For this list, we've collected educational apps from a variety of categories that can replace popular commercial software. In many cases, the open source options listed here offer features that aren't matched by their closed source counterparts. And while we limited our list to 50 apps, you can find many more on the Web.
Many higher education institutions are contemplating migrating e-mail and other IT services to outside vendors. EDUCAUSE collected and compiled the following member generated frequently asked questions concerning outsourcing e-mail services. See other FAQs; Microsoft Live@edu FAQ, Zimbra email FAQ
Photo laboratory photl.com is the owner and distributor of the largest collection of exclusive free photos (Free Stock Photo Images) of high resolution for commercial purposes. All the photo images are subject to extended license on usage (Extended Royalty Free). They are absolutely free and are intended to be used in commercial activity.
Home of the LoTTIE (Low Tech Tools for Inclusive Education) Kit, a collection of low and mid tech tools designed for teachers, classroom aides, and support professionals to use with students (grades K-12) who have special needs. The LoTTIE Kit fills an important gap in the field of assistive technology evaluation and use.
A Collection of really interesting math games and other games to use with kids. Especially useful for smartboards. I tried the pizza fraction game and it lookd really good. Plus the site has taken the ads off to make it better educationally.
TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus.
This web application could be used with the following:
-Research/ Reports in any content area
-Lab reports
-Data collection/ analysis (research journal/ log, data trail, notes, formation of ideas and early possible findings, etc.)
-Pre- and post-assessment
-Ogranizer
-Group or whole-class projects
-Self-paced instruction
-Journal writing exercise spanning an extended timeframe
-Group/ Project management
This web application could be used with the following:
-Research/ Reports in any content area
-Lab reports
-Data collection/ analysis (research journal/ log, data trail, notes, formation of ideas and early possible findings, etc.)
-Pre- and post-assessment
-Ogranizer
-Group or whole-class projects
-Self-paced instruction
-Journal writing exercise spanning an extended timeframe
-Group/ Project management
-In IDT 7/8052
Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 600 maps.
You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer. Based on a new kind of knowledge-based computing
It is a free service that allows you to visually capture any part of a web page. As you collect items that you captured, you organize them in boxes. You can then share these items or boxes with friends, colleagues, ... the world. The result is: efficient and visual collaboration around content. We call it: "Content Networking".