Other Resources and Software
Software
- Adobe Buzzword (free)
Adobe® Buzzword® is an online word processor, for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. It looks and behaves like your normal desktop word processor, but it operates inside a web browser, so there's no installation required.
- Adobe Reader
Read PDF files
- Animoto
Animoto takes your uploaded pictures and mixes them into a slideshow. You can upload music of your own or choose from their library to complement your video. Forum discussion.
- Audacity
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
- AoA Audio Extractor
AoA Audio Extractor is a tool to extract audio/sound or background music from video files.
- Bubbl.us
Bubbl.us is a free web application that lets you brainstorm online. Forum discussion.
- Cam Studio
Free software.
CamStudio enables you to record all screen and audio activity on your computer
- CutePDF Writer
Free software to make PDF files
- Flickr
Free online photo management and sharing application.
- The Free Software Directory
The Free Software Directory catalogs free software
- Google Docs (free)
Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online
- Google SketchUp
- Icon Editor
Icon Editor enables you to manage icons on your system, and provides image-editing features such as effects, filters, rotation, and cropping
- Kidspiration
Kidspiration V2.1- published by Inspiration Software Inc
This software product helps students see, organize and develop their ideas.
- MARVIN
Marvin uses customised 3D animated characters to communicate important information to community based audiences.
- Ning
A platform to create a social network site. For teachers there is an educational Ning page: http://education.ning.com
- Open Source Victoria
Catalog of Free and Open Source Software for Education.
- Photo Slideshow Maker
Freeware
- Photostage Slideshow Software
Enables you to create a slideshow from your digital photos
- Second Life
Developed by San Franciso based company Linden Lab, Second Life is an online 3D virtual world currently gaining in popularity around the world. Second Life allows users or 'residents' to come together to interact, play, learn, do business and communicate in an online environment which is 100% user owned and created.
- SlideShare
- Wetpaint
Wetpaint offers free wiki software for educators.
- WiziQ
WiZiQ is a free conferencing tool