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2009 Technology Trends That Impact Online Learning

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Open Source Software. Open Source software products for eLearning, for which the source code is freely available, are becoming widely accepted. Open Source apps are usually free to download, which makes online learning more affordable. The advantages? The downside?

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

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Podcasts are fairly easy for anyone to make and with the free downloadable software, Audacity , it becomes an inexpensive option. Users do not have to download or install software to participate in a presentation or webinar. Dimdim has an open source version so developers can integrate it with other software.

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Making Sense Of The iPad For Online Learning

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For eBooks, it’s using the ePub format, which is an open source standard allowing digital publications to work on different devices. Conventionally, creators of operating systems don’t control the software that users purchase or download. Delivering Content. Application Development.

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Great FREE Software Downloads

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I don’t mean to sound dated, but sometimes I use the type of software that installs on my hard drive rather than an online application. And every so often, some great software comes along that saves time and frustration and can be downloaded for free. It’s open source software, yet actually has some Help documentation.