Open+Source+Technology


 * Open Source Technology **

Capture YouTube

Many instructors utilize videos that support instruction from You Tube. Videos are an engaging way to drive home a course concept. Capture YouTube is a free resource that allows you to convert and download any YouTube video. Simply paste the URL of the video from YouTube into their converter address box, select the format you would like to save the video in and it will download and convert the video for you.

Cha Cha

Cha Cha is a free mobile phone service that answers any question you present and returns the answer within minutes in a text message to your cellular phone. You question is given to the most knowledgeable subject matter expert at Cha Cha to respond or research. Cha Cha is being used by some instructors to change the “No Cell Phones Allowed in Class” to use your cell phone as an engaging and useful information resource during class.

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere, as a free resource, allows users to poll live audiences (up to 30 participants). Participants respond to questions with either SMS text messages, Twitter or through the web. You can capture the responses live either in a web browser or in your powerpoint instantly. Personal response systems can be very expensive and often difficult to install and operate. With Poll Everywhere everyone can use their cell phone to respond.

Sakai

it is a free and open source Courseware Management System (CMS) distributed under the Educational Community License.Also, it is known as Learning Management Systems (LMS), Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE). It offers a robust set of tools for faculty to provide a structured learning experience.In addition, is a set of software tools designed to assist instructors, researchers, and students create websites for collaboration.Moreover, it is a website-management system, it control the people who get to join instructor website, and what r they permission. Video

[|OpenOffice.org]



This is an office suite, similar to Microsoft Office. It's compatibile with MS Office formats such as Word, Excel. Publisher, PowerPoint and Access.

[|Audacity] Audacity is a free audio editor and recorder for Windows and other operating systems. Users can record live audio, convert tapes and records to digital formats, or mix pre-existing digital audio tracks. For example, you can alter songs played on the radio.