Free Apps you can't do without
EDTECH Editor-Jones
I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
you absolutely can't do without.
Cheers,
Bruce Knox
IT Coordinator
Vientiane International School
http://www.vislao.com
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You probably know most of these, but maybe some will be new...
Open source apps, starting from the obvious:
Firefox
OpenOffice.org
GIMP
Adium or Pidgin
Miro
Eclipse or Aptana
Cyberduck or Filezilla
Tor
Blender
Celestia
ClamAV
Free of cost, but not open source:
Google Earth
Google SketchUp
I'm sure you will receive many more great suggestions, and I look forward to
seeing them too!
-Ben
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
> you absolutely can't do without.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce Knox
> IT Coordinator
> Vientiane International School
> http://www.vislao.com
Benjamin Horst
bho...@mac.com
646-464-2314 (Eastern)
www.solidoffice.com
EDTECH Editor-Jones
Greetings all,
I, working in a High School, have a set of free applications that I try to
install on every workstation. Some are open source. Some are not. All of
these are to aid in every classroom activity and all students creativity.
Of course, I have some standards like:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Shockwave Player
Adobe Authorware Player
Java Runtime Environment
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Others, in no particular order, that might be considered are:
Audacity
CamStudio
Chemlab
Cygwin
Delicious plug-in
Divx Player
Free Pascal
Geogebra
Graph Paper Printer (used to create graph paper and charts (even music bar
charts))
Java Development Kit
Paper Port Viewer
Python
PyGame
Sebrans ABC Games for Kids
Photosotry
Sudoku Toon
Owl and Mouse (all of the map and letter programs)
WDC-162 (Used to draw Chemical compounds)
Windows Media Player 11
Google Sketchup
Celestia
Maxima
Scilab
Stellarium
PLT-Scheme
Cartoonist (Image warping software)
Gimp (only in the main public lab)
Openoffice (only in the main public lab)
Pivot Stick Figure Animator
Tux Paint
VLC
Windows Open Star Logo
Kid Basic
Geo Quiz
Electro
Ideal Gas in 3D
So You Know Your Capitals
The Constitution Notebook
Munch A word
I'll admit that I don't have every program everywhere. I'll also admit that
my list is a bit math and science heavy. I like to have the software
available even before the teacher asks for it. I know that some of these
apps won't ever be used. But, they are available to any student/teacher
that wants to use them and learn with them.
Now, I know there are other apps out there that my school can use. Ones
that I haven't found yet. So, I'm interested in seeing what others are
using too. I'd like to have a perfect set of apps to be installed across my
domain in which all students can get the best education that I can provide.
Thanks,
Eric Mynes
Network Administrator
Capital High School
1500 Greenbrier St
Charleston, WV 25311
304.348.6519 (phone)
304.348.6509 (fax)
emy...@kcs.kana.k12.wv.us
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps
> that you absolutely can't do without.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce Knox
> IT Coordinator
> Vientiane International School
> http://www.vislao.com
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
Gadwin print screen - for screenshots for lesson plans
Sample: http://www.auntlee.com/teachers/scary_story_in_microsoft_word.pdf
uTipu - for video screen capture lesson plans that you can export to YouTube
http://www.utipu.com/app/
Sample: http://www.auntlee.com/halloween/typing_of_the_dead.html
FreeClip - clipboard extender -- once you have a clipboard extender, you
wonder how you ever lived without it.
http://m8software.com/clipboards/freeclip/freeclip.htm
EverNote - the free version - helps keep track of random notes. I haven't
tried the new on the web version....
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Free apps....
TuxPaint even at secondary--students can quickly create graphics and save in
format to be used for clip art www.tuxpaint.org
Stellarium -- turns screen into 3D planetarium www.*stellarium*.org
/Audacity/
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Lafayette, IN
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
Here is another open source app:
Audacity
> From: Benjamin Horst <bho...@mac.com>
>
> You probably know most of these, but maybe some will be new...
