Software Tools
|
Name |
Platform |
Description |
Download Site |
| Audacity |
PC, Mac, Linux |
software for recording and editing sounds |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net |
| AVS Video Converter |
PC only |
YouTube to iPod converter |
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ |
| CoreFTP |
PC only |
file transfer protocol
(ftp) program |
http://www.coreftp.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://hotpot.uvic.ca/ |
| Irfanview |
PC only |
graphic viewer, editor,
and converter |
http://www.irfanview.com/ |
| KompoZer |
PC, Mac, Linux |
html editor; use to create
and publish web pages |
http://www.kompozer.net/ |
| OpenOffice |
PC, Mac, Linux |
office suite:
word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, presention software |
http://www.openoffice.org/ |
| Photo Story |
Windows XP |
photo presentation program |
http://microsoft-photo-story.en.softonic.com/ |
| Picasa |
PC , Linux |
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 (slide
shows with media and voice annotation) |
http://download.cnet.com/QlipBoard/3000-12941_4-10735339.html |
| 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/ |
| VLC Media Player |
PC, Mac |
plays many multimedia
formats |
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ |
|
Web-based
tools |
| ANVILL |
Web-based |
A National Virtual Language Labs |
https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/ |
| bibme |
Web-based |
create a bibliography according to MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian
formats |
http://www.bibme.org/ |
| ClipGrab |
Web-based |
tool for downloading and converting online video |
http://clipgrab.org |
| CuePrompter |
Web-based |
teleprompter/autocue service |
http://cueprompter.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 Docs |
Web-based |
Create and share your work online (word processor, spreadsheet,
presentation) |
http://documents.google.com |
| Podomatic |
Web-based |
Create and share podcasts |
http://www.podomatic.com/ |
| Tagul |
Web-based |
tool for creating very elaborate word clouds |
https://tagul.com/ |
| Ustream.TV |
Web-based |
live interactive video
broadcast platform |
http://www.ustream.tv/ |
| Wordify |
Web-based |
website that simplifies language |
http://www.rewordify.com/ |
| Wordle |
Web-based |
“a toy for
creating word clouds” |
http://www.wordle.net/
|
Smartphone Apps |
| MALL for the 21st Century |
Resource page for mobile-assisted language learning |
http://www.edvista.com/claire/pres/mall/index.html |
| Freeappalert |
Paid iPhone apps that just became free |
http://freeappalert.com/ |
| Ten Free Blackberry Apps that you Actually Want! |
useful apps for the Blackberry |
http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2009/02/17/ten-free-blackberry-apps-you-actually-want/ |
| NokiaPower |
free apps for Nokia |
http://www.nokiapower.com/ |
|
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 |
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| 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/ |