Back to Contents

advertisement

Useful Software

By Matt Ewens – Information Officer

This list has been created in part through some great existing resources that I have found through Twitter as well as my own research.

Follow me at

@mattewensRSCSW

Or

@RSCSouthWest

1

Contents

Blogs and Collaboration

Quiz/Survey Creation

Image Resources

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Screen Capture

Tag Clouds

QR Code Generators

Writing/Presentation Collaboration/LMS

Mind Mapping

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Storage

Video Editing

Bibliographical/Research/Citation

Content Creation/Courses

Other Types of Software

2

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for note taking and archiving.

A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook.

Evernote is available in a paid version or a more restricted, advertising-supported, free version. Use of the online server is free up to a certain monthly usage limit, with additional monthly use reserved for paying subscribers.

Find out more: http://evernote.com/

3

Blogs and Collaboration

Diigo

Back to Contents

Diigo provides a browser add-on that can improve research productivity. Instead of just bookmarking, you can highlight portions of web pages that are of particular interest. Sticky notes can be attached to specific parts of web pages. Unlike most other web "highlighters" that merely clip, Diigo highlights and sticky notes are persistent in the sense that whenever it returns to the original web page, you will see your highlights and sticky notes superimposed on the original page.

Find out more: http://www.diigo.com/

4

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Posterous is a free blogging platform that simplifies the process of designing and maintaining a blog. One of its signature features is that it lets you post to your blog from any email account or mobile device, so prolific bloggers can add new content all the time, quickly and easily.

It works well with mobile devices and also email. It also resizes photographs automatically and posts can be made from an iPhone or Android device, including via text message.

Find out more: https://posterous.com/

5

Blogs and Collaboration

Wallwisher enables anyone to setup an online wall, quickly and easily. It can be customised using different themes. The ‘wall’ is the webpage and people can post messages, images, videos and links to it. The wall can be made either public or private. The wall updates in real time and anyone visiting can see any changes.

Features: * Free

* Customisation

* Posts update quickly

* Can add controls to allow you to approve content before going live

* The wall can be embedded into a blog or a website

Find out more: http://wallwisher.com/

6

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or

Glogs. A "Glog", short for "graphics blog", is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content.

The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation.

Glogster is based on Adobe Flash elements. Posters can be shared with other users on the site, embedded in external wikis or blogs, and shared via many social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats.

Find out more: http://www.glogster.com/

7

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a dynamic content management system (CMS).

It has thousands of plugins and themes to choose from and is one of the most popular sites available. Forums and mailing lists can be added and it is fully standards compliant.

Find out more: http://wordpress.com/

8

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Blogger is now owned by Google and in order to use it, you must have a Google account.

Once you access Blogger it is free to use and has a large selection of templates available to use.

Find out more: www.blogger.com

9

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Tumblr, is a microblogging platform and social networking website.

Users can post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. They can follow other users' blogs, as well as make their blogs private. Much of the website's features are accessed from the dashboard interface, where the option to post content and posts of followed blogs appear.

Find out more: https://www.tumblr.com/

10

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Blog.com is a site for creating blogs, a simplistic interface makes it easy to create content.

Blogs can be collaborated on and shared and connected to social media.

It has themes to choose fro, multimedia support and blogs can be made private.

Find out more: www.blog.com

11

Blogs and Collaboration

Back to Contents

Blogster is a blogging community featuring specific-interest blogs. There is an online community of users publishing content. Members can network and collaborate by creating a blog, building a personalised profile, interacting and they can comment on articles.

One of the benefits are that it is spam free.

Find out more: http://www.blogster.com/

12

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

SurveyTool is a source for research assistance, offering an excellent free survey maker and plenty of other services that will assist with survey creation and data collection.

Find out more: http://www.surveytool.com/free-survey-maker/

13

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

You can create free online surveys, features:

• Drag and drop editor

• Re-brandable

• Email or web surveys

• 100% secure and confidential

• Create polls and quizzes

Find out more: http://freeonlinesurveys.com/

14

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

FluidSurveys is a do-it-yourself online survey tool that is meant to allow customers from around the world to create their own surveys, collect data from respondents, and analyse results. Their web survey tools are designed to be intuitive and fullfeatured so that both beginners and advanced users can make the most of

FluidSurveys.

Find out more: http://fluidsurveys.com/

15

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

SurveyMonkey is an intuitive survey creation program online, that works in the browser.

• Easy to collect responses

• Robust reporting

• Analysis

• Surveys can be embedded

Find out more: http://www.surveymonkey.com

16

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

Create surveys, polls, and quizzes in minutes.

Collect responses via your website, e-mail, iPad, Facebook, and Twitter.

Generate and share easy-to-read reports.

Find out more: http://polldaddy.com/

17

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

• Create quizzes that can be downloaded onto mobile phones.

• Ideal for educational content.

• Students can now study anywhere anytime.

• Works with most modern mobile phones.

• Once the quiz is downloaded, an internet connection is not needed.

• Download directly to the phone or via a computer.

Find out more: http://mobilestudy.org/

18

Quiz/Survey Creation

Back to Contents

Poll Everywhere uses standard web technology and it is easy to gather live responses from any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, TV, print and can be viewed anywhere.

It works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter.

Find out more: http://www.polleverywhere.com/

19

Image Resources

Back to Contents

Image gallery, with free to use images for educational use.

