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Please upload great **Open Source Software and Public Domain Activites** that you recommend for teachers or students to use in the classroom. [|ACMI Latest Videos] ACMI's short animations on how videogames, movies and live TV are made.

media type="custom" key="4336851" Thanks to Darrel Westaway for creating this video on 'Creating a 3D drawing uisng Google Sketch-up' 

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media type="custom" key="2615621" Check these funky ideas out from https://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com  [|http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home]  This looks like Phun! It is an open source 2D Physics software for all platforms. Here is the YouTube Video that demonstrate what it can do. 

 [|www.coolmelbourne.org] Check out this new site on the sustainability of our Environment especially the school section and teachers page. [|www.ourcoolschool.org]. Fantastic ideas for teachers and students in Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3 & 4, Grades 5 & 6

New Social Networking site for kids http://www.superclubsplus.com/ This site is monitored and available from 8.30am -8.00pm daily. It especially designed for kids with chat rooms, email, and challenges which tailored to me the VELS standards.

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Pivot StickFigure Animator: a unique software that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the stick figure and create a chain of animation frames that can be previewed as you go. You can use more than one stick-figure in the animation, and even create your own stick figures using an easy to use visual editor that lets you assemble objects out of lines and circles. This is free to download and a definite favourite with all students! http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html Rainforest Maths: Over 800 interactive **mathematics** activities for Prep to Year 6 covering the **Math** strands of Number, Measurement, Space and Algebra. Free access! http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Tux Paint: is a free drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Children are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative. (Free download) http://www.tuxpaint.org/ Tux Type: a typing tutor with an arcade game, shoot 'em up style. The software runs on most computer platforms and has several levels and activities which match a broad range of learners and capabilities. Tux Type includes levels well-suited to non-readers or learners with letter recognition only. (Free download) http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/download/ Inkscape: Graphics program - great for creating cartoon type characters and other pieces of artwork. http://www.inkscape.org/ Many that we use at Mt Waverley Primary School are Open Source, in other words, free to download from the Internet. With the ever changing nature of technology, this is a great way to introduce new programs to the school.