Open Content
CK-12
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
OER Commons
http://www.oercommons.org/
Ed Leaders Online
http://edleadersonline.com/WordPress/
Lego Avatar
Classic Kid Safe Mini Mizer.
Free avatar creator for kids
Son of Citation for MLA and APA
great site
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?start=#
MUSIC:
MuseScore
http://musescore.org/
Finale NotePad
http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/default.aspx
iCreateto Educate Sam Animation
http://www.samanimation.com/
Alice free programming software
http://www.alice.org/
Museum Box HomepageInkspape- Draw freely-An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
Edublogsfree blogging platform
Comic Strip ProgramsStrip Creator -www.stripcreator.com
Math HelpKhan AcademyHooda Math -http://hoodamath.com/
Hooda Brain - Memory Game -http://hoodabrain.com/
HoodaWord - Reading and Typing Word Gameshttp://hoodaword.com/
Create TimelinesXtimeline -http://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx
TimeToast -Create timelines - interactivehttp://www.timetoast.com/
KeyBookshop.com -free educational resources like worksheetshttp://estore.keybookshop.com/estore/search/
Wordlehttp://www.wordle.net/
Tagedo-Like Wordle-can add shapes.http://www.tagxedo.com/app.htmlPhoto management and editing tools:
Splashup (http://www.splashup.com/) -Students can use this photo editing tool and photo manager. It is easy to use and works in real-time. It allows [[#|students]] to edit many images at once. It runs in all browsers and it allows [[#|students]] to share images.
Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/mac/) -Students can organize and edit their digital photos, then create online albums to share with friends or even the world.
Voice recording and editing programs:vocaroohttp://vocaroo.com/login.php?next=control
Virtual audio cable - for [[#|windows]]
http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm
Audio Hijak Pro - for Mac
http://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) -Students can use this free, [[#|open source software]]for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Mac and [[#|Windows]].
http://net.educause.edu/Screencasts/Audacity/Untitled.html
Apple iTunes Podcasts
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
WavePad Audio Editing Software (**http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html**) -Students can use this audio editing software to record their voice. It is for both Mac and Windows. Students can edit music, voice and other audio recordings. Students can cut and paste, copy and paste parts of recordings then add effects like echo or noise reduction.
Video recording and editing programs:
VideoPad Video Editor (**http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html**) -Students can drag and drop video clips for easy video editing with this software. They can apply effects and transitions, adjust video speed and more. It is only for Windows.
Wax (http://www.debugmode.com/wax/) -Students can use this free video editing software to edit their movies or create movies with their digital pictures. It can create 2D and 3D special effects. It is Windows based.
Animation programs:CreaToon (http://www.creatoon.com/) -Students can download for free CreaToon, which is only a PC [[#|animation program]]. [[#|Students]] can scan their drawings and use this program to animate them using keyframes.
ALICE.org -An educational software that teaches students computer programming in a 3D environmenthttp://www.alice.org/
Pencil (http://www.pencil-animation.org/) -Students can use Pencil since it is free and an [[#|open source software]] program. Students can create traditional hand drawn animations or cartoons using both bitmap and vector graphics. It can be used on Macs, Windows and Linux machines.
Publishing sites for students:Cyberkids (http://www.cyberkids.com/he/html/submit.html) -Students can submit their story, poem, article, picture or other creative work like games or multimedia on Cyberkids website. They have to email it to the editor first and then make sure they follow the submission guidelines.
Booksie (http://www.booksie.com/) -Students can sign up for free. They can publish short stories, poetry, and articles etc. They can categorize them by genre. Booksie [[#|offers]] students a global platform for sharing their work. They can read the works of others and receive comments on their own work. Students can upload their work as mp3 audio versions.
Storybird - collaborative storytellinghttp://storybird.com/
FlippingBook -creating online publications
http://page-flip.com/
VoiceThread- create online slide show accompanied by commentary (voice and text)
National Jukebox LOC.govhttp://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
Social Networking for Kids
Todaysmeet (IM while watching a movie etc)http://todaysmeet.com/
Imbee-users create their own community- allows uploading of photos andvideos, blog posts, etc. -more kid friendly
Presentation tools:http://glogster.com
http://en.linoit.com/http://sliderocket.comhttp://slidesix.comhttp://xtranormal.com
Blogging and Website Creation Resources:http://blogger.comhttp://wordpress.comhttp://tumbir.comhttp://onsugar.comhttp://webs.comhttp://yola.com
Collaborative Project Tools:http://pbworks.comhttp://wetpaint.com
http://flowchart.com/
Alternatives to YouTube:http://teachertube.comhttp://ted.comhttp://viddler.comhttp://history.comhttp://hulu.comhttp://bigthink.comhttp://fora.tvhttp://current.tv
Create your own webpages: Weebly, Yola.com, Webs.com
Ediscio Collabrative Flashcards- create flashcards that include images.