Must register to be able to upload images

Find out more: http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/index.php

20

Image Resources

Back to Contents

Colourful free royalty free images, subject to terms of use. The gallery of pictures are royalty free. Great free images of many subjects, make a greeting card or calendar or use as an educational resource. There are many knockout images to be seen in the picture galleries such as cats, dogs, cars, motorcycles, flowers, boats, animals, trees, tractors, insects and many more free royalty free images.

Find out more: http://www.free-images.org.uk/

21

Image Resources

Back to Contents

Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting.

Find out more: http://www.pics4learning.com/

22

Image Resources

Back to Contents

Would you like to learn how to use the Internet to find copyright cleared images for your work, quickly and efficiently?

Use this free, interactive tutorial to improve your image searching skills.

Find out more: http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/tutorial/imagesearching

23

Image Resources

70 Free Icon Sets

A selection of free icon sets to use in web/graphic design

Back to Contents

Find out more: http://www.unstage.com/2010/03/70-free-icons-sets/

24

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Photograph Puzzle Maker

Back to Contents

Turn any photograph into a puzzle, which can be embedded into a blog or website

Find out more: http://www.flash-gear.com/puzzle/

25

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Aviary is a free, online digital editing software application to manipulate photos and images, or create your own.

It has tools for lighting, cosmetics, image manipulation and effects

Find out more: http://www.aviary.com

26

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Free Image manipulation software, a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

Features:

• Cropping, re-size, shear, lasso, rectangle/circle select, scissors, colour picker, zoom, rotate, perspective, text, bucket, blend, pencil tool, paintbrush, eraser, airbrush, ink tool, clone, healing, perspective clone, blur, smudge and dodge tool.

Find out more: http://www.gimp.org/

27

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Create effects, borders, text and filters using this free online software

Find out more: http://www.rollip.com

28

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Quick and easy to use in the browser image re-sizing.

Add effects, borders and more

Find out more: http://www.picresize.com/

29

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Picasa is owned by Google and lets you share into Google +

It can be downloaded to the desktop and can be used to manipulate images easily, adding effects and more.

Find out more: http://picasa.google.com

30

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Sumo Paint

Back to Contents

Browser-based online image manipulation software.

Features:

Rectangle select, move tool, magic wand, lasso tool, ink, brush tool, eraser, pencil, gradient, bucket tool, clone stamp, text tool, rectangle, rounded rectangle tool, custom shape tool, symmetry tool, line tool, curve tool, blur/smudge tool, crop, free transform tool, pan, zoom tool, eye dropper, clear, undo, redo.

Also has extensive layers and effects and further options available.

Find out more: http://www.sumopaint.com/start/

31

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

A free online browser-based software suite of image manipulation sets.

There are five different options to choose from, including:

• Make a collage

• Edit a photo

• Backgrounds

• Timeline covers

• Webcam effects

Find out more: http://www.pizap.com/pizap.php?width=1920

32

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Free Browser-based online photo collage software.

Pick from an extensive range of effects and options.

Find out more: http://www.photovisi.com

33

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Free browser-based image manipulation.

Add some interesting and visually appealing effects using this software.

Find out more: http://fotoflexer.com/

34

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Free browser-based image manipulation software.

Choose from a big selection of effects and frames.

Share and save images to your desktop.

Find out more: http://www.befunky.com/

35

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Another free browser-based image manipulation software.

Layout is similar to Adobe Photoshop, with less features.

Find out more: http://pixlr.com

36

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.

Find out more: http://www.splashup.com/

37

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Foto-Mosaik-Edda

Back to Contents

Foto-Mosaik-Edda is software which allows you to create photo mosaic pictures from your own computer. A photo mosaic picture is made up of tiny photos which are fitted together in such a way that, from a distance, they blend together to create the appearance of a new picture.

Free software, with premium version available

Find out more: http://www.fmedda.com/en/home

38

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run

Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

Find out more: http://www.getpaint.net/

39

Photographic/Image Manipulation

Back to Contents

3D object creation tool, works in the browser.

Record animation and export.

Find out more: http://www.3dtin.com/#

40

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

A simple to use free screen recorder, simply click on the record button and select the part of the screen needed. Talk over the recording to provide a commentary.

Works in the browser.

Find out more: http://www.screenr.com/

41

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

Simple and FREE, Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations. Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly!

Use Jing to…

• Take Screenshots: Capture an image of what you see on your computer screen

• Record Screencasts: Record up to 5 minutes of onscreen video

Find out more: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

42

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

Capture any part of the screen using this free image capture software.

Pro version has advanced capturing features, including webcam capture.

Find out more: http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm

43

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

Open source and free to use software.

CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

Find out more: http://camstudio.org/

44

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

Layers captures every window, every palette, every menu, every menu and status bar icon, every icon on the Desktop, and even the Dock and the Desktop background for each of your connected displays will be saved as a separate, editable layer in the resulting Photoshop image file.

Take the snapshot at the press of a keyboard shortcut or further customize it using the Inspector.

Find out more: http://layersapp.com/

45

Screen Capture

Back to Contents

Record the screen/webcam, for up to 15 minutes for free.

Publish to YouTube

Publish to MP4, AVI, FLV movie

The full version includes additional features, such as no watermark when publishing and password protection.

Find out more: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

46

Tag Clouds

Back to Contents

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.

You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and colour schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Find out more: http://www.wordle.net/

47

Tag Clouds

Back to Contents

TagCrowd is a web application for visualising word frequencies in any text by creating what is popularly known as a word cloud, text cloud or tag cloud.

