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Linux app finder website.

For those using linux, this linux app finder helps you find what will replace other apps that you may be used to.

Understand Media Podcast Subscribe to our weekly podcast for information about understanding media, and lessons about media literacy. Subscribe via iTunes Alternately, you can also download the XML file directly and then load it into your podcast retrieval service.

A curriculum all set up for lazyteachers everywhere.

Upload all major file formats and convert them into online publications. Can be used to: -Create digital books, e-zines, etc. -Students can become "published" authors -Alternative strategy for reports and presentations -Develop and share tutorials, study guides, etc. -Embed projects into a class site, blog or wiki -Connect with others that share your interests

A safe alternative for broadcasting your classroom. FIZZ provides technology, professional development, digital cameras, and support. Be sure to check out the example school site at http://yourschool.onfizz.org.

New World Wide Telescope from Microsoft. Another alternative to Google Sky - it looks pretty cool.

An alternative to google sky, this is a world wide telescope from Microsoft.

World Wide Telescope allows your computer to function as a virtual telescope. Includes guided tours of the stars.

Alternative to Google Docs? Hmmmmmm....

Nice alternative to Skype-up to 18 people Needs really good connectivity

This is the student blog where they share how to use various tools. We love reactiongrid and used it quite a bit this year as a great alternative to Second Life.

word it out tag clouds

Alternative to wordle, free and works on an iPad in Safari. Can also email link to created word cloud. 

Free text to speech voices. --Alternative methods to process written information. --Can be used to assist non-readers/struggling readers. --Helpful in ESL/EFL classrooms

The GeoNames geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. It contains over eight million geographical names and consists of 7 million unique features whereof 2.6 million populated places and 2.8 million alternate names. All features are categorized into one out of nine feature classes and further subcategorized into one out of 645 feature codes. (more statistics ...). The data is accessible free of charge through a number of webservices and a daily database export. GeoNames is already serving up to over 11 million web service requests per day.GeoNames is integrating geographical data such as names of places in various languages, elevation, population and others from various sources. All lat/long coordinates are in WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984). Users may manually edit, correct and add new names using a user friendly wiki interface.

10 alternative tools that either offer a different perspective on digital writing or are a little known tool, that may have huge potential in the classroom. Not everything is free nor is it online - but the list will hopefully provide food for thought when you are looking at your next non-fiction or narrative unit with your class.

"BuddyPress Demo" alternative to ning

Howard Rheingold's suggested presentation/media resources as alternatives to PowerPoint

Here is a global collaborative Google doc with alternative ideas to replace Yahoo's removal of Delicious.

google earth alternative

Alternative currency the future of money and a summary of recent systemic economic collapse A call to educate youth to utilize Internet for mutual currency exchange for skills given and received.

P2P, Shareable economy, alternate currency links here