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Please Note the Following:
Shareware programs are fully-functioning programs available for download on the internet. Either the trial versions are free, or you can download the software and have the right to try programs for up to 30 days. Links to Shareware sites have endless amounts of shareware and utilities for Windows XP and 98. Please respect shareware agreements.
Freeware and Shareware software is not always fully tested on all operating systems and/or different computer models. Use at your own risk.
Applian software, listed below, is affiliate commercial software. Should you choose to purchase their software and link to their site from here, Applian will make a donation to Bob's Place to help defray running expenses at no extra cost to you.

Ad-Aware
Free software that searches your computer for "spyware"
 
Adobe Acrobat Curriculum and link to trial Acrobat 7.0
 
Adobe Downloads 
 
Adobe Flash Player ver 9.0.47.0  date: 7.10.2007
 
Adobe Flash Player Download Center 
 
African Geography Tutor
Free software download
 
Anaglyph Callipygian Software
Free software "Callipygian" download to make 3D pictures
 
Anaglyph Callipygian 3D Tutorial
 
Anaglyph Callipygian 3D Tutorial  pdf 
 
Anaglyph Free Software
Free software "Z-Anaglyph" download to make 3D pictures
 
Anmanie SMP
Free graphics add-on program for Windows XP
 
Animate Clay
Open source free software to use with clay animation
 
Art Rage 2 free edition
A painting package in either a free edition or a much fuller package for $19.95 US dollars (available in English, French, or German)
 
Audacity
Audacity is an open source free sound recorder/editor software for most platforms.
 
Audacity Ladspa 90 plug-ins  for Windows XP
Add these plug-ins to the plugin folder of Audacity for more effects.
 
Audacity Lame_enc.dll
Download this file and point to it when you try to export your Audacity music in MP3. This added file will then allow Audacity to create MP3s.
Audacity Lame Webpage
How to install the lame_enc.dll mp3 encoder
 
Audacity User Guide 3.05 in Word format
 
Audio Editors
Find a linking list to many different audio editors, some are freeware, some shareware, and some are commercial
 
AutoStitch 2D auto stitcher demo download for Windows 
 
AVS4You audio/video free download page
 
AVS4You manuals and help for above software
 
AVS4You manuals in pdf 
 
Awesome Talking Library
Download the free software to have books from the Awesome Library read to you with highlighting feature.
 
Awesome Talkster 1.0
 
Basic Facts Worksheet Factory Free Software
Free software download that creates a Bingo style review package
 
Best Free Web Applications for Windows 
 
Best Windows Freeware List from Ned Wolf 
 
Calculator "Big Calculator" exe file download
 
Calendar  Online Calendaring from Trumba 
Camerascope Software
Free download of software that can control your digital camera or your webcam captures.  for Windows 
 
CameraScope Software  download from here 
 
Camerascope Guide
 
CameraScope PowerPoint Overview
 
CamStudio 
Free desktop screen software
 
Canada Map Puzzle free software from Owl and Mouse, great for Smart Board use
 
CDex 170 Beta
Free audio software to "rip" soundtracks from your CD to your computer. Please respect copyright laws when using.
 
Clever Keys
Free download of software that can create hotkeys to online writing tools.  for Windows 
 
Comparison Chart of Raster Graphic Editors 
 
Confirm Virus Warnings at Datafellows
 
Confirm Virus Warnings at McAfee 
 
Confirm Virus Warnings at Symantec
 
Creative Skills Shareware
 
Critical Thinking Resources
Various shareware software to encourage and enhance critical thinking
 
Distance Learning Horizon Live Setup Wizard
 
Dancer
Download the zipped file of the Dancer from Globz.net. Unzip the file and double click on the resulting icon
 
DoodleWorks  free software 
 
E - Anim
Un programme pour créer des animations au format Flash - Adobe©
 
Easy CD Creator Upgrade for XP
Free for owners of Easy CD Creator Platinum 5.0

EasyOffice - ONE Special Edition

This is the latest in free "Office" look a-likes. This link takes you to the download page where you choose the EasyOffice version you need. PLEASE NOTE there is a different version for Windows XP, read carefully before you choose which one is for you! DO NOT LOAD EasyOffice if you have Microsoft Office already on your computer. Also, the free version is for home use. There is a charge to register for school and business use.

Educational Resources
 
Educational Software Co-op
 
Eudora Email Client Management Tool now Freeware 
 
Eudora Email Client Management Tool second download site
 
Finale NotePad Free Download for Win XP
 
Free Downloadable Educational Games elementary
 
Free Font Penmanship Program
 
Free Fonts for the Mac
Download free kid fonts for the Apple Macintosh
 
Free Reading.net 
Free Reading is software designed to help teach reading at the K-1 level. It is Open Source which means free software! Click to go to their site and download to have an extra tool to help teach reading.
 
Free Software Directory 
 
Free Software for Windows  multimedia
 
Free Software from Star-Red 
 
Free Software Open CD for Windows
 
Free Software Portal from Wikipedia 
 
FreeMind
Free mind mapping software from Sourceforge . Java based
 
Fun Brain
Three free downloadable games in Windows or Mac.
 