A word cloud is a beautiful, informative image that communicates much in a single glance. TagCrowd specializes in making word clouds easy to read, analyze and compare, for a variety of useful purposes

Find out more: http://tagcrowd.com/

48

Tag Clouds

Back to Contents

Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

Making word cloud is fun, and is much more fun with Tagxedo! With Tagxedo, you can:

• make word clouds in real-time

• customize font, theme, color, orientation, and shape

• fine-tune with lots of options

• save as images for printing and sharing and much more

Find out more: http://www.tagxedo.com/

49

QR Code Generators

Delivr

Back to Contents

Create QR Codes with our QR Code Generator for URLs, Tweets, foursquare

Check-ins, iPhone App Store Downloads, Android Market Downloads, Google

Analytics Campaigns, Coremetrics Campaigns, Audio and more. Download a QR

Code in PNG, JPG, EPS, or SVG formats.

Sign up to receive FREE extras like a personalized Delivr address, editing of your destination URL, location via Device GPS, and QR Code tracking with activity maps.

Find out more: http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator

50

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

1. Type your message

2. Click "Qurify!" to qurify the message.

3. Download the QR Code image.

4. QR Code Done!

Find out more: http://www.qurify.com/en/

51

ZXing Project

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

Basic QR code generator

Find out more: http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/

52

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

QR Codes created on goQR.me are completely free of charge (commercial and print usage allowed)

Create QR codes for:

• Text

• URL

• Call

• SMS

• vCard

Find out more: http://goqr.me/

53

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

This site offers QR code creation for numerous formats, such as:

Website URL, YouTube Video, Google Maps Location, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,

FourSquare, App Store Download, iTunes Link, Plain Text, Telephone Number,

Skype Call, SMS Message, Email Address, Email Message, Contact Details, Event

(VCALENDAR), Wifi Login (Android Only), Paypal Buy Now Link

Find out more: http://www.qrstuff.com/index.html

54

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

Has a free QR code creator and options to create codes for:

• Text

• URL

• Phone number

• SMS

• Contact

Find out more: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

55

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

Excellent QR code generator, which can create QR codes for: weblinks, text, visiting card, email, geo location, SMS, phone, calendar, wi-fi.

With Unitag QR codes can have images or logos inserted into the code as well as options to change the colours, making a visually appealing QR code.

Find out more: http://www.unitaglive.com/qrcode

56

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

Nice QR code generator, create codes for:

• Web link, email, phone, text, vcard, SMS, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, map or graphical

• Change the colours of the QR code.

Find out more: http://beqrious.com/qr-code-generator/

57

QR Code Generators

Back to Contents

Decode and create QR codes easily with the Online QR Lab, a free QR code generator.

This generate QR codes site allows users to embed text, an SMS message, an e-mail address, phone number, contact information, or a geographical location using

Google Maps.

Find out more: http://www.onlineqrlab.com/

58

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Scribd is a document-sharing website that allows users to post documents of various formats, and embed them into a web page using its iPaper format.

Supported upload formats include:

Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx),

Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), OpenDocument (.odt, .odp, .ods, .odf, .odg),

OpenOffice.org XML (.sxw, .sxi, .sxc, .sxd), Plain text (.txt), Portable Document

Format (.pdf), PostScript (.ps), Rich text format (.rtf), Tagged image file format (.tif,

.tiff)

Find out more: http://www.scribd.com

59

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.

Find out more: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

60

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Lino sticky notes allow users to use a canvas to post up notes, in a bulletin boardlike online area. Both lino users and non-registered users (guests) can post stickies on a canvas, and relocate or remove them when needed. The content can be made either public, friends or private.

Find out more: http://en.linoit.com/

61

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

FlipSnack is an online flipping book software that allows you to convert PDF documents into Flash page flip digital publications. It's the ideal solution for those who wish to embed a book, magazine, catalog, newspaper, portfolio or any other kind of document into a website or blog.

Once created, you can embed your flipping book collection, download them or share them on social networking websites such as Facebook.

Find out more: http://www.flipsnack.com/

62

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

A place to collaborate and share using a sticky canvas.

Add notes, documents, images and more.

Find out more: http://www.stixy.com/

63

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Google Docs

Back to Contents

Google Docs is a place to share and create documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Documents can be collaborated on in real-time.

Forms can be embedded into a website/blog

Find out more: http://bit.ly/Ugef3C

64

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Prezi is online presentation software, which differs from Microsoft Powerpoint in that it allows the viewer to zoom into objects on the canvas.

It is visually a more appealing way of presenting, which enables video/audio media to be embedded.

Prezi’s can be shared and embedded into blogs and websites. There is also a

Microsoft Powerpoint embed option, which makes it easy to convert Microsoft

Powerpoint presentations into Prezi’s.

Find out more: http://prezi.com/

65

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

There is a also a handy PDF converter available.

Find out more: http://www.openoffice.org/

66

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Transform your doc, PDF, word, movie in an interactive flipbook. It's very easy: upload your file and you will receive an email with the URL to your creation. You can share this with your friend, family... by email, on your blog, on Facebook or twitter

Find out more: http://www.pageflip-flap.com/

67

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

LiveLoop is a new PowerPoint plugin that lets you and your colleagues to work on the same document at the same time, seeing everyone else's changes in true realtime. You'll see everyone else's changes within a fraction of a second... even if you're on the same slide. Whether you're working independently on different parts of a presentation, or jointly brainstorming a single slide, you'll never have to email attachments back and forth again.

Find out more: http://www.getliveloop.com/default.aspx

68

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

TypeWithMe

Back to Contents

Online browser-based document collaboration website.

Share documents and type in real-time online with other colleagues, export the document and embed the pad into a website or blog.

Show the history of the document.

Find out more: http://typewith.me

69

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft.

