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Dr. Steve C. Yuen & Patrivan K. Yuen, 2007 MBEA Conference, Decatur, MS, September 14, 2007
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Steve C. Yuen, Ph.D.
Professor
The University of Southern Mississippi
and
Patrivan K. Yuen, M.A., M.Ed., M.L.S.
Technical Services/Systems Librarian
William Carey University
MBEA ConferenceMBEA Conference
East Central Community College, Decatur, MSEast Central Community College, Decatur, MS
September 14, 2007September 14, 2007
Best of the Free Technology
Tools for Teachers
The Yuens Top Picks
Selection Criteria
Free no trials
Public domain or open source
Desktop or online
Easy to learn and use
Useful for teaching and learning
Categories of Technology Tools
Productivity Tools
Publishing Tools
Communications
Web Mail
Image Editing Software
Multimedia and Web Development Tools
Search
Security
Utilities
Web Tools
Best Productivity Tool
OpenOffice
OpenOffice
Open source, multiplatform, and multilingualoffice suite.
Desktop and portable versions.
A full-featured office suite that's compatiblewith Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Lotus andother office applications.
Include a word processor, spreadsheet,presentation, drawing package & database.
Download at [www.openoffice.org]
OpenOffice - Writer
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Honorable Mention
ThinkFree
thinkfree.com
Best Publishing Tool
PDF Creator
PDF Creator
Open source, Windows application.
A printer driver that creates Adobe Acrobatfiles from any applications.
Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF,BMP, PCX, PS, EPS.
Offer a multitude of options for controlling theoutput, including the ability to password-protect PDF files to limit users ability to print,copy, or modify the documents.
Download at [www.pdfforge.org]
PDF Creator
Best Communication Tools
Meebo
&Skype
Meebo
Let you log in simultaneously to 7 IMs (AIM,Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN Live
Messenger, and Meebes own network).
See all your contact in a single list, and youcan correspond with them all from a single
interface.
Allow you to do instant messaging from
anywhere.
Access at [www.meebo.com]
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Meebo Skype
Work on most kinds of computers
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and PocketPCs.
Calls, chats and file transfers workbetween computers.
Automatically encrypt calls, chats andfile transfers before sending it throughthe Internet.
Download at [www.skype.com]
Skype Skype
Skype Best Web Mail
Gmail
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Gmail
Come with built-in Google search technology and
over 2.6 GB of storage. Also available on mobile devices.
Integrate instant messaging right into the email
Provide spam protection using Google
technology.
Messages can be sent and read in most
languages. Gmail interface is available in 40languages.
Free automatic forwarding and POP3 access
Access at [www.gmail.com]
Gmail
Gmail Gmail
Gmail Best Search Tool
Google
&GoogleDesktop
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Google
www.google.com
Search billions of Web pages.
Search Web, images, news, groups, anddirectory.
Offer advanced search and language tools.
Offer free SiteSearch and WebSearch toeducational institutions worldwide.
Google toolbar, Google Viewer, GoogleWebquotes, Google wireless.
Google
Google Desktop
Index nearly every document on your harddrive and then includes those files in yourGoogle searches.
Quickly search your computer for emails, webhistory, and files.
View news, photos and more anywhere onyour desktop.
Add Google Gadgets (News, Maps, Weather,Web Clips ...) to customize your desktop andSidebar.
Download at [desktop.google.com]
Google Desktop
Best Web Development Tool
Nvu
Nvu
Open source, multiplatform application.
A complete Web Authoring System thatcombines file management and WYSIWYGWeb page editing.
Integrated file management via FTP.
Can jump between WYSIWYG Editing Modeand HTML using tabs.
Tabbed editing to make working on multiplepages.
Support for forms, tables, and templates.
Download at [www.nvu.com]
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Nvu Best Calendar
Yahoo Calendar
Yahoo Calendar
calendar.yahoo.com
Access dates and meetings from anywhere,anytime.
Share your calendar with specific friends andcolleagues.
Remember important dates, set up automaticreminders.
Let you easily insert holidays, local weatherreports, and events from Yahoo Groups intoyour calendar.
Optional software syncs your calendar withOutlook, Outlook Express, and Palm PDAs.
