A short list of open source applications that are commonly used in K-12 today Audacity (audacity.sourceforge.net): Audio editor * Firefox (mozilla.com/firefox): Web browser * Foxit Reader (foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader): PDF reader FreeMind (freemind.sourceforge.net): Mind mapping software * GeoGebra (geogebra.org): 3D geometry/algebra software * GIMP (gimp.org): Photoshop-like graphics editor * Inkscape (inkscape.org): Vector graphics editor iTalc (italc.sourceforge.net): Classroom computer manager Kompozer (kompozer.net): Web-page authoring system * Linux (linux.org): Operating system * Moodle (moodle.org): Course management system * OpenOffice [...]

Interested in genetics and cloning? Then visit this site developed by the University of Utah. The Genetic Science Learning Center is a science and health education program located in the midst of the bioscience research being carried out at the University of Utah. Our mission is making science easy for everyone to understand. To achieve our mission, we provide educational materials and programs for global and local audiences. These include two websites, available free of [...]

I was browsing though and issue of Tech & Learning when I came across an article highlighting web tools for enhancing collaboration by Ozge Karaoglu. Listed below are links to the first three parts of her series, 100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration. I am familiar with some of the resources but there are many others to explore. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 In this day of tightening school budgets, these free or inexpensive [...]

A friend (thanks, Steve!) sent me a link to this movie about Web 3.0 If you have 15 minutes, take a look. I found it interesting to hear the variety of viewpoints . Like Tim Berners-Lee, I can’t imagine what the web will be like in the not too distant future – but I am looking forward to it! Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.

Looking for a couple of lessons using Wordle Word Clouds? Hop on over to Bright Hub and check out the post by Jonathan Wylie. Personally, I liked the ideas for using word clouds as a poll, for word walls, and for unit preview/review posters. What other ideas are sparked by this list. Share them!

I like to use Audacity, a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems, when working with teachers on multi-media projects that require sound. The folks at makeuseof.com have written about three tips for enhancing a recorded interview. If you have ever wanted to learn how to remove background noises, amplify quiet voices, or add a nice musical introduction to your recordings, then check it [...]