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Technology Resources

Technology Resources

"Office" Tools

• Google Calendar - embeddable, collaborative
• Google maps - example 1, example 2
• Google Docs - online office applications
• Google Sites - collaborative space
• Zoho - online suite of applications
• OpenOffice - Open source office suite. Wordprocessing, spreadsheet, presentation software and more!
• Ulteo - Project to run OpenOffice in your web browser.
• Empressr - Online presentation tool

Graphics viewing and editing

• Photoshop Express - Online image editing with Photoshop and 2gb of storage!
• Irfanview - Universal graphics viewer with simple graphics editing capabilities.
• Paint.net - image editing with more complex editing capabilities
• Gimp - mature robust image editor akin to Photoshop
• Dia - Open source diagram and flow-charting.
• Inkscape - vector image editing tool akin to Illustrator

Audio and media

• Audacity - Software for recording and editing sound files.
• Mediacoder - for transcoding your audio files from one format to another.
• Gabcast - Record your own podcast over the phone.
• CDBurnerXP - software for burning CDs, DVDs even Blu-Ray discs.
• Podcast People

Weblogs - Hosting services and downloadable software

• Movable Type
• Wordpress
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Typepad
• Vox

Wikis

• MediaWiki - open source software
• PBwiki - start your own wiki on this site.
• WetPaint - start your own wiki on this site.

ILS Systems

• koha - open source ILS
• Evergreen - open source ILS

Repository management

• DSpace - open source application for managing and retrieving electronic works.

Miscellaneous

• Zotero - Firefox extension to collect, manage and cite resources.
• Freeconference - Free telephone conference calls.
• Jing - a Camtasia-like clone. May have some limitations.
• Xdrive - 5gb of free online file storage
• Windows Live Skydrive - 5gb of online storage.
• Twiddla - Free whiteboard/webconferencing/chat. One an award at SXSW this year.
• Google Analytics - free weblog analysis tools.

Places to look for more software

• NELINET Technology Sandbox - NELINET and PALINET members can get free access with registration.
• CNET.com - check out their downloads section. These are not all free! Check the agreements.
• Sourceforge - world's largest repository for open source software.
• LiveContent - Open source and CC licensed material on a bootable DVD
• Lifehacker - blog for tips, tricks and shortcuts..but also discusses new free software

 

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