• scribus.net | Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing

  Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of “press-ready” output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

  Tags: opensource, publishing, software, design, graphics, dtp, publisher, mspublisher, desktoppublishing, newsletters, flyers, multiplatform

  • Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows

• TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

  TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students.

  Tags: assessment, informationliteracy, information_literacy, literacy, library, infoliteracy, information, tools, education, technology, classroom, learning

• Public Domain Clipart optimized for word processors

  WPClipart is a collection of high-quality public domain images specifically tailored for use in word processors and optimized for printing on home/small office inkjet printers. There are thousands of color graphic clips as well as illustrations, photographs and black and white line art. Nearly all are in lossless, PNG format. As of Friday, 12/12/2008 there are 23,907 images.

  Tags: clipart, graphics, opensource, image, resources, collection, design, public, images

  • WPClipart is a collection of high-quality public domain images specifically tailored for use in word processors
    and optimized for printing on home/small office inkjet printers. There are thousands of color graphic clips
    as well as illustrations, photographs and black and white line art. Nearly all are in lossless, PNG format.
    As of Friday, 12/12/2008 there are 23,907 images.

• ISTE Classroom Observation Tool

  The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT®) is a FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration.

  Tags: ISTE, assessment, technology, observation, classroom, tools, EdTech, education, learning

• Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops

  Protect your personal laptop — tracking software, for use in the event that your machine is stolen.

  Tags: security

• PicLits.com – Create a PicLit

  Tags: writing, piclits, languagearts, piclit, pictureprompt, piclits.com, education, poetry, technology, web_2.0, classroom, learning, images

• ShareTabs – The easy way to share your links as tabs

  Tags: share, sharetabs, sharing, tabs, technology, education, social_networking, aggregators

• Oxite – Lab – MIX Online

  Oxite is an open source, standards compliant, and highly extensible content management sample that can run anything from blogs to big web sites. We know this because it runs MIX Online.

  Tags: blog, website, open_source, authoring

• 4 Ridiculously Simple File-Sharing Sites | MakeUseOf.com

  Tags: storage, files, file, filestorage, filesharing, share, sharing

• Zentact – Network Better

  -identifies opportunities to reach out and transforms contacts into relationships

  Tags: Zentact, contacts, technology, social_networking, web_2.0, network

• Microsoft Live Labs Thumbtack

  Tags: Microsoft, thumbtack, sharing, web, web2.0, social_bookmarking, technology, education, aggregators, web_2.0

• Once Upon a Tide – Free DVD for Teachers

  Tags: tide, oceans, educators, teachers, free, dvd, video

  • Free DVD – By Fred Delventhal

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