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#There are many public vocational educational tools like in desktop publishing, video editing, animation etc which can provide employment options to students. There are good public software tools that engineering students can use to learn their subjects. These public tools are as good as proprietary software which are far too expensive to install in schools and colleges.  
 
#There are many public vocational educational tools like in desktop publishing, video editing, animation etc which can provide employment options to students. There are good public software tools that engineering students can use to learn their subjects. These public tools are as good as proprietary software which are far too expensive to install in schools and colleges.  
 
#Students can install these tools in their laptops and use it whenever they want it  
 
#Students can install these tools in their laptops and use it whenever they want it  
See [[Why_public_software| more reasons]] for using public software
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See [[Why_public_software| more reasons]] for using public software.
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==Basic Public Software applications==
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There are excellent public software alternatives to commonly used proprietary software as  below. <br>
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=== Commonly used applications===
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Public software tools available and widely used on personal computers.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 60%; height: 200px;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Area
 
! Area
 
! Public Software
 
! Public Software
 
! Proprietary Software
 
! Proprietary Software
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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! Operating System
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|| Ubuntu GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC)
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|| Microsoft Windows
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Office Applications
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||Open Office / LibreOffice
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||Microsoft Office
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Email client
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||Mozilla Thunderbird / Evolution
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||Microsoft Outlook
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Internet Browser
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||Mozilla Firefox / Chrome
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||Internet Explorer
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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|
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!'''Vocational Educational tools
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|
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Desktop Publishing
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||GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus
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||Page Maker, Corel Draw
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Video editing
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||PiTiVi, Kdenlinve, Openshot
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||Adobe photoshop, Final Cut Pro
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Audio Editing
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||Audacity
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||Wavepad
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Animation
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||Blender, Scratch
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||Adobe Macromedia
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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|
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!Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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|'''Engineering drawing'''
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||Q CAD, CollabCad (NIC), FreeCad, Librecad
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||AutoCAD
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|-style="height: 36px;"
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!Numerical computing
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||SCILAB
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||MATLAB
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|}
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===Educational Software ===
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Public educational software applications is available in all subjects, which allows us to integrate computer into regular teaching learning. Table below provides public education software tools subject wise.
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
 
|-
 
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| '''Operating system'''
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! Subject
| Ubuntu GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC)
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! Public Software
| Microsoft Windows
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! Description
 
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| '''Office Applications'''
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! rowspan="5" | SCIENCE
|Open Office / LibreOffice
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| Kalzium
|Microsoft Office
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| Kalzium shows the periodic table and the properties of elements. It is an encyclopedia, explaining states of matter, evolution of elements. Basic equations can be balanced using this tool.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Email client '''
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| KStars
|Mozilla Thunderbird / Evolution
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| Desktop planetarium-Astronomy with over 130000 stars, all planets, etc.
|Microsoft Outlook
   
|-
 
|-
|'''Internet Browser '''
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| Stellarium
|Mozilla Firefox / Chrome
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| This is a desktop planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.
|Internet Explorer
   
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|-
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| PhET
|<span style="background:Wheat"> '''Vocational Educational tools''' </span>'''
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| Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
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|-
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| KTechLab
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| Can be used to build your own circuits and explain various components
 
|-
 
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|'''Desktop Publishing'''
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!rowspan="3" | MATHS
|GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus
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|Geogebra
|Page Maker, Corel Draw
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|An algebra and geometry package providing for both graphical and algebraic input, very versatile to create lesson plans and resources for maths learning
 
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|-
|'''Video editing'''
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|Tux Math
|PiTiVi, Kdenlinve, Openshot
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|A fun game through which children can practise their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
|Adobe photoshop, Final Cut Pro
   
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|-
|'''Audio Editing'''
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|KBruch
|Audacity
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|This tool can be used to explain fractions as well as for the children to practice arithmetic problems.
|Wavepad
   
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|-
|'''Animation'''
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!rowspan="2" | LOGIC
|Blender, Scratch
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|Kturtle
|Adobe Macromedia
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|K Turtle can be used to create exercises to learn logic.
 
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|-
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|Turtle art
 
|
 
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|<span style="background:Wheat"> '''Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)''' </span>-
   
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|-
|'''Engineering drawing'''
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!rowspan="2" | SOCIAL STUDIES
|Q CAD, CollabCad (NIC), FreeCad, Librecad
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|KGeography
|AutoCAD
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|Quiz on different states and capitals across the globe
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|-
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|Marble
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|This acts as a dynamic desktop atlas.
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|-
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!rowspan="4" | ENGLISH
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|KHangman
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|Guess the correct work with a certain number of guesses allowed
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|-
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|KAnagram
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|Unscramble the word
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|-
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|KLettres
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|Identify the alphabets by recognising the sound
 
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|'''Numerical computing'''
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|Tux Typing
|SCILAB
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|Tux Typing" is an educational typing tutor.
|MATLAB
   
|}
 
|}
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==Additional public educational applications==
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#Blender
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#Gimp
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#Pixlr - web based
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#Scratch
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#MIT App Inventor 2
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#Code.org resources
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#Mozilla Popcorn Maker
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[[Category:Digital literacy]]
==Basic Public Software applications==
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There are excellent public software alternatives to commonly used proprietary software as  below
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===Operating system===
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Ubuntu GNU-Linux / Bhartiya Open Source System (BOSS from CDAC)
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===Office Applications===
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Open Office / LibreOffice
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===Email client===
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Mozilla Thunderbird / Evolution
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===Internet Browser===
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Mozilla Firefox
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===Vocational Educational tools===
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====Desktop Publishing====
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[http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ GIMP], Inkscape, Scribus
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====Video editing====
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PiTiVi, Kdenlinve, [http://www.openshotusers.com/help/1.3/en/ Openshot]
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====Audeo editing====
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[http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorials.html Audacity]
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====Animation====
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[https://www.blender.org/support/tutorials/ Blender]
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===Engineering software tools (for engineering colleges and polytechniques)===
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====Engineering drawing====
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Q CAD, CollabCad (NIC), FreeCad
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====Numerical computing====
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SCILAB
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===Ubuntu GNU/Linux===
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=Public Software for different subjects=
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==SCIENCE==
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===Kalzium===
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Kalzium shows the periodic table and the properties of elements. It is an encyclopedia, explaining states of matter, evolution of elements. Basic equations can be balanced using this tool.
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===KStars===
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Desktop planetarium-Astronomy with over 130000 stars, all planets, etc.
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===Stellarium===
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This is a desktop planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.
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===PhET===
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Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
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===STEP===
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Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomenon
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===KTechLab===
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Can be used to build your own circuits and explain various components
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==MATHS & LOGIC==
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===GeoGebra===
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An algebra and geometry package providing for both graphical and algebraic input, very versatile to create lesson plans and resources for maths learning
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===Tux Math===
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A fun game through which children can practise their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
  −
===KBruch===
  −
This tool can be used to explain fractions as well as for the children to practice arithmetic problems.
  −
===KTurtle===
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A  fun tool to teach children programming and logic
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==SOCIAL STUDIES==
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===KGeography===
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Quiz on different states and capitals across the globe
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===Marble===
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This acts as a dynamic desktop atlas.
 
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