Show of Hands

Yes, I've been using Dropbox more and more the last few years. Still haven't tried Evernote but everyone seems to like it so maybe I try it this year.

Open Office is great. The only issue is compatibility with work / school. Still, can't beat the price.

Wait misread question

Oops lol

You didn't misread the question. It was a general question about what software people like for their profession/home use - there might be someone else who could use the tip.

Oh, I just saw people talking about note programs so I freaked.

I've used Polleverywhere - same idea. It's fun for shaking things up, but it's a bit time consuming. It makes the most sense for large classes.

I'll keep those in mind. You never know when you might meet someone who uses those and then impress them that you've heard of them :)

Yes, Google docs is great if you're often jumping between computers and need access to the same document.

It's both a test creation suite, and a practice test platform. I used it to take practice tests of a lot of my certifications. I only dabbled in the test creation platform, though.

Good to know. Thanks.

Yes, Python is a great programing software. I haven't ever tried OneNote - can't figure out if I'd use it, but I should try it. Endnote is great. Didn't recognize the others. Thanks!

Look into Wunderlist. It's a free website and the app is free too.

Thanks. I'll pass it along to K-12 teachers if they don't already know about it.

Crap. I should have read the question better. Sorry. :(

These are good to know. I was mostly interested in a test generator software, but figured that I'd open it up to anything. I love audacity. Didn't know about Rename master or Graph pad master.

I no longer have Photoshop, but pxlr.com is a great free photo editing tool that does most of what I need. Picasa also does a lot of what I need for simple edits.

GiMP is another good one.

Graph Paper Printer is one of those programs I use all the time. It's a little known thing written by a French guy, and it lets you print customized lined paper. You can use it for sheet music. You can use polar coordinates. You can make your own.

It's an old program, but it's awesome and free and I recommend it to anyone who teaches anything or writes on paper. 😉

I love old programs. I used GeneRunner for analyzing DNA sequences. It was DOS based, but it was free and did the job about as well as programs that cost hundreds of dollars. Just didn't look pretty.

Sure that counts and agree it's a great resource.

Sweet

I just discovered that last night. Genius!

It's amazing how well it works. It means that I can now give more short quizzes in class without creating a lot more work for myself.

Another way to do it is to just hole-punch the correct answers and use your "key" as a stencil. It's the low-tech way of utilizing Scranton.

That's great firefly. One thing that I like about ZipGrade is that it saves a pic - useful if a student tries to change their answers after I give the exam back.

Oh absolutely.