Educational Software



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The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},

Multilingual University & School

where anyone can teach or take a class or course


 * Free, educational software.
 * Add great, free, open, educational software.

Digital Research Tools
http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/SOFTWARE/uclathes/index.html

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject
Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu).

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Books
Dede, Chris, James P. Honan, Laurence C. Peters. (eds.). 2005. Scaling Up Success: Lessons Learned from Technology-based Educational Improvement. Jossey-Bass.

Dede, Chris (ed.). 2006. Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Dede, Chris and John Richards. 2012. Digital Teaching Platforms. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Select Communities, Email lists, etc.
(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

Select Museums
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software
Audacity. 2011. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems).

Evernote. 2012. Evernote. (Remember everything and organize it. Capture anything. Access anywhere. Find things fast. See also Devon Think and Tinderbox - http://gigaom.com/apple/faceoff-devonthink-pro-office-vs-evernote-premium/). Evernote.

Google Apps for Education. 2011. Google Apps for Education - Free email and collaboration tools for schools. Mountain View, CA: Google, Inc.

MindTapCengage. 2011. My Favorite Textbook: The Next Generation. (Mindtap Learning Path digital learning application for Harvard Law Professor's Greg Mankiw's 'Macroeconomics' text book; Chris Vento, with Cheryl Lazar at TED Studios). June 6. Cambridge, MA: gregmankiw.blogspot.com.

TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing. 2012. TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing. (TED-Ed Website Tour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQDgE_eJGTM). TED Ed.

Select References
11 Reasons Every Educator Needs a Video Strategy. 2012. 11 Reasons Every Educator Needs a Video Strategy. September 11. onlineuniversities.com.

50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. 2012. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. August 21. edudemic.com.

Bates, Laura. 2012. 10 Of The Best Educational Online Games. (The games listed are: Danger Zone, The Blood Typing Game, Kodu, Climate Challenge, Play My Code, Wasteland Adventure, Electrocity, Virtual Surgery, Peace Doves). October 5. fractuslearning.com.

Chris. 2013. The Mechanical MOOC – Behind the Machine. January 15. info.p2pu.org.

Dunn, Jeff. 2012. The 100 Best Video Sites For Educators. August 10. Edudemic.

Free e-Learning Resources. 2011. Free e-Learning Resources. blog.efrontlearning.net.

Gerald, Olympia Shilpa. 2012. Village children take the Skype route to education. July 9. New Dehli, India: The Hindu.

Geuss, Megan. 2011. Group Video Chat Showdown: Google Hangouts and AnyMeeting Come Out on Top. November 7. PC World.

Google announces YouTube now has more than 1,000 educational channels. 2012. Google announces YouTube now has more than 1,000 educational channels. Reddit Technology.

Hall, Chris. 2012. Software collection: Open Access meets Open Source in PLOS Computational Biology. November 30. blogs.plos.org.

Lepi, Katie. 2012. 16 Flipped Classrooms From Around The World. November 24. edudemic.com.

Lifshits, Yury. 2011. 100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education. January 7. Mashable.com.

ltjohhed. 2012. Free/Open Deduplication Software?. January 4. ask.slashdot.org.

Markoff, John. 2012. Scientists See Promise in Deep-Learning Programs. November 23. New York, NY: The New York Times.

MasterPatricko. 2011. OpenSUSE 12.1 Released. November 16. linux.slashdot.org.

MIT Center for Mobile Learning @ The Media Lab. 2012. MIT Center for Mobile Learning @ The Media Lab. Cambridge, MA: mitmobilelearning.org.

MIT Media Lab. 2012. What I did on my summer vacation Or, The Media Lab at Aspen Ideas Festival 2012. San Franscisco, CA: Storify.com.

Mossberg, Walter. 2012. A Chance To Call 15 Friends To Video Chat In High Def. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal Personal Technology Column.

Nesson, Charles. 2011. free to all. May 25. Cambridge, MA: blogs.law.harvard.edu/nesson.

Papert, Seymour. 1990. A Critique of Technocentrism in Thinking About the School of the Future. (A version of this piece was published as "M.I.T. Media Lab Epistemology and Learning Memo No. 2" (September 1990). Its content was based on a talk presented at Children in an Information Age: Opportunities for Creativity, Innovation, and New Activities (Sofia, Bulgaria, May 1987).). Cambridge, MA: papert.org.

Prof. Hacker (Chuck Tryon). 2013. Recording and Hosting Podcasts Using the Internet Archive. January 14. Chronicle of Higher Education.

Protalinski, Emil. 2012. On World Teachers’ Day, Google announces YouTube now has more than 1,000 educational channels. October 5. thenextweb.com.

Quinnelly, Travis. 2009. 5 Free Screencasting Apps for Creating Video Tutorials. makeuseof.com.

Regalado, Antonio. 2012. The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years. November 8. (for MIT Technology Review). Mashable.com.

Roush, Wade. 2012. [http://www.xconomy.com/national/2012/07/20/can-anyone-catch-khan-academy-the-fate-of-the-u-in-the-youtube-era/ Can Anyone Catch Khan Academy? The Fate of the U in the YouTube Era]. July 20. Xconomy.

Stansbury, Meris. 2013. Ten educational technologies you should try this year. March 14. eschoolnews.com.

timothy. 2012. Best Software For Putting Lectures Online? December 31. hardware.slashdot.org.

