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180+ FREE ELEARNING

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By Marina Arshavskiy
www.YourELearningWorld.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am Marina Arshavskiy, a professional instructional design and eLearning writer.
I design effective and highly interactive learning solutions that engage learners, heighten their
experience, and accelerate skills development.
I use customized and personalized strategies and approaches that align with the needs of your
learners and the goals of your business.
As a professional instructional designer and eLearning writer, I can help you craft interactive
scenarios and simulations, write video-scripts, create training manuals and guides, and script
and storyboard your eLearning courses.
I create compelling and informative blog posts, articles, white papers, eBooks, brochures, case
studies, video scripts, storyboards, and more to increase awareness of your expertise and
attract attention to your company. attention to your company, and improve performance
results.
o Author of the Instructional Design for ELearning: Essential guide to creating successful
eLearning courses used by multiple colleges and universities
o Author of the Agile ELearning Development: How to create awesome eLearning
courses using the Agile methodology
o More than 15 years of experience in instructional design, eLearning, education,
training, curriculum design, human resources, and copywriting
o Credentials include a Master of Arts degree in Instructional Design and a Kirkpatrick
Bronze Level certified training evaluation professional
o My clients always get results!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Screen Recording And Capturing Tools ..........................................1

File Conversion Tools .....................................................................2
Free Music For Elearning Courses ..................................................3
Audio Recording And Editing Tools ................................................4
Image, Photo, And Graphic Editing And Manipulation Tools ..........6
Free Images And Photos For Elearning Courses............................8
Word Cloud Maker Tools ................................................................9
3d Modeling And Diagramming Tools........................................... 10
Tools For Creating Infographics .................................................. 10
Digital Publishing Tools ............................................................... 11
Tools For Creating Animations And Cartoons ............................... 11
Video And Presentation Tools ...................................................... 11
Video Editors And Players ............................................................ 12
Video And Audio Streaming ......................................................... 13
Project Management Tools .......................................................... 13
Assessment And Test Makers ...................................................... 14
Learning And Content Management Systems ............................... 15
Survey Tools ................................................................................ 16
Video Conferencing Tools ............................................................ 18
Elearning Authoring Tools ........................................................... 18
Timeline And Mindmapping Tools ................................................ 20
Text To Speech Applications ........................................................ 21
Comic Strips Generators .............................................................. 23
Game And Simulation Development Tools ................................... 24
Storyboarding Tools .................................................................... 24
Discussion Forums And Chat Rooms ............................................ 25
Other Tools .................................................................................. 25

SCREEN RECORDING AND

CAPTURING TOOLS
1. Wink (www.debuqmode.com/wink) - is a tutorial and presentation

creation tool that allows to capture screenshots, add explanation
boxes, buttons and titles to generate highly effective tutorials for
users.
2. Gadwin PrintScreen (http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen) - is a

tool that can perform full screen captures or only capture a specific
window. The screen captures can be saved and printed if desired.
There are six different image formats to choose from, and each
format can be resized.
3. Camstudio (camstudio.org) - is streaming video software that can

record audio in sync with your computer screen, create AVI video
files, and turn them into SWFs.
4. Zapgrab (www.zapgrab.net) - is fast and easy screen capture

software that copies everything on your computer screen. It allows
you to capture either the whole screen, or a region, with just a
single click. You can choose exactly how much of the screen you
want to capture.
5. PrtScr (www.fiastarta.com/PrtScr) - is a screen-capturing tool that

captures full screen, rectangle selection, freehand selection, or
active window. The tool can capture mouse cursor, supports
multiple monitors, allows annotation over capture, exports capture
as JPG, BMP or PNG, and can re-scale capture before exporting it.
6. Screenpresso (www.screenpresso.com) - is a tool that creates

screenshots and HD videos of your desktop.
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7. Screencast-O-Matic (www.screencast-o-matic.com) - is an online

screen recorder that allows you to record your screen and upload
the resulting video to their website.
FILE CONVERSION TOOLS
8. Zamzar (www.zamzar.com) - is a web application that converts

files and supports over 1,000 different conversion types. The tool
converts between document, image, music, video, audio, eBook,
compressed and CAD formats.
9. WordtoPDF (www.wordtopdf.com) - is powered by Nitro Cloud.

The software allows you to convert documents from Office to PDF,
and back again. With Nitro software, you can also create, share,
edit, convert, and collaborate with digital documents.
10. CutePDF Writer (www.cutepdf.com) - is the free PDF creation

software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem".
This enables virtually any Windows applications to convert to
professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button.
11. Free PDFConverter (www.pdfconverter.com/free-pdf-conversion-

online) - is an online pdf converter provides a quick and easy way
to convert PDF to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, allowing you to
create a PDF from literally any file.
12. Web2PDF Convert (www.web2pdfconvert.com) - is a tool that

converts any website including most SSL based sites to PDF
document. With Web2PDF, you can quickly save useful information
in the website to PDF files.
13. eRightSoft SUPER (www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html) - is a tool

for converting media files. It will convert almost every possible
media file for you.
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FREE MUSIC FOR

ELEARNING COURSES
14. Archive's audio and MP3 library (archive.org/details/audio) - is

audio and mp3 library, which contains over two hundred thousand
free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming,
to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and
poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of
these audios and MP3s are available for free download.
15. Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org) - is an archive of public

domain and Creative Commons licensed songs managed with a
curatorial approach.
16. Audiofarm (audiofarm.org) - is the social network for audio.

