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Downloadable drawing program for kids with some high-quality features.

Downloadable drawing program for kids with some high-quality features.  Very much like KidPix with sound effects to go with each tool.  Very simple easy to use interface.  Great program.

Free downloadable graphing calculator

From Paul Hami's blog: Here's a quintessential free Web 2.0 application that consists entirely of user-generated content that is shareable, searchable, and often downloadable. As its name suggests, slideshare hosts slideshows; and anyone can create a free account and upload to slideshare. Uploads can include PowerPoint, pdf, or OpenOffice (odp) file formats. Uploaded files on slideshare can be tagged to facilitate topical searching. As well, slideshare facilitates comments, favorites, etc. It also provides forums for specific communities built around shared interests. This summer, slideshare became even more powerful by introducing the concept of "slidecasts". You are now able to upload audio commentary and/or musical accompaniment. The audio file must be hosted elsewhere on the net, but this isn't difficult to do, and there are several sites where audio files may be hosted free of charge. Our Media and MediaMax are two examples.

Simple game to download.  Some activities involve typing letters and other activities involve typing words.

Word Web is a free comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus that can be used to look up words from within most programs. You simply click on an icon in your system tray to bring up the dictionary and thesaurus. (from Paul Hami's blog)

Step by step directions and a downloadable template that will help you get started making talking books for your students using PowerPoint.