The document provides a comprehensive list of free applications and resources for various purposes, including bookmarking, audio editing, video conferencing, creating presentations, managing tasks, and online collaboration. It includes links to tools for recording and editing audio and video, creating podcasts, and accessing royalty-free music and images. Additionally, it offers alternatives to popular software and web services, making it a valuable resource for users seeking free online tools and applications.

1. Free Useful applications
For bookmarking, researching, knowledge sharing:
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Furl: http://www.furl.net/
Delicious: http://delicious.com/
Blinklist: http://www.blinklist.com/
Ma.gnolia: http://ma.gnolia.com
Slashdot: http://slashdot.org
Digg: http://digg.com
FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/
reddit: http://www.reddit.com/
Diigo: http://www.diigo.com/
For access to shareware and freeware:
Snapfiles: http://www.snapfiles.com/
Soundforge: http://sourceforge.net/
Osalt: www.osalt.com/
For recording, editing, and sharing audio files:
Audacity Cross-Platform Sound Editor: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
Audacity manual: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/index_splash.html
LAME MP3 Encoder – Allows you to export Audacity files as MP3 files; available at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3)
CallBurner (records Skype calls): http://www.callburner.com/
For managing audio files iTunes works on both Macs and PCs. There are many other
software options. I like iTunes: http://www.apple.com/
Instructions for recording, editing, and sharing audio files from Skype, using Callburner and
Audacity: http://www.kineo.com/free-tools/audacity-callburner-review-.html
To create a podcast from a telephone:
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com/
Talkshoe: http://www.talkshoe.com
Yodio: http://www.yodio.com
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com/
For other podcasting resources:
Podpress: http://www.podpress.org/
To create electronic music:
Hobnox audio tool: http://www.hobnox.com/audiotool.1046.de.html
To download youtube and other online video files:
MPEG Streamclip: http://www.squared5.com/ 1 of 7.
Savevid.com: http://www.savevid.com/

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Mediaconverter: www.mediaconverter.org
Zamzar: www.zamzar.com
Listen to Youtube (creates mp3 files of youtube videos): www.Listentoyoutube.com =
For PPT to Flash Conversion:
iSpring: http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html
For screen capturing:
These applications enable you to record video of what you do or see on your computer screen
or snap a picture of anything on your desktop.
Directory of Screen Capture, Screencasting and Software Demo Tools:
http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/capture.html
CamStudio: http://camstudio.org/
Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Jing: http://www.jingproject.com
oRipa Screen Recorder: http://www.ejoystudio.com/oripa-screen-recorder/index.htm
Taksi: http://www.menasoft.com/blog/?p=30
CaptureMe: http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/captureme/
For creating online surveys:
A Survey of Survey Tools: http://www.wac.ohio-state.edu/workshops/survey_of_surveys/
For transcoding/converting/editing audio and video files:
MPEG Streamclip: http://www.squared5.com/
Zamzar: http://www.zamzar.com/
FFmpeg: http://www.ffmpeg.org/
HandBrake: http://handbrake.fr/
Super: http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
For online video editing:
Jaycut: http://jaycut.com/
For creating collaborative documents, hosting web sites, wikis, blogs:
Google docs: http://docs.google.com
Google sites: http://sites.google.com
Writeboard: http://www.writeboard.com/
Scriblink: http://www.scriblink.com/
Zoho: http://www.zoho.com/index.html
VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/
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3. To find royalty free music and sounds: Free Useful applications
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FindSounds: http://www.findsounds.com/types.html
Partners in Rhyme: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
For images and visuals:
FreeRangeStock: http://www.freerangestock.com/
Open Stock Photography: http://www.openstockphotography.org/
Fotogenika.net: http://www.fotogenika.net/modifica/igallery.asp
Finding Images Online by Paula Berinstein: http://www.berinsteinresearch.com/fiolinks.htm
Favorite 10 Free Stock Photo Download Sites by DazzlinDonna:
http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/07/18/favorite-10-free-stock-photo-download-sites/
How to Find Pictures for Your eLearning:
http://engagedtraining.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/how-to-find-pictures-for-your-elearning/
Google Images: http://images.google.com/
For image maniputaion, editing photos, creating slideshows, etc.:
Picasa (from Google): http://picasa.google.com/
GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/
Autostitch: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx
Picnik: http://www.picnik.com/
Aviary: http://aviary.com
For scheduling meetings:
MeetingWizard: www.meetingwizard.com
Doodle: www.doodle.com/
For hosting webcasts and webinars:
DimDim: http://www.dimdim.com/
Vyew: http://vyew.com/site/
For posting media:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/
Screencast.com: http://www.techsmith.com/screencast.asp
TeacherTube: http://www.teachertube.com/
SchoolTube: http://www.schooltube.com/
Ustream:: http://www.ustream.tv/
Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/
Viddler: http://www.viddler.com/
Open Source Movies: http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_movies 3 of 7.
MetaCafe: http://www.metacafe.com/

