DEECD+software+image

Below is a list of the **__A-Z__** **__software list that comes as part of the DEECD leased computers__ & some ideas on how the software may be applied in the classroom.** Most of this software is open source and can be downloaded.

Please contribute your ideas here !!!

|| Used to create and view animated content || || Provides options for basic PDF viewing and comment-making || || Displays web content that has been created by Adobe || || A [|multimedia framework] developed by Apple capable of handling various formats of [|digital video], [|media clips] , sound, text, animation, [|music] , and [|interactive panoramic images] || || Open source software for recording and editing sounds * ease of use for students to create podcasts, brings in a range of literacy skills – storyboarding, planning > - students reading and listening to themselves || || Open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation || Application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs || || Allows you to create PDF files from any printable document, save PDF forms using Acrobat Reader, make PDF booklets, impose, rearrange pages and more || || A simple, easy to use video recorder program that lets you capture files directly of your screen and webcam * assessment for learning, evidence of what students can do > video journals to capture current work and learning and Digital diaries at home; teacher could do a video, then ask a range of questions for students to respond. || || A simple but at the same time powerful DVD authoring tool || || A mind mapping application  || www.yoyogames.com || Allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code || Stand for the GNU Image Manipulation Program and is a raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs * compare Gimp and Paint.net – students can make judgements, validate their choice || || Helps you organise, edit, and share your photos (also make a photostory) * use on school camps, excursions, moviemaker link to add music and narrations || Allows you to create, modify and share 3D models || An image viewer and convertor that lets you open and edit images, as well as multiple media formats || || An always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video from your computer to anywhere. || || Allows you to create, explore and invent in 3D Check out: [] [] [] || Web browser || || Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Groove + One note || Graphic software || || Allows you to create multimedia video with Photos || Provides users with many powerful new features that make it easier to synchronize audio, video, slides, and images to create engaging and effective rich-media presentations || || Powers rich application experiences and delivers high quality, interactive video across the Web and mobile devices through the most powerful runtime available on the Web || || Encyclopedia software || || Store and play music, video and pictures || || Operating system || || To create stop motion movies || Logo is a [|computer programming language] used for [|functional programming] || || Create Web Pages with a prommaing language that doesn: require web editing knowledge || || Image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows || || [|Scratch] visual programming language for primary school kids Create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share it online. Also a game making and simple programming tool
 * **Software Image** ||
 * Adobe Flash Player
 * Adobe Reader 8
 * Adobe Shockwave Player
 * Apple Quicktime
 * Audacity
 * record students reading a book for a listening post activity
 * students create their own audio books
 * podcasting to our website and also class blogs as well as audio to go over the phone system for parents to listento when they ring the school
 * Blender
 * to make a 3D animation and then pput into Kahootz and other programs ||
 * CD Burner XP
 * Cute PDF Writer
 * Debut
 * students to record themselves with video camera and then import into Moviemaker.
 * Have students working with a partner and have them review an application using **Debut** to record screen shots of stills and video and their voice explaining how the application can make them smarter. Then use the shots and video in a Google presentation that they work on together online and present to class.
 * have students read a book at different stages during the year to show their progression over time
 * for students to use on wiki pages as a way to introduce themselves
 * screen capture for students to capture what they learn, then upload to TeacherTube to share with others,
 * children to video their oral presentations and display on IWB so that student who did presentation could be part of the audience and self-assess
 * DEECD Fonts Victorian Cursive || Downloadable electronic font of Victorian Modern Cursive script and allows you to make your own handwriting exercises, posters, crosswords, flashcards and other classroom resources on your computer ||
 * DVD Flick
 * Free Mind
