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Open Office is an open software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

I used open office before and was so grateful for it! Very comparable to Microsoft.

This is a brief, interesting article that highlights some of the components we have been learning in EME5050.  The author discusses and evaluates the increasing openness of education, particularly through online environments.  

Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. Audacity is available for Windows®, Mac®, GNU/Linux®, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity... Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information. The current release of Audacity is 2.0. It replaces all previous versions.

Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.

Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.

Excellent resource for journal articles and research ideas

Open Educational Resources page provided by the California Learning Resource Network. Many resources for educators categorized by subject, standard, grade level, etc. Visitors can narrow searches by using the filter feature on the sidebar menu, or use the browse feature under the Open Resources Tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen to specify subject, grade, type of resource, etc.

"The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning is a refereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory, and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide."

Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations to help countries make the transition from communism. Read more The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Read more How do foundations decide when a grantee can survive without them?

This is an open source eportfolio site. It is a great way of sharing portfolios on-line

List of Open Source Education & Science Software. osalt.com helps recommend a open source software alternative or replacement for proprietary, closed source or commercial products and even shareware.

S. Downes. EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 39, No. 5. (September 2004), pp. 14-26. "I think it's the most beautiful tool of the world and it allows us the most magic thing."-Florence Dassylva-Simard, fifth-grade studentThe bell rings, and the halls of Institut St-Joseph in Quebec City echo the clatter of the fifth- and sixth-graders. Some take their chairs in the more traditional classroom on the lower floor. Others attend to their projects in the large, open activity room upstairs, pausing perhaps to study one of the chess games hanging on the wall before meeting in groups to plan the current project. A third group steps up a half flight of stairs into the small narrow room at the front of the building, one wall lined with pictures and plastercine models of imagined aliens, the other with a bank of Apple computers. blogging education internet lit-review weblog

S. Downes. EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 39, No. 5. (September 2004), pp. 14-26. "I think it's the most beautiful tool of the world and it allows us the most magic thing."-Florence Dassylva-Simard, fifth-grade studentThe bell rings, and the halls of Institut St-Joseph in Quebec City echo the clatter of the fifth- and sixth-graders. Some take their chairs in the more traditional classroom on the lower floor. Others attend to their projects in the large, open activity room upstairs, pausing perhaps to study one of the chess games hanging on the wall before meeting in groups to plan the current project. A third group steps up a half flight of stairs into the small narrow room at the front of the building, one wall lined with pictures and plastercine models of imagined aliens, the other with a bank of Apple computers. blogging education internet lit-review weblog

Cool stories of "amazing unexpected outcome from something shared online." What does this say about Connectivism, networked learning, connected learning, or the power of the web for facilitating interactions and empowering learning? Tell your own story at: http://bit.ly/145BUTI

Turn any book or document into a digital classroom. Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes-opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.

An open repository of free and fee-based digital content that is searchable, educationally relevant and aligned to Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.

The Learning Times Green Room shares podcasts for "Renewal, Retooling, and Conversations about Learning." In this short episode, the hosts are accompanied by Curt Bonks, author of "The World is Open," for a reflection on technology and education.

Connect your classroom to the world - A free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. Meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and create amazing learning experiences with teachers from around the world.

Open Source Drawing Software for Children; more digital storytelling tools including sound effects and nice storyline for tutorial.

Edublog Awards Winners 2011. Lists winner and several runners up for various student, teacher, class, library, ed tech, and administrator blogs. Also recognizes other categories such as best mobile app, free web tool, most influential blog post, educational wiki, open PD/webinar series, and use of a social network. I would recommend using this page for resources and ideas for creating your own educational blog.

10 Internet technologies include: Video and Podcasting Resources;Digital Presentation Tools; Collaboration & Brainstorming Tools; Blogs & Blogging; Social Networking Tools; Lecture Capture; Student Response Systems & Poll/Survey Tools; Educational Gaming; Open Educational Resources; The iPad and other tablet devices.