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Spoken Tutorial aims to promote IT literacy, improve employment and to help bridge the digital divide. It is an initiative by the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India.

List of open-source tools for teaching

News about the future of Google Wave

Firesheep, the open-source Firebox browser extension, generated lots of attention the previous week owing to its insidiousness...

eFront is an easy to use, visually attractive, SCORM compatible, eLearning and Human Capital Development system. It is suitable for both company and educational usage. The core eFront system is offered as open-source software so you can download and start using it immediately. Check the functionality matrix for different eFront editions.

Dimdim is an open source web meeting product with features like Application, Desktop and Presentation sharing with A/V streaming and chat. No attendee installation - all features are available through a web browser. Dimdim can be integrated with Moodle.

model * shade * animate * render * composite * interactive 3d Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

The eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package, SCORM 1.2, or IMS Common Cartridge formats or as simple self-contained web pages.

The Tagtool is an open source instrument for live performance drawing & animation.

take a look at some of the most compelling new sites that have launched in just the few short months since President Obama took office: * Data.gov, providing open access to feeds of valuable facts and figures generated by the executive branch. * USAspending.gov, allowing any of us to drill down into the details of spending from various federal agencies. * Recovery.gov, perhaps one of the best-known of the new sites, offering up details of how resources from the Recovery Act are being allocated. * And of course, there's WhiteHouse.gov. You know about that one. What's remarkable about these sites is not merely that they exist; There had been some efforts to provide this kind of information in the past. Rather, what stands out is that they exhibit a lot of the traits of some of the best tech startups in Silicon Valley or New York City. Each site has remarkably consistent branding elements, leading to a predictable and trustworthy sense of place when you visit the sites. There is clear attention to design, both from the cosmetic elements of these pages, and from the thoughtfulness of the information architecture on each site. (The clear, focused promotional areas on each homepage feel just like the "Sign up now!" links on the site of most Web 2.0 companies.) And increasingly, these services are being accompanied by new APIs and data sources that can be used by others to build interesting applications.

An open source web conferencing platform designed for higher ed. With one-button web conferencing, document and desktop sharing along with voip and web cam. Works on Linus, PC or Mac.

Interesting in this survey, open-source Moodle is the top LMS

graph.tk is an online and open-source graphing utillity. It runs in any modern browser that supports the canvas element. It plots functions, and displays them with style.

The open source community is a great way to empower students to explore code while giving them a network of further opportunity to capitalize on.

Open source online education magazine. This month's theme is home/school communication and collaboration

"An open source computer monitor system which allows you to see and control the your pupils' computers from one central teacher device."

"Free, open source version of Minecraft. Enable 'Creative Mode' to let your pupils to build as their imagination and creativity allows. Download for Windows, Mac or Android devices. The game is supported by a community and a huge set of mods to modify the game for individual needs."