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Working with Lua: creating an exam or practice sheet from the knowledge vault 15 Oct 2026 - How to use Lua to create exams and practice sheets from the documents you already have (past PAU exams, class notes, exercise sheets) gathered in a… Read more →
Working with Lua: creating a science exam from scratch 15 Oct 2026 - A step-by-step tour of Lua: we connect it to an AI model and create an electricity exam from scratch, with solutions and ready to export as… Read more →
Europe bets on free software: Euro-Office arrives 14 Oct 2026 - Europe is starting to break its dependence on proprietary software, as Galician schools did more than 10 years ago with Abalar. Euro-Office, a free office suite,… Read more →
Lua takes over from Yang: one program, easier to update 14 Oct 2026 - Lua now includes all of Yang's features, so Yang will no longer be updated and is being retired. One program, easier to keep up to date. Read more →
Lua: department schedule and minutes without fighting the formatting 20 Sep 2026 - Lua is the Piztu module that produces the department's annual schedule, monthly meeting minutes and curriculum tracking: you write the content, Lua takes care of the… Read more →
Always install the latest version of LibreOffice across the classroom with Xesta 13 Sep 2026 - A script that always installs the latest version of LibreOffice, turned into a Xesta action so it can be deployed across the whole classroom in one… Read more →
Installing Piztu in your classroom: a step-by-step methodological guide 10 Sep 2026 - Installing Piztu isn't just running a .deb: it's setting up an entire classroom. I walk through the two halves of the install — the server installer… Read more →
Installing OpenCADStudio across the classroom with Xesta 10 Sep 2026 - I wanted OpenCADStudio on every computer in the lab. Instead of going machine by machine, I described what I needed to Xesta and deployed it to… Read more →Tao in the classroom 10 Sep 2026 - 01 · Enabling the module from Piztu Tao does not come «inside» Piztu. It is an external module: a standalone application with a modulo.json file that… Read more →
Manual installation guide for OpenSSH Server on Windows 11 29 Aug 2026 - How to install the OpenSSH server on Windows 11 from the official Microsoft / PowerShell binaries published on GitHub, without relying on the Windows component store… Read more →
Yang 26.9 is now available for Debian, Windows and macOS 27 Aug 2026 - New release Yang 26.9 is now available Piztu's exercise and exam editor reaches version 26.9, available for Linux Debian, Windows and macOS. Here's everything you need to… Read more →Arduino Practices with Tinkercad 24 May 2026 - Programmable Control with Arduino Uno Welcome to this workspace. We have designed a progressive sequence of ten hands-on activities in TinkerCad so you can learn basic… Read more →
Installation and Configuration Manual for Epoptes 5 May 2026 - This document details the procedure for setting up Epoptes in a computer lab using mDNS name resolution (Avahi). This method allows interconnection between devices in networks… Read more →
Snap! or Netsblox Practices 4 May 2026 - Let's learn to program using blocks instead of writing code. It may seem childish, but it's not: these blocks are as powerful as any "real" language.… Read more →
How to Create a Free API Key for Gemini 9 Feb 2026 - To use the applications I am publishing for free, a Gemini API Key is required. It is a free key. Let's see how to obtain it:… Read more →
Morphosyntactic Analysis of Sentences 3 Feb 2026 - With the help of AI, I've developed a small application that can be useful for both teachers and students. It is a tool for studying the… Read more →
Google Studio AI Support for Literal Study of Texts with the Bonsai Method 27 Dec 2025 - In the following presentation, you can observe the phases that comprise the bonsai method for literal text memorization, utilizing the explanations of Paula and Sara González… Read more →
Start Drawing with FreeCAD in 5 Easy Steps 18 Oct 2025 - When faced with a comprehensive program like FreeCAD to learn how to draw in two dimensions, it can seem very complex due to the numerous options… Read more →
Creation of Flashcards with Notebooklm and Anki 27 Sep 2025 - Anki is a powerful learning tool based on flashcards that uses the spaced repetition system to optimize long-term memorization. You can install it on GNU/Linux, Windows,… Read more →
yt-dlp: An Essential Tool for Educators 26 Sep 2025 - yt-dlp is a very useful command-line tool for any educator looking to manage multimedia content from various platforms. Let's see how to install it on the… Read more →
When Debian does not appear in the desired language and does not sync the clock 24 Sep 2025 - On occasion, when installing some Debian images, the language selection may not work correctly. Choosing the Galician language (gl_ES.UTF-8), the system might start in English with… Read more →
Historical Journey through Laxe from 1910 to 1960 9 Sep 2025 - AI for video editing is advancing rapidly. A very interesting experience is the historical recreation of the village of Laxe from 1910 to 1960, during the… Read more →
Keep Your Computer Updated with Topgrade 3 Sep 2025 - Topgrade is a powerful tool that simplifies the update of all your system software with a single command. It updates the operating system, Snap packages, Flatpak,… Read more →
How to Simplify Communications with Abalar Mobile 2 Sep 2025 - One of the most frequent tasks for teachers is keeping families informed. While sometimes a longer and more detailed email is necessary, often a brief message… Read more →
Motor LLM on your computer 9 Sep 2025 - For those concerned about their data privacy, it is possible to install artificial intelligence (AI) locally, preventing the sending of information to external servers. A notable… Read more →Edit notes with voice on Android or iOS 9 Sep 2025 - Teachers need a quick tool, more than a high-performance one, for managing daily tasks. For instance, to publish daily notes from the class diary, such as… Read more →