MarkBook is assessment software for schools looking to computerise their reporting process. Teachers can download their classes from a central Markbook database, track results and produce students' reports.
Berlitz Learning System - Japanese & Mandarin Chinese is a suite of software to aid learning Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. There are two applications, Berlitz Learning System and Berlitz Before you Know it Flash Cards.
Backpack is an application that will synchronize information with the Blackboard software suite. It has the ability to schedule tasks and organize information from teachers. (IE documents, tests, schedules, class policies, etc...
This software is efficient to make some experiments. It has created experiments templates or the user can take free parts and build own experiments. There are following sections: electric (passive components, analog, digital, counters, LEDs, logic gates, etc..) Motion & forces (mechanics, motion.. it can represent a force's vectors).. Optics (lineal optic components) waves (1D and 2D waves) presentation (graphics, images, etc..)
French application to make activities for young children. There is 1250 images that can be use to build A4 sheet with illustrations. These sheet can be printed and duplicated for use in classroom by teachers.
Very capable program to teach Morse code, CW, using the proven Koch method. After the basics are acquired it will allow the student to increase speed of copying code and practice under varying "band conditions" of signal strength and noise.
This program is a GoodFather themed application to help educate first time fathers on everything through pregnancy, delivery, and caring for the new child.
Gradekeeper is a gradebook system for classroom teachers. It allows teachers to setup multiple classrooms and assignment categories. It also manages attendance and seating charts.
Groundschool is an FAA Written Test preparation application for a wide variety of FAA licenses. The software uses a database of the FAA exam questions and figures with known answers and explanations. This allows a user to study for the exam by not just memorizing the multiple choice answers but learn why the answer is the correct one for a question.
An "A+ Certification Test Preparation Program" cd that provides practice tests from both the Core Hardware and Core OS tests. It allows you to review the major "domains" of both parts of the A+ certification test. It includes a Custom Test Genator and Simulated A+ Certification Tests.
A graphical organizer/visual thinking tool, used in many k-12 schools. Inspiration creates graphical webs and diagrams will then convert them to linear/text based outlines at the click of a button. Has many other exciting features. (I use it in my 7th grade language arts classroom.)
A program for learning new vocabulary. Includes multiple choice and free answer testing, testing in both directions, and vocabulary file creator. Uses non-open ilx format, but could be easily hacked.
A language learning software for native german speakers to learn the italian language. Includes interactive features like voice pilot and intellispeech.
The Java-Editor application is a simple but complete IDE especially done for use at schools teaching Java programming language. It was created for low hardware resources.
JFC is a Japanese flash card program. It can be considered as a sister program to JWPce, a basic Japanese word processor for Windows, and it shares some of the same program files with JWPce if installed.
Klett Mathetrainer is an educational mathe training software. It is designed to be used together with the Klett Lambacher Schweizer "Mathematik für Gymnasien"
This is an english application for Children, teens, and adults interested in learning the German language. The company making the software appears to be defunct. The application depends on acrobat reader (ver4.5) for displaying the help files and uses Quicktime version 5.0 for video/audio playback.
MacGAMUT is an ear-training program that is intended for anyone that wants to improve their ear for music. MacGAMUT is used internationally by students at colleges, universities, and conservatories.
This educational software is edited by a German school book company. It is written for pupils in forms 5+6 (aged 10-12). In different units and exercises, the user is guided to perform different types of fraction calculus.
Mediator 8's icon-based editing allows you to drag-and-drop your way to Flash™, HTML and interactive CD's quicker than with any other web or multimedia tool. Combine text, images, sounds and videos. Apply transitions and interactivity -no programming needed! Then simply use the "one click" export to Flash™, HTML or CD-Rom.
Large Spanish-English-Spanish dictionary with examples, grammar, conjugations, etc. Emphasis on Latin American Spanish. 85.24 MB. As far as I can see, this dictionary is free.
Mind Mapping is quite common nowadays - not only at schools. This commercial tools is well known by Windows users as it was spread to schools for free: The reduced SMART edition could be downloaded by teachers, pupils still have to buy the thing. Some free alternatives to MindManager: There is VYM, KDissert and Freemind. Most of those are available for several platforms.
MyScribe is a client-server application that allows to download and read books from the cafescribe.com web site. MyScribe allows to upload PDF files to the client, too.
Ocean is a popular and free searchable library of the world's religious writings and contains over 1,000 books from 10 global religions. It is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Russian, and Portuguese. CDs of this application may be ordered at $5 each to "anywhere on the planet" from the main site.
This program has 394 questions with explanations and answers for typical Cisco CCNA (640-802) questions. It is one of the best rated Cisco CCNA exam preparation tools.
Principle Data Systems School Management Software is one of few completely web-based school administration solutions that offers a completely integrated suite of tools for private and independent schools. No client needed. Administrators and teachers simply login using a username and password, which determines each user's level of access.
This CD includes lessons on the Persian language, with reading, writing, pronunciation and dialogue. The same company also makes CDs for Arabic and Hebrew, probably using the same type of software.
Phase6 is a program to learn, memorize and transfer vocabulary of almost every possible language to long-term memory. It is based on scientific research and increases the benefits of flash card based learning. The program can be used for other terms such as formulas, too.
ProfNOTE is a school grading tool distributed in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium. Standalone version of ProfNOTE 2.0 is downloadable freely.
Readmaster Plus is an educational application used by homeschoolers and private Christian schools. It is a suite of modules including "Math Builder", "Readmaster", "Word Builder", "Typemaster", and a database that runs it all.
Physics software used for teaching Special Relativity. Uses the Graphics Processing Unit to do the calculations necessary to fly around in a world obeying relativistic optics.
This next-generation school management software is totally integrated into one database on the web. A school management solution that embraces the varied needs of administration, staff, teachers, parents and students. "Gradebook, and taking attendance is a breeze. No more averaging!"
For many software products - like Oracle - you can get certified. A lot of the exams questions are multible-choise. For preparation purposes you can buy sample questions which make the test preparation a lot easer. Unfortunately most for this software group can only run on MS- but not any longer!
Worksheet generator for handwriting for teachers. Has several fonts similar to D'Nealian, Zaner-Bloser, Getty & Dubay and Handwriting Without Tears in both manuscript and cursive styles. Worksheets can be made with or without rule lines. Rule lines only apply to included fonts. Extra fonts installed on system cannot have lines added. All included fonts can be generated in dotted trace, solid or shaded styles. Worksheets can also include graphics.
Part of the "Language, Proof and Logic" suite of instructional software for introductory logic courses. Lets you manipulate a blocks worlds and write sentences in first-order language, and evaluate their truth in the worlds.
Teknia language tools is an electronic flashcard system for learning New Testament Greek vocabulary and grammar. It is based around the book Basics of Biblical Greek by William D. Mounce (Zondervan)
Tell Me More Arabic is a WinXP/2000 app that aids you in learning the Arabic language. It doesn't work with previous Windows OSs because they have poor language support.
Interactive software for learning japanese. It can either run in french or english (but there could be other versions, i found a spanish engine on the install CD).
Virtual Physics Laboratory was written as an aid to teachers and students of physics. It is not intended to replace practical work in a school laboratory, nor is it meant to displace the use of text books (or teachers!). This software library serves to illustrate and animate most of the topics taught in a modern physics curriculum. Some of the animations and virtual experiments go beyond what is required at school, but are included to stretch the more able pupils.