SnagFilms-watch dozens of NOVA and National Geographic films. Can be embedded into a blog
SchoolTube- gives students and teachers a place o find videos and share videos.
DotSub -Videos With Subtitles- good for ESL and EFL teachers and teachers of students with hearing impairments.
Digital Storytelling ResourcesOpen Sources for Both MAC and PC (Check for compatibility or if source is cross platform)Powerbullet PresenterPopplet graphic organizer- you can share and have multiple users-change colors-can draw-great for student collaboration
ReadWriteThink: Graphic Map
http://www.thinkfinity.org/lesson-plans
StoryBird-collaborate stories. invite by email
wetoku -video chatting. can make it private. invite others to chat-need to create a login.video interviews.
FakeWall like FaceBook but fake -great for projects. need an account and it is free. it is ad driven
Desktop Screen Sharing Software**Charting Components by Steema****Free Software****Go Animate**
Animotoselect images, select music, click go and Animoto does the rest. register as a [[#|teacher]] which will allow you to create videos longer than 30 seconds for free.
41 Websites to integrate technology in the classroom
**Free Teleprompter**
Bubble Us
Like Inspiration
ToonDoo
world's fastest way to make cartoons
Savevideo.com
SaveTube-Save YouTube Videos
Free online teleprompter: CuePrompter.com
Xtranormal Text to Movie
watchknow-free movieshttp://www.flixster.com/watch-movies
13 Ways (and 147 Tools) to Help Your Library Save Money on Technologyhttp://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2010/01/tech.html Evernote Take notes using this tool
Engradefree online grade book for teachers. Students can access their grades with codes. Sugarsync online system that backs up your files and allows you to access them from any web enabled platform. Two gigabyte account is free. Can sync your files among computers PDFZilla File Converter-PDF to Word and morehttp://www.pdfzilla.com/
ZamZar- Free Online File Conversionhttp://www.zamzar.com/
spellingcity.comhttp://www.spellingcity.com/
Flash Cards-create your own with this downloadhttp://flashcards.educationlabs.com/Default.aspx?page=Home#/Home
CueCard--CueCard is a simple and intuitive flash card program. Just make up cards for what you want to memorize, and CueCard will quiz you on themhttp://download.cnet.com/CueCard/3000-2051_4-10075304.html
Odyssey Writerhttp://www.sff.net/odysse
Zoho Work Online- Similar to Google Docs and Google Appshttp://www.zoho.com/
Wallwisher-A new way to communicatehttp://www.wallwisher.com/
Edmodo -Share Files -Great for Collaborationhttp://www.edmodo.com/
Skype-Social Networkinghttp://www.skype.com/Bing Map 3D-Add 3D capabilities to your Bing Maps
Google Wave -Communicate and Collaborate in real time. Donut Chat - Create an easy-to-use [[#|chat room]]. Has ability to filter words, manage multiple rooms and embeds into a site. Spruz -Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Websitehttp://www.spruz.com/
Stellarium-Planetariumhttp://www.stellarium.org/ Mind Map (in place of Inspiration)http://info.mindjet.com/mind_mapping.html?gclid=CJXL_8eQoqECFQohDQodqAzLwQ
Scribus (in place of MS Publisher)http://www.scribus.net/http://www.scribus.net/?q=windows
Scribus Wikihttp://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Main_Page
Komozer (in place of Dreamweaver)http://www.kompozer.net/download.php
Inscape (in place of Fireworks)http://www.inkscape.org/download/
Blender (in place of Flash)http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Top 11 Free Photo Editors for Windowshttp://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm
Picasa-Web Albumshttp://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93773
Gimp (in place of Adobe Photoshop)http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
PIXLER (image editor) CROSS PLATFORMhttp://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=4
TouchPaint (elementary drawing) WINDOWShttp://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/touchpaint-68562.html
Paint.Net
http://www.getpaint.net/
like adobe [[#|photoshop elements]]
Sketchfu -allows you to draw your own pictures and share them with others. Moodle (learning management System (works better in FireFox)http://moodle.org/downloads/Drupal (content management System (more complex)http://drupal.org/project/drupalLife Ray (learning management System (more complex)http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/tag/liferay
GOOGLE APPS for Educatorshttp://www.google.com/educators/p_apps.html
OpenDisc -For WINDOWS- Free Softwarehttp://www.theopendisc.com/Windows Live Essentials-offers free software
Windows LiveLots of great free stuff form Microsoft like [[#|Windows Live]] Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker-Create Movies and Edit themhttp://download.live.com/moviemaker
Memeo - MadeupMemories.com -lets you customize videos by putting your personal picturs. Choose to be a princess, a toy, a superhero! Choose your video and upload your picture and publish it. You can download it to your computer to keep.
