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Stellarium
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you can input coordinates for any point on earth and view the night skies for any particular point in time
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Celestia
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Celestia lets you view the night skies from earth, but it also lets you fly through 3D space to any place in the known universe.
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Space Trajectory Analysis
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lets researchers analyze, simulate, and visualize the paths of objects that have been launched into space
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. Jmol
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java-based app lets students create diagrams of atoms, molecules, macromolecules, crystals, and more
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a framework for molecular dynamics simulation
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iTALC makes it easier for teachers to interact with students using PCs in the classroom or those joining from home via a VPN connection.
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Mando lets you create an interactive whiteboard.
This link has been bookmarked by 56 people . It was first bookmarked on 27 Jul 2009, by jakks .
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anja c. wagner"More teachers and institutions are now participating with organizations like SchoolForge, the Open Source Education Foundation, and Open Source Schools. These educators are beginning to see that the open source philosophy has the power to transform education in several key ways.
First, schools can use open source apps to replace costly commercial software and free up resources for other purposes. For example, openSIS performs the same tasks as closed-source school administration programs (scheduling, grades, report cards, attendance, etc.) while reducing total cost of ownership up to 75 percent. " -
Christian Grune55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
July 27, 2009
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While some educators have been quick to grasp the potential and promise of open source software, many others have been hesitant to stray from the comfortable zone of commercial applications. Yet that’s changing. -
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Jesus Garcia"55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education"
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Tod Baker"Today, instructors have dozens, if not hundreds, of options for free and open source applications that help them present lessons on everything from learning the ABCs to modeling the complex interactions of molecules during biochemical processes.
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The list below provides just a small sampling of the open source applications available to help educators teach and inspire their students. " -
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First, schools can use open source apps to replace costly commercial software and free up resources for other purposes. For example, openSIS performs the same tasks as closed-source school administration programs (scheduling, grades, report cards, attendance, etc.) while reducing total cost of ownership up to 75 percent.
Second, open source applications are changing the ways students and teachers interact, as applications like Moodle make eLearning simple an affordable. Some institutions, notably MIT and UC Berkeley, have taken the concept of open source distance learning one step further. As members of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, they've made the content of some courses available for free, so that anyone in the world can benefit from their expertise.
Finally, open-source software gives educators more options than ever before.
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H Belowlisting of open source apps for education
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Amanda Vranka55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
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Patricia Christiansen55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
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Bob Fish55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
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Rohn WoodWhile some educators have been quick to grasp the potential and promise of open source software, many others have been hesitant to stray from the comfortable zone of commercial applications. Yet that’s changing.
More teachers and institutions are now participating with organizations like SchoolForge, the Open Source Education Foundation, and Open Source Schools. These educators are beginning to see that the open source philosophy has the power to transform education in several key ways.
First, schools can use open source apps to replace costly commercial software and free up resources for other purposes. For example, openSIS performs the same tasks as closed-source school administration programs (scheduling, grades, report cards, attendance, etc.) while reducing total cost of ownership up to 75 percent.
Second, open source applications are changing the ways students and teachers interact, as applications like Moodle make eLearning simple an affordable. Some institutions, notably MIT and UC Berkeley, have taken the concept of open source distance learning one step further. As members of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, they've made the content of some courses available for free, so that anyone in the world can benefit from their expertise.
Finally, open-source software gives educators more options than ever before. Today, instructors have dozens, if not hundreds, of options for free and open source applications that help them present lessons on everything from learning the ABCs to modeling the complex interactions of molecules during biochemical processes. -
Shawn McGirr50 Open-Source Apps for Education
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fivbert Mrs V'BERTopen source apps to use
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Christina DiMicelliThe list below provides just a small sampling of the open source applications available to help educators teach and inspire their students.
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John Faig50 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
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Nancy BlairExplanation about Open Source apps and impact on schools.
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Fred KaplanWhile some educators have been quick to grasp the potential and promise of open source software, many others have been hesitant to stray from the comfortable zone of commercial applications. Yet that's changing.\n\nMore teachers and institutions are now participating with organizations like SchoolForge, the Open Source Education Foundation, and Open Source Schools. These educators are beginning to see that the open source philosophy has the power to transform education in several key ways.
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