>
> Open source apps, starting from the obvious:
>
> Firefox
> OpenOffice.org
> GIMP
> Adium or Pidgin
> Miro
> Eclipse or Aptana
> Cyberduck or Filezilla
> Tor
> Blender
> Celestia
> ClamAV
>
> Free of cost, but not open source:
>
> Google Earth
> Google SketchUp
>
> I'm sure you will receive many more great suggestions, and I look forward
> to seeing them too!
>
> -Ben
>
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>>
>> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
>> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
>> you absolutely can't do without.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bruce Knox
>> IT Coordinator
>> Vientiane International School
>> http://www.vislao.com
>>
>
> Benjamin Horst
> bho...@mac.com
> 646-464-2314 (Eastern)
> www.solidoffice.com
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
open office
engrade
Jeanne Rice
Southern Ct Hebrew Academy
www.schacademy.org
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
> you absolutely can't do without.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce Knox
> IT Coordinator
> Vientiane International School
> http://www.vislao.com
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
Good list !
and ...
Notepad++
Kompozer
TuxPaint
TuxType
TuxMaths
Inkscape
Alice
Scratch
Paint.NET
PDFXchange Viewer (annotations in PDF)
CutePDF
PDFTK
7-Zip
> From: Benjamin Horst <bho...@mac.com>
>
> You probably know most of these, but maybe some will be new...
>
> Open source apps, starting from the obvious:
>
> Firefox
> OpenOffice.org
> GIMP
> Adium or Pidgin
> Miro
> Eclipse or Aptana
> Cyberduck or Filezilla
> Tor
> Blender
> Celestia
> ClamAV
>
> Free of cost, but not open source:
>
> Google Earth
> Google SketchUp
>
> I'm sure you will receive many more great suggestions, and I look forward to
> seeing them too!
>
> -Ben
>
>> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>>
>> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
>> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
>> you absolutely can't do without.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bruce Knox
>> IT Coordinator
>> Vientiane International School
>> http://www.vislao.com
>
> Benjamin Horst
> bho...@mac.com
> 646-464-2314 (Eastern)
> www.solidoffice.com
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
and ...
Audacity
BonkEnc
VLC
VirtualDub
Camstudio
DVDStyler
InfraRecorder
gcompris
> Good list !
>
> and ...
>
> Notepad++
> Kompozer
> TuxPaint
> TuxType
> TuxMaths
> Inkscape
> Alice
> Scratch
> Paint.NET
> PDFXchange Viewer (annotations in PDF)
> CutePDF
> PDFTK
> 7-Zip
>
>
EDTECH Editor-Jones
Bruce,
We are using OpenOffice, Geogebra, Audacity, Skype, Firefox web browser, ITalc, and Microsoft Experience Pack, Microsoft Education Pack.
I hope this helps. All are free.
Marie K. Germano
Associate Principal for Curriculum and Instructional Development
Holy Cross High School
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> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps
> that you absolutely can't do without.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce Knox
> IT Coordinator
> Vientiane International School
> http://www.vislao.com
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EDTECH Editor-Jones
MPEG Streamclip is a wonder for pulling video clips from unencrypted DVDs:
The VideoLan Client, which plays just about any kind of video:
Audacity for audio recording and editing:
<http://audacity.sourceforge.net>
These are essential for me.
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps that
> you absolutely can't do without.
--
Tim Merritt
Video/Multimedia Manager
Instructional Technology Center
Georgia State University College of Education
http://itc.gsu.edu
http://www.dvforteachers.com
404-413-8440 voice
404-413-8083 fax
EDTECH Editor-Jones
Format Factory is a great app for converting all kinds of files.
http://www.formatoz.com/index.html
Audacity
Delicious toolbar (and any other toolbar needed for easy access like
Diigo, Box and Save, etc.)
Marilyn Mossman
Director of Technology
HIllel Day School
32200 Middlebelt Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
> From: Bruce Knox <kno...@gmail.com>
>
> I am about to clone a hard drive across new machines (XP) for all of my
> teachers - 50 in total - and am looking for advice for any free apps
> that you absolutely can't do without.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce Knox
> IT Coordinator
> Vientiane International School
> http://www.vislao.com
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