Explore an application

Welcome to the world of free and open software applications The digital world is full of offerings, software applications, web tools, digital resources and is open to teachers and students to dive into it and learn. Such learning is not only becoming familiar and comfortable and competent in the use of different digital methods, but also strengthening ones own capabilities for self-learning and peer based learning. In the ICT textbook you would have been introduced to many processes of learning using ICT which require the use of different software applications. This page will give you an organized representation of the different software applications used in the textbook, organized by the themes of ICT. You can approach the applications through the text book and the hand book, to learn every tool as it becomes necessary to transact the text book. You can independently explore the applications as well! This section intentionally includes many many more applications than is required in the text book, which you may learn at your pace and inclinations.

Basic digital literacy Explore a computer Learn Ubuntu Learn Tux Typing Learn Tux Paint Learn Image Viewer Learn VLC Player	ICT for connecting and learning Learn Firefox Learn Gmail Learn Thunderbird
ICT for generic resource creation (text) Learn Gedit Learn Freeplane Learn Libreoffice Writer Learn LibreOffice Calc Learn LibreOffice Impress Learn PDF Shuffler Learn Okular	ICT for generic resource creation (graphic) Learn ScreenShot Learn Kolor Paint Learn MyPaint Learn Tupi Learn GIMP Learn Inkscape Learn Sozi
ICT for generic resource creation (audiovisual) Learn Audacity Learn Record my Desktop Learn Open Shot video Editor Learn Kdenlive Learn FF multi convertor	ICT for resource creation - subject specific (maths and science) Learn Geogebra Learn TurtleBlocks Learn PhET Learn Stellarium Learn Kalzium Learn Avogadro Learn Easy Java Simulation
ICT for resource creation - subject specific (social science and languages) Learn Marble Learn KGeography Learn KLetters Learn KWordquiz Learn Kanagram Learn Translators Learn Dictionaries Learn OSM	ICT for resource creation - publishing Learn Flickr Learn Google Photos Learn Wikimedia Commons Learn GoogleDrive Learn Youtube Learn Vimeo Learn Yourlisten Learn Soundcloud Learn Slideshare Learn Geogebratube Learn Mediawiki

Navigating across the applications

Click on Explore an application to get a list of all applications you can explore. You can click on any of the links on this page to open the application you want to explore

Each of the nodes in the mind map below will link to a strand of technology learning. "Click to Learn" on a particular node (on the red arrow) to navigate to that application. Happy Exploring!!

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Teachers toolkit

You can refer to the 'Teachers toolkit to create OER using FOSS applications', to self-learn how to use text, image, animation, audio and video editors to create and revise OER. You can also learn how to publish OER created by you, on your own site, or on popular OER sites.