free software for Linux

[jason-plug at creativetrax.com]

Russel Caldwell wrote:
> I'm looking for free software for education. In particular I'm looking 
> for a
> multiple choice test generator that gives me formatting flexibility
> especially with regard to graphs and equations. I'd like to find something
> that would allow me to create test banks of questions. Is there something
> along these lines that would work with Latex? I don't know. I'm kind of
> groping in the dark here. I'd also like any other ideas you might have for
> teaching, especially when it comes to teaching computer science. Are there
> educational programming games out there? Anybody know about Moodle? Is 
> it an
> effective educational tool?

Steve McKay in the BYU Math department has been using Moodle to teach 
calculus and other math courses.  You might email him about his 
experiences using it.

-- 
Jason Grout
jason-plug at creativetrax.com