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What applications can you use?

Software

• Apache HTTP server – a free software/open source web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and other operating systems (Apache http server|Wikipedia). Web site
• MySQL – a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL Database Management System (DBMS)(MySQL|Wikipedia). Web site
• PHP – a reflective programming language originally designed for producing dynamic Web pages. PHP is used mainly in server-side application software, but can be used from a command line interface or in standalone graphical applications(PHP|Wikipedia). Web site
• Joomla – (CMS) Web site
• Mambo – (CMS) Web site
• Plone – (CMS) Web site
• Drupal – (CMS) Web site
• Moodle – (VLE) Web site
• Sakai – (VLE) Web site
• Claroline.net – (VLE) Web site
• Centre – (SIS) Web site
• WikiMedia – (Wiki) Web site
• WordPress – (Blog) Web site
• Blojsom – (Blog) Web site
• bbPress – (Forum) Web site
• BlogBridge – (Aggregator) Web site
• FireFox – (Browser/Aggregator) Web site
• Flock – (Browser/Aggregator/Blog Client) Web site
• Qumana – (Blog Client) Web site
• iTunes – (Podcast Aggregator) Web site
• Juice – (Podcast Aggregator) Web site
• Audacity – (Audio Recorder) Web site
• FreeMind – (Mind Mapping/Brainstorming) Web site
• OpenOffice – (Office Suite) Web site
• SunBird – (Calendar/Tasks) Web site
• Thunderbird – (eMail Client) Web site
• GIMP – (Graphics/Photo) Web site
• TuxPaint – (Drawing) Web site

Web based

• pbwiki – (Wiki) Web site
• Wikia – (Wiki) Web site
• Wikispaces – (Wiki) Web site
• LearnerBlogs – (Blog) Web site
• EduBlogs – (Blog) Web site
• UniBlogs – (Blog) Web site
• PageFlakes – (Aggregator) Web site
• Rojo – (Aggregator) Web site
• NewsGator – (Aggregator) Web site
• MyYahoo/Google/MyMSN/MyAOL – (Aggregator)
  
• FeedBurner – (Feed Publisher) Web site
• ZamZar – (File Convertor) Web site
• ThinkFree – (Online Office Suite) Web site
• Wikipedia – (Encyclopedia) Web site
• Wiktionary – (Dictionary) Web site
• Commons – (Media Repository) Web site

Resources

• SchoolForge – Education based Open-source projects Web site
• Apache Software Foundation – Web site
• Mozilla Foundation – Web site
• Free Software Foundation – Web site
• Open Source Inivative – Web site
• Google Products – Web site

Terms

• Open-source software – computer software whose source code is available under a copyright license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is the most prominent example of open source development (Open-source software|Wikipedia).
• Cross-platform – a term which can refer to computer programs, operating systems, computer languages, programming languages, or other computer software and their implementations which can be made to work on multiple computer platforms (Cross-platform|Wikipedia).
• Wiki – a type of Web site that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration (Wiki|Wikipedia).
• Blog – a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. The term “blog” is a portmanteau of “Web log” (Blog|Wikipedia).
• RSS – a simple XML-based system that allows users to subscribe to their favorite websites. Using RSS, webmasters can put their content into a standardized format, which can be viewed and organized through RSS-aware software or automatically conveyed as new content on another website (RSS|Wikipedia).
• Podcast – a multimedia file distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term was meant as a portmanteau of “broadcasting” and “iPod” (Podcast|Wikipedia).
• Vlog – Videoblog, a portmanteau combining video, web, and log, (usually shortened to vlog) is a blog that includes video (Vlog|Wikipedia).
• Social network service – social software specifically focused on the building and verifying of online social networks for whatever purpose. Many social networking services are also blog hosting services (Social network service|Wikipedia).
• Aggregator – client software that uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated web content such as weblogs, podcasts, vlogs, and mainstream mass media websites, or in the case of a search aggregator, a customized set of search results (Aggregator|Wikipedia).
• Content management system – a computer software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content. A content management system is often a web application used for creating and managing websites and web content. Alternatively, content management systems (CMS) can also be used for storing and publishing documentation such as operators’ manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, etc (Content management system|Wikipedia).
• Virtual learning environment – (Course Management System) a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. The system can often track the learners’ progress, which can be monitored by both teachers and learners. While often thought of as primarily tools for distance education, they are most often used to supplement the face-to-face classroom (Virtual learning environment|Wikipedia).
• Student information system – a software application for educational establishments to manage student data. Student information systems provide capabilities for entering student test and other assessment scores, building student schedules, tracking student attendance, and managing many other student-related data needs in a school, college or university. Also known as student information management system (SIMS, SIM) or student records system (SRS) (Student information system|Wikipedia).

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