Audiofarm is the best and easiest way to find new and interesting
music and audio from around the world.
17. AudionautiX (audionautix.com) - is a free online music collection

that you can use for non-commercial and commercial purposes as
long as you provide credit "Music from - audionautix.com" or give a
link to the audionatiX website.
18. BrainyBetty (www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.html) - is

a website full of free sound clips and music for presentations.
19. ccMixter (ccmixter.org) - is a community music site featuring

remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to,
sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.
20. ccTrax (www.cctrax.com) - is a site where all showcased music is

available under one of the six Creative Commons licenses. They
authorize free music download and enable the artists to promote
their music while protecting their rights.
21. DanoSongs (www.danosongs.com) - is a site where you can find

original music as free MP3 downloads. You can listen to the songs
online or download the tracks. It is also legal to use the music
royalty free in your video, game, film, presentation, slideshow or
website.
22. Jamendo (www.jamendo.com) - is the #1 platform for free music.

The site allows users to download and listen to albums, and also to
discover and share new artists. It is completely free and legal.
23. Kompoz (www.kompoz.com/music/home) - is an online community
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that allows collaboration between artists from all over the world.
Artists post their clips on the website where anyone can download
and use them for their own productions.
24. Musopen (musopen.org) - is a non-profit organization focused on

improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources
and educational materials. Musopen provides recordings, sheet
music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright
restrictions.
25. PacDV (www.pacdv.com/sounds/free-music.html) - is free music

that you can use in your video, audio, or multimedia productions.
Clips are available as mp3s and are organized by mood and
emotion.
26. Partners in Rhyme (www.partnersinrhyme.com) - is a huge

catalog of royalty free music libraries for you to download and start
using right away in your commercial projects.
27. Purple Planet (www.purple-planet.com) - is a free collection of

royalty free music available for download. Music can be used free of
charge for web-based projects in exchange for a link to the Purple
Planet website.
28. Sonnyboo (www.sonnyboo.com/music/music.htm) - is a collection

of free pieces of music. All you have to do is give credit to the
songwriter.
AUDIO RECORDING AND

EDITING TOOLS
29. Audacity (sourceforge.net/projects/audacity) - an audio editor for

recording, slicing, and mixing audio.
30. Levelator (www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator) - is software

that adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or other audio file
for variations from one speaker to the next, for example. It's not a
compressor, normalizer or limiter although it contains all three. It's
much more than those tools, and it's much simpler to use.
31. Soundation (soundation.com) - a powerful online music studio

with recording, effects, virtual instruments and over 700 free loops
and sounds.
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32. Vocaroo (vocaroo.com) - a quick and easy way to share voice

messages over the interwebs.
33. Voxal Voice changer (www.nchsoftware.com/voicechanger) - a

state of the art voice changing program for Windows designed to
enhance any application or game that uses a microphone. With
Voxal you can
• Create voices for online video games and avatars
• Voice disguiser for anonymity over the radio or internet
• Change voices for voiceovers and other audio projects
• Small download installs in seconds
• Change your voice in many different ways by adding effects such
as changing the pitch or adding an echo. Effects can be stacked
in any order and combination you want, providing nearly
unlimited voice changing possibilities.
34. Record MP3 (www.recordmp3.org) - a website that lets you record

live audio and get an mp3 you can save as well as a link you can
share with anyone.
35. MP3myMP3 Sound Recorder (www.mp3mymp3.com) - an easy

to use program that lets you record the sound being processed by
your sound card and save your recording directly to MP3 or WAV
format. It easily records from any source, a microphone, streaming
audio from the Internet, CD, turntable, cassette, phone or Skype
calls, multiplayer gaming action and more. If you can hear it, you
can record it! This program has an extremely intuitive interface and
great features to help get the job done quickly and easily.
Additional features include scheduled recording, CD conversion to
MP3, batch file renaming, playlists manager and silence detection
for recording vinyl albums. MP3 my MP3 produces MP3 files in a
range of qualities to meet your needs, from cell phone ring tones to
high fidelity 320 kbps MP3s.
36. Online Audio Cutter (mp3cut.net) - the online application for

cutting audio files. It allows you to effortlessly cut out a desired
fragment from an MP3 file or a file in other formats.
37. Slice Audio File Splitter (www.nch.com.au/splitter) - a free audio

file splitter that is designed to split audio files into a set number or
a set duration. This easy mp3 splitter software can also detect a
specified amount of silence and split the file at these points.
38. Gilisoft (www.gilisoft.com/product-audio-recorder-free.htm) -

software that enables you to record any sound you can hear on
your computer, from Internet radio stations to streaming music.
You can set the recording audio quality, from a low quality taking
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minimal disk space, up to CD quality.
IMAGE, PHOTO, AND GRAPHIC

