Computer Masti, a text book for Elementary school students using Open Source Software considers the following application:

I / Edubuntu – wall paper, and icon / Hardy
II / Education - games
1 / life simulatror / Ensure that handbook/ manual is also uploaded
2 / space simulator
3 / Childsplay / Ensure that additional cards are also uploaded, sound files, additional games work
4 / 3 D data visual simulation
5 / KAlzium / Khandbook has to be separately installed
6 / KBruch
7 / Kanagram
8 / KHangman
9 / KEDuca
10 / KEduca-editor
11 / Kigg
12 / KGeogrpahy
13 / KLetters
14 / KTurtle
15 / Kpercentage
16 / Kmplot,
17 / Ktouch
18 / Kstars
19 / Kverbos
20 / Linux Letters and Numbers
21 / Tux Paint
III / Games – language/ reasoning
1 / Anagramarama
2 / Atomix
3 / Bouncy the Hungry Rabbit
4 / Chromium
5 / Chess
6 / Circus Linux
7 / Cultivation
8 / Cuyo
9 / Educatinal suite GCompris, / Ensure all games within it are working and have their manual installed, hindi, marathi sound files (esp. sound and paint)
10 / GCompris administration / This will allow the teacher to customize ESG
11 / gbrainy
12 / glpuzzle
13 / gPlanarity
14 / Help Hannah's horse
15 / Hex –a-hop
16 / KAtomic
17 / Kbattleship
18 / KSudoku
19 / KMahajongg
20 / Nibbles
21 / Mines
22 / Multiplication Puzzle
23 / Potato guy
24 / Super Tux
25 / Tangrams
26 / Tetravex
27 / Tux Math (latest version)
28 / Tux Typing
IV / Accessories
1 / Dictionary
2 / Calculator
3 / Character Map
V / Office
1 / open office
2 / Abi Word processor (abi)
3 / Text editor
4 / Tomboy notes
VI / Sound and Video / VLC Media player / Should be able to play MPEGs, MP3, Wmv, Wav
VII / Scratch / Install wine to run the exe file, also Java to run the Java appllets on scratch website
VII / Other Applications / Workrave / To reinforce the dos and donts – class2, lesson 3
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  • Add audio/video files, paint and text editor files and create apt-on CD

Additional Games to Develop Competencies in Mathematics, English and Logical Thinking

# / Name of the game / Aim / Source
1 / Tux of Math Command (1.6.1) / Maths operation, more options than Tux Maths, ease of tracking particular student’s records / Playubuntu.com
(children/education)/ sourceforge.net
2 / TuxMath Scrabble / encourages kids to construct compound equations and consider multiple abstract possibilities. /
3 / Multiplication Station / add, subtract and multiply, number ranges and the grid size can be configured / asymptopia.org
4 / Mathasaurus / Math exercises / asymptopia.org, , is still under work for release, CVS available at sourceforge.net
5 / Math volcano / Math exercises / asymptopia.org
6 / Asymptopia Crossword Builder / Math (add/sub/mut/fractions) and Text Crossword Builder / asymptopia.org
Tux WordSmith / Scrabble - English language exercise / asymptopia.org
6 / TickleTux Hangman / Expanding vocabulary, 16000 word dictionary and hi-scores/scoring /
7 / Tux Print / Publishing tool for kids / CVS available at sourceforge.net, is still under work for release
8 / Tux Writer / Word processor for young children / CVS available at sourceforge.net, is still under work for release
9 / glpuzzle / Jigsaw puzzle /
10 / Little Wizard / development environment for primary school children /
11 / memonix / Brain teasers/ puzzles/ memory games /
12 / Psycache / Mouse operations games /
13 / TappyTux / Typing tutor for kids
14 /