Toolbox
AbiWord
AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.
http://www.abisource.com/
Aigaion
Both for individual researchers as for research groups or projects, it is of major importance to organize the literature one has read. A well organized bibliography is a powerful instrument. It speeds up the search for publications one has already read and supports the user in structuring information. Aigaion provides a bibliography management environment that supports a user in just this: Organizing and managing a complete bibliography, from small bibliographies to bibliographies for a complete research department.
http://www.aigaion.nl/
Argumentative
Argumentative is software for manipulating Argument Maps - the structural and visual representation of arguments.Argument maps help to make decisions clearer or assist in formulating a position on an issue.
http://argumentative.sourceforge.net/
Audacity
Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
BibMe
"The FREE fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the quickest way to build a works cited page. Search for books, articles, websites or films from the database or enter information yourself. Download your bibliography in either MLA, APA or Chicago formats and include it in your paper."
http://www.bibme.org/
ClamWin
ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003. ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge.
http://www.clamwin.com/
Dokeos
Dokeos is a learning management system used in more than 600 companies and public administrations to manage e-learning and blended learning programmes. Dokeos is an Open Source e-learning and course management web application translated in 34 languages and helping more than 1.000 organisations worldwide to manage learning and collaboration activities.
http://www.dokeos.com/
Free Images.Com
http://www.freeimages.com/
FileZilla
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Gamelan
Java scripting site. Download stuff to produce Java files. http://www.gamelan.com/
GraphicConverter
This is a useful graphics program for your Mac. It allows you to adjust your image's appearance and add an impressive range of special effects. It is a $30 shareware program.
http://www.graphicconverter.net/
HTML Colors
This free for noncommercial use program allows you to try different combinations of text, link, and background colors so that you can see how they look before altering your Web pages. It also writes the necessary HTML code that you can cut and paste.
http://www.ogopogo.net/products/html_colors/
HTML Reference Library
This is a freeware HTML tag reference program that uses a windows interface for easy browsing. Extensive scripting and dynamic HTML sections are included. Internet Explorer 4 or higher is needed for installation. http://www.webreference.com/
HTML Vocabulary
This is a $5 shareware program that lists HTML elements with descriptions of each. TA section of style sheets in included for more advanced Web authors.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/~gwm1h/htmlvoc2/
Inkscape
Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats.
Inkscape's main goal is to create a powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development
http://www.inkscape.org///
Instructional Resources on the Web
maintained by James L. Morrison http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/resources/
IrfanView32 Image Editor
Free download software tool that can alter, resize, crop, and convert graphic files into Web-ready JPEG's and GIF's. http://www.irfanview.com/
jMemorize
jMemorize is an free open-source Java application that manages your learning processes by using flashcards and the famous Leitner system. jMemorize makes memorizing facts not only more efficient but also more fun. It boosts your whole learning experience and features categories, statistics and a visually appealing and intuitive interface.
http://jmemorize.org/////
jVLT
jVLT is a vocabulary learning tool. Examples containing one or many of the vocabulary words may be specified. jVLT also can perform quizzes using a flash card system which is similar to the selective learning system proposed by German psychologist Sebastian Leitner. During a quiz, jVLT shows the examples of each word, letting you better memorize its usage.
Additional features:
- As jVLT is written in JAVA, it runs on many platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
- The data storage format is (zipped) XML, making it possible to easily convert your vocabulary into other formats.
- You can perform complex searches (e.g. "Show me all the words that occurred in a quiz during the last three days").
- The vocabulary list (or a part of it) can be printed.
//http://jvlt.sourceforge.net///
Juice
Want to listen to internet audio programs (podcasts), music and shows but can't when they are scheduled? Juice is for you.
Juice lets users select and download shows and music and play whenever they want on their iPods, portable digital media players, or computers automatically.
http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net///
PDF Creator
PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator///
guides a user (student) through a set of sites (URLs). With this tool, you can make a list of sites that is always visible and therefore accessible to the user throughout the entire lesson. In addition, there are annotations that accompany every site. These annotations are comments on what to look for or a question that can be answered by browsing that particular site. http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
Transmit
This is a well-rounded FTP program for your Mac. It is one of the best shareware programs for FTP. It has elegant Mac OS-style interface, powerful FTP features, and ease of use for $24.95 registration fee. http://www.panic.com/transmit/
Web Graphics on a Budget
http://mardiweb.com/web/
WiZiQ Online Teaching Tool
"On WiZiQ, you can teach and learn live in state-of-the-art virtual classrooms, create learning communities, and share educational content with other members."
WiZiQ Main page http://www.wiziq.com/
WiZiQ Blog http://wiziq.typepad.com/
WiZiQ Live Class Module for Moodle http://www.wiziq.com/downloads/moodle/
- Works in Flash format and needs no downloads
- 2-way live audio/video delivery
- Whiteboard with Math tools
- Synchronous Content sharing: PowerPoint (retains animations and transitions), PDF, Flash, MS Word, MS Excel files and videos
- Records all sessions to be played back in Flash format (needs no downloads)
- Share PowerPoint presentations asynchronously even with narrated audio in slides
Yale Web Style Manual
This site provides guidelines and standards for web sites and user-interfaces.
http://www.info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual
