Software Tools
|
Name |
Platform |
Description |
Download Site |
| Audacity |
PC, Mac, Linux |
software for recording and editing sounds |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net |
| Audio Recorder |
Mac only |
simple audio recorder |
http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17392%20 |
| CoreFTP |
PC only |
file transfer protocol
(ftp) program |
http://www.coreftp.com/ |
DVDVideoSoft |
PC only |
YouTube to iPod converter |
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ |
| Fetch |
Mac only |
file transfer protocol
(ftp) program; free license for education |
http://fetchsoftworks.com/ |
| FileZilla |
PC only |
file transfer protocol
(ftp) program |
http://fetchsoftworks.com |
| Handbrake |
PC, Mac, Linux |
DVD to MPRG-4 converter |
http://handbrake.fr |
| Hot Potatoes |
PC, Mac |
tool for creating interactive
language exercises |
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/index.htm |
| Irfanview |
PC only |
graphic viewer, editor,
and converter |
http://www.irfanview.com/ |
| nVu |
PC, Mac, Linux |
html editor; use to create
and publish web pages |
http://nvudev.com/index.php |
| OpenOffice |
PC, Mac, Linux |
office suite:
word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, presention software |
http://www.openoffice.org/ |
| Picasa |
PC only |
software to edit, manage,
and share photos |
http://picasa.google.com/ |
| Praat |
PC, Mac, Linux |
software for acoustic
analysis |
http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ |
| PureVoice |
PC only |
simple audio recording software for PC |
http://www.tucows.com/preview/205198 |
| QlipBoard |
PC only |
create Qlippits (files with media and voice annotation) |
http://www.qlipmedia.com/ |
| Skype |
PC, Mac |
talk to anyone over the
Internet |
http://www.skype.com |
| Switch |
PC, Mac |
convert audio files from
one format to another |
http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ |
|
Web-based
tools |
| bibme |
Web-based |
create a bibliography according to MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian
formats |
http://www.bibme.org/ |
| BubblePly |
Web-based |
add an annotation or "bubble" to
an online video |
http://www.bubbleply.com |
| Dopplr |
Web-based |
online service for frequent travellers; coordinate your future
travel plans with colleagues |
http://www.dopplr.com |
| Gliffy |
Web-based |
online application that makes it easy for you to create, share,
and collaborate with diagrams |
http://www.gliffy.com/ |
| Google Reader |
Web-based |
checks news sites and blogs; share with others |
http://www.google.com/reader/ |
| Google Docs |
Web-based |
Create and share your work online (word processor, spreadsheet,
presentation) |
http://documents.google.com |
| Protopage |
Web-based |
free Web 2.0 personal
start pages |
http://www.protopage.com/ |
| SplashCast |
Web-based |
Create your own streaming media channel |
http://www.splashcastmedia.com/ |
| VoiceThread |
Web-based |
online media album that
permits voice, text, audio, video annotations |
http://www.voicethread.com |
| Ustream.TV |
Web-based |
live interactive video
broadcast platform |
http://www.ustream.tv/ |
|
Tools that
you already have |
| iMovie |
Mac only |
captures and edits video |
comes with Macintoshes |
| MovieMaker |
PC only |
captures and edits video |
comes with PCs |
| Sound Recorder |
PC only |
records audio files |
comes with PCs |
|
"Almost
Free" Tools |
| Graphic Converter |
Mac only |
create, edit, and convert
graphics files |
http://www.lemkesoft.com/ |
| QuickTime Pro |
Mac, PC |
record, edit, compress
video files |
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/ |