From time to time I find great free software that no student should be without, so below I am adding a list of these top applications that every computer should havewith links to where they can be downloaded. I hope you enjoy all of these programs, and will check this page often to see what new items have been added.
Please be sure to visit the site often, as I am currently working on tutorials for each of the application that you can view online. There are a lot ship's especially with tux paint on how you can be installed for it's best possible use.
For anyone with a slow Internet connection, you are welcome to send a flash drive, blank CD, or DVD with your student, and we can download it here in the lab for them to bring home.
Have a great day!
Mr. Loveland
http://new.asymptopia.org/staticpages/index.php?page=TuxMathScrabble
http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/
http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/download.php
http://new.asymptopia.org/staticpages/index.php?page=TuxWordSmith
http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/download.php
while there are a lot of applications that can be installed including office, gains, utilities and more, some of the great educational applications require access to the Internet. Some of the programs/Internet applications that are great for educational use includes sites like worldwide telescope, Google Earth, still area, and many more. Most of these require access to high-speed Internet, as there is an extreme amount of information used in these applications.
The following section, is dedicated to those of you that have access to broadband Internet connections such as DSL, Cable, Fios, or any other high-speed wireless options.while dial-up Internet may work these applications, there will be a significant decrease in performance.
http://earth.google.com/
Electronic flash cards
While sometimes change is good, other times it makes sense to rely on old, reliable processes. Like memorizing stuff. When you come right down to it, there's nothing like drilling over and over again to learn those multiplication tables, vocabulary words, or any of zillions of other facts. More times than not, that has meant using flash cards. The same is still true today, although flash cards have been updated.
Anki is a tool that lets you use your computer as a big flash card—or several of them. Enter the questions and the answers, and then let your computer drill you on your facts. It supports text, audio, images, and even video, so you can study stuff you never could on plain old index cards. And along with your mastering the content, the app keeps track of how often you're quizzed on a particular card—and how well you've answered—so that it can tailor your studying to emphasize the things you need more work on.
Anki is available on just about any platform you'd care to name, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Windows, and even as an iPhone app. Time to get smart.