PhotoStory –

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

For making multimedia presentations from still images. Needs Windows XP and Media Player 10.

AVG free edition -

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Virus protection software

Spybot search and destroy

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html

Pop up killer

Expression 3 –

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/graphic_designer/default.aspx

This is a new suite of Microsoft graphic design tools, some of which are currently available on a free trial basis.

ArtRage –

http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html

Painting simulation package – great for interactive whiteboards.

Pivot Stickfigure Animator –

http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/pivot.html

For easy creation of stickfigure animations.

Pixia –

http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/

Bitmap editor and painting program.

PhotoFiltre –

http://www.photofiltre.com/

Powerful image retouch, bitmap editor and painting software.

Gimp –

http://www.gimp.org/

And another good bitmap editor.

Inkscape –

http://www.inkscape.org/

Powerful vector graphics and drawing program.

Eve –

http://www.goosee.com/goosee/index.shtml

Vector graphics program – simple and tiny in file size.

Tux Paint –

http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/

Another graphics program – aimed at younger students.

IrfanView – http://www.irfanview.com/

Graphic viewer and editor.

Stop Motion Animator - http://www.animateclay.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=24&page=1

Easy creation of stop motion animation using almost any digital camera or webcam.

CamStudio –

http://www.camstudio.org/

Free screen recorder that can also convert to SWF

PPT2SWF –

http://www.geocities.com/ajsoftpk/ppt2swf.html

Converts PowerPoint presentations to Flash movies, including animations.

PDF995 –

http://www.pdf995.com/

Create PDFs from any application – works like a printer driver.

Real VNC –

http://www.realvnc.com/index.html

Remote control software for networks.

AnvilStudio –

http://www.anvilstudio.com/

Free MIDI sequencing music program.

Audacity –

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Multi-track audio editor.

VirtualDub –

http://www.virtualdub.org/

Video capture and processing utility.

Cool Timer –

http://www.harmonyhollow.net/ct.shtml

Useful for timed activities – can use any audio file as an alarm. As the blurb says: “ a free program that acts just like an oven timer only cooler”.

Google Earth –

http://earth.google.com/

Interactive satellite image viewer.

MAGIC –

http://www.magic.gov.uk/

Web-based geographical information system (GIS).