Find out more: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php

70

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Scribus

Back to Contents

Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to

Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows desktops with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design.

Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as colour separations, CMYK and Spot Colour support, ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.

Find out more: http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus

71

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

PrimaryPad is a web-based word processor designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time.

The timeslider is a tool for assessment and PrimaryPad integrates seamlessly with

Wordle, PrimaryWall, PrimaryPaint.

Find out more: http://primarypad.com

72

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Save web articles as PDF for reading later.

Has a quick toolbar add on option as well.

Find out more: http://joliprint.com/

73

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

How fast can you type?

Find out with our free typing test that works in your web browser and takes only a couple of minutes to complete.

Find out more: www.typingtest.com

74

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

WORDWEB

Back to Contents

WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words in almost any program. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia. Features of the free version include:

• Definitions and synonyms, Related words

• 5000 audio pronunciations, 65 000 text pronunciations

• 150 000 root words

• 120 000 synonym sets

• Look up words in almost any program

Find out more: http://wordweb.info/free/

75

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

A synchronised online document website, which enables everyone viewing the same page, to see the same text and collaborate seamlessly.

Can import/export the documents

Make saved revisions

Share

Make revisions and view the time slider

Find out more: http://titanpad.com

76

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

LiveBinders is a place to curate and display resources online.

Some of the features:

• View links like pages in a book instead of URLs on a page

• Combine uploaded PDFs and Word docs with links in one binder

• Go paperless one LiveBinder at a time

• Update information conveniently without having to resend links

• Avoid layout issues - all documents are organized by tabs and subtabs

• Edit LiveBinders anytime, any place

Find out more: http://www.livebinders.com

77

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Web-based timeline software for creating and sharing history, project and more ...

Create, collaborate, and publish zooming and panning interactive timelines. It's like

Google Maps, but for time.

Find out more: http://timeglider.com/

78

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Create, Edit and Share Presentations Online.

Zoho Show is an online presentation tool that helps you to create and deliver presentations. You can now take your presentations wherever you go, apply new ideas instantly, review, edit, share and deliver presentations on the go.

Find out more: http://www.zoho.com

79

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Empressr is a free online storytelling tool that allows you to create, manage and share rich media presentations online. Upload your video, images and audio to get started creating cool slideshows.

If you have your own website, blog, or social networking page, you can either post a link or embed your Empressr. Empressr also has great charting and table tools to create dynamic business presentations.

Find out more: http://www.empressr.com

80

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Slideshare is a space to upload presentations, flyers and documents.

Slideshare’s can be easily embedded into blogs and websites and includes basic statistics on user views.

Slideshare also produces a text transcript, which is useful for screenreaders.

Syncs up to social media.

Free to use.

Find out more: http://www.slideshare.net/

81

Writing/Presentation/Collaboration

Back to Contents

Issuu is a place to upload any publications.

With Issuu the pages can be turned on-screen like a physical book and the publications can be embedded into a blog or website.

Issuu has statistic to compare page views and more.

Free to use

Find out more: http://issuu.com/home

82

Mind Mapping

Back to Contents

It starts with a single Thought and grows more powerful as you use it. Think of it as a living mind map with unlimited space for everything you want, are learning or need to remember. Each idea can grow and evolve with all related Thoughts instead of being separated in folders or lists. Use TheBrain to manage specific projects or as an "everything in your life manager" to get the big picture on your ideas and find the right information in seconds.

Find out more: http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/

83

Mind Mapping

Free online mind mapping editor for individuals and business.

Back to Contents

Find out more: http://www.wisemapping.com/

84

Mind Mapping

Back to Contents

Free to use mind mapping software.

Has a variety of templates available and the software is downloadable and available on Mac, Linux and Windows operating systems.

Maps can be imported and exported.

Find out more: http://www.xmind.net

85

Mind Mapping

Back to Contents

Edraw MindMap is a vector-based mind mapping software with rich examples and templates which make it easy to create mind maps, brain-storming diagrams, project timeline, life planner, SWOT analysis and sketch maps.

Through Edraw mind mapping software, you can visualize your thinking and quickly arrange and organize your work, all to benefit you as well as people around you.

Find out more: http://www.edrawsoft.com/freemind.php

86

Mind Mapping

Back to Contents

Our tool helps you unblock your thinking by capturing the fragments, letting you stand back and see the structure that was there all the time, and helping you to build on it.

Mind mapping is the best way to understand and visualize something. You don't even have to explain it to someone else - explaining things to yourself is a powerful way to learn and understand.

Can be used for free for up to 3 mind maps

Find out more: http://www.mindomo.com

87

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a userfriendly and modern interface.

Find out more: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/

88

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Audio Editor v.FREE

Edit audio files visually.

Apply various effects and/ or filters.

Record audio from a microphone or any other available input device.

Back to Contents

Find out more: http://www.code-it.com/KISS_free_wave_editor.htm

89

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Eisenkraut

Back to Contents

Eisenkraut is a cross-platform audio file editor. It requires Java 1.4+ and

SuperCollider 3.

It supports multi-channel and multi-mono files and floating-point encoding.

Find out more: http://sourceforge.net/projects/eisenkraut/

90

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Free music editor

Back to Contents

The program is designed to be very easy and intuitive to use for audio editing.

Within minutes you will be able to open or record music and edit it. But if you take time to explore the other features you will find many powerful tools for editing audio designed with the professional sound engineer in mind.

Records audio data from various devices; Sound editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, trim and more; Audio effects include, amplify, normalize, equalizer, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse, sample rate conversion and much more; Includes its own CD ripper/Burner.

Find out more: http://www.music-editor.net/index.html

91

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

Cut, join, trim, mix, delete parts, split audio files.

Apply various effects and filters. Record audio from various inputs. Save files to all key audio formats.

Find out more: http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Audio-Editor.aspx

92

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

Free sound editing software, features:

• 16 audio tracks

• 32 Bit floating point audio engine

• 44.1 to 192 kHz sample rate

• 3-band parametric EQ &

• 2 VST insert slots per channel

• 3 VST master effect slots

• ASIO low latency audio driver support

• 4 KRISTAL Plug-In slots

Find out more: http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/

93

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

Chirbit is a useful and fun tool that enables you to record, upload and share your voice or audio files easily. Record your voice using a webcam or microphone connected to your computer, or upload an existing audio file. You can then share your chirbit, on Twitter, Facebook, email, your blog, or smartphone.

Features: embed option with HTML5, Upload wav, mp3, ogg, amr, m4a, wmv, aiff, and 3gp formats, Record directly from your browser using a webcam or microphone, Extract audio from YouTube videos, Get a unique QR code for each of your audio posts, Upload an image for your audio post, Transcribe or translate your posts to make them more searchable, Geotag your audio

Find out more: http://www.chirbit.com/home

94

Podcasting/Audio Editing

VoiceThread

Back to Contents

VoiceThread is a cloud-based application that allows you to upload different types of media, like video, images, presentations and documents.

Once the media is in the VoiceThread it works like a slideshow and you can share it easily.

It can also be embedded into a web page.

People you collaborate with can then make comments by using their either voice, webcam, text or phone.

Find out more: http://voicethread.com/

95

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

Sweep is an audio editor and live playback tool for GNU/Linux, BSD and compatible systems. It supports many music and voice formats including WAV, AIFF, Ogg

Vorbis, Speex and MP3, with multichannel editing and LADSPA effects plugins.

It is Free Software, available under the GNU General Public Licence.

Find out more: http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/

96

Podcasting/Audio Editing

Back to Contents

Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt4 framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit

(JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU

General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.

Find out more: http://qtractor.sourceforge.net/qtractor-index.html

97

Storage

Back to Contents

Dropbox is a place where you can store files in the cloud.

It is downloadable, so that files can be added into the dropbox and accessed online

– it syncs from your computer to the web. So if you add files to your dropbox whilst on the move via the web those files will download onto your computer the next time you login.

Dropbox files can also be shared easily.

There is a free account of up to 2GB of space

Find out more: https://www.dropbox.com

98

Storage

Back to Contents

After creating your account you will be taken to a download page to install the software. Your free account gives you limited free online storage space. Once you have reached your space limit you can choose to upgrade to a paid subscription to add more space and continue to backup more files securely.

Automatically sync files across computers. With Just Cloud, you decide which files and folders you want to sync and where you want to sync them.

Just Cloud works in the background so your most important data is always backed up and available to you. You can start editing a file on your office PC and finish it on your laptop at home.

Find out more: http://www.justcloud.com

99

Storage

Back to Contents

Box provides everything you need to collaborate on content online.

• Turn any folder into a shared online workspace

• Invite people to view, edit and upload files

• Select access permissions for any folder

• Exchange feedback in one place, whether it’s a quick comment or an in-depth discussion.

• Get a detailed, real-time view of everything going on with your content.

5GB free

Find out more: https://www.box.com/home/

100

Storage

Back to Contents

Store any file by using a SkyDrive account, it’s automatically available from a phone and computer - no syncing or cables needed. Free 7 GB of SkyDrive storage, which can be used to store photos, documents and more.

SkyDrive works on a mobile devices with a free download. Or sign in and get to files at SkyDrive.com.

Find out more: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/home

101

Storage

Back to Contents

Offers the most amount of storage online at 50GB.

There is a free basic account option, which has the following features:

Android / Apple iOS Mobile App, Anytime Access to Your Data, Wherever You Are,

Share Large Files Online, Edit Your Documents Online, Remote File Transfer, Easy

Search Tool.

Find out more: http://www.adrive.com

102

Video Editing

Avidemux

Back to Contents

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD,

Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license. The program was written from scratch by Mean, but code from other people and projects has been used as well. Patches, translations and even bug reports are always welcome.

Find out more: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

103

Video Editing

Back to Contents

Blender – advanced video editing.

Features:

• Character modelling

• Rigging, UV unwrapping

• Solids modelling, Raytrace rendering

• Animation, Shading

• Rendering, Realtime 3d creation

• Physicals and particles, Imagine and compositing

Find out more: http://www.blender.org

104

Video Editing

Back to Contents

Add a video player to your website using this software.

Find out more: http://flowplayer.org/

105

Video Editing

Back to Contents

Use this online software to create videos from images and turn them into a visually appealing introduction.

Easy to use and free for the first 30 seconds.

Includes a music library to add sound to the animations/videos.

Find out more: http://animoto.com

106

Video Editing

Back to Contents

Create animated cartoon videos using templates.

Fun software.

Find out more: http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html

107

Video Editing

Back to Contents

WeVideo is an online platform for collaborative video production in the cloud. We connect your web editing and your mobile device camera - and we enable you to tell your stories together with your friends. Any browser works - don’t worry about installation, software downloads and updates - all your files and edits are safely stored and accessible online.

Find out more: http://www.wevideo.com/features/Overview

108

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Follow your peers, and stay up to date with their scientific production. Once you follow a peer you will get automatic notifications when she publishes a new paper.

