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Yugma - is the easy, secure and reliable collaboration tool for Windows, Mac and Linux. Free
https://www.yugma.com

The Global Text Project - Higher education in developing countries is dependent on, among other things, finding a low cost means of delivering free, high-quality textbook content to students. The Global Text Project is engaging the collective intelligence of worldwide communities in the development of current, high-quality content. The Internet is used to distribute it to students for free.
http://globaltext.org

Webware - There's a shift underway in how people use computers and the Internet. Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware. (new)
http://www.webware.com/

Spresent -- is a free Web-based alternative to PowerPoint. Create and edit high-quality Flash presentations online. You can send presentations via e-mail or publish on your web site or blog.
http://www.spresent.com/v2/

Buzzword - Flash-based word processor. Virtual Ubiquity is a Boston-based startup made up of industry veterans whose goal is to raise the bar on the quality of web-based applications.
http://www.buzzword.com/#

Acrobat freeware - Acrobat.com is a set of online services — file sharing and storage, PDF converter, online word processor, and web conferencing — you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others. It's free. (new)
http://www.adobe.com/acom/

Zentation - where video and PowerPoint meet on the web. Upload for free.
http://zentation.com/index.php

NoteSake -- you can take your notes during class, share them with a friend, or groups can work together on the same note, all through your laptop. Free
http://notesake.com/

QlipBoard -- Make narrated slide shows of your vacation. Show off your home for sale. Get help with your homework. Invite someone to a party. Talk to your friends in other countries without having to wake up at odd hours. The possibilities are endless!
http://www.qlipmedia.com/

VoiceThread - Capturing a presentation or meeting within a VoiceThread and extending the conversation over time will deliver far superior results than most synchronous group meetings. The flexibility to participate at any time, allows you to more carefully listen, and more thoughtfully respond to the content in front of you.
http://voicethread.com/#home

Sketchcast - Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or create art.
http://sketchcast.com/

IBM Lotus Symphony - Beta 4 - is a richly-featured set of productivity tools that are intuitive and easy to use and provided at no charge. Lotus Symphony puts you in charge – take control over spiraling upgrade costs, ensure access to documents well into the future with new standard file formats (ODF), get more from your current investments with support for Microsoft® Windows® and Office file types.... even extend your applications with the new Lotus Symphony developer toolkit. (new)
http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa

OpenOffice - free office suite. OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
http://www.openoffice.org/

SECOND LIFE -Virtual world environment that  institutions are taking advantage of by using it  as simulations for learning purposes. Free to join.

http://secondlife.com/

Download an Open Source Portfolio System 
www.osportfolio.org/

Comparison of best Wiki engines
http://www.siteground.com/compare_best_wiki.htm

Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.
http://moodle.org/

KEEP toolkit software --

is a set of web-based tools that help teachers, students and institutions quickly create compact and engaging knowledge representations on the web.
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/programs/sub.asp?key=38&subkey=112

Google Docs & Spreadsheets --

is a free web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers.
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=WR_tmp_2_lfty&nui=1&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-et-more&utm_medium=more

ZOHO Office Suite -- this is a very complete offering of office applications (word, spredsheet, db, presentation, survey, crm, chat, and more) available online, used online, accessed from any where online, free. (ASP model).

http://www.zoho.com/

SlideShare is a cool place to host and share presentations. Upload all your slide decks, and find / download interesting presentations.
http://www.slideshare.net/

Plone -- Open Source Content Management System (CMS)
http://plone.org/

Jamglue -- Upload or record your own music and remix as well.
http://www.jamglue.com/

Protopage -- Protopage is your own personal page that you can use for quick access to everything on the web that you go to most. You can use it to:

* Read news from your favorite news sites and blogs
* Keep bookmarks to your most frequently accessed web sites
* Organize your day with to-do lists and sticky notes
* Create web pages, group pages, and intranets
* And much more!
http://www.protopage.com/

37Signals -- web-based applications like CRM, Project Manager, Communication, information organizer. Free or Pay.
http://37signals.com/

uPortal -

uPortal is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher-education.
http://www.uportal.org/

Sakai Project --

Sakai is an online Collaboration and Learning Environment. Many users of Sakai deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration. Sakai is a free and open source product that is built and maintained by the Sakai community. Sakai's development model is called "Community Source" because many of the developers creating Sakai are drawn from the "community" of organizations that have adopted and are using Sakai.
http://sakaiproject.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Schooltool -- SchoolTool is a project to develop a common global school administration infrastructure that is freely available under an Open Source license.
http://schooltool.org/

EduTools - Providing decision making tools for the E-D-U Community
http://www.edutools.info/index.jsp?pj=1

Rubric Makers--