Under The Surface - The Open Source Resource for K-5 Educators

Tools: Applications and References that highlight Open Source

The matrix below highlights the applications and references that the FOSS group worked with. It is a small sample of what is available for educators to use in their classrooms as supplementary instructional material.

Tool Links
Name	Description	Level	URL
KompoZer	A PC complete web authoring system including web file management and web page editing. Dreamweaver equivalent	All	Installer
andLinux	andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows XP providing lots of applications	All	Installation CD available also
Ed.Bingo Builder	Creates Bingo Boards and games for skill reinforcement	All	tinyurl.com/646dfx
Science Links	Science resources available at links.episd.org (partial list)	All	links.episd.org
Visual Music	Play 128 musical instruments on your PC - play, record, edit and save in easy scripting language	All	vmusicfull.exe
TuxMath	Graphical educational math tutor for children starring Tux, the Linux Penguin	All	TuxMath D/L
TuxTyping	Educational Typing Tutor for children, with different types of game play, at various difficulty levels - fun and educational	All	TuxType D/L
Daylight Chart	Find out how many hours of daylight any city in the world experiences throughout the year	All	daylightchart..zip
Digital Timer	Set up a countdown timer on your computer that allows for many multimedia events	All	tinyurl.com/53hzcl
Digital Scribe	Server based App - lets teachers easily publish student work and homework assignments	All	local_server@campus
Open- SourceCD	Instructions on how to procure InfraRecorder software and the ISO image needed to burn CDs of Open Education CD	All	Open Disc
Knosciences CD	LiveCD (installs nothing) with over 60 FOSS science/math applications, including Celestia, kstars, gperiodic, OpenOffice...	All	ISO.image