EDITING AND MANIPULATION TOOLS
39. GIMP (www.gimp.org) - is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation

Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo
retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many
capabilities and can be used as a simple paint program, an expert
quality photo-retouching program, an online batch processing
system, a mass production image renderer, an image format
converter, and more. GIMP gives you the Photoshop-like power
without the price.
40. Color Cop (colorcop.net) - is a free multi-purpose color picker for

Windows. It can help you choose colors for your website and match
colors on Web pages.
41. Pixie (www.nattyware.com/pixie.php) - is a color picker that can

pull colors from images and gives you the hexadecimal or RGB color
codes.
42. ColorPix (www.colorschemer.com/colorpix_info.php) - a color

picker that grabs the pixel under your mouse and transforms it into
a number of different color formats.
43. Image Resizer (www.resizeyourimage.com) - a tool that you can

use to resize large images.
44. FastStone Photo Resizer

(www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm) - an image converter and
renaming tool that intends to enable you to convert, rename,
resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks
to images in a quick and easy batch mode. Drag and Drop mouse
operation is well supported.
45. Reshade (eshade.com) - a tool that allows you to resize images

maintaining quality, sharpness and focus.
46. Image Tuner (http://www.glorylogic.com/image-tuner.html) - is a

free batch image resizing, renaming, conversion and watermarking
software with a super-intuitive and straightforward interface.
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47. Poladroid (www.poladroid.net) - is a fun photo-altering application

that allows users to transform any picture into a virtual Polaroid.
48. Paint.net (www.getpaint.net) - is free image and photo editing

software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and
innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo,
special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. It
has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages
such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft
Photo Editor, and The GIMP.
49. Thing Link (www.thinglink.com/learn) - is a tool that helps you

create rich images. Thing Link can help you make your images
come alive with music, video, text, and other multimedia content to
hot spots on the image.
50. Artweaver Free (www.artweaver.de/en) - is the full-featured

painting tool with a huge set of predefined brushes. You can use
Artweaver for basic graphic editing.
51. FotoFuze (fotofuze.com) - an online tool that lets you make

professional product photography out of ordinary photographs from
ordinary cameras. You can add sets of photos to the website and
the software will process those photos into professional looking
product photography for free, which you can access from any
computer.
52. Convert My Image (www.convertmyimage.com) - a service that

enables you to convert between various image file formats.
53. Free Image Converter

(www.freeimageconverter.com/overview.aspx) - a tool designed to
make resizing photos and image files as easy as possible. It saves
time when you have many images you need to resize at once.
54. Inkscape (inkscape.org) - an Open Source vector graphics editor,

with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using
the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
55. Pixlr (pixlr.com) - a free online photo editor. The tool allows you to
edit, adjust and filter your images. No registration required, so you
can jump right in!
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FREE IMAGES AND PHOTOS

FOR ELEARNING COURSES
56. Free images (www.freeimages.co.uk/galleries.htm) - a high

quality resource of digital stock photographic images for use by all.
All images in in the collection are free to use on websites, printed
materials and anywhere you need photos for illustration and design
use.
57. Freepixels (www.freepixels.com) - a source that offers free high

resolution stock photos for personal and commercial use.
58. FreeImages (www.freeimages.com) - is a leading source of free

stock photos.
59. MorgueFile (morguefile.com) - a source that contains photographs

freely contributed by many artists to be used in creative projects by
visitors to the site.
60. Free Digital Photos (www.freedigitalphotos.net) - a source for

free photos and illustrations for websites, advertising materials,
newspapers, magazines, eBooks, book covers and pages, music
artwork, software applications and much more. Every image is free,
with an option to buy larger images at reasonable prices.
61. Public Domain Photos (www.public-domain-photos.com) - a large

collection of free public domain photos and clipart. The site gives
you access to 5,000 free photos and 8,000 free clipart.
62. Flickr (www.flickr.com) - one of the best photo management and

sharing application.
63. Imageafter (www.imageafter.com) - a large online free photo

collection. You can download and use any image or texture from our
site in your own work, either personal or commercial.
64. Stockvault (www.stockvault.net) - a stock photo sharing website

that collects and archives medium and high-resolution photographs
that designers and students can share and use for their personal
and noncommercial design work.
65. Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) -

a database that contains over 8.5 million images.
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WORD CLOUD MAKER TOOLS
66. Wordle (www.wordle.net) - a toy for generating "word clouds"

from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to
words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can
tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.
The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you
like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to
share with other people.
67. Tagxedo (www.tagxedo.com) - turns words, speeches, articles,

slogans and themes, into a visually stunning word cloud, words
individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of
occurrence within the body of text.
68. TagCrowd (tagcrowd.com) - a web application for visualizing word