OOo4Kids-Lighter version of Office
Audacity -Sound Recording for Windowshttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Free Sound Recorder
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Editors-Recorders/Free-Sound-Recorder.shtml
Open Source Mac Softwarehttp://www.opensourcemac.org/Free Mac Softwarehttp://www.freemacware.com/
PowerFinish Professional-PowerPoint Templatesfile:/C:/Program%20Files/The%20PowerFinish%20Template%20Demo/starthere.html
Teaching Ideas and Resources-for Netbookshttp://blogs.msdn.com/teachers/default.aspx
Touch Typing -The KDE Education ProjectDownload: http://edu.kde.org/ktouch/
Tux4Kids-Tux Typinghttp://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtyping.phpCyberSmart! Free K-12 lesson plans that help students think critically about the Internet as a communication and collaboration tool.Interesting Ways to Use .... by Tom Barrett Digital Storytelling ResourcesTikatok -online platform that lets you write, illustrate and publish online stories.Storyjumper -gives you different tools to write and illustrate stories. The story creator tool helps you write the story you want to make.
FineTun a-lets you add comments to any image and lets you share it with others. BubbleSnaps and WigFlip are similar tools.
PhotoPeach -slide show with zooming comments, sound effects and music. Can create quizzes after you finish your slide show.
CK-12
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
OER Commons
http://www.oercommons.org/
Ed Leaders Online
http://edleadersonline.com/WordPress/
Lego Avatar
Classic Kid Safe Mini Mizer.
Free avatar creator for kids
Son of Citation for MLA and APA
great site
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?start=#
MUSIC:
MuseScore
http://musescore.org/
Finale NotePad
http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/default.aspx
iCreateto Educate Sam Animation
http://www.samanimation.com/
Alice free programming software
http://www.alice.org/
Museum Box HomepageInkspape- Draw freely-An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
Edublogsfree blogging platform
Comic Strip ProgramsStrip Creator -www.stripcreator.com
Math HelpKhan AcademyHooda Math -http://hoodamath.com/
Hooda Brain - Memory Game -http://hoodabrain.com/
HoodaWord - Reading and Typing Word Gameshttp://hoodaword.com/
Create TimelinesXtimeline -http://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx
TimeToast -Create timelines - interactivehttp://www.timetoast.com/
KeyBookshop.com -free educational resources like worksheetshttp://estore.keybookshop.com/estore/search/
Wordlehttp://www.wordle.net/
Tagedo-Like Wordle-can add shapes.http://www.tagxedo.com/app.htmlPhoto management and editing tools:
Splashup (http://www.splashup.com/) -Students can use this photo editing tool and photo manager. It is easy to use and works in real-time. It allows [[#|students]] to edit many images at once. It runs in all browsers and it allows [[#|students]] to share images.
Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/mac/) -Students can organize and edit their digital photos, then create online albums to share with friends or even the world.
Voice recording and editing programs:vocaroohttp://vocaroo.com/login.php?next=control
Virtual audio cable - for [[#|windows]]
http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm
Audio Hijak Pro - for Mac
http://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) -Students can use this free, [[#|open source software]]for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Mac and [[#|Windows]].
http://net.educause.edu/Screencasts/Audacity/Untitled.html
Apple iTunes Podcasts
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
WavePad Audio Editing Software (**http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html**) -Students can use this audio editing software to record their voice. It is for both Mac and Windows. Students can edit music, voice and other audio recordings. Students can cut and paste, copy and paste parts of recordings then add effects like echo or noise reduction.
