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There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful... | There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful... | ||
| + | == Preschool / Primary == | ||
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| + | ==== Learning ==== | ||
| − | + | :* [http://gcompris.net/-en- http://gcompris.net/-en- Gcompris (Educational Suite for Children 2 - 10)] | |
| + | :* [http://www.phelios.com/linuxgames/lualua.html LuaLua for Linux (Collection of Games for Preschoolers)] | ||
| − | + | ==== Online Teaching Resources ==== | |
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| + | :* Kindergarten | ||
| + | :* Grade One | ||
| + | :* Grade Two | ||
| + | :* Grade Three | ||
| − | == | + | == Junior / Senior == |
==== Math & Sciences ==== | ==== Math & Sciences ==== | ||
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| + | :* [http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/ Tux Math] | ||
| + | :* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kturtle/ Kturtle (Math, Geometry & basic Programming - Similar to "Tell Turtle")] | ||
| + | :* [http://edu.kde.org/kig/ Kig (Interactive Application for Building Geometrical Shapes)] | ||
| + | :* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kbruch/ Kbruch (Learn calculating with fractions)] | ||
==== Language ==== | ==== Language ==== | ||
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| + | :* [http://www.free-soft.ro/everest/everest.html Dictionary] | ||
| + | :* [http://artha.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Home Artha (Thesaurus)] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/shiftygames-hangman-for-linux.html Hangman] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/sg-scramble.html Scramble] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.peterandlinda.com/kwordquiz/ Kwordquiz (Flashcard & Vocabulary Learning System)] | ||
| + | :* [http://edu.kde.org/parley/getinvolved.php Parley (Second Language Vocabulary Training Program)] | ||
| + | :* [http://edu.kde.org/kanagram/ Kanagram (rearrange Jumbled letters to form a word)] | ||
==== Social Studies ==== | ==== Social Studies ==== | ||
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| + | :* [http://kgeography.berlios.de/ Kgeography (Geography Map Learning Application)] | ||
| + | :* [http://edu.kde.org/marble/ Marble (World Atlas Program - "Desktop Globe")] | ||
| + | :* [http://edu.kde.org/kstars/ Kstars (Desktop Planetarium - Accurate Display of Stars)] | ||
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| + | ==== Psycho-Motor Skills ==== | ||
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| + | :* [http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php Tux Type] | ||
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| + | ==== Comprehension ==== | ||
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| + | :* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/concentration-for-linux.html Concentration] | ||
==== Art ==== | ==== Art ==== | ||
| − | ==== | + | :* [http://www.tuxpaint.org/ Tux Paint] |
| + | :* [http://www.solfege.org/ Solfedge (Ear Training Exercises)] | ||
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| + | ==== Projects / Research ==== | ||
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| + | :* [[OpenOffice.org Writer (Word Processor)]] | ||
| + | :* [[OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet)]] | ||
| + | :* [[OpenOffice.org Impress (SlideShow)]] | ||
| + | :* [[OpenOffice.org Draw (Draw Pictures)]] | ||
| + | :* [[Scribus (Desktop Publishing)]] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html FireFox (Web Browser)] | ||
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| + | ==== Online Teaching Resources ==== | ||
| + | :* Grade Four | ||
| + | :* Grade Five | ||
| + | :* Grade Six | ||
| + | :* Grade Seven | ||
| + | :* Grade Eight | ||
== Webpage Links == | == Webpage Links == | ||
| − | * [http://www.filegate.net/linux4kids/ Linux4Kids] | + | :* [http://www.filegate.net/linux4kids/ Linux4Kids] |
| − | * [http://www.schoolforge.net/education-softwareSchoolforge.net Schoolforge.net] | + | :* [http://www.schoolforge.net/education-softwareSchoolforge.net Schoolforge.net] |
| − | * [http://edubuntu.org/ Ebuntu] | + | :* [http://edubuntu.org/ Ebuntu] |
| − | * [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7606 Music Education With Linux Sound Tools] | + | :* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7606 Music Education With Linux Sound Tools] |
| − | * [http://www.phelios.com/linuxgames/lualua.html Kid's Linux Games] | + | :* [http://www.phelios.com/linuxgames/lualua.html Kid's Linux Games] |
| + | :* [http://www.osv.org.au/index.cgi?tid=155 Catalogue of Free and Open Source Software for Education (Open Source Victoria - Australia)] | ||
| + | :* [http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page Teaching Open Source] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.schoolforge.net/ Schoolforge] | ||
| + | :* [http://eduforge.org/ Eduforge] | ||
| + | :* [http://openeducation.org.au/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Open Education WIKI] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.k12opensource.com/ http://www.k12opensource.com/] | ||
| + | :* [http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer/fossPrimer-Education.pdf FOSS Education Primer] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:33, 31 March 2010
Contents
Educational Software for Kids
This list will grow in time. It started approximately 8 years ago when I was searching for Linux application for them to use. There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful...
Preschool / Primary
Learning
Online Teaching Resources
- Kindergarten
- Grade One
- Grade Two
- Grade Three
Junior / Senior
Math & Sciences
Language
Social Studies
Psycho-Motor Skills
Comprehension
Art
Projects / Research
Online Teaching Resources
- Grade Four
- Grade Five
- Grade Six
- Grade Seven
- Grade Eight
