Open Source Software

Top 10 Open Source Software Programs for K-12 Education

Everything on this list is available Mac and PC

1. Browser - Firefox (better than counterpart because it is safer, has choices, large number add-ons
AD-Block Plus - no ads on the page (ie CNN without ads)
Video download helper - download movies
Corel IE Tab - opens a page in IE (if not working in Firefox well
Choose search engine(s) for search tool

Browser - SeaMonkey - basically Firefox with html editor

2. Email - Thunderbird (alternative to Outlook)
use with home programs, gmail, yahoo. but as a download rather than online client
link to multiple accounts

3. Open Office (NEO Office on Mac) - STAR Office (another with a few more bells&whistles)

4. Images (GIMP) Graphic Image Manipulate Program (Adobe Photoshop or iPhoto) w/o organizer tool

5. Video Player (VLC) - plays all standard formats include YouTube formats

6. Student Art Creation - TuxPaint (elementary drawing program) similar to "KidPix"
has sound effects
alternative: ArtRage - mix your own paints

7. Sound Recording - Audacity

8. Screen Capture - CamStudio
Screen Capture - Jing

9. Graphic Organizer - Freemind (kidspiration)

10 Desktop Publishing (Scribus) - Publisher

10.1 Typing Tutorial (Tux Typing) K-2

10.2 Rip DVD's - Handbrake

10.3 Desktop Operating System - Edubuntu