As a teacher, I'm constantly navigating the challenges set by my IT department, state regulations, and software usage in the classroom. Currently, I'm working on a laser-cutting project with my students, and I usually rely on Illustrator for creating SVG files that are perfectly sized for assembly. However, here are the obstacles I'm facing:
1. The costs of licenses are exorbitantly high, which my school can't afford.
2. My students are using Chromebooks that aren't very effective for demanding software.
3. New York's Ed-Law 2D restricts companies from taking students' personal information unless they agree not to, and most companies don't want to sign that agreement.
4. Students can't access outside emails, so any service that requires email sign-up won't work.
5. Any software not on our approved list is off-limits for students.
Given these restrictions, my options are really limited. I've looked into an open-source project on GitHub called SVG-Edit (https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit), and I can host it on my class website, though I'm having trouble displaying images. Considering everything, do you think this is my best bet?
3 Answers
Inkscape is indeed free and open source, and while it can run locally, you'd need to check if it's compatible with the Chromebooks. It might be a challenge, but it's a solid tool for vector editing if you can make it work!
Have you thought about using Inkscape? It's a free open-source software that could be installed on computers, but I realize Chromebooks might not support it well. Just thought I'd throw it out there.
Hey there! I've been keeping an eye on Graphite, which is a Rust-based vector editor running right in the browser. You can check it out at editor.graphite.rs. It's worth considering since it might meet your needs, but I'm not entirely sure if it ticks all your boxes. Self-hosting is quite innovative, but an already online option could be easier to manage!
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