OpenOffice - About $200 Cheaper Than Microsoft Office

In reading about free and open content, I began to think about a program I use as an alternative to MS Office. I use a comparable program called OpenOffice that does everything MS Office does.

Maybe even a little better.

The key to producing such a successful product was based on the fact that this was initiated as a community product. Students, corporate and independent programmers, business and government employees all took part in putting together the software. By OpenOffice's estimate there have been almost 500,000 people who have already contributed.

http://www.openoffice.org/

Week 5 - Reading Questions

From the 2010 Horizon Report:

Question 1: What are the trends in technology in 2010?


Question 2: Should mobile devices, such as smart phones and netbooks, be allowed in the classroom of the future? Will this increase or decrease student learning and productivity?

Question 3: What are some of the major concerns regarding the availability of information online and open content? Are there any ways that educators can alleviate these concerns?