Many of us, even without thinking about it, create worksheets in Microsoft Office Word and presentations in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This might be because our school has a license for them and they are installed on our computers. However, they don't always come for free when you purchase a desktop computer or a laptop. Sometimes, you may have to buy them separately. I know several of my students who don't have these programs at home. But, I refuse to accept the excuse from our pupil Joe for not having completed his home work because there is a free alternative!
LibreOffice is a suite of applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and so on, that anyone can download and use. It is also suitable if you have a Mac instead of a Windows-based computer. If you have LibreOffice, you can view files created in MS Office, even though you don't have MS Office. Students can upload their work using LibreOffice's...