frequencies in any text by creating what is popularly known as a
word cloud, text cloud or tag cloud.
69. Tweet Clouds (tweetcloud.icodeforlove.com) - a service that lets

you generate a cool looking cloud of the words you tweet about the
most.
70. Word It Out (worditout.com) - a word cloud generator that gives

you control with many custom settings.
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3D MODELING AND DIAGRAMMING TOOLS
71. Blender (www.blender.org) - an open source, cross platform suite

of tools for 3D creation. Even though Blender requires a learning
curve, it produces good results.
72. Caligari (www.thebest3d.com/caligari) - a tool for 3D modeling,

animation, and rendering.
73. Cacoo (cacoo.com) - a user friendly online drawing tool that allows
you to create a variety of diagrams such as site map, flowchart,
mind map, wire frame, UML diagram and network diagram. Cacoo
can be used free of charge.
74. CoSketch (www.cosketch.com) - a multi-user online whiteboard

designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your
ideas as images.
75. POV-Ray (www.povray.org) - a tool for creating stunning 3D

graphics.
76. Trimble Sketch Up (www.sketchup.com) - a 3D modeling program

for a broad range of applications including film as well as video
game design.
77. Flowcharts.com (flowchart.com) - an online multi-user, real-time

collaboration flowcharts service.
78. Gliffy (www.gliffy.com) - the most widely used online diagramming

application that works directly in your browser. Gliffy lets you create
professional-quality flowcharts, org charts, diagrams, diagrams,
wireframes, technical drawings and more.
TOOLS FOR CREATING INFOGRAPHICS
79. Infogr.am (infogr.am) - a tool that lets you create beautiful

infographics and interactive online charts.
80. Easelly (www.easel.ly) - another Web-based tool for creating

infographics.
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DIGITAL PUBLISHING TOOLS
81. FlipSnack (www.flipsnack.com) - a flipping book software that lets

you convert PDF documents into Flash page flip digital publications
that you can embed into your website.
82. ISSUU - You Publish (issuu.com) - a free digital publishing site

that preserves the experience of reading a print publication.
83. Yumpu (www.yumpu.com/en) - a web application for creating your

own flappable magazine for free.
84. BookletCreator (bookletcreator.com) - a simple tool that allows

you to create a booklet from a PDF document. It reorders pages so
that after printing and folding the pages, a small book is created.
TOOLS FOR CREATING

ANIMATIONS AND CARTOONS
85. Movie Tools (www.movietools.info) - a website that provides free

video background animation loops, lower third animations, motion
objects, virtual studios, and more.
VIDEO AND PRESENTATION TOOLS
86. PowToon (www.powtoon.com) - an online business presentation

software tool that allows you to create animated videos.
87. Roxio PhotoShow (www.photoshow.com) - a tool that allows you

to create dazzling photo slideshows online for free. Simply upload
your photos, then add a theme, music & captions, and share your
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slideshow with anyone you want.
88. LiveWeb (skp.mvps.org/liveweb.htm) - a tool that you can use to

insert web pages into a PowerPoint slide and refresh the pages real-
time during slide show. LiveWeb can work with documents of your
local drive. The tool can even look for files in the presentation folder
if the files have local drive information and cannot be located at the
location specified by the user during slideshow. LiveWeb
encapsulates the need to insert a web browser control manually and
write code to update the web pages within the control during the
slideshow.
89. Google Docs (www.google.com/docs/about) - a tool that allows

you to create and share your work online and access your
documents from anywhere. With Google Docs you can manage
documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in
one place.
90. SlideShare (www.slideshare.net) - a tool that offers the ability to

upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations,
Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios.
91. Animoto (animoto.com) - a video maker that turns your photos,

video clips and music into video in minutes.
92. Vimeo (vimeo.com) - a video-sharing website on which you can

upload, share and view videos.
93. Smilebox (www.smilebox.com) - an application that lets you

quickly and easily create slideshows, invitations, greetings,
collages, and photo albums on your computer. Smilebox has 1000
customizable templates to choose from.
94. Storybird (storybird.com) - is a website that lets you create, read,

and share visual stories.
VIDEO EDITORS AND PLAYERS
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95. RichFLV Editor (richflv.en.softonic.com) - a powerful editor and

converter that will help you edit and personalize your videos.
96. WeVideo (www.wevideo.com) - a web based video editor.
VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMING

97. Bambuser (bambuser.com) - a company that provides an
interactive live video broadcasting service, for streaming live video
from mobile phones and webcams to the internet.
98. Mixlr (mixlr.com) - Mixlr is a platform for social live audio. Mixlr
allows people to broadcast live audio and engage with listeners.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
99. OpenWorkbench (sourceforge.net/projects/openworkbench) - a

desktop application for project management and scheduling in
which you can define a work breakdown structure, set dependencies
and resource constraints, assign resources to tasks, auto schedule
and then monitor progress.
100. Evernote (www.evernote.com) - a suite of software and services

designed for note taking and archiving.
101. Asana (asana.com) - a free shared task list for your team. The
place to plan, organize, and stay in sync.
102. Freedcamp (freedcamp.com) - free project management software

designed to manage multiple project tasks. Project managers gain
full control of their project, where they can track worker's time
spent on a project, set deadlines, create a to do list, and share
important documents and information. It features state of the art
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communications system, from where all users can see which tasks
have been assigned to them without the need to be signed into the
system.
103. Collabtive (collabtive.o-dyn.de/index.php) - web-based project

management software intended for small to medium-sized
businesses and freelancers.
104. ClockingIT (www.clockingit.com) - a free hosted application,

keeping track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them.
105. Redmine (www.redmine.org) - a flexible project management web

application. Written using the Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-
platform and cross-database.
ASSESSMENT AND TEST MAKERS
106. Hot Potatoes (hotpot.uvic.ca) - a suite that includes six

applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice,
short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and
gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is freeware,
and you may use it for any purpose or project you like.
107. ClassMarker (www.classmarker.com) - an easy-to-use,

customizable online test maker for business, training & educational
assessment with tests and quizzes graded instantly.
108. ClassTools (www.classtools.net) - a tool that allows you to create

free games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds. You can
host them on your own blog, website, or intranet.
109. Easy TestMaker (www.easytestmaker.com) - an online test

generator which makes it easy for you to perfectly format multiple
question types, print alternate versions, and publish to the web for
online tests! The tool lets you create multiple choice, fill-in-the-
blank, matching, short answer and true/false questions, add
instructions and divide your test into multiple sections.
110. Quandary (www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php) - an

application for creating Web-based Action Mazes or interactive case-
studies where the user is presented with a situation, and a number
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of choices as to a course of action to deal with it. On choosing one

of the options, the resulting situation is then presented, again with
a set of options. Action mazes can be used for many purposes,
including problem-solving, diagnosis, procedural training, and
surveys/questionnaires.
111. QuizSlides (quizslides.com) - a website that lets you create stylish,

interactive online tests.
LEARNING AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS
112. Moodle (moodle.org) - a Course Management System (CMS), also

known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual
Learning Environment (VLE). It is a free web application that
educators can use to create effective online learning sites.
113. Edmodo (www.edmodo.com) - a free and private social platform

for classrooms. It includes a messaging service, a class calendar, a
place to store and share content and educational applications,
assignment and grading capabilities, mobile access, class
discussions and notifications and many other features.
114. ATutor (www.atutor.ca) - a free Open Source Web-based elearning

environment designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind.
The software is cited as unique for its accessibility features, (useful
to visually impaired and disabled learners); and for its suitability for
educational use according to software evaluation criteria established
by The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).
115. Dokeos (www.dokeos.com) - an open source online learning suite.

It provides all the features needed for e learning and blended
learning management: From Authoring to Reporting.
116. Sakai Project (www.sakaiproject.org) -a Learning Management

System used for teaching and collaboration.
117. Chamilo (chamilo.org) - an open-source e-learning and content

management system, aimed at improving access to education and
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knowledge globally. The LMS (or "1.*") version directly builds on

Dokeos. Chamilo LCMS (or 3.0) is a completely new software
platform for e-learning and collaboration.
118. ILIAS (www.ilias.de) - a SCORM compliant Learning Management

System (LMS), developed at the University of Cologne/Germany. It
supports tools for collaboration, communication, evaluation and
assessment.
SURVEY TOOLS
119. Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com) - a tool that lets you

create and publish online surveys in minutes, as well as view results
graphically and in real time.
120. Addpole (www.addpoll.com) - a tool that lets you create online

surveys and polls with detailed reports, unique designs, easy
sharing and many more great features.
121. Doculicious (www.doculicious.com) - a website that lets you create

embeddable web forms that generate PDF documents.
122. Formsite (www.formsite.com) - a site that allows you to create

online forms and surveys using the HTML form builder. With
Formsite, you can professionally collect orders, registrations,
reservations and customer feedback.
123. FoSpace (www.fospace.com) - a website that gives you the ability

to publish self-calculating order forms, online surveys, contact
forms, employment applications, rental applications or any type of
online form imaginable, without having to hire a programmer.
124. Freeonlinesurveys (freeonlinesurvevs.com) - a free easy to use

survey builder.
125. Kwik Surveys (kwiksurveys.com) - a free to use online survey

builder, which has been specifically designed so that it is quick and
easy to use for people of all experience levels.
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126. My Survey Lab (mysurveylab.com/en) - a solutions-based

company offering on-line and on-demand survey software that
allows to create professional surveys and collect responses.
127. SISsurvey (www.sissurvey.net) - a website that lets you create

polls and surveys, and place them on your website in minutes.
128. Survle (www.survle.com) - lightweight online surveys server

software. This tool enables you create various surveys and
questionnaires, from small and simple to large and complex.
Surveys are hosted in our site so you and survey respondents don't
need any software or server, just Internet browser. Survey Engine
supports up to 8 questions types; you can place your logo into your
surveys, use different skins and much more!
129. Survs (survs.com) - a web-based tool to create, distribute, and

