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Re: [Phys-l] PDF Based Laboratories



Hi,

I think what Paul wants is a way of having the students electronically fill out the form and then collect the forms electronically. The idea is to bypass paper, but locking down the structure of the forms. He may even want to collect just the answers and strip out the instructions and questions. Maybe even then allowing the grader to just see all of the answers for question # 1, then all the answers for # 2 . . .

Thanks
Roger Haar

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On 7/19/2011 11:49 AM, Peter Schoch wrote:
Have you tried OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org)?

You might also want to try Google SketchUp.


Why do you need to distribute them as PDF? I think that a word processor, spreadsheet, and graphics utility will do what you want.

You should also know that the GIMP works on Macs.

Peter Schoch





On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Paul Corbitt wrote:

I am a grad student at UMBC<www.umbc.edu> working on revising the
introductory algebra based physics labs. One of our goals is to be able to
distribute the labs as pdf files. In the lab we are using Mac computers and
Logger Pro software.

I have been able to make some pdf forms using Adobe Acrobat X. The problem
is that with Adobe Reader you cannot save the form once it is filled out;
you can only print a paper copy which defeats the purpose of doing things
electronically. So we have been searching for an application (preferably
free) that can do 3 tasks with a pdf: insert text, paste images from Logger
Pro, and do basic sketching (drawing vectors, etc). So far our search has
found only software that does only part of the three features mentioned
above. The main problem appears to be inserting the graphics. I have tried
using Skim Reader<http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/> which is very nice
except for the fact that the I have as yet not been paste in an image.

If anyone has any suggestions as to either the software or a work around I
would like to hear from you.

Thanks,

Paul Corbitt
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Forum for Physics Educators
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