When a new paper is published a lightbulb will appear on the peer card. At the same time, on the myPeers application icon a lightbulb will be lit to notify you that new ideas have been generated within your peer community.

Find out more: http://codingseed.com/features

109

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

JabRef is an open source bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format. JabRef runs on the Java VM (version 1.5 or newer), and should work equally well on Windows,

Linux and Mac OS X.

Find out more: http://jabref.sourceforge.net/

110

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Heurist is a sophisticated eResearch tool for managing web bookmarks, references, notes, and a wide range of research data. Designed for individual or collaborative use.

Find out more: http://heuristscholar.org/heurist/

111

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Free online reference management for all researchers, clinicians and scientists.

Features:

Quickly save and organise links to your references, Easily share references with colleagues, References can be accessed from any computer, Save references with just one click, Easy to use, Discover new leads, No cutting and pasting. Save references as you work without having to switch programs, References can be exported to, or imported from, desktop reference managers, References can be public, private, or shared with a selected group of colleagues, No storage limit,

Save links to anything you find on the web

Find out more: http://www.connotea.org

112

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Citeulike is a free service for managing and discovering scholarly references

6,359,905 articles - 8,371 added today.

• Easily store references you find online

• Discover new articles and resources

• Automated article recommendations

• Share references with your peers

• Find out who's reading what you're reading

• Store and search your PDFs

Find out more: http://www.citeulike.org/

113

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and

Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages external databases to quickly fill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the citation information and compile a bibliography according to the guidelines of the style manuals. If you prefer, you can enter your citation information manually. BibMe also features a citation guide that provides students with the style manuals' guidelines for citing references.

Find out more: http://www.bibme.org/

114

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Use BibDesk to edit and manage your bibliography. It will keep track of both the bibliographic information and the associated files or web links for you. BibDesk’s services will simplify using your bibliography in other application.

BibDesk is developed as an open source project and available free of charge.

Find out more: http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/

115

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Zotero is a research tool that automatically senses content, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click. Whether you're searching for a preprint on arXiv.org, a journal article from JSTOR, a news story from the BBC, or a book from your university library catalog, Zotero has you covered with support for thousands of sites.

Find out more: http://www.zotero.org/

116

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Qwiki is a technology company pioneering a new media format that combines the appeal of video with the interactivity of the web. Each "Qwiki" is easily created through a browser - enabling users to combine pictures, videos, infographics and their own voice into a beautiful, interactive presentation describing anything.

Find out more: http://www.qwiki.com/

117

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.

• Automatically generate bibliographies

• Collaborate easily with other researchers online

• Easily import papers from other research software

• Find relevant papers based on what you’re reading

• Access your papers from anywhere online

• Read papers on the go, with our new iPhone app

Find out more: http://www.mendeley.com/

118

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Bibus bibliographic database

Back to Contents

Bibus is a bibliographic and reference management software. As with other such tools, Bibus allows one to search, edit, and sort bibliographic records. In addition,

Bibus contains features that makes it unique among open source and even commercial bibliographic databases.

Find out more: http://bibus-biblio.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Bibus_bibliographic_database

119

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Reference management entails the collection, annotation, and citation of published information. Bookends greatly simplifies these tasks. Bookends can perform Internet searches to retrieve references and associated pdfs or web pages, or immediately find and import references for which you already have the pdf.

Versatile groups (static, smart, and virtual), Term Lists (keywords, authors, etc.), reference cross-linking (links), multiple notecards per reference, tag clouds, and near-instantaneous live searches help organize and find information in your personal collection.

Find out more: http://www.sonnysoftware.com/

120

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

Software for PDF and research management.

• PDF management and reference management

• Tools to understand, discover and recall

• Annotate, tag, cite, cloud sync, OCR, and more

• Free

Find out more: http://www.qiqqa.com/

121

Bibliographical/Citation/Research

Back to Contents

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at

Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.

Find out more: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/search.php

122

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Easy access to 1,000's of resources for teachers.

Discover websites, videos, and more for your students from teachers all around the world.

Publish content for your class to access in a single click with no student account required!

A FREE service

Find out more: http://www.19pencils.com/

123

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

Teachers login through their device and select an activity which controls the flow of questions and games. Students simply login with their device and interact real time with the content.

Student responses are visually represented for multiple choice, true/false and

Short Answer questions. For pre-planned activities a teacher can view reports online as a google spreadsheet or as an emailed Excel file.

Find out more: http://www.socrative.com

124

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Claroline is an Open Source software to easily deploy a platform for learning and collaboration online. Available in many languages, Claroline can be downloaded free and installed freely.

Claroline is based on a flexible educational model that information becomes knowledge through the activities and productions of the learner in a system driven by the motivation and interaction. The wide range of tools made available to the user allows any instructor or student to establish or operate an educational device for learning. The generic tools (calendar, documents, forums, …) can use the platform in various contexts.

Find out more: http://www.claroline.net

125

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

CourseSites is a free, hosted online course creation and facilitation service that empowers teachers, college and university instructors and community educators to add a web-based component to their courses, or even host an entire course on the

Internet. You even choose your own URL, so students can find your page easily.

Find out more: https://www.coursesites.com

126

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Webdoc is a place where you can add all the content from the web, i.e. videos, documents, websites and more all in one place.

Webdocs can be shared easily.

Find out more: http://www.webdoc.com/

127

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Educaplay is a platform to create Multimedia Teaching Activities

You can create your own teaching activities with an attractive professional result.

Types of interactive media include: Interactive maps, riddles, fill in the blanks, crosswords, dialogue, dictation, jumbled words, jumbled sentence, matching game, word search puzzle, quiz, collection.

Find out more: http://en.educaplay.com/index.php

128

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

The site offers 3 different categories:

Quia books, Quia web and IXL maths

Quia web allows you to create your own educational games, quizzes, class web pages, surveys, and much more! Explore millions of activities and quizzes created by educators from around the world.

Find out more: http://www.quia.com/

129

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Rapidly create quizzes and surveys for free

• Add formulas, images, videos and audio to questions in your quiz

• Insert images or formulas into answer options

• Add blank slides for additional information

• Shuffle questions as well as question answers in a quiz

• Mix graded and survey questions in a quiz

• Track quiz results with an LMS

Find out more: http://www.ispringsolutions.com/free-quiz-maker

130

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Udutu™ offers easy to use online learning solutions designed to help small and large organizations build and distribute online training courses.

Our user friendly software and support network will help you to create highly interactive online courses quickly, easily and affordably.

Find out more: http://www.udutu.com/

131

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Creaza offers you an integrated, web-based toolbox for creative work, both at school and in your spare time. You can use the toolbox along with various fully developed thematic universes: historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate change/environmental issues.

You can combine these themes with your own uploaded content.

Creaza integrates professional and user generated content, creative tools and a social network in a new and innovative way.

Find out more: http://www.creazaeducation.com

132

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

A website and blog builder.

Weebly offers a free, online website creator. It uses a simplistic widget-based site builder. All of Weebly’s site elements are drag-and-drop. Weebly works with both

PC and Mac. Weebly automatically generates a mobile version of each website. It has page design templates for quick starts and users can create custom sites using

Weebly’s click-and-drag elements. Elements include RSS feeders, photo galleries,

YouTube videos, and Google Maps. The custom HTML click-and-drag element lets users add features that the service doesn’t offer automatically. The site offers more than 100 themes.

Find out more: http://www.weebly.com

133

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

eFront is an open source eLearning platform (also known as a Course Management

System (CMS), or Learning Management Systems (LMS), or Virtual Learning

Environment (VLE). It is designed to assist with the creation of online learning communities while offering various opportunities for collaboration and interaction through an icon-based user interface. The platform offers tools for content creation, tests building, assignments management, reporting, internal messaging, forum, chat, surveys, calendar and others. It is a SCORM compliant and translated in 40 languages.

Find out more: http://www.efrontlearning.net

134

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Edmodo offers users the ability to check assignments, grades and write posts to classmates, parents and teachers. Teachers are also able to post and assign homework to students. Students can submit homework and view their grade and any comments the teacher may have posted about their assignment. Teachers can also create polls and post topics for discussion among the students. Teachers can create sub-groups.

Find out more: http://www.edmodo.com/

135

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning

Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

Find out more: http://moodle.org/

136

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Learner-centred, PLE environment.

Mahara is a stand-alone system that can be integrated into a wider virtual learning framework. Pan-institutional learner communities can also be encouraged using

Mahara.

Mahara’s architecture is inspired by the modular, extensible architecture of

Moodle. Mahara systems can be networked together as well having single sign-on from Moodle 1.9 upwards. Mahara integrates into Moodle.

Find out more: https://mahara.org

137

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Nvu (pronounced "N-view," for a "new view") is a free, open source software program that allows you to build websites and web pages using a simple WYSIWYG editor (what-you-see-is-what-you-get). Nvu makes creating web pages as easy as using a word processor and rivals such programs as Adobe's Dreamweaver and

Microsoft's Expression Web, only for free! With Nvu's built-in site manager, connecting to your website and making changes is a snap.

Find out more: http://net2.com/nvu/

138

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

CourseLab is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, e-learning authoring tool that offers programming-free WYSIWYG environment for creating high-quality interactive elearning content which can be published on the Internet, Learning Management

Systems (LMS), CD-ROMS and other devices.

And a fully functional version is offered for FREE!

Find out more: http://www.courselab.com/

139

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

The Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is a free tool that enables the Microsoft Learning community to create high-quality, interactive, online courses and Microsoft Silverlight Learning Snacks. The LCDS allows anyone in the Microsoft Learning community to publish e-learning courses and Learning

Snacks by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, interactive activities, quizzes, games, assessments, animations, demos, and other multimedia.

Find out more: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/lcds.aspx

140

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Dokeos is an open source online learning suite. It provides all the features needed for e-learning and blended learning management : From Authoring to Reporting.

Find out more: http://www.dokeos.com/

141

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

ILIAS 4 e-Learning

Back to Contents

Discover the flexible and powerful open source learning management system!

ILIAS is a powerful system for web-based teaching and learning. ILIAS is a multipurpose tool that can be used as a flexible course player, as an authoring tool, but also as a communication and collaboration platform. ILIAS is strongly respecting standards and was the first Open Source LMS that has been certified as SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 compliant. ILIAS is open source software that is published under the General Public Licence and is free of charge for every institution and organisation - no matter if 100 or 100 000 users are using the software.

Find out more: https://www.ilias.de/docu/

142

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

A vibrant community creating technology that enhances teaching, learning and research.

There are two products, called Sakai CLE (collaborative learning environment) and

OAE (open academic environment)

Find out more: http://www.sakaiproject.org

143

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

OLAT

Back to Contents

OLAT (Online Learning and Training) is an Open Source LMS (Learning Management

System) tailored to the needs of Universities and Higher Education institutions.