analyze online surveys.
130. Vizzualforms (www.vizzualforms.com) - a web based service that

will let you create forms and surveys, publish them online and see
the results.
131. Web Form Factory (www.webformfactory.com) - a web form

generator that automatically generates tested web form code that
you can use with PHP4/PHP5.
132. Web Online Surveys (web-online-surveys.com) - an all in one

service designed for people who are not computer experts and have
the need to conduct surveys by themselves.
133. Mentimeter (www.mentimeter.com) - a tool that lets you use

mobile phones or tablets to vote on any question you specify.
134. AnswerGarden (answergarden.ch) - a new minimalistic feedback

tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your
website or blog as a poll or guestbook.
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VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS
135. Skype (www.skype.com) - a free voice-over-IP service and instant

messaging service.
136. Google Hangouts (hangouts.google.com) - a free video chat

service from Google that enables both one-on-one chats and group
chats with up to ten people at a time.
137. FreeConferencing (www.freeconferencing.com) - a website that

provides phone and web based conferencing services with advanced
tools including screen sharing and other collaboration tools.
138. Mikogo (www.mikogo.com/guide/free-web-conferencing) - another

great free web conferencing software that allows you to hold a live
online training session or web presentation by using the Internet.
ELEARNING AUTHORING TOOLS
139. Easygenerator (www.easygenerator.com) - a free eLearning

authoring software that has all the functionalities you need to
create great adaptive eLearning courses, that can be published on
the web (HTML), in any LMS (SCORM 1.2) and on mobile devices
(HTML or SCORM).
140. CourseLab Free (www.courselab.com/view_doc.html) - an older

version of CourseLab (v2.4) that is distributed as freeware. It offers
the same programming-free WYSIWYG environment for creating
high-quality interactive eLearning content as the current
commercial version of CourseLab (v2.7), but lacks a number of new
features, templates and interactive objects.
141. authorPOINT (www.authorgen.com/authorpoint-lite-

free/powerpoint-to-flash-converter.aspx) - a PowerPoint to Flash
conversion. The tool allows users to capture presentations and add
prerecorded audio/video, all inside of Microsoft PowerPoint.
142. ELearning Authoring Tool 1.0 (www.download25.com/e-

learning-course-development-kit-download.html) - a simple, easy
to use tool for creating online courses. Its design allows you to
create rich media courses containing text plus images, Flash
animations, audio and video created with your favorite media
editors. Every course you create will fully conform to the SCORM
standard.
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143. iSpring Free eLearning Suite

(www.ispringsolutions.com/products.html) - iSpring Free is a free
PowerPoint to Flash converter and Free Quiz Maker is a free full-
featured tool for creating quizzes and surveys.
144. MyUdutu (www.udutu.com) - an online authoring tool where you

can enter your own content, rearrange it and change templates with
ease.
145. Xerte Online Toolkits

(www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/toolkits.aspx) - an award winning
suite of browser-based tools that allow anyone with a web browser
to create interactive learning materials quickly and easily. Content
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can be delivered to all devices using standards compliant HTML5

and a responsive template can deliver material to both small
screens and large desktop computers.
TIMELINE AND MINDMAPPING TOOLS
146. Timetoast (www.timetoast.com) - a place to create and share

timelines on the web.
147. Popplet (popplet.com) - a free online tool that allows you to create
mind mapping and brainstorming diagrams.
148. Mind42 (mind42.com) - a tool that lets you create, edit and share
multiple Mind Maps via the Web.
149. Bubbl.us (bubbl.us) - a brainstorming and mindmapping tool that

lets you create colorful mindmaps to print or share with others.
150. Spiderscribe (www.spiderscribe.net) - an online mind mapping

and brainstorming tool. It lets you organize your ideas by
connecting notes, files, calendar events, etc. in free-form maps.
151. MindMeister (www.mindmeister.com) - an online mind mapping

software that allows its users to visualize their thinking.
152. SpicyNodes (www.spicvnodes.org) - a system for displaying

hierarchical data, in which a focus node displays detailed
information, and the surrounding nodes represent related
information (Focus + Context), with a layout based on radial maps.
It has web (Flash) and mobile (iOS) implementations.
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153. FreeMind (freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php) - free mind-

mapping software written in Java. FreeMind lets you edit a
hierarchical set of ideas around a central concept. The non-linear
approach assists in brainstorming new outlines and projects as
ideas are added around the mind map.
154. XMind (www.xmind.net) - open source desktop software often used

for capturing ideas, as well as for knowledge and project
management.
155. VUE (vue.tufts.edu) - an Open Source project focused on creating

flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in
support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible
visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital
information.
TEXT TO SPEECH APPLICATIONS
156. vozMe (vozme.com) - a simple online application which converts a

