Comments on: A different digital divide http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/ A weblog about teaching English & integrating technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Will H. http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Will H. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:41:59 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/#comment-733 There is an open source add on to MS-Word that will allow it to open and save in Open Document Format (what OpenOffice uses). You can find it here: http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/ However, I'm guessing you probably can't install software on the computer in question, or you just would have put OpenOffice on it. It would be great for the school to install and support options like this add on, as I'm sure many students don't have access to MS-Word at home, but could get OpenOffice. Another option is to get a USB flash drive and run PortableApps ( http://portableapps.com/ ) or something similar on it. But your network may have the USB ports locked down somewhat too. PortableApps allows you to install and run OpenOffice from a USB flash drive. There is an open source add on to MS-Word that will allow it to open and save in Open Document Format (what OpenOffice uses). You can find it here: http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/ However, I’m guessing you probably can’t install software on the computer in question, or you just would have put OpenOffice on it. It would be great for the school to install and support options like this add on, as I’m sure many students don’t have access to MS-Word at home, but could get OpenOffice.

Another option is to get a USB flash drive and run PortableApps ( http://portableapps.com/ ) or something similar on it. But your network may have the USB ports locked down somewhat too. PortableApps allows you to install and run OpenOffice from a USB flash drive.

]]> By: Amerloc http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Amerloc Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:45:19 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/#comment-732 Just started using OpenOffice myself (for pretty much the same reason you have). And yes, you can save as a Word.doc, which should solve your portability problem. Just started using OpenOffice myself (for pretty much the same reason you have). And yes, you can save as a Word.doc, which should solve your portability problem.

]]> By: Taran Rampersad http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Taran Rampersad Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:58:06 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/a-different-digital-divide/#comment-731 Your best bet is to save in Microsoft's format. Unless there is a lot of formatting, it should work fine - though the Microsoft format is much larger. Your best bet is to save in Microsoft’s format. Unless there is a lot of formatting, it should work fine – though the Microsoft format is much larger.

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