Links to Sites for Free Downloads
Internet Links
ARITHMATTACK
How many randomly generated arithmetic problems can your child answer in 60
seconds? Find out by downloading and playing "The ArithmAttack," a free
software program offered by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory.
The game randomly creates problems using numbers that the user sets between 0
and 25. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, or a
random operation.
http://www.anl.gov/OPA/attack.htm
TUX PAINT
Tux Paint is a FREE drawing program for children. You need to download two
files: tuxpaint windows-installer and tuxpaint-stamps windows-installer.
Install the program first and then the stamps. You can even create your own
stamps and brushes in this program.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
TUXTYPE
Typing practice/games for beginners to experts. Go to bottom of page, click
button for one of the (US)download mirrors and press enter. If the program
does not download, click the UMN link at the top of the page.When program has
downloaded, click to install on your computer.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tuxtype/Tuxtype2-1.5.3-installer.exe?download
ANIMATED BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Free program to help you learn the order of the books of the Old Testament
and the New Testament. About 1.17 Meg zipped file.
http://www.flixprod.com/abible.html
MSW LOGO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Click on "Setup Kit" to download. Helps available on this site and
under
the "Help" menu in the program.
http://www.softronix.com/logo.html
POWERBULLET PRESENTER
Free presentation program to create animated presentations by typing,
clicking and dragging. Additional free programs are listed on this page.
http://powerbullet.com/download.php
Foxit Reader for Windows
Free, fast reader for PDF files.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
Irfanview
Free image viewer and converter. Easy red eye reduction. Fast batch
conversion.
http://irfanview.com/
OpenOffice version 3
Free office productivity suite. Read and write documents which are compatible
with other major office suites.
http://www.openoffice.org/
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
Links to a variety of free, open source software programs recommended by Dr.
David Thornburg, a leader in educational computing. All of these
programs are available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
http://www.tcpdpodcast.org/oss.html
ZoomIt
Zoom to highlight any part of the screen. You can also draw or type on the
screen to add emphasis.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/zoomit.mspx
Paint.NET
Free photo editing software. Named by PCWorld as one of the top 100 products
of 2007.
http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html
SUDOKU AND OTHER PORTABLE APPLICATIONS
Install on your desktop or put it on a portable USB drive and take it with
you. Play from the USB drive without installing.
http://portableapps.com/apps/games/sudoku_portable
CHILDSPLAY
A suite of educational games for young children. Games, puzzles, fun.
http://www.schoolsplay.org/
ABIWORD
Free, fast word processing program. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
http://www.abisource.com/download/
TUX OF MATH COMMAND
Math drill for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a game
format.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxmath/
MICROSOFT PHOTO STORY 3 FOR WINDOWS
Quick and easy creation of slideshows with pan and zoom capability, titles,
music, voice narration.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
EDUCATIONAL FREEWARE
Reviews of the best free educational games, software and websites. Online
activities and software to download.
http://www.educational-freeware.com/
WordWeb
Free desktop dictionary/thesaurus with additional features. Installs in the
system task bar for easy access.
http://wordweb.info/
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