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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

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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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