GeoNext
Download free geometric software

Google Earth version 3 -stable version

 

Google Earth version 4 -beta great features but not fully tested

Download Google Earth and install it on your Windows XP computer. Run the program and zoom in on any address you enter. This software is an amazing free program from Google. The links above are to exe files. If you are concerned about this, download the free software directly from Google.

Google Earth
Get the latest version for Mac, PC or Linux online.
 
Google Earth 101 for Educators 
Take an online course and learn how to use Google Earth.
 
Google Earth Education Community 
 
Google Earth for Teachers
Lesson plans, guides, and more
 
Google Earth User Guide pdf
 
Guide to the Times Tables

Hippo Freeware 

 

HyperStudio Update Files

 

Identifont

This site identifies the name of a font the user is looking for by asking the user a series of questions

 

Image and Photo Editing Software (Free)

This site links to free software.

 

IPClip

This freeware installs an icon in your system tray to show you your current IP address. This is very useful when connecting webcams on the Internet. You will need Winzip to unzip it and then you can install it. To see your current IP address, float your mouse on top of the IP icon in the system tray  where your speaker volume usually is . There is no need to click the mouse. The name of your computer and its current IP address will be displayed.

 

Internet Connection Speed Test (Free)

This is an online test to verify your Internet connection speed.

 

Jaws

Download this terrific shareware typing tutor program to a 3.5 disk. Run it from the floppy by navigating to the 3.5 drive and double clicking on the Jaws program.

 

Please Note:

Jaws is DOS based however it will run in Windows 95/98. Do NOT install Jaws to your hard drive. It MUST run from the floppy drive to avoid conflicts.

Large Pointers freeware 

 

Prompt

Free downloadable cue prompting software is available at this site. Online documentation and a demo are also available. Some versions of Prompt are commercial, the "light" versions for Windows or Mac are free.

 

Mindomo

Free online mind mapping tool, registration required but is free for the basic account

 

Jigsaw Puzzle Golden Edition
 
JSudoku en français
 
Juice (formerly iPodder)
 
Kiss You Tube
Download any YouTube video file to your hard drive as a flash video (FLV) file. This is an online tool (web application) Then use an online FLV converter to convert FVL files to what you need. Click here to go to the converter site. Smartboard now plays FLV files.
 
Learn the Provinces   Free software download
 
Let Us Build 3D  3D Geometry
Download free Windows software to allow on screen building using cubes

Mac 52 Ways to Speed up OS X 

 

Mac Software

Find a large list of free Mac software at this site

 

Mathematics Worksheet Factory Lite  free

Download this file and double-click on it to install. You can generate many math worksheets and set type of operation, level of difficulty, and much more. Once the sheet is generated you can print it out. This is for elementary levels.

Max Audio for Apple computers 
 
Media Convert Online
Convert media files online without installing any software.
 
MegaMaps Download software to print world maps up to "7 feet" across. 
 
MicroSoft all downloads center
 
MicroSoft Office 2000 to Office 2003 converter file to open Office 2007 files
 
MicroSoft Security Software
 
MovieMaker 2 Upgrade for Windows XP
 
Multimedia Freeware & Shareware Downloads
 
Multimedia Freeware Software 
 
MySkoool Technologies
Download free software that will act as the desktop for tutorials in math and science. The tutorials may be downloaded and used through the desktop when offline. 
 
MySkoool Technologies Download Page
 
MySkoool Software
Download the MySkoool free software. Please note this is an exe file and may result in warnings in Windows.
 
My Speed Personal Edition Freeware
Test your upload and download speeds of your Internet connection.
 
NetMeeting 3.01 Download Page
 
Office Templates Agendas for Meetings
 
Office Templates Calendars
 
Office Templates Education Reports

Office Templates Minutes for Meetings

Online Calendaring from Trumba

Open Office version 2.0.3  download site

This free software suite is another package that closely compares to Microsoft Office. Open Office appears to be the best yet.  The software package is available in different languages as well. It is well worth looking at; choose your operating system before downloading.

 
PLEASE REMEMBER, this is an MS Office substitute. DO NOT LOAD IT ON A COMPUTER THAT ALREADY HAS MICROSOFT OFFICE INSTALLED!

Open Source Education Foundation

Open Source for Mac 

Open Source for Windows

Owl and Mouse Free Software for Primary and Upper Elementary Grades 

 

PDF995 Freeware

This is a free pdf converter for Windows although there will be an advertising window when the software opens. Purchase offers are available on the site.

 

Photo to Sketch "freeware" for Windows XP

This free software for Windows XP allows you to take any digital photo and turn it into a sketch. The Pen and Pencil choices are free to use. The Free Hand option is more of an uncovering of the full sketch. Any work can be saved and printed.

 

Photofiltre 6.3.1 French version 

 

Photofiltre 

English version of a complete image editing and effects package, very powerful and easy to use

 

Photofiltre 6.3.1 various languages

 

Pivot Stickfigure Animator version 2.2.5

This freeware software allows you to create stick figure animations and save them as gif files.

 

 

Podcast Station

This commercial software has many options and great online video tutorials.

