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Another point that came up in the session was that it is much easier to start with open-source software or platforms rather than try to transition from commercial software to its open-source equivalent. Orwin explained that implementing Moodle into his district was much easier than transitioning from Microsoft Office to Open Office, since teachers were already familiar with Microsoft Office and then had to adjust to the differences in Open Office. That transition was almost four years in the making, he said. On average, it takes about three years before educators begin to truly understand the benefits of moving to open-source software, said Hargadon.

In the first part of 'Moodle performance' blogs, we've expounded on what it means and how to understand it. Along the same lines, we've spent some time digging deep into the subject. And knew what goes into this performance-thing. In this second blog, we will look into the software side of Moodle performance. Let's look at the first of the five software areas which have a real impact on your Moodle performance. Before moving forward to the subject, here is a small tip. Like how you tune your musical instrument to sound melodious, you have to tune various software for the best Moodle performance. Now, let's move to the subject...

WorkPace® is a breaks and exercise software tool proven to help prevent, and aid recovery from, Repetitive Strain Injury (also known as RSI, OOS and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome). The software provides an integrated health and safety solution for computer users, with break, stretch and exercise reminders, ergonomic training, monitoring of discomfort levels, and statistics on computer use. In short, it is a holistic tool that rocks.

Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.