D2L "Free Software for Creating Learning Objects"

Handout is accessible at fusion website

CLODS: creating learning objects that don't suck

Office Software:
Googledoc
Openoffice

Photoediting:
Picnik
Gimp

PDF Creator

Presentation
Prezi

GOOGLE DOCS:
facilatates collaboration between students
can flip back to previous version of docs
Gears (add on function)
students have google account without gmail account (just need an email address of some sort)

TO PUBLISH to LOR
Save google doc as MS Office file type or PDF then publish

OPEN OFFICE.ORG
open source office suite
create/manipulate office files without MS Liscenses (but have to download)
More feature rich than google doc
Suite does offer writer, (word equiv, calc: excel equ, impres: Ppt equ, draw: equiv to vecot graphics, math: edit equations, and one more I missed)

Audacity:
recording and editing sounds
recording lectures or instructions
numerous types of sound editing
save as /edit mp3, wav, aiff
relatively simple interface
to publish to LOR: save as mpg, wav, aiff file then publish or embed into content topcs then publish

Wavepad--out of Australia--has MP3 software already in it so no extra downloads are needed vs audicity (oops--new version apparently does now convert files)

Camstudio
screencasting software
record screen and audio actiities, save as avi
numerous recording features
ideal for recording
simple interface
yellow highlight circle on screen demonstration
comes out as avi file (can save as swf file--but that's not editible)

Free compression sites for large files (vcompression, compression.org, quicktime pro, )

Slideshare.net (will host powerpoint presentations) link as URL

Screentoaster.com (can add voice saves as quicktime)

PHOTOEDITING

Picnk: online photoediting sofware--simple edits and touchups
integration into online photosharing accounts
"freemium" model
simple to use
can take a pic from facebook (save back or on computer)

GIMP.org
along the lines of adobe
feature rich
graphic design and photo enhancement
interface a little more complex but more features come with that
save to local drive then upload
alot of tuturials online at youtube and and text online for how to use gimp

ACCESSIBILITY

AccessApps
over 53 ms window aps
EduApps--which also features teachaps and studentaps
Reading and writing resources
Can paste text into it and save in screen reader voice (computer) embed audio for students with special needs
Visual support--virtual magnifying glass
Save all this onto a USB stick?

PDF CREATOR
"print" documents to pdf (can convert document: file, print as pdf, converts it)

PREZI.COM
zooming features
illustrates relationships (flow chart or map) between objects (circular bubble flow)
flash file


OTHER LINKS WITH VALUABLE ELEARNING RESOURCES:
Paul's elearning Resources
Using ICT in Further Education
Digital Resarch Tools (DiRT)


Minddomo?