Software
for the New Literacy Framework
Suggested
software by year:
Install
the suggested software:
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Open
Office (suite of Microsoft Office like programs)
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Audacity
(for recording and editing sound files)
Set up MP3 encoder (to save as MP3) |
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Irfanview (photograph
editor)
Photofiltre
(photograph editor) |
Smoothdraw
(for creating images)
Paint.net
(for creating images)
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Inkscape
(for adjusting the appearance of text)
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Hot
Potatoes (A suite of programs for creating word games)
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Windows
Movie Maker 2
Comes
as part of Windows XP Service pack 2 Visit
website |
Snippy (for taking shots
of part of a screen) |
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Quicktime
Player (for playing film trailers on the Apple website)
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Camille
Saint Saens Aquarium music Play
The
Shirt Machine video Play The
Piano video Play |
Other free software that supports
literacy:
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Scratch Animator (control
software that can be used to build sophisticated computer games) |
Stick Figure Animator
(does what it says) |
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Dance Mat Typing Tutor |
Anim8tor (3D modeling and
character animation program) |
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FreeMind requires Java
Runtime Environment to run |
Stop Motion Animator |
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