Free+to+Use+Applications

Students will examine and explore installed //“Free to Use”// software applications available for students and teachers. Many of these free software tools are of high quality as they are made by corporations for the benefit of the public. Participants will gain an understanding of the wide range of software applications available for engaging students in the educational process.

Google Earth - maps and satellite images: @http://earth.google.com/ Sketchup - 3D sketching software: @http://sketchup.google.com/ Celtx - script writing: @http://celtx.com/ Skype - make online phone calls and chat: @http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/ Windows Movie Maker - (Available automatically with SP2 for Windows XP) Photo Story 3 - create videos from photos: http://www.microsoft.com (For Windows XP) Windows Live Movie Maker - makes movies: @http://download.live.com/moviemaker (For Windows Vista and Windows 7) Picasa - organize, edit, and share your photos: @http://picasa.google.com/ Timez Attack - educational multiplication game: @http://www.bigbrainz.com/ Crayon Physics - educational physics game: @http://www.crayonphysics.com/ Microsoft Office Live Workspace - web based documents: @http://workspace.officelive.com/en-us/addin Google Docs - web based documents: @http://docs.google.com/ Chrome - internet browser: @http://www.google.com/chrome Internet Explorer - internet browser: @http://www.microsoft.com/nz/ie/ Shape Collage - Free Automatic Photo Collage Maker: []