it because it is not
>Inspiration.
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>I tried FreeMind, and was quite impressed. The biggest problem for
>deployment around our school is the fact that it's written in Java - we
>have a number of old machines on which it would be just too slow,
>unfortunately. The other problem - more easily overcome - is the limited
>support for graphics - elementary school kids, especially, love graphics
>and colour.
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>Best,
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>--- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP
>[http://www.lesbell.com.au]
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