Yahoo Calendar
Best Maps
Google Earth
&Google Maps
Google Earth
Google Earth combines the power of GoogleSearch with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and3D buildings to put the world's geographicinformation at your fingertips.
Fly to your house. Just type in an address, pressSearch, and youll zoom right in.
Search for schools, parks, restaurants, andhotels. Get driving directions.
With Google Earth 4, you can tilt and rotate theview to see 3D terrain and buildings.
Save and share your searches and favorites.
Download at [earth.google.com]
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Honorable Mention
Irfanview
www.irfanview.com
Honorable Mention
Picasa
picasa.google.com
Best Photo Hosting
Flickr
Flickr
www.flickr.com
Photo-sharing service makes uploadingpictures, sharing them with others, or postingthem to your Weblog.
Visitors can leave comments on every photo.
Set privacy levels on each photo and decide.who can see them and comment on them.
Upload photos by email or from yourcameraphone.
Using Flickr Organizer to sort all your photos
into Sets, which are sort of like albums.
Flickr Best Audio Editing Tool
Audacity
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Audacity
Open source software for recording and edit ing
sounds. Available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows,
GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordingsor CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
Download at [audacity.sourceforge.net]
Audacity
Audacity Best Video Editor
Movie Maker
Movie Maker
For Windows XP only.
Create, edit, and share home movies.
Add special effects, music, and narration.
Share your movie over the Web or master itto DVD media.
Save in WMV format only.
Download at:[www.microsoft.com/moviemaker]
Movie Maker
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Best Video Converter
Super
Super
A Multimedia Encoder and a Multimedia Player.
Play and convert full length movies to any other format. Require NO additional external codec to be installed. Supported input source file formats:
Video format: 3gp/3g2(Nokia,Siemens,Sony,Ericsson)asf, avi (DivX,H263,H264,XviD,MPEG4, etc..), dat, fli, flc,flv, mkv, mpg (Mpeg I,Mpeg II), mov, mp4, ogg, qt, rm,ram, rmvb, str (Play Station), swf, ts (HDTV), viv, vob,wmv.
Audio format: aac, ac3, amr, mmf, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpc,ogg, ra, wav, wma.
Supports the conversion (encoding both ways, to & from )of the listed formats
Download at: [www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.htm]
Super Best Screencasting
CamStudio
CamStudio
Desktop Screen Recorder
Similar to Camtasia.
Record activity from your screen and audiofrom a microphone into AVI video files.
Can convert the AVIs into Streaming Flashvideos (SWFs) using its built-in SWFProducer.
Download at [www.camstudio.org]
CamStudio
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Best Anti-Virus Software
AvastHome Edition
Avast Home Edition
For home users and non-commercial use.
Include more than 7 different varieties ofshields, safe-surfing tools, and real-time virusprotection for your system as well as forOutlook.
Both the virus database and the program itselfcan be updated automatically.
Work with Windows and Linux Download at [www.avast.com]
Avast Home Edition Best Anti-Spam Tool
Spybot Search
and Destroy
Spybot Search and Destroy
Find and delete spyware. Continuously monitor your system for changes. Has on-demand scanning, real-time prevention,
and detailed settings. Give you an opportunity to permit or disallow
critical Registry modifications before theyhappen.
Download at [www.safer-networking.org]
Spybot Search and Destroy
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Best Backup Services
Mozy
Mozy
Online backup and file synchronization.
Allow you browse through 30 days worth ofbackups to locate pervious versions of files.
Can halt backups if the CPU usage exceedsa certain percentage.
Get 2GB for free. Work with Mac and
Windows. Download at
[www.mozy.com]
Best Test Maker
Hot Potatoes
Hot Potatoes
Include six applications, enabling you to createinteractive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fillexercises for the Web.
Not a freeware, but it is free for teachers.
Create Web-based tests which can stand alone or belinked to other tests to form a sequence of tasks.
Students can correct their own work based on theclues and feedback set up in advance by the teacher.
Allow the teacher to specify an email address towhich scores are sent.
Download at [hotpot.uvic.ca]
Hot Potatoes Hot Potatoes
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Questions or Comments?
Thank You for Attending Our session!
This presentation is available on the Web at:
dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/present/mbea/mbea07a.pdf
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