 | Blog or Weblog | Besides this site there are numerous other sites providing free online space for a personal web journal also called blogs. They are usually made up of short, frequently updated posts that are arranged chronologically—like a what's new page. Visitors may post related links, files, quotes, or commentary. |
| | BSCW | BSCW = "Basic Support for Cooperative Work" supports group collaboration. |
| | Chat provider | Allows you to create your own chat, but comes with publicity. You find hundreds more by searching under "free Chat". |
| | Email-Provider | Provides you free email accounts, but has publicities. You find hundreds more by searching under "free Mail". |
| | Exercise Generators | Wit the help of web based formes the user can create a wide variety of exercise types such as MCT, puzzels, crosswords, and other interactive activities for learning purposes. Find in this FNL link list more than 25 sites in 3 languages. |
| | Forum provider | Allows you to create web based forms for free, but has publicities. You find hundreds more by searching under "free Forum". |
| | FreeMind | Download this free disc based software with allows you to produce and print Mindmaps, that you can integrate into your website. Alternative: MindMap Person 3.0 (ca. 900KB), "uni-%20duisburg.de/Fak2/FremdPhil/Romanistik/Personal/Rox/temp/mmpersonal30-2e.exe". Start the link with "www." |
| | Hot Potatoes | Very good off-line generation of on-line interactive excersises. |
| | Instant Messenