Open+Source

**__Research and Reference:__**
[|Visuwords] --- an online graphical resource dictionary.

[|Bubbl.us] a free visual brainstorming software similar to Inspiration. Allows for printing, downloading, etc., from the site.

**__Writing Tools:__**
Google Web-based tools http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

[|Cetlx] ---scriptwriting, film making, theater production software

[|Zoho Writer] --- A web-based word processing software.

OpenOffice ([|http://openoffice.org]) the cross-platform productivity suite includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.

AjaxWrite13 http://us.ajax13.com/en/index.jsp

Worldlabel.com http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm Free templates for OpenOffice documents

StarOffice Suite (free to education) [|http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.xml]No license fees for education, a leading alternative office suite that offers word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities, and export to PDF in a familiar-looking interface.

**__Other resources:__**
[|PrimoPDF]

Amaya (http://www.w3.org/Amaya/) Web editor tools hosted by W3C

Blender (http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Gallery.55.0.html) 3D graphics creation suite for modeling, animation, rendering, game creation and more.

BlueFish ([|http://bluefish.openoffice.nl]) Web editor tools


 * __Other Open Source Sites:__**

Celestia (http://www.shatters.net/celestia/) free space simulation

Centre (http://www.miller-group.net/) the open source, free student information system that tracks student demographics, includes a scheduler and gradebook, maintains attendance records and transcripts, creates calendars, and displays student photos. Student billing and cafeteria modules are also available.

Debian Linux (http://www.debian.org/) Free operating system

Fedora ([|http://fedora.redhat.com/)] Free operating system

Free Mind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) Brainstorming and mind mapping software that also outlines and organizes links and can exports to html format.

Gimp ([|http://www.gimp.org)] Cross platform graphic software for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) Create and share diagrams on the Web

Graphic Converter (http://www.graphic-converter.net/download.htm) Graphics software that allows users to open, view, resize, and edit in multiple images formats.

GRASS ([|http://grass.itc.it]) Graphical Resource Analysis Support System for analyzing GIS data formats. ImageJ (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij) Java-based image processing tool developed at the National Institute of Health for use in science and math.

Jacuba Charts (Play with data and create attractive charts online) http://charts.jacuba.com/

Koha (http://www.katipo.co.nz/solutions/koha/) Library circulation, cataloging, and acquisitions system

Moodle (http://moodle.org/) is a course management system designed to help educators create online courses with a ground in constructionist pedagogy.

Mozilla / Firefox 1.0 (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/) the browser offers a built-in popup blocker, protection from spyware, and smart search features and imports favorites, and settings from other browsers.

Nvu Web Editor (http://www.nvu.com/ )WYSIWYG editing of pages, makes word processor..Integrated file management via FTP. Simply login to your web site and navigate through your files, editing web pages on the fly, directly from your site.

Odeo (for recording and sharing audio) http://odeo.com/

OSPI (http://www.theospi.org/) Open Source Portfolio Initiative

Quanta Plus (http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/) Web development tools

Sakai Project ([|http://www.sakaiproject.org]) Online course management system

Shibboleth (http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/) Allows teachers and pupils remote, secure access to online content from multiple providers using the same password, eliminating the need to remember multiple passwords.

Squeak (http://www.squeak.org/index.html) Media authoring and educational games for children

StarLogo (http://education.mit.edu/starlogo) Programmable modeling environment creating in the MIT Media Lab.

Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/) email system offering intelligent spam filters, built-in RSS reader, quick search, and more

Tux Paint (http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/) A free drawing program designed for children ages 3 and up, featuring an attractive and simple interface, and graphics and sound effects that get played as the user interacts.

TUX&GNU@school http://www.fsfeurope.org/projects/education/tgs/tagatschool8.en.html

WebMail (http://www.webmail.us/) Hosted email, an Outlook-style interface, a choice email box sizes, virus protection and spam filters

Weft QDA (http://www.pressure.to/qda/) for coding and analyzing qualitative data

ThinkFree http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo

Zamzar (free file conversion) http://zamzar.com/

**__Courseware:__**
[|OER Commons]

MIT’s OpenCouseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htmlConnexions http://cnx.org/

Wikibook project http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikijunior http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior

South African Curriculum http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/South_African_Curriculum

**__K12 Open Source Resources__**
School Forge __[|http://www.schoolforge.net]__

EduForge http://eduforge.org/

FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Primer http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer UNESCO’s Free Open Sources Software for e-Learning http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forums2.php?queryforums_id=9&querychapter=1

K12 Linux in Schools Project [|http://k12os.org]

Open Source Schools News http://opensourceschools.org/ Free Software Foundation [|http://www.fsf.org]

Creative Commons [|http://creativecommons.org]

Making Decisions about Open Source for K12 http://www.netc.org/openoptions/

Open Source Now http://www.redhat.com/opensourcenow/

Open Source Opens Learning http://www.rsmart.com/assets/OpenSourceOpensLearningJuly2004.pdf The Cathedral and the Bazaar [|http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/index.html]

Open Source Initiative http://www.opensource.org/index.php

Open CD Project http://www.msad71.net/OpenSource/Open_Source_Links.html

Red Hat Academy http://www.redhat.com/training/academy/