As a former elementary teacher, my favorite resource was Teachers Pay Teachers. Teachers Pay Teachers is a community for teachers to share, sell/buy original educational resources. Once you buy the license, you are able to reuse, remix, revise, retain, and redistribute material as an OER (Open educational resource.) OERs are resources that are free with permission. Instead of racking my brain trying to build an activity from nothing, I would use this resource to save time and effort so that I could focus on the student’s learning. The only problem in calling this an OER is that it does not have the creative commons logo at the bottom of the web page. This is probably because not everything on the website will meet the criteria of the OER rubric.
Open source software (OSS) is software whose code is publicly viewable and modifiable, or otherwise “open.” If the code is not modifiable or viewable, then it is considered “closed” or “proprietary.” (Midrack, 20171) Freeware is a software program that is free of charge and can be limited.
Free software is not restrictive and allows users to freely do what they want with the program. (Fisher, 2018) The main difference of these two is that “freeware is cost-free software and free software is copyright-free software.” (Fisher, 2018, p. 1)
Commercial software is not free. It has to be purchased to be used. It usually does not rely on advertising for promotions. (Fisher, 2018) Where I work we use Banner. It is a purchased product and it does not have ads or promotions. It is strictly business.
Freemium (Free + Premium) programs come with a paid version of the same software and is used to promote the professional version. The paid version has more features than the free edition. (Fisher, 2018) I think of Kahoot! as one of these programs.
Shareware refers to software that allows you to used it for a limited free period only. It allows people to test out the product before they buy it. (Fisher, 2018) This item reminds of the free trials used with certain applications on the iPhone such as fitness apps.
Adware is software that is supported by advertisements to make money. (Fisher, 2017) This makes me think about the games my daughter plays on her tablet, to get hints on certain games, she has to watch an ad.
Nagware is software that tries to nag or annoy you into paying for something with pop ups or new features. Some other terms for this software are begware, annoyware, and nagscreen. (Fisher, 2017) This event happened to me the other day while trying to watch a movie on IMDB. I was trying to watch a movie and pop up kept showing on the screen asking for a payment. I tried to go back and declined the payment but it would not go away so, I switch apps to find another movie. Talk about ANNOYING!
Demoware stands for “demonstration software,” and is a shareware that allows you to sample the software for free for up to a limited amount of time. Trial software and crippleware fall into this category. (Fisher, 2017)
Donationware is a software that depends on donations to for the program to be useful much like the OER Commons public digital library. (Fisher, 2017)
With all the software that can be downloaded, there is danger of downloading malware with it. Malware, short for malicious software, is designed to damage, destroy, or steal your information and/or your computer system (Landesman, 2021). So, it is important to know how to safely download and install software.
References
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Midrack, R. L. (2021, March 8). What is open source software? Lifewire. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-open-source-software-4147547?print
Fisher, T. (2021, September 4). What is freeware? Lifewire. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.lifewire.com/freeware-definition-4154271?print
Fisher, T. (2021, July 10). What is shareware? Lifewire. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.lifewire.com/shareware-definition-4154860?print
Landesman, M. (2021, March 10). The first 25 years of malware. Lifewire. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.lifewire.com/brief-history-of-malware-153616
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