Open Source Software

[andrew_91090]

Hi everybody,

 

I have been exploring some open source software lately and found quite a few to be very useful for some departments in our school.

has anyone got any open source software that they can recommend and a quick desciption of what it is?

 

Thank you

[clarky2k3]

Have you looked at the software on schoolforge

 

We also use pivot stickfigure animator in the art department.

Edited February 8, 2011 by clarky2k3
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[andrew_91090]

I've just had a quick glance at this schoolforge website, and it's great, i'll definately look more into it.

Thanks for your post

[36Degrees]

We do use, or have used in the recent past:

 

Pivot stick figure

Freemind mind mapping software

Wink tutorial and presentation creation software

Cool Timer

CutePDF

Anim8or 3D modeling and character animation program

GameMaker

Monkeyjam "designed to let you capture images from a webcam, camcorder, or scanner and assemble them as separate frames of an animation"

Scratch animation program

[andrew_91090]

we use a few of these at my school and they turned out to be quite useful, thanks