e-Learning Tools
Examples
Different applications
Within this WBT and also other WBTs we mentioned some great and useful open source tool. For almost every commercial application there is a good (and sometimes GREAT open source alternative.
Open source tools are often developed for more than one operating system. So even if you are using Mac OS or Linux you can find loads of open source tools.
Please watch the video (with some popular open source tools) and answer the question.
What is an open source alternative for Microsoft Word?
| Open Office | |
| WordPerfect | |
| WordStar | |
| The Gimp |
Some open source highlights
| Category | Name |
Website |
| Learning Management System | Moodle |
http://moodle.org/ |
| e-Portfolio |
OSP |
http://www.osportfolio.org/ |
| Audio |
Audacity |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ |
| Graphic |
Gimp | http://gimp.org/ |
| Screen capturing | CamStudio |
http://www.camstudio.org/ |
| 3D modelling |
Blender |
http://www.blender.org/ |
| Video editing |
Jahshaka |
http://www.jahshaka.org/ |
| Mind mapping |
FreeMind |
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/ |
Some sites with open source projects:
- http://sourceforge.net/ (Lists over 120,000 project)
- http://directory.fsf.org/ (Lists over 5,000 packages)
- http://freshmeat.net/ (Lists over 60,000 new releases)
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