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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