Video recording and editing programs:
VideoPad Video Editor (**http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html**) -Students can drag and drop video clips for easy video editing with this software. They can apply effects and transitions, adjust video speed and more. It is only for Windows.
Wax (http://www.debugmode.com/wax/) -Students can use this free video editing software to edit their movies or create movies with their digital pictures. It can create 2D and 3D special effects. It is Windows based.
Animation programs:CreaToon (http://www.creatoon.com/) -Students can download for free CreaToon, which is only a PC [[#|animation program]]. [[#|Students]] can scan their drawings and use this program to animate them using keyframes.
ALICE.org -An educational software that teaches students computer programming in a 3D environmenthttp://www.alice.org/
Pencil (http://www.pencil-animation.org/) -Students can use Pencil since it is free and an [[#|open source software]] program. Students can create traditional hand drawn animations or cartoons using both bitmap and vector graphics. It can be used on Macs, Windows and Linux machines.
Publishing sites for students:Cyberkids (http://www.cyberkids.com/he/html/submit.html) -Students can submit their story, poem, article, picture or other creative work like games or multimedia on Cyberkids website. They have to email it to the editor first and then make sure they follow the submission guidelines.
Booksie (http://www.booksie.com/) -Students can sign up for free. They can publish short stories, poetry, and articles etc. They can categorize them by genre. Booksie [[#|offers]] students a global platform for sharing their work. They can read the works of others and receive comments on their own work. Students can upload their work as mp3 audio versions.
Storybird - collaborative storytellinghttp://storybird.com/
FlippingBook -creating online publications
http://page-flip.com/
VoiceThread- create online slide show accompanied by commentary (voice and text)
National Jukebox LOC.govhttp://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
Social Networking for Kids
Todaysmeet (IM while watching a movie etc)http://todaysmeet.com/
Imbee-users create their own community- allows uploading of photos andvideos, blog posts, etc. -more kid friendly
Presentation tools:http://glogster.com
http://en.linoit.com/http://sliderocket.comhttp://slidesix.comhttp://xtranormal.com
Blogging and Website Creation Resources:http://blogger.comhttp://wordpress.comhttp://tumbir.comhttp://onsugar.comhttp://webs.comhttp://yola.com
Collaborative Project Tools:http://pbworks.comhttp://wetpaint.com
http://flowchart.com/
Alternatives to YouTube:http://teachertube.comhttp://ted.comhttp://viddler.comhttp://history.comhttp://hulu.comhttp://bigthink.comhttp://fora.tvhttp://current.tv
Create your own webpages: Weebly, Yola.com, Webs.com
Ediscio Collabrative Flashcards- create flashcards that include images.
SnagFilms-watch dozens of NOVA and National Geographic films. Can be embedded into a blog
SchoolTube- gives students and teachers a place o find videos and share videos.
DotSub -Videos With Subtitles- good for ESL and EFL teachers and teachers of students with hearing impairments.
Digital Storytelling ResourcesOpen Sources for Both MAC and PC (Check for compatibility or if source is cross platform)Powerbullet PresenterPopplet graphic organizer- you can share and have multiple users-change colors-can draw-great for student collaboration
ReadWriteThink: Graphic Map
http://www.thinkfinity.org/lesson-plans
StoryBird-collaborate stories. invite by email
wetoku -video chatting. can make it private. invite others to chat-need to create a login.video interviews.
FakeWall like FaceBook but fake -great for projects. need an account and it is free. it is ad driven
Desktop Screen Sharing Software**Charting Components by Steema****Free Software****Go Animate**
Animotoselect images, select music, click go and Animoto does the rest. register as a [[#|teacher]] which will allow you to create videos longer than 30 seconds for free.
41 Websites to integrate technology in the classroom
**Free Teleprompter**
Bubble Us
Like Inspiration
ToonDoo
world's fastest way to make cartoons
Savevideo.com
SaveTube-Save YouTube Videos
Free online teleprompter: CuePrompter.com
Xtranormal Text to Movie
watchknow-free movieshttp://www.flixster.com/watch-movies
13 Ways (and 147 Tools) to Help Your Library Save Money on Technologyhttp://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2010/01/tech.html Evernote Take notes using this tool
Engradefree online grade book for teachers. Students can access their grades with codes. Sugarsync online system that backs up your files and allows you to access them from any web enabled platform. Two gigabyte account is free. Can sync your files among computers PDFZilla File Converter-PDF to Word and morehttp://www.pdfzilla.com/
ZamZar- Free Online File Conversionhttp://www.zamzar.com/
spellingcity.comhttp://www.spellingcity.com/
Flash Cards-create your own with this downloadhttp://flashcards.educationlabs.com/Default.aspx?page=Home#/Home
CueCard--CueCard is a simple and intuitive flash card program. Just make up cards for what you want to memorize, and CueCard will quiz you on themhttp://download.cnet.com/CueCard/3000-2051_4-10075304.html
Odyssey Writerhttp://www.sff.net/odysse
Zoho Work Online- Similar to Google Docs and Google Appshttp://www.zoho.com/
Wallwisher-A new way to communicatehttp://www.wallwisher.com/
Edmodo -Share Files -Great for Collaborationhttp://www.edmodo.com/
Skype-Social Networkinghttp://www.skype.com/Bing Map 3D-Add 3D capabilities to your Bing Maps
Google Wave -Communicate and Collaborate in real time. Donut Chat - Create an easy-to-use [[#|chat room]]. Has ability to filter words, manage multiple rooms and embeds into a site. Spruz -Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Websitehttp://www.spruz.com/
Stellarium-Planetariumhttp://www.stellarium.org/ Mind Map (in place of Inspiration)http://info.mindjet.com/mind_mapping.html?gclid=CJXL_8eQoqECFQohDQodqAzLwQ
Scribus (in place of MS Publisher)http://www.scribus.net/http://www.scribus.net/?q=windows
Scribus Wikihttp://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Main_Page
Komozer (in place of Dreamweaver)http://www.kompozer.net/download.php
Inscape (in place of Fireworks)http://www.inkscape.org/download/
Blender (in place of Flash)http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Top 11 Free Photo Editors for Windowshttp://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm
Picasa-Web Albumshttp://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93773
Gimp (in place of Adobe Photoshop)http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
PIXLER (image editor) CROSS PLATFORMhttp://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=4
TouchPaint (elementary drawing) WINDOWShttp://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/touchpaint-68562.html
Paint.Net
http://www.getpaint.net/
like adobe [[#|photoshop elements]]
Sketchfu -allows you to draw your own pictures and share them with others. Moodle (learning management System (works better in FireFox)http://moodle.org/downloads/Drupal (content management System (more complex)http://drupal.org/project/drupalLife Ray (learning management System (more complex)http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/tag/liferay
GOOGLE APPS for Educatorshttp://www.google.com/educators/p_apps.html
OpenDisc -For WINDOWS- Free Softwarehttp://www.theopendisc.com/Windows Live Essentials-offers free software
Windows LiveLots of great free stuff form Microsoft like [[#|Windows Live]] Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker-Create Movies and Edit themhttp://download.live.com/moviemaker
Memeo - MadeupMemories.com -lets you customize videos by putting your personal picturs. Choose to be a princess, a toy, a superhero! Choose your video and upload your picture and publish it. You can download it to your computer to keep.
OOo4Kids-Lighter version of Office
Audacity -Sound Recording for Windowshttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Free Sound Recorder
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Editors-Recorders/Free-Sound-Recorder.shtml
Open Source Mac Softwarehttp://www.opensourcemac.org/Free Mac Softwarehttp://www.freemacware.com/
PowerFinish Professional-PowerPoint Templatesfile:/C:/Program%20Files/The%20PowerFinish%20Template%20Demo/starthere.html
Teaching Ideas and Resources-for Netbookshttp://blogs.msdn.com/teachers/default.aspx
Touch Typing -The KDE Education ProjectDownload: http://edu.kde.org/ktouch/
Tux4Kids-Tux Typinghttp://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtyping.phpCyberSmart! Free K-12 lesson plans that help students think critically about the Internet as a communication and collaboration tool.Interesting Ways to Use .... by Tom Barrett Digital Storytelling ResourcesTikatok -online platform that lets you write, illustrate and publish online stories.Storyjumper -gives you different tools to write and illustrate stories. The story creator tool helps you write the story you want to make.
FineTun a-lets you add comments to any image and lets you share it with others. BubbleSnaps and WigFlip are similar tools.
PhotoPeach -slide show with zooming comments, sound effects and music. Can create quizzes after you finish your slide show.