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Free options for image editing. I've used Picasa, Paint.net, and GIMP before, but PhotoScape and PixBuilder Studio are new to me.

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List of open source applications for creating e-learning. Most of these aren't specifically designed for creating online learning, but can be used that way. The list is divided into desktop software like Audacity and CamStudio and server software like Moodle and MediaWiki.

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Students in David Wiley's Project Management class remixed a textbook with an open license to customize it for instructional designers. They added new examples, photos, video interviews, and assessments. See the blog post for information on the project: http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2119

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Overview of open source LMS options with examples of districts currently using them. This article covers Moodle, Sakai, Canvas, OLAT, ATutor, and Google CloudCourse. I thought CloudCourse was owned by Google, but it appears the code has an Apache license. CloudCourse seems to be mostly scheduling rather than a full-fledged LMS.

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Great collection of open source e-learning projects and tools, including multimedia development, screen recording, Android app development, an LMS, and more. (Technically, some of these are Free, not Open Source, but still a valuable list.)

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Open source music notation software

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Another open source LMS option forked from Dokeos called Chamilo

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Middle school lesson for introducing Inkscape, the open source vector graphic program. Very cool project-based learning idea--students will create a logo, album artwork, poster, and tour T-shirt for a fictional band. This post is the first lesson; more updates are planned as the course progresses.

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Series of posts on open source tools (plus some free proprietary ones) for developing e-learning. The focus is on developing in a truly open environment using XML, so this isn't about exporting to Flash (although some of the tools do).

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Directory of tools that do at least some of what Flash can do or that work with Flash--presentation tools, quiz tools, PowerPoint to Flash converters, ActionScript editors, etc. Most have free demos; not many open source options in this area.

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Open source educational software for preschool and elementary students, including math & science games and reading practice

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Open source Google Docs backup tool. It checks whether the Google Docs file already exists on your computer and if it's an older version and only downloads a backup copy if needed.

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Open source project for printing images on multiple sheets of paper, making your own posters.

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Open source software for screencasts with audio. Exports to swf or avi.

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Why do schools refuse to use free and open source software options, even when those options would improve accessibility for students? Ignorance? Fear? Politics? Probably some combination of all three.

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OpenProj is an open source project management desktop application

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CC-licensed online book about open source as a business strategy. Might be helpful in explaining why our company chose an open source LMS to the people who had panic attacks.

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Open source HD video player. You can download videos from YouTube and other sources in multiple file types and play them with this full screen player.

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Web-based open source application for creating animations. Allows for the creation of multiple layers and uses a timeline. Not much documentation or support since it's early in development, but looks like it's worth playing with if you don't have the budget for Flash and do have some time.

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