I just ran across these two sites and thought they were worth sharing: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 Web 2.0 in Education Software Directory
Last semester I posted about a great free software package for students. It turns out that package “lost steam” and has been replaced by OpenDisc and OpenDiscEducation. Each package is a huge group of programs that are all bundeled together into one CD that is easily burnable. The OpenDisc programs are listed here and the [...]
YouTube has a lot to offer the world, besides the wonders of the next LightSaber kid or a home video of someone getting injured at a wedding. Clips of news broadcasts, homemade video of important world events – if you take the time to plumb the depths of online video, the educational opportunities are endless. [...]
Not having access to software can be a major pain for students. They might not have a certain office application or the ability to open/create a given media file. So, one our projects has been to look into Open Source, or at least free software solutions that we could bundle to students. The idea would [...]