Teaching with Free Technology (Technology for Education)

This wiki was created by Del Siegle

E-Books

Microsoft Reader - Free ebook reader. http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.mspx
Free Microsoft Reader eBook Creation Software for older version of Word http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.asp
Free ReaderWorks eBook Creator Software http://www.overdrive.com/readerworks/software/standard.asp
University of Virginia Electronic Text Center (free eBooks for the Microsoft Reader) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
Project Gutenberg (free eBooks in text format) http://www.gutenberg.org/
The Internet Public Library (free eBooks in text format) http://www.ipl.org/

Useful Sites

Video Conferencing

Skype - Free to use between computers for video conferencing (there is a fee for computer-to-phone calls). http://www.skype.com/
MeBeam - Free, live video chat rooms allow up to 16 simultaneous participants. http://www.mebeam.com/
UStream = Free, live Internet broadcast to the world. http://www.ustream.tv

Google Tools

Google Toolbar - Includes bookmarks feature that imports IE favorites so they can be accessed from any computer via your Google account. http://toolbar.google.com/
Google Earth - Interactive map program incorporating satellite and aerial views. http://earth.google.com/
Google Sky - Included as a feature in Google Earth, allowing exploration of space. http://earth.google.com/
Sketchup - 3D drawing program, similar to what architects use to create models. http://sketchup.google.com/
Google Docs - Web-based word processing and file sharing. Documents are stored within your Google account for easy access from any computer.
Google Spreadsheet - Web-based spreadsheet. Documents are stored within your Google account for easy access from any computer.
Google Presenter - Web-based presentation program. Documents are stored within your Google account for easy access from any computer.
Google Sites - Wiki tool ("web page with an edit button"). http://sites.google.com
Google Blogger - https://www.blogger.com/
Google Pages - Simple, template-driven, make-your-own-webpage for free - http://pages.google.com. Google is discontinuing this service and incorporating it into Google Sites.
Feedburner - Use with Blogger and other programs to create RSS feeds of your web content. http://www.feedburner.com

Screen Capture Software

CamStudio - Free screen recording software (includes audio). http://camstudio.org/

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