Open+Source+Software

Open Source Software (cross platform): The following programs can save schools hundreds of dollars in software expenditure per computer, and run on all common school platforms (Windows, Macintosh, and Linux)

[|dia-installer.sourceforge.net] (Windows) ||
 * Function || Name || Download site ||
 * Office suite || OpenOffice.org || [|www.openoffice.org] ||
 * Desktop publishing || Scribus || [|www.scribus.net] ||
 * Concept mapping tool || Cmap || [|cmap.ihmc.us] ||
 * Image editing || GIMP || [|www.gimp.org] ||
 * Paint program for young students || TuxPaint || [|www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint] ||
 * Drawing tool || Inkscape || [|www.inkscape.org] ||
 * Diagram creator || Dia || [|www.gnome.org/projects/dia]
 * 3-D image and movie creator || Blender || [|www.blender.org] ||
 * Audio recorder and editor || Audacity || [|audacity.sourceforge.net] ||
 * Web authoring tool || NVU || [|www.nvu.com] ||
 * Advanced Logo programming language || NetLogo || [|ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo] ||
 * Astronomy modeling tool || Celestia || [|www.shatters.net/celestia] ||
 * Web browser || Firefox || [|www.mozilla.com] ||
 * Online courseware system || Moodle || [|www.moodle.org] ||
 * Elegant web authoring tool || Pachyderm || [|www.pachyderm.org] ||
 * Mathematics visualzation tools || MVT || [|amath.colorado.edu/java/] ||
 * Earth mapping software || GoogleEarth || [|earth.google.com] ||
 * Image website creator || JAlbum || [|jalbum.net] ||
 * 3-D image editor || Art of Illusion || [|www.artofillusion.org] ||
 * Jazz improvisation tool || Impro-Visor || [|www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor] ||
 * Video scene creator || Jahshaka || [|www.jahshaka.org] ||
 * NASA math tool || MathTrax || [|learn.arc.nasa.gov/mathtrax] ||
 * NASA virtual microscope || Virtual Lab || [|learn.arc.nasa.gov/vlab/] ||
 * Global mapping tool || OpenMap || [|www.openmap.net] ||
 * Multiple curriculum tools || Molecular Toolkit, etc. || [|www.concord.org] ||
 * Physics simulations || PhET || [|phet.colorado.edu/web-pages/index.html] ||
 * Math tools || Shodor || www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/tools.html ||
 * Concept mapping || VUE || [|vue.tccs.tufts.edu] ||
 * Animation builder || Synfig || [|www.synfig.com] ||
 * Professional Audio Editor || Ardour || [|www.ardour.org] ||
 * Vector Graphics Editor || Xara Xtreme || [|www.xaraxtreme.org] ||
 * Bibliography tool || Zotero || [|www.zotero.org] ||