software downloads

FREE Software to use in your homeschool:

Art Rage - drawing / painting software. The starter version is free.

Audacity - excellent audio editor - great for digital storytelling and podcasting

Open Office - full office suite similar to Microsoft Office.

Scratch - free programming language developed by MIT to teach kids how to program

Celtx - scriptwriting, storyboarding, pre-production planning software - wonderful!

Free Online Tools / Software

 

- a handy bundle of all of Google's great free software including Google Earth and Picassa.

Zoho Office - online office suite with spreadsheet, word processing, databases, and more.

Jumpcut - online video editing software and free online hosting.

Protopage - free personal starting page

Pageflake - another free starting page

Thinkature - real time collaboration tool

Zamzar - free online file conversion

MyStickies - Sticky notes for the web

Empressr - create and share rich media presentations online

Gliffy - create flow charts, diagrams, and floor plans

Create a Graph - specifically for kids to learn to create different types of charts and graphs

Scrapblog - free online digital scrapbooking site

Toufee - flash movie maker online

Free Homeschool Tools for Researching Online

Zotero - free Firefox extention for helping organize research.

BibMe - free automatic bibliography maker

Rollyo - Create your own custom search engine

WorldCat - Search libraries near you for books, music, and more.

MyNoteIt - online note taking site