Comet: World University and School, Great Free Educational Software

Here is great, free software which I'm posting to World University and School's Educational Software page. This list includes animation software, as well as an office suite.

Let's add to this list :) worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Contents


1 Educational Software

1.1 Biology Educational Software
1.2 Programming Languages' Educational Software
1.3 Vocabulary Learning Software

2 Software Tools

2.1 Animation and Machinima-Making Software
2.2 Blogging tools
2.3 Operating Systems
2.4 Productivity Office Suite
2.5 Screen Capture-and-Share Software
2.6 Social Media Classroom
2.7 Stream Video into Second Life and Open Sim
2.8 Survey Software
2.9 Translation Software
2.10 Video-Streaming Software for Your Mobile Phone
2.11 Virtual Worlds as Fora, Classrooms, Building Sites, Design Sites, Art Studios, etc.
2.12 Wiki Software



Educational Software

* Add, try or write free, open educational 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


Programming Languages' Educational Software

MIT's Scratch: A Programming Language for Everyone http://scratch.mit.edu/ Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab Teaching Language for Programming


Vocabulary Learning Software

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



Software Tools


Animation and Machinima-Making Software

Moviestorm http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/ Complete Movie-Making Package for Animations


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


Operating Systems

Sugar Learning Environment http://www.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs the Open Source Software that runs on the XO - One Laptop per Child


Productivity Office Suite

Open Office http://download.openoffice.org/ Open Office Free and Open Productivity Suite with word processor, spreadsheet, slideshow, etc. All ages


Screen Capture-and-Share Software

Jing Project http://www.jingproject.com Jing Make Machinimas, and Snap a picture of your screen, record video of onscreen action, share instantly over the web, IM, email


Social Media Classroom

Social Media Classroom http://socialmediaclassroom.com/index.php/ Howard Rheingold Classroom and Collaboratory Software All ages


Stream Video into Second Life and Open Sim

Veodia http://www.veodia.com Veodia Agile video that puts your work in motion


Survey Software

Survey Monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com Survey Monkey a simple way to create surveys All ages


Translation Software

Google Translator http://translate.google.com/translate_t# Google limited languages


Video-Streaming Software for Your Mobile Phone

Qik Mobile Live Video Sharing Software http://qik.com Qik Share live video from your phone


Virtual Worlds as Fora, Classrooms, Building Sites, Design Sites, 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


Wiki Software

Wikia's Wikis http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia Free wiki software All ages


Let's add to this list.

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