Educational Software
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Educational Software
- Add, try or write free, open educational software
Programming Languages' educational software
| Software | Web Site | Made by | Other Info | Level | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIT's Scratch: A Programming Language for Everyone | http://scratch.mit.edu/ | Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab | Teaching Language for Programming |
Operating Systems
| Sugar Learning Environment | http://www.sugarlabs.org | Sugar Labs | the Open Source Software that runs on the XO - One Laptop per Child |
Video-Streaming Software for Your Mobile Phone
| Qik Mobile Live Video Sharing Software | http://qik.com/ | Qik | Share live video from your phone |
Video-Capture and Screenshot Capture Software
| Jing Video Capture Project | http://www.jingproject.com/ | Jing | Snap a picture of your screen, record video of onscreen action, share instantly over the web, IM, email |
Virtual Worlds as fora, classrooms, building and design sites, and art studios, etc.
| Second Life | http://secondlife.com | Linden Lab | free to use, teen and adult grid, pay to build, currency for buying and selling | |
| Open Simulator | http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page | Open Sim | free, open source virtual world software |
Biology educational software
| Immune Attack: an educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students | http://fas.org/immuneattack/ | made by Federation of American Scientists | High School / College |
Translation software
| Google Translator | http://translate.google.com/translate_t# | limited langauges |
Blogging tools
| Blogger.com | http://blogger.com | made by Google | free blogging tool, integrates with other, free Google technologies | All ages | |
| WordPress | http://wordpress.com | made by Wordpress | free blogging tools, | All ages |
Wiki software
| Wikia's Wikis | http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia | Wikia | Free wiki software | All ages |
Survey software
| Survey Monkey | http://www.surveymonkey.com | Survey Monkey | a simple way to create surveys | All ages |
Productivity Office Suite
| Open Office | http://download.openoffice.org/ | Open Office | Free and Open Productivity Suite with word processor, spreadsheet, slideshow, etc. | All ages |
Social Media Classroom
| Social Media Classroom | http://socialmediaclassroom.com/index.php/ | Howard Rheingold | Classroom and Collaboratory Software | All ages |
Educational Software for People in Corrections' Facilities?
| Add free, open courses | Web Site | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Rice | http://www.freerice.com/ | non-credit, so far | Browser | Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge. Used with great success in correction facility in Jamaica. | English |