block of typed text into an accompanying sound file (MP3). You can
also add the vozMe plug-in to your website or blog and allow your
visitors to easily hear your posts.
157. Panopreter (www.panopreter.com) - a text-to-speech and text-to-

audio freeware program, the main features include:
• Read text file, rft file, Microsoft Word document and web page
• Read the characters, words, phrases or longer text you have
inputted in the window
• Create audio files in wave (.wav) and mp3 (.mp3) formats, batch
file conversion supported
• Highlight the word or sentence being read
• Adjust voice speed and volume
• Play music when it finishes reading the text
• Support a wide variety of languages and voices
• User friendly and simple to use
158. Natural Voice Reader (www.naturalreaders.com) - an application

that allows you to experience listening to any text on your PC.
159. ReadTheWords (www.readthewords.com) - an application that can

take any web page and convert its content into speech within
seconds.
160. Balabolka (www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm) - a software

program which allows you to convert text to speech. It supports
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multiple file types for the input, such as TXT, EPUB, CHM, DOCX,
DOC, HTM and HTML. Balabolka comes with a wide range of
customization preferences which focus on the rate, pitch,
pronunciation, volume, spell checking, Clipboard monitoring, timing
and text formatting, just to name a few.
161. DSpeech (dspeech.en.softonic.com) - a text to speech application

with functionality of Automatic Speech Recognition integrated. It is
able to read aloud the written text and choose the sentences to be
pronounced based upon the vocal answers of the user.
162. Text2Speech (www.text2speech.org) - an online text to speech

converter that lets you enter our text, select one of the voices and
download the resulting mp3 file to your computer. This service is
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free and you are allowed to use the speech files for any purpose,
including commercial uses.
163. Voki (www.voki.com) - a FREE service that lets you create

customized avatars, add voice to your Voki avatars, post your Voki
to any blog, website, or profile, and take advantage of Voki's
learning resources.
164. WordTalk (www.wordtalk.org.uk/home) - a free Windows text-to-

speech plugin for Microsoft Word. It comes with the following
features:
• Speaks the text of the Word document;
• Highlights the text as it goes;
• Choose to Speak the entire document, paragraph, sentence or
just a word;
• Talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most
appropriate;
• Adjust the highlight colors;
• Change the voice and the speed of the speech;
• Convert text to speech and save as a .wav or .mp3 file.
COMIC STRIPS GENERATORS

165. Strip Generator (stripgenerator.com) - a tool that let you create
black and white comic strips, which you can print or publish.
166. Make Beliefs Comix (www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix) -

another online educational comic strip creator that also has
printable templates.
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GAME AND SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
167. Kodu (www.kodugamelab.com/about) - a program that lets you

create games via a simple visual programming language. You can
use Kodu to make a game, even if you do not have design or
programming skills.
168. UNCW's EdGames (people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/all.html) - a

collection of customizable game templates that you can download
and use in your training courses.
169. Jeopardy Labs (jeopardylabs.com) - software that allows you to

create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The
games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world.
170. GameMaker (www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker) - software that

allows you to create many types of computer games without the
need to write a single line of code.
171. Construct 2 (www.scirra.com) - a powerful ground breaking

HTML5 game creator designed specifically for 2D games. It allows
anyone to build games — no coding required.
172. Second Life (secondlife.com) - a 3D world where you can build 3D

environments which learners can use for role-plays and simulations.
173. Unity (unity3d.com/get-unity/download) - a powerful rendering

engine fully integrated with a complete set of intuitive tools and
rapid workflows to create interactive 3D content. The tool lets you
create complex free 3D games of commercial quality.
STORYBOARDING TOOLS
174. Storyboard That (www.storyboardthat.com) - an easy to use

online storyboard creator that lets you plan and create courses.
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Storyboard That provides dozens of scenes, characters, and text

bubbles to fill your storyboard's frames. Each element that you drag
into your storyboard's frames can be re-sized, rotated, and re-
positioned.
175. StoryBoard Pro Software (www.atomiclearning.com) -

storyboardpro a tool for planning when creating eLearning courses.
It features the ability to:
• Enter shot titles and descriptions,
• Indicate shot types: video, still, audio, music, or titles.
• Enter tips
• Import existing video clips, still pictures, and sounds to better
• Illustrate each shot.
• Create, save, and import templates for video projects.
• Print copies of your storyboard for use while filming or editing.
• Print blank storyboard worksheets for brainstorming new ideas.
176. Generator (generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard/byo-intro) - a

storyboarding tool that lets you build your own storyboards, and
save, and share them with anyone on the team.
DISCUSSION FORUMS AND CHAT ROOMS