Watters, Audrey. 2012. Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: MOOCs. December 3. hackeducation.com.

Select Slideshows
Deeds, David. 2012. Best Practices Showcase: 3D Virtual Worlds in (K-12/International) Schools. March 13. slideshare.net.

Whittle MD, Amy, and Anda Kuo MD. 2011. From Dinosaur to Digital: Adapting Traditional Curriculum to Blended E-Learning Formats. San Francisco, CA: USCF.

Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.
Globaloria. 2013. Globaloria. (Globaloria is a social network for learning web-game design and simulation production. Invented by the World Wide Workshop Foundation in the spring of 2006, it seeks to create technology-based educational opportunities through a flexible set of virtual learning networks for students in developing nations, and economically disadvantaged and technologically underserved communities). globaloria.org/.

Select Video and Audio
Binkley, Ken. 2010. Immune Attack Demo. Federation of American Scientists.

Doherty, Paul. 2012. Exploratorium Tour - Part 1 of 5. San Francisco, CA: KirkwoodSLGroup.

GameDesk on YouTube. 2013 GameDesk on YouTube. youtube.com/user/GameDesk90064

Monroy-Hernandez, Andres. 2012. Designing for Remixing: Computer-supported Social Creativity. Cambridge, MA: cyber.law.harvard.edu.

Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It's Free. 2012. Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It's Free. September 30. National Public Radio.

Purcell, Kristen, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich. 2013. How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms. Feb 28. PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT.

Recording Skype calls for Free w/ Audacity. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlPT7b-Hkuk (for interviews). YouTube.

Stegman, Melanie. 2011. ImmuneAttack SMHS Feb 2011. Federation of American Scientists.

SparkAmerica. 2013. technology education in public schools. San Francisco, CA: sfciti.com.

TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing. 2012. - TED-Ed Website Tour. (http://ed.ted.com/ TED Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing). TED Ed.

Screen Captured Video Tutorials

androidandosx. 2011. Top 5 Free Screen Recording Utilities for Mac OSX. (His favorites in this order: QuickTime, IShowU HD, Jing, CaptureMe, Copernicus). youtube.com.

Beeler, Adam. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKW8X3P0i5M Looking for Screen Capture Software? - Try Jing... It's Free!]. youtube.com.

Conlogue, Samuel. 2011. How To Create Your Own Screen Captured Video Tutorials with Free Opensource Software!. youtube.com.

Select Websites
Amara's Subtitles. 2012. Amara's Subtitles. (Amara's Universal Subtitles - Join Amara’s Global Volunteer Community! Amara is a non-profit and open-source project. We are working to make video accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing and for everyone who wants to watch a video in a language that we don’t speak. Help us translate and caption videos to make them accessible for everyone. blog.universalsubtitles.org/volunteer/

GameDesk. 2013. GameDesk. (GameDesk looks to help close the achievement gap and engage students to learn core STEM curriculum. It develops project-based learning with a strong focus on purpose, ownership, and personal value). gamedesk.org/.

MediaWiki Administration and Development. 2012. MediaWiki Administration and Development: Administration and optimization of a MediaWiki installation. codelesson.com

Teach Your Technology. 2012. Teach Your Technology: Bring your technical expertise to the CodeLesson learning community. codelesson.com

World University and School Links
Education: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Education

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

One Laptop per Child: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT

Programming: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Programming

Theories of Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Theories_of_Learning

Web Page Design and Production: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Web_Page_Design_and_Production

Academic Press at World University and School
Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Admissions at World University and School
Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.

Blog at World University and School
http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS

with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;

Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)
Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/.

Careers
Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling

Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love

WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting

Counseling
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling

Coordinates
... in a virtual world

Credits
Many thanks to each of you!

Please feel free to hyperlink your name to a location of your choice (or tell WUaS where to link to - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com). Please do not hesitate to let WUaS know if you think that somebody (including yourself) has been forgotten, now or in the future; please include a URL, which is, of course, one main way identity created on the internet.

Digital To Do
Android

Brainwave device / Headset

Broadcast to radio frequency

Broadcast to TV

Create EMail group for page

Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)

MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/

Print

Publish to DVD

Recommend

Send to phone

Tablets

Translate

Videophone

Free Degrees / Credit
Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Conference Method of Teaching and Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_Method_of_Teaching_and_Learning

The College at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School

Ph.D. Degrees at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ph.D._Degrees_at_World_University_and_School

World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School

World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme (probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)

In Google Earth
Google Earth.

In Virtual World
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/

Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/

Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/

WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/

Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Item Number
Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system

Learning Networking
Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....

Academia.edu's World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/

Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.com/WorldUniversityandSchool

Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').

Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool

Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - Scott MacLeod - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/

Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts

Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School

Like

LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337

Quora - http://www.quora.com/

Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/

Redditt.com's World University and School - http://www.reddit.com/user/WorldUnivandSch/

Tribe.net's World University and School - http://tribes.tribe.net/worlduniversityandschool

Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch

World University & School 'subject page' group

World University & School Share This

Yahoo Groups' World University and School: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worlduniversityandschool/

TV-Live Broadcasting
Broadcast to television

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com

Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv

Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv

Video Communication
Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

Free video conferencing

iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Free, group video conferencing

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/

Universal Translator at WUaS
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School
The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School

Wiki Software for Courses
Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia

Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wikidata / Bots
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Bots

World University and School Licensing
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