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"Use this site to remove passwords and restrictions (such as printing, copying text, etc.) from PDFs. Note: This only works for PDFs that you can open and read without any 3rd party plugins. PDFs that require a password to be viewed cannot be unlocked by this service. This is because this is not cracking. Viewable PDFs with restrictions are not really protected, no more than a door with a broken lock, as opposed to password-protected PDFs."

[d0x3d!] is a board game designed to introduce a divserse body of students to network security terminology, attack & defend mechanics, and basic computer security constructs.  It is available totally open-source and made freely available for order, download, and remixing.

Public Learning Sites A wide range of informational and educational sites for general reference, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile

New network settings for admins? Check this out

"When you move an entire district into a digital environment a lot of things change. What doesn't change is the fact that everything revolves around academic achievement."

"Popcorn Maker brings the power of popcorn.js and its plugin system to a graphical user interface, with familiar timeline controls. Completely free and open source, popcorn maker offers a collection of useful templates, but since it's built from standard HTML, you can customize it to your heart's content."

This tool is still in Alpha stage. Still, it's great fun to play with. Read more about it here: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2011/11/create-virtual-tours-with-street-view.html

"Meograph provides tools for creating map-based and timeline-based narrated stories. When you watch a Meograph story (click here to watch one about women's rights in the USA) you will notice that it is very similar to a watching a narrated Google Earth tour. That is because it is based on the Google Maps and the Google Earth browser plug-in. As the story plays you can stop it to explore additional content in the forms of videos, texts, and images."  http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/07/meograph-opens-four-dimensional.html

The proposed constitution would give parliament more power and set the stage for general elections in September. Several hundred people died in clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the south, earlier in June. The Provisional Government called a referendum Sunday, after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown in April. Polls opened at 0800 (0200 GMT) and close at 2000 (1400G GMT), with results expected Monday.

This is not intended, but his self-immolation of this week, U.S. General Stanley McChrystal out of his way to a second time, the international community's military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan went to open mat.

About 9,000 wristbands are being distributed to fans, who began raising tents Monday on concrete steps outside the theater. Nokia officials, who have issued a list of camping rules, say the wristbands should be worn to the premiere is over. The film opens in theaters on June 30.

Wanna be able to zoom your screen just like the mac folks do? This Open Source app is just what you're looking for.

Windows folks - download this and give it a try.

"Tge NROC is a growing library of high-quality course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement. NROC course content is an Open Educational Resource (OER) and is available at no cost for individual use here at our website. "

"Welcome to the Hands on Banking® program! Want to take charge of your own finances and reach your goals? Just pick your age group and get started! Whether you want to build your credit, your investments, or your own small business; invest in the market, a home, or higher education; shop for a loan, buy a car, or open your first bank accounts, the Hands on Banking program offers all the basic money tools, skills, and information you need."

At the core of FreshBrain is an open and free web site freshbrain.org that provides teens with the opportunity to explore, engage, and create through activities and projects. FreshBrain takes advantage of the latest technologies, such as web conferencing and social networking, to provide a very progressive environment where teens can complete activities and work together on projects. This experience is enhanced with Advisors, available to support and mentor teens who are working on projects, with the intention of increasing the likelihood of success. In addition, FreshBrain provides teens with tools and training in the latest technologies to complete these projects. Providing the latest tools in technology, and a social interactive networking environment, has enabled teens to explore, create, and share with others. A result of pulling these two key online arenas together into one solution has enabled FreshBrain to attract teens comfortable with technology and communicating online. Creations from FreshBrain users range from music videos to logo designs.

Designed by educators, for educators. The people building Sakai work at campuses just like yours. We believe they know best what features academic users value. Flexible, Free and Open. Sakai is a powerful yet flexible solution that supports not only teaching and learning but also research and administrative collaboration. The Sakai CLE is distributed free of charge and our license is designed to encourage innovation and customization in order to meet local campus needs. Our Community. Sakai is an active community of educational institutions working together to solve common problems and share best practices. The professional development and cross-institutional knowledge sharing are benefits hard to find elsewhere.

Another free music site for use with projects. Please follow their request to share your creations with them.

For mac users.

XMeeting is a SIP and H.323 compliant and Open Source videoconferencing client for Mac OS X (10.4 and later). The current version of XMeeting is 0.3.4. Historically, XMeeting has evolved from ohphoneX. However, XMeeting has been rewritten from scratch and uses a totally different software architecture than ohphoneX. Although not yet being a 1.xx release, XMeeting is quite stable, has good interoperability with other clients and provides many unique features such as the sophisticated Address Book integration. Much effort has been put into the Mac OS X native GUI. We think the result is worth it!

Empower Peace is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building a worldwide network of high school students and teachers committed to breaking down cultural barriers and misperceptions through open dialogue using videoconferencing, the Internet and other new technologies.