4. Buzdeo: http://www.buzdeo.com/ Free Useful applications
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Bubbleshare: http://www.bubbleshare.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
Picasa: http://picasa.google.com/
To find, play, and enjoy the latest audio & video from around the web
Odeo: http://odeo.com/
For mind mapping and brainstorming:
Mind Meister: http://www.mindmeister.com
For video conferencing:
Skype: http://www.skype.com/
Google Video and Chat: http://www.google.com/mail/help/videochat/learnmore.html
iChat (mac): http://www.ichat.com/
AIM: http://www.aim.com/
Meebo: http://www.meebo.com/
VoIP: http://www.fcc.gov/voip/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP
SightSpeed (Logitech): http://www.sightspeed.com/
Oovoo: http://www.oovoo.com/
For create a personal home page without worrying about HTML:
Homemaker: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/People/BDodge/Professional.html
For creating blogs:
Blogger: www.blogger.com
Class Blogmeister: http://classblogmeister.com/index.php
21Classes: http://www.21classes.com/
Gaggle: https://www.gaggle.net
Wordpress: www.Wordpress.com
For creating wikis:
Wetpaint: http://www.wetpaint.com
pbwiki: http://www.pbwiki.com/
Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com
To create your own social network:
Ning: www.ning.com/
For a free alternative to Microsoft Office: 4 of 7.
Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/

5. To create short professionally produced videos: Free Useful applications
Animoto: http://animoto.com/#learn-more drneelesh@markivmedical.com
To create slide shows, presentations, and concept maps:
Prezi: http://prezi.com/
Slide Rocket: http://www.sliderocket.com
Voicethread: http://voicethread.com
280 Slides: http://280slides.com/
For making digital creations to share with others:
Smilebox: http://www.smilebox.com/
For making quizzes:
Qedoc: http://www.qedoc.com/
ClassMarker: http://www.classmarker.com/
Hot Potatoes: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/index.htm
For note taking:
Evernote: http://www.evernote.com
Google Notebook: http://www.google.com/notebook/
GTD Tiddly Wiki: http://nathanbowers.com/gtdtw/
For uploading and sharing PPT and Word documents:
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/
Slideboom: http://www.slideboom.com/
For hosting and sharing files:
YouSendIt Lite (claims to be HIPAA compliant): http://www.yousendit.com/cms/liteaccount
FileDropper: http://www.filedropper.com/
Rapidshare: http://www.rapidshare.com/
For making to-do lists and task management:
Toodledo: http://www.toodledo.com/
For project and event management:
Viewpath: http://www.viewpath.com/
To capture, share, and organize things you find on the web:
SimplyBox: http://simplybox.com/
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6. For recording speech or text-to-speech: Free Useful applications
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ReadTheWords: http://www.readthewords.com/
vozMe (converts text to mp3 files that you can download): http://vozme.com
Voicaroo: http://vocaroo.com
To create your own music:
Blip.fm: http://blip.fm/
Imeem: http://www.imeem.com/
Pandora: http://www.pandora.com/
iTunes genius: http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew/
ccMixter: http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home
For shortening URLs:
Moourl: http://moourl.com
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/
To create word clouds:
Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/
To send invitations:
Evite: http://www.evite.com/
For producing animated "whiteboard lectures" from a tablet PC or electronic whiteboard:
LectureScribe: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~bcdean/lscribe/
For free storage, applications, a virtual desktop, and backup accessible from any
computer connected to the Internet:
icloud: http://www.icloud.com/en/
To create a single digital identity across the internet:
OpenID: http://openid.net/
To post thing son the web from your email:
Posterous: http://posterous.com/
For search and a computational knowledge engine:
Wolfram/alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
For a free calculator:
Google calculator:
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http://www.google.com/webmasters/igoogle/calculator.html#source=coha&ct=1056755011

7. For digital storytelling resources: Free Useful applications
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50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways
Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum:
http://web.mac.com/digistoryteller/DigitalStorytelling/Home.html
For web authoring:
KompoZer: http://kompozer.net/
Some applications lists from others (not all apps on these lists are free):
Learning Professionals: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/
Free Tools: http://www.kineo.com/free-tools.html
Free Mac software: http://www.opensourcemac.org/
The Fifty Tools: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
Welcome to Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day:
http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2006/04/welcome-to-janes-elearning-pick-of-the-day.html
Tom Kuhlmann’s 9 Free Tools That Help Me Build Better E-Learning:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/9-free-tools-that-help-me-build-better-e-
learning/#comment-5488
The 100 top Web apps for 2008:
http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/winners.html?tag=snav
The 100 top Web apps for 2009:
http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/categories.html?tag=snav
For HTML and CSS Editors: http://mfcarter.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/html-and-css-editors/
Open content sites:
Many Books: www.manybooks.net
SpinXpress: www.spinxpress.com
Merlot: www.merlot.org
Academic Earth: http://academicearth.org/
Open Courseware Consortium: www.ocwconsortium.org
Stanford Engineering Everywhere: http://see.stanford.edu
UC Princeton: http://uc.princeton.edu
MIT Opencourseware: http://ocw.mit.edu
OpenLearn: www.openlearn.open.ac.uk
YouTube Edu: www.youtube.com/edu
Ck-12: www.ck12.org/index.html
iTunes Podcasts: http://www.apple.com/itunes/features/#podcasts