Software Downloads

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Collections & Lists  
CoolClass.ca (click Sharing Knowledge, then Learning Tools) * http://www.coolclass.ca/
CTS for Free: the Open Source Revolution http://ctsfree.tripod.com/
   
Free downloads  
Audacity (sound recording/editing software Win/Mac) <New> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Celestia (3D realtime space simulation) * http://sourceforge.net/projects/celestia/
Finale Notepad (music-writing) * http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
Galerie (Mac OS-X): create web photo galleries <New> http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/galerie.htm
Google Earth (Windows & Mac) * http://earth.google.com/
Google Sketchup 3D Drawing/Modelling Win/Mac* <New> http://sketchup.google.com/download.html
iTunes (Win & Mac: create/find podcasts for your students!)   http://www.apple.com/
Microsoft PhotoStory 3 <New> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
PhotoStory 3 (Microsoft: Windows only) * http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
Picassa: Google Picture Utility * http://picasa.google.com/index.html
Pivot Stickfigure Animator <New> http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/pivot.html
PrimoPDF: (create pdf files from Windows) http://www.primopdf.com/
Sketchup 3D Drawing/Modelling Win/Mac (Google) * <New> http://sketchup.google.com/download.html
Stellarium Astronomy Software http://www.stellarium.org/
Windows Moviemaker 2 * <New> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
   
Free trials  
Clicker (word processor with graphics for ESL & Early readers) * http://www.cricksoft.com/us/
Inspiration (graphic organizer - advanced) * http://www.inspiration.com/
Kidspiration (graphic organizer for younger children) * http://www.inspiration.com/
   
Open Source Software (Free)  
Audacity (sound recording/editing software Win/Mac) <New> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
CTS for Free: the Open Source Revolution http://ctsfree.tripod.com/
   


Updated March 4, 2007
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