Download a free 30 day trial for Windows XP after you enter your postal code and email address.

 

Podcasting Download iTunes for Windows XP 

 

Podcasting Tool Factory for Windows XP 

Commercial software with a very simple interface. This software also has a great tutorial online and has a script feature to help keep podcasters on track! This site also offers educational pricing.

Download a free 30 day trial for Windows XP by clicking here.

 

Podcasting With Windows XP

tutorial plus links to free software 

 

 

 

Portable Apps What are they?

Portable Apps Safe Portable App-ing

Portable Apps Soap on a Rope

Portable Apps The Software - Freeware

Best Portable Freeware List for Windows 

Portable Apps Build Your World to Go

Portable Apps Portable AbiWord

Portable Apps Portable AbiWord Plugins for added functionality

Portable Apps Portable Firefox

Portable Apps Portable Gimp 2.2.12 image editor package

Portable Apps Mozilla Thunderbird Portable Edition 1.5.0.5

Portable Apps NVU Portable Web Editor Package

Portable Apps Portable Open Office

Portable Apps Portable Open Office Installing

Portable Apps Portable Photofiltre

Portable Apps Portable Sudoku 1.1.7

Portable Apps Portable Sunbird Calendar Package

Portable Apps Suite 1.0 89 meg download for a 512 memory stick

Product Support, Updates, FAQs  programs listed alphabetically 

Product Support, Updates, FAQs  programs listed alphabetically 
 
Poster 7
This shareware software is a demo version that will print up to 10 posters. You can register the software for $18.00 USD. You may also download the shareware version here.
 
Power Tracks Pro Audio ver 11 (Windows XP)
Download a 30 day demo of this audio/midi recorder/mixer for free. This low cost powerful package comes with video tutorials and handles midi and audio files and can input projects from Band-In-A-Box.  (Purchase and download for $49.00 US from www.pgmusic.com, boxed version will cost slightly more).

PrimoPDF Freeware 

This free software will convert any Windows file to pdf using "print to pdf". The site also offers an online pdf converter.

 

Projector Central 

Information on various digital projectors and more

 

Quiz Game Master

Purchase this low cost software to create interactive quiz type games for your website. No programming knowledge is needed. An email link to the author, Mike Capstick, can be found on the site and he is more than willing to answer questions and help you with your projects! He answered my emails within a day!

 

Rasterbator

Use this free software to print large poster to billboard size creations of your pictures. This is the stand alone version 1.2 in zip format.

 

 

ReadPlease

Get this software download that reads out anything that is pasted or typed in to its text box. The basic version is free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Replay Screencast

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Replay Media Catcher

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Replay Converter

 

 

Replay Media Catcher Streaming Video Capture (point and click..it is that easy!)

This online purchase software captures streaming video clips from online sites and is extremely easy to use. The files are saved as flv which can be played back with the free player included. Applian also sells Replay Converter which can convert the flv files into Windows friendly formats, as well as PSP files, for editing and different viewing options if you wish. Replay Screencast allows you to record what you do onscreen and add an audio file via microphone. This is great for creating tutorials. These software packages do the job as promised for a price that made me take notice! I use this software regularly and can recommend them highly. Click on the links above to find out more. As always, shop around before you buy.

Report Label Outlines for LBPSB Teachers

The following listed text box files were developed for LBPSB teachers using Word XP. Not all Avery label styles are available for Microsoft Word below the XP level. If you are using Office XP or XP Pro, these files will help you with reporting.

The following template is also for Word XP. It measures 3.5 by 1. Two will fit in the comment section allowing two teachers to type their comments on labels and add them to the section. As this is a non-standard size you have to purchase full sheet label paper and cut along the outline box borders which will print as well. It was tested and used with font Times New Roman font size 10 and Font Arial at font size 10. This gives you about 5 lines of text in size.

Word XP Label Template

Resource Software free downloads 

 

Site Advisor

Download this plug-in demo software that shows what files you really are downloading and what will be installed on your computer. Now know what "free software" is really adding to your system! The software also states what sites may be sending you unwanted software in their downloads. Try using this in Google and look for green checkmark sites.

 

 

SketchUp 3D Modeling

Download this free software from Google for an excellent 3D modeling package or here (now version 6 April 13, 2007).

 

SketchUp 3D Modeling Extras 

 

SketchUp 3D Modeling Quick Reference Chart 

 

SketchUp 3D Modeling Video Tutorials

 

SketchUp 5 Video Tutorials

 

SketchUp 6 Building 3D Models for Google Earth video tutorials 

 

SketchUp 6  Video Tutorials 

 

SketchUp Bonus Packs

 

SketchUp version 6 for PC or Mac online download

 

SmallStella Demo Software  3D Geometry

Download this demo software that creates polyhedra printouts. Single user, lab and site licenses are available. There is also a more involved version available. Click here for the 3Dworkshop printout.

 

Smart Board  How to import Flash files

 

Smart Board 137 Interactive Math Activities

 

Smart Board Aim Your Projects With Flash

 

Smart Board Analog Clock Tool 

 

Smart Board and Airliner Activities

 

Smart Board Animated Tales