The development of OLAT is driven by the University of Zurich where it is extensively used. There are approximately 70'000 users and nearly 50 institutions in Switzerland using OLAT (with up to 5'000 courses and millions of resources)

Find out more: http://www.olat.org/

144

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Storyline:

Create polished interactive courses with Articulate Storyline, the only e-learning authoring software that grows with you. It’s simple enough for beginners, powerful enough for experts.

Find out more: http://www.articulate.com

145

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Xerte is a fully-featured e-learning development environment for creating rich interactivity. Xerte is aimed at developers of interactive content who will create sophisticated content with some scripting, and Xerte can be used to extend the capabilities of Xerte Online Toolkits with new tools for content authors.

Find out more: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/Editor/

146

Content Creation/Courses/LMS

Back to Contents

Chamilo is a fully-fledged e-learning system. Get your teachers and trainers up and teaching in no time. Some of our users report a 1/5 ratio in training time compared to the most famous open-source LMS to get them ready. Trainers can get to work in just one day!

Find out more: http://www.chamilo.org/

147

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Using an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create animations or games, the Alice Project seeks to provide tools and materials for a conceptual core of computational thinking, problem solving, and computer programming.

The Alice Suite of educational tools is designed to support teaching and learning across a spectrum of ages, grade levels, and classes in college or university.

Find out more: http://www.alice.org/

148

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Create speaking avatars.

Add voice to your Voki avatars. Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile.

Characters can be customised and text instructions can be added, which can be played so the character speaks the instructions when the play button is pressed.

Free characters and available and there are also premium options available.

Find out more: http://www.voki.com

149

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Hashtags.org provides essential information, research and how-to knowledge to help individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide improve their social media branding and intelligence.

Find out more: http://www.hashtags.org

150

Other Types of Software

Graph

Back to Contents

A potentially invaluable tool for math students or engineers, this tightly focused program draws and analyses two dimensional graphs. Within these limits, it offers most of the features any mathematically minded computer user could ask for.

Find out more: http://download.cnet.com/Graph/3000-2053_4-10063417.html

151

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Mightybell is a space that can be about whatever interests you. Invite like-minded friends and you'll find yourself co-hosting an online space that gets better with every chat, post and conversation.

Find out more: https://mightybell.com/

152

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:

• Library Management

• E-book conversion

• Syncing to e-book reader devices

• Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form

• Comprehensive e-book viewer

• Content server for online access to your book collection

Find out more: http://calibre-ebook.com/

153

ClassDojo

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behaviour in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behaviour that teachers can share with parents and administrators.

Better learning behaviours, smoother lessons and hassle-free data - and its free!

Find out more: http://www.classdojo.com

154

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

To avoid plagiarism, you should always reference correctly according to your institution's guidelines and use Viper. Viper has over 10 billion resources scanned and an easy interface which highlights potential areas of plagiarism in your work.

Best of all, it's free!

Find out more: http://www.scanmyessay.com/

155

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Gather OER content and stitch it together and engage learners.

Seamlessly integrate content with dozens of popular websites, apps, and social media services.

Make any web content engaging, interactive and shareable using the same tools your learners use every day.

Find out more: http://www.oerglue.com/

156

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Information represented by graphics.

Find out more: http://infogr.am/

157

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

OpenDyslexic is a new open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. The typefaces includes regular, bold, italic and bold-italic styles. It is being updated continually and improved based on input from dyslexic users. There are no restrictions on using OpenDyslexic outside of attribution.

Find out more: http://dyslexicfonts.com/

158

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Infographics and data visualizations are shifting the way people find and experience stories, creating a new way of seeing the world of data. They help communicate complex ideas in a clear, compact and beautiful way, taking deep data and presenting it in visual shorthand. We’ve collected the best examples on the web and gathered them for you to reference, share, and enjoy.

Use Visual.ly to produce your own data as visualisations.

Find out more: http://visual.ly/

159

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Embedly allows developers to create an embed for any URL on the web. Create unique visual experiences by embedding videos, images, rich media, RSS entries, and article previews all through one simple integration.

Embedly directly integrates with 245 different providers, processes hundreds of

RSS feeds and analyses HTML pages to give developers the best preview of a URL.

Find out more: http://embed.ly/

160

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

BigBlue Button is a web conferencing system that is open source.

Use this to engage with your students/learners or organise online events.

Features include:

Web cam, screen sharing, audio, recording, chat, different languages and more.

Find out more: http://www.bigbluebutton.org

161

Other Types of Software

Delicious

Back to Contents

Delicious is the place to collect and showcase your passions from across the web.

Save what you like - videos, pictures, tweets, blog posts, or articles - on topics you enjoy and search through others’ collections of links to discover cool stuff!

Find out more: http://delicious.com

162

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by

GPL License.

Find out more: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

163

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now also used by several other projects of the non-profit

Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including this website, the home of MediaWiki.

Find out more: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

164

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

phpBB is a free flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website. With an extensive database of user-created modifications and styles database containing hundreds of style and image packages to customise your board, you can create a very unique forum in minutes.

Find out more: https://www.phpbb.com/

165

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

StatusNet's private and secure Enterprise Social Network enables your teams to collaborate, share insights, solve problems and build relationships in real time.

There is a free version, which includes:

• Microblogging / Activity Streams, Employee Profiles

• File sharing

• Private and Public Groups

• Desktop and Mobile Apps

• Polls, Events, Questions

• Track Search Streams

Find out more: http://status.net/

166

Other Types of Software

Back to Contents

Piwik is a free downloadable open source web analytics software. Piwik provides you with detailed reports on your website visitors; the search engines and keywords they used, the language they speak, your popular pages, and much more.

Find out more: http://piwik.org/

167

Download