 * Model the use of mind maps in representing topics
 * Student created mind maps
 * Experiment with a variety of types
 * Explore cognitive scaffolding to prompt higher order thinking
 * to demonstrate student work in progress (assessment as learning)
 * Gamemaker
 * as a tool for an integrated topic - create a game based on what they've learned.
 * Game2Learn » **Game Maker**Read each step of the tutorials in turn, watching the video clip that demonstrates how to use the //Game Maker// software for that step. **...**
 * http://ccgame.wikispaces.com/Game+Maker ||
 * GIMP
 * Google Picasa 2
 * use photos from digital miscroscopes, use Audacity for children to narrate clues for students to guess what's in the photo
 * great for scrap-booking for students - everything on the computer.
 * school newspsper put out each year - produce a collage of school evenets eg. swimming sports, camps, field trips
 * camera feature to help with reflective journals dor students and digital portfolios ||
 * Google Sketchup
 * how to use in mathematics for spatial relations -Students to do a **review** on one of the pieces of software, compare their findings with others who reviewed the same software and then present to the class.
 * replicate shapes for rotations and slides (NAPLAN)
 * designing a task where students make a prism using dimensions that have been set...
 * desgns for wooden signs to use in kitchen garden
 * school fire plans. Link to Google Earth - locate school and identify best location to plan a BBQ area, build a 3D model ||
 * Irfan View
 * Java runtime Environment || Allows you to run Java applications ||
 * Jing
 * Kahootz V3
 * making animations and incorporating into different areas of curriculum. ||
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer
 * Microsoft Office **__2007__**
 * One note- to capture students work as a digital portfolio; would also give parents access to their work ||
 * Microsoft Office Media Content || Includes the Microsoft Clip Organizer and a library of clip art and other media files that users can insert into Office documents ||
 * Microsoft PhotoDraw 2.0
 * Microsoft PhotoStory 3
 * students create their own digital stories and record sciencd experiments; use for sequencing activities; good to capture experiences on excursions and camps
 * take photos of students using the netbooks on Day 1 for them to have audio and images to share with their parents ||
 * Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint
 * Microsoft Silverlight
 * Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player
 * Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
 * MonkeyJam
 * science lesson for growing broad beans etc - create a movie to show growth ||
 * MSW Logo
 * NVU
 * Paint.NET
 * Scratch
 * to create an interactive preseetnation eg. recipe using
 * initial section each child could design their own desktop front cover to personalise their netbook
 * understanidng language across the curriculum; maths - geometry; have students talk about how they used the software and what they have created
 * []/ Includes links to Instructional Videos (some made by kids), as well as ideas on using scratch in education
 * What can kids learn from Scratch?
 * [|Creating-with-Scratch.pdf][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/Creating-with-Scratch.pdf"]]
 * [|design-v6.pd][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/design-v6.pdf"]]
 * [|Learning-with-Scratch.pdf][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/Learning-with-Scratch.pdf"]]
 * [|mres-wef.pdf][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/mres-wef.pdf"]]
 * [|Programming-with-Scratch.pdf][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/Programming-with-Scratch.pdf"]]
 * [|Scratch-21stCenturySkills.pdf][[image:https://ssl.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://macedonict.wikispaces.com/file/view/Scratch-21stCenturySkills.pdf"]] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Uses of Scratch in Education
Animations Simulations Computer Games Interactive projects Graphic designs Music projects Storytelling Programming concepts

Here is a [|fabulous video] showing how easy it is to create with Scratch. Here is a similar and shorter video with voice over showing [|how to create a square].

This is a[| primary oriented link] to Scratch learning resources. There are a lot of videos etc here.

A basic course on [|programming in Scratch] by Mike Leishman in WA ||  || || Educational math tutor for children starring Tux, the Linux Penguin || Educational typing tutor game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin || || VideoLAN Client is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ||
 * [[image:symantic.jpg align="center"]] || Symantec Client Security (anti-virus)
 * Tuxmath
 * introduction to maths lesson, quick response time for students to have fun with; create expert groups where students can bring data from home, students create a library of activities and teach each other. ||
 * Tuxtyping
 * VLC Player