Michael T. Bendorf
Technology Assistant
Intermediate School
Somehow I dropped the algebra/trig/calc applications:
educational\Math\algebra\Algebrus
educational\Math\algebra\AnalyticMath
educational\Math\algebra\Argand
educational\Math\algebra\DeadLine
educational\Math\algebra\Descartes
educational\Math\algebra\Gauss
educational\Math\algebra\Graph
educational\Math\algebra\Jmath
educational\Math\algebra\K-Seg
educational\Math\algebra\Maxima
educational\Math\algebra\MuLab
educational\Math\algebra\SurfX3D 3D Algebraic Plotter
educational\Math\algebra\SciLab 4
The SurfX3D is very nice but some of the others are a bit rough around the
edges & some make up in power what they lack in friendliness... many are
x-platform.
For inexpensive x-platform math payware appropriate for K-12 the MathAid
series (demos listed here:
http://www.filesland.com/download/drills.html ) is
pretty good (as are their limited on-line demos at MathAid). Maple &
Geometer's SketchPad are also good .. but as to which costs more in the long
run, I couldn't say w/out seeing some edu licenses from the 3 vendors.
/lee
--- lee <sregdoreel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all...
>
> I just spent about the past week chasing down Windows freeware that I
> deemed reasonably suited for educational uses. I've checked most of them,
> installing them on a demo box, checking that they are
in fact free for
> academic use (being either freeware or open source, no ads, no 30-day
> trials...) and sufficiently functional to warrant listing.
>
> Not all are cross-platform - a good number of the MIDI apps are
> Windows-only, for instance. A fair number of the "educational" wares are
> OSS and/or x-platform, particularly in the math & chemistry section.
>
> These were just all the obvious ones to install, but I know I have myriad
> MIDI tools not listed as well as utilities & whatever frivolous games I
> happened upon ( digipen.edu games, TuxRacer, SuperTux... ;-). With those
> the list easily exceeds 200....
>
> I'll be updating my blog in the next couple of weeks w/ links to the
> developer/download sites.
>
> Windows Freeware & Open Source applications (straight from the Start Menu):
>
> educational\Bug
Brain
> educational\Celestia Educ. Version
> educational\Childsplay
> educational\FreeMind
> educational\Primordial Life
> educational\Torus Games
> educational\Tux Type
> educational\Biology\Bug Brain
> educational\Biology\Primordial Life
> educational\Chem\3D Viewer
> educational\Chem\ChemSketch
> educational\Chem\Chimera
> educational\Chem\g-Open Moleule
> educational\Chem\J-Mol
> educational\Chem\mvm
> educational\Chem\Orbital Viewer
> educational\Chem\Orbital
> educational\Chem\Orbitals - The Orbitron - Local Web
>
educational\Chem\PyMOL
> educational\Chem\ViewMol 3D
> educational\Language\FreeVerbix 7
> educational\Math\algebra`trig`calc
> educational\Math\arithmetic
> educational\Math\calculators
> educational\Math\geometry
> educational\Math\texts
> educational\Math\webs
> educational\Math\Graph Paper Printer
> educational\Math\arithmetic\MathFlash12
> educational\Math\arithmetic\Multiply
> educational\Math\arithmetic\tuxmath
> educational\Math\calculators\Conversion Plus
> educational\Math\calculators\ESB Unit Conversion Utility
> educational\Math\calculators\ESBCalc
>
educational\Math\calculators\Excalibur
> educational\Math\calculators\_expression_ Calculator
> educational\Math\geometry\Curved Spaces
> educational\Math\geometry\KaleidoTile
> educational\Math\geometry\Kali
> educational\Math\texts\Calculus Intro
> educational\Math\texts\Discover Physics
> educational\Math\texts\First Algebra
> educational\Math\webs\Math Aid Web
> educational\Math\webs\Shodor - Web
> educational\Planetarium\Celestia-ED
> educational\Planetarium\Google Earth
> educational\Planetarium\Asynx Planetarium v1.40
> educational\Planetarium\HomePlanet
>
> graphics\GIMP 2
> graphics\Google
SketchUp
> graphics\Inkscape
> graphics\PhotoFiltre
> graphics\Picasa2
> graphics\Tux Paint
> graphics\2D\Inkscape
> graphics\2D\LiveSwif
> graphics\3D\Aikido
> graphics\3D\Anim8or
> graphics\3D\anim8orhelp
> graphics\3D\Anim8or-Help
> graphics\3D\AnkerCAD
> graphics\3D\Blender
> graphics\3D\BlockCAD
> graphics\3D\LeoCAD
> graphics\3D\Maya PLE
> graphics\3D\Wings 3D
> graphics\3D\Photogrammetry\iModeller 3D
> graphics\3D\Photogrammetry\PhotoModeler
> graphics\tools\Color Cop
> graphics\tools\EZ
Thumbs
> graphics\tools\Fat Bits
> graphics\tools\iCorrect Entre 4.0
> graphics\tools\IrfanView 3.98
> graphics\tools\Morpher
> graphics\tools\Rasterbator
> graphics\tools\swf2avi
