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Open Educational Resources (OER) - This means "free stuff that teachers can use", usually, and it's crucially important to know about as a an educational movement, not just as a catch-phrase for freely licensed software. (And it's not quite the same thing as "[|open source software]", so be careful to know more about this!)

Online Music Resources - There's great music out there, free and legal for schools to use Audacity - Tips and tricks for recording and mixing audio iTunes Windows Media Encoder - free motion screen capture utility from Microsoft (gasp!) and it's not too shabby [|CamStudio] - free motion screen capture utility that's excellent Photo Story - A slide show generator and great place to get your feet wet before Movie Maker Movie Maker - Tips and tricks - it's more versatile than you might think! PowerPoint - It's not just a slide show maker Excel - More than just a number-cruncher (although there are tips and tricks for that, too) Word - Tips and tricks Navigator InterWrite Microsoft Reader FileZilla - This is the FTP program that you can use to upload a new theme to your blog Firefox - Widgets, plugins, and more [|MoinMoin Desktop Edition] A simple, free wiki application that’s a good starter for getting used to it all; it doesn't even require that you're on any kind of network.

Safari Montage - It's not really "installed" on your laptop (it's viewed through your web browser), but it's not really "Web 2.0", either... yet it's still really useful! Do you know how to set up your own playlists, quizzes, and more... and share it all with your colleagues?