Open Source & Freeware Resources

Educational/Learning

• Hippo Campus
  Platform:      Web
  Description: HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
• Quia.com - Shared Activities
  Platform:      Web
  Description: This collection of shared activities is a great starting point for new users. Here you will find a sampling of activities in more than 150 categories. All of the activities were created by instructors using Quia's tools and templates.
• Teacher Tube
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: TeacherTube officially launched on March 6, 2007. It's goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos that is educationally focused, and provides a safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners.
• Google For Educators
  Platform:      Web
  Description: Google provided many free resources the many educators are finding very useful in the classroom….. First you will need a Gmail Account!
• BBC-Starship-Teacher
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: Langue Arts and Math Lessons for students age 5-7.
• LearingPlanet.com
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: LearningPlanet.com focuses on creating learning activities and tools which empower classroom teachers. Search for activities by grade level, subject, or category.

• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
  Platform:    WEB
  Description: The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).
• GeoGebra
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: GeoGebra is a free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. It received several international awards including the European and German educational software awards. everyone can be good at it, and it's fun!
• PBSkids.org - CYBERCHASE
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: CYBERCHASE teaches kids that math is everywhere, everyone can be good at it, and it's fun!
• Dr. Geo
  Platform:      Linux, OSX
  Description: An interactive geometry program.
• Fractal View
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: A program that shows the Mandel and Julia sets of fractals (in 2D).
• GLFract
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: Another fractal viewer, but this program shows the fractal in three dimensions.
• Ghost Diagrams
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This program draws interesting patterns using tiles.
• Tux of Math Command
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This educational game based on the classic "Missile Command" game is a fun way for children to learn to solve simple math equations.
• Tux Math Scrabble
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This game is based on scrabble, but it uses math equations instead of words.
• BBC-Starship-Math
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: Math games for students age 5-7.

• Celestia
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
• Stellarium
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
• BKChem
  Platform:      Linux, Windows
  Description: A program that is used to draw chemicals.
• GPB Classroom
  Platform:      Web
  Description: GPB Classroom consists of two video series teaching high school college preparatory chemistry and physics. Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Physics Fundamentals provide instructional content delivered through thirty minute video episodes and integrated classroom materials

• The World Factbook
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies.

• PopCap.com
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: This site provides fun and educational games and activities for all ages. Bookworm is a must!
• YouthRadio.org
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: Youth Radio's mission is to promote young people's intellectual, creative and professional growth through training and access to media and to produce the highest quality original media for local and national outlets.
• Starfall.com
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. Teachers around the country are using Starfall materials as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and to inspire a love of reading and writing.
• BBC-Starship-English
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: Langue Arts games for students age 5-7.

• Alice.org
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: The focus of the Alice project is now to provide the best possible first exposure to programming for students ranging from middle schoolers to college students.
• Game Maker
  Platform:      Windows
  Description: Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code. Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun.
• Jmol
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: A "molecule viewer" written in the Java programming language.
• JTurtle
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This program was designed to help younger and more inexperienced programmers learn to program in Java.
• Pysycache
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: Pysycache is a program designed to help young children learn to use a computer mouse.
• TappyTux
  Platform:      Linux
  Description: TappyTux is a fun typing tutor that becomes increasingly more difficult as the player progresses through the many levels.

• GNU Solfege
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This program is a simple ear training program to help users develop a sense of relative pitch.
• Tuner
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: Tuner is a small Java application that allows the user to tune a variety of musical instruments using their PC.

• G-Compris
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: GCompris is a high quality educational software suite comprising of numerous activities and games for children aged 2 to 10.  Computer discovery, math, science, and reading are just a few of the areas address in the suite.
• Childsplay
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: A suite of games designed for children. Childsplay is very similar to GCompris.
• A Toddler Game
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: This program provides some fun and educational activities for toddlers.
• Hiyah.net
  Platform:      Windows
  Description: This educational software is made for children 18 months to 4 years of age (or higher for children struggling with language delays due to autism or other causes). The programs are based on high interest subjects, such as nursery rhymes, holidays, and birthday themes.
• Tux Paint
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: Tux Paint is a fun paint program designed for children.
• BBC Little Animals
  Platform:      WEB
  Description: The Little Animals Activity Centre is a fun way for 4-8 year olds to learn and play at home.

• Sega Tech Blog
  Platform:      Web
  Description: A collection of interesting subject oriented resources.
• Education_Freeware.com
  Platform:      Windows
  Description: A variety of free educational software for Windows that you can download and install on your own computer.
• Source Forge
  Platform:      Linux, Windows, OSX
  Description: SourceForge.net has the largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on the Internet, and hosts more Open Source development products than any other site or network worldwide.