>
> internet\FileZilla
> internet\FileZilla Server
> internet\RSSOwl 1.2.2
> internet\Mozilla Firefox
> internet\Mozilla Thunderbird
> internet\WinHTTrack Website Copier
> internet\collaboration\Colloquia
> internet\collaboration\Shinkuro2
> internet\OpenVPN GUI
> internet\OpenVPN Server
> internet\RSSOwl
>
> multimedia\DemoStudio
>
multimedia\Juice (PodCasts)
> multimedia\DemoStudio\AviMaker
> multimedia\DemoStudio\Player
> multimedia\DemoStudio\Producer
> multimedia\DemoStudio\Recorder
> multimedia\DemoStudio\screencopy
> multimedia\Media Players\VideoLAN
> multimedia\Media Players\Winamp
> multimedia\Video Editors\Avidemux
> multimedia\Video Editors\Jahshaka
> multimedia\Video Editors\Recorder
> multimedia\Video Editors\Exsate DV Capture Live
> multimedia\Video Editors\Wink
>
> music\LilyPond
> music\Chord Construction
> music\Guitar\Bucket o' Tab
> music\Guitar\RandyTab
>
music\MIDI\AmazingMIDI
> music\MIDI\Anvil Studio
> music\MIDI\JAZZ midi
> music\MIDI\MIDIBar
> music\MIDI\MidiMeow
> music\MIDI\MIDI-OX
> music\MIDI\SynthEdit
> music\MP3 - WAV\BestPractice
> music\MP3 - WAV\caotica2
> music\MP3 - WAV\Audacity
> music\MP3 - WAV\Mixxx
> music\MP3 - WAV\Monkey's Audio
> music\MP3 - WAV\Mp3 Tag
> music\MP3 - WAV\MP3Gain
> music\MP3 - WAV\Sound Recorder
> music\MP3 - WAV\StereoCoder
> music\MP3 - WAV\Streamer
> music\MP3 - WAV\WAV Saver
> music\MP3 - WAV\Wave Splitter
>
> office\AbiWord
2.2
> office\Adobe Reader 7.0
> office\Cinergy Script Editor
> office\Demo Studio Recorder
> office\Gnumeric (spreadsheet)
> office\jEdit
> office\Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
> office\Nvu Website editor
> office\OpenOffice.org Base (database)
> office\OpenOffice.org Calc (Excel)
> office\OpenOffice.org Draw (Vector)
> office\OpenOffice.org Impress (PowerPoint)
> office\OpenOffice.org Math (Formulas)
> office\OpenOffice.org Writer (Word)
> office\projects\Dia diagramming tool
> office\projects\EVE Diagrammer
> office\projects\FreeMind
>
office\projects\GanttProject
> office\tools\DemoStudio\AviMaker
> office\tools\DemoStudio\Player
> office\tools\DemoStudio\Producer
> office\tools\DemoStudio\Recorder
> office\tools\DBDesigner 4
> office\tools\ERCreator Database Edition
> office\tools\Font Selector
> office\tools\PDFCreator
> office\tools\PowerPoint Viewer 97
> office\tools\The Font Thing
> office\tools\WinMerge
>
> The rest... it becomes pointless to count them...
> util\antivirus antimalware\ClamWin Antivirus
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer
> util\antivirus antimalware\Spybot - Search & Destroy
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\IE
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware
Killer\Tools
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\IE\Remove cached websites
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\IE\Remove cookies
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\Tools\Ad-Aware
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\Tools\CWShredder
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\Tools\NOD32
> util\antivirus antimalware\Malware Killer\Tools\SpywareBlaster
> util\Desktop\Topmost Clock
> util\etc\Free Printer Info
> util\etc\Topmost Clock
> util\Internet\VNC
> util\Internet\K9 Web Protection Admin
> util\Tools\IZArc
> util\Tools\SilentNight MP3 - CD Player
> util\Tools\TreeSize
> games\screen savers
> games\C-evo
> games\LBreakout2
> games\MetaScope
> games\Minesweeper
> games\Narbacular Drop
> games\Pinball
> games\Redevilopment
> games\Rumble Box
> games\Squishy Star Fullscreen
> games\Squishy Star
Windowed
> games\Super Squirrel
> games\SuperTux
> games\Tux Racer
> games\Vinnie's Little Virus
> games\screen savers\Starlight
> games\screen savers\Adamantan Chem
> games\screen savers\Cyclone
> games\screen savers\Earth
> games\screen savers\ElectricSheep
> games\screen savers\EscherZoom.scr
> games\screen savers\Euphoria
> games\screen savers\FieldLines
> games\screen savers\Flame
> games\screen savers\Flocks
> games\screen savers\Flux
> games\screen savers\Helios
> games\screen savers\Hyperspace
> games\screen savers\Lattice
> games\screen savers\Plasma
> games\screen savers\Primordial Life
> games\screen savers\Sky
> games\screen savers\SolarWinds
> games\screen savers\Starlight
> games\screen savers\Starlight\Configure starlight
> games\screen savers\Starlight\Read Me
> games\screen savers\Starlight\Select
renderer
> games\screen savers\Starlight\starlight
>
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> /lee
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