177. Lefora (www.lefora.com) - a universe of free social networking
communities united by people and their passions. With Lefora, you
can create a free social networking forum instantly.
OTHER TOOLS
178. Open Office (www.openoffice.org) - Apache OpenOffice is the

leading open-source office software suite for word processing,
spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is
available in many languages and works on most computers. It
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stores all your data in an international open standard format and

can also read and write files from other common office software
packages.
179. Abstract Fonts (www.abstractfonts.com) - a site that allows you to

download, view, test-drive, and bookmark free fonts. The site
features more than 13500 free fonts.
180. PicMarkr (picmarkr.com) - a tool that lets you add custom

watermark (image or text) to your images.
181. Cool Text Graphics Generator (cooltext.com) - is a FREE

graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an
impressive logo without a lot of design work.
182. Voki (www.voki.com) - a service that lets you create customized

avatars, add voice to your avatars, and post them to any blog,
website, or profile.
183. Stock Footage for Free (www.stockfootageforfree.com) - a

website that offers a never-ending library of stock footage for use in
your videos from all around the world at absolutely no cost.
184. 7-Zip (www.7-zip.org) - a free application to zip and unzip files.
185. Giveaway of the Day (www.giveawayoftheday.com) - a website

that offers commercially licensed software for free without software
updates or technical support. Each software offered on the site is
free only on a specific date, and protection software included with
the download will only activate the free license if the software is
installed on the correct date.
186. Notepad Plus (notepad-plus-plus.org) - a free source code editor

and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
187. Print What You Like (www.printwhatyoulike.com) - is an

application that lets you print the good parts of any web page while
skipping ads and other junk.
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188. FaxZero (faxzero.com) - a free service that allows you to send a

fax for free to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. The free service
has restrictions. You must convert you document to Word or PDF
format, and can send up to 5 faxes per day, and a maximum of 3
pages per fax.
189. PDFaid (www.pdfaid.com/ExtractImages.aspx) - an online

application that can be used to extract all images from a pdf file and
save them locally.
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SCREEN RECORDING AND

1. Wink (www.debuqmode.com/wink) - is a tutorial and presentation

2. Gadwin PrintScreen (http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen) - is a

3. Camstudio (camstudio.org) - is streaming video software that can

4. Zapgrab (www.zapgrab.net) - is fast and easy screen capture

5. PrtScr (www.fiastarta.com/PrtScr) - is a screen-capturing tool that

6. Screenpresso (www.screenpresso.com) - is a tool that creates

7. Screencast-O-Matic (www.screencast-o-matic.com) - is an online

FILE CONVERSION TOOLS

8. Zamzar (www.zamzar.com) - is a web application that converts

9. WordtoPDF (www.wordtopdf.com) - is powered by Nitro Cloud.

10. CutePDF Writer (www.cutepdf.com) - is the free PDF creation

11. Free PDFConverter (www.pdfconverter.com/free-pdf-conversion-

12. Web2PDF Convert (www.web2pdfconvert.com) - is a tool that

13. eRightSoft SUPER (www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html) - is a tool

FREE MUSIC FOR

14. Archive's audio and MP3 library (archive.org/details/audio) - is

15. Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org) - is an archive of public

16. Audiofarm (audiofarm.org) - is the social network for audio.

17. AudionautiX (audionautix.com) - is a free online music collection

18. BrainyBetty (www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.html) - is

19. ccMixter (ccmixter.org) - is a community music site featuring

20. ccTrax (www.cctrax.com) - is a site where all showcased music is

21. DanoSongs (www.danosongs.com) - is a site where you can find

22. Jamendo (www.jamendo.com) - is the #1 platform for free music.

23. Kompoz (www.kompoz.com/music/home) - is an online community

24. Musopen (musopen.org) - is a non-profit organization focused on

25. PacDV (www.pacdv.com/sounds/free-music.html) - is free music

26. Partners in Rhyme (www.partnersinrhyme.com) - is a huge

27. Purple Planet (www.purple-planet.com) - is a free collection of

28. Sonnyboo (www.sonnyboo.com/music/music.htm) - is a collection

AUDIO RECORDING AND

29. Audacity (sourceforge.net/projects/audacity) - an audio editor for

30. Levelator (www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator) - is software

31. Soundation (soundation.com) - a powerful online music studio

32. Vocaroo (vocaroo.com) - a quick and easy way to share voice

33. Voxal Voice changer (www.nchsoftware.com/voicechanger) - a

34. Record MP3 (www.recordmp3.org) - a website that lets you record

35. MP3myMP3 Sound Recorder (www.mp3mymp3.com) - an easy

36. Online Audio Cutter (mp3cut.net) - the online application for

37. Slice Audio File Splitter (www.nch.com.au/splitter) - a free audio

38. Gilisoft (www.gilisoft.com/product-audio-recorder-free.htm) -

minimal disk space, up to CD quality.

IMAGE, PHOTO, AND GRAPHIC

39. GIMP (www.gimp.org) - is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation

40. Color Cop (colorcop.net) - is a free multi-purpose color picker for

41. Pixie (www.nattyware.com/pixie.php) - is a color picker that can

42. ColorPix (www.colorschemer.com/colorpix_info.php) - a color

43. Image Resizer (www.resizeyourimage.com) - a tool that you can

44. FastStone Photo Resizer

45. Reshade (eshade.com) - a tool that allows you to resize images