Best Apps for Essential Education on Linux

Education

Education is the most important. A pity that many governments use the education sector to indoctrinate or are totally or partially ignorant of it. Training is not only vital to get a job, it is also essential for day-to-day life, to avoid manipulation, and even to have a much more just and prosperous country.

If you have children at home, or an educational center, you can have a multitude of essential tools for education on a GNU / Linux distro. In addition, you will not have to pay for licenses, as with proprietary software, being able to implement them even in countries without so many resources. Here is a list of some of the best educational apps ...

KDE Education Suite

KDE Education Suite It is a fantastic KDE package (remember that it can be installed in other environments, you only need to satisfy the dependencies of the libraries) for the education of the little ones. In addition, it can also be beneficial for teachers in elementary school who need free, easy, and fast tools.

KDE Education Suite

GeoGebra

Another alternative for Linux education is this program GeoGebra. A math platform for all educational levels. It includes subjects such as geometry, algebra, logic, statistics, calculus, graphics, etc.

GeoGebra

Google Earth

The popular show Google To see the earth is great for teaching subjects like geography and geology. A way to move around the world interactively and even with 3D views and other types of map that can be configured. This way the classes will be much more enjoyable.

Google Earth

Celestia / Stellarium

If what you are looking for is a tool for learning what lies beyond the planet, such as the universe, the stars, other planetsYou can also use these two great programs that are available for Linux.

Celestia / Stellarium

GCompris

GCompris is a program for the education of children between 2 and 10 years of age. It has a variety, such as video games to gamify learning, functions to learn calculus, text, begin computer science, memory games, etc.

GCompris

SaGeMath

SAGE is another one of those programs for education, specifically with mathematical problems. It emerges as a free alternative for programs like MAPLE or Magma. Based on Python and built on top of other packages like NymPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, etc.

SAGE

Scratch

Raspberry Pi users are probably already familiar with it. This app is perfect to improve the imagination and creativity of the little ones. Scratch allows you to create simple video games, animations, make interactive stories, etc. A great versatility that makes it an ideal companion for classrooms.

Scratch

Tux4Kids

Tux4Kids is another education suite for Linux that will help with math, computing, drawing, and solving puzzles, among others. Without a doubt, a project that includes several interesting programs for the little ones.

Tux4Kids

…English

To learn English you can also count on a multitude of resources available. From the web platform deepl.com, even the tools of Google Translate to listen to the pronunciation, the online dictionary Wordreference, the platform Linguee to see example translations, or apps like Anki with which to work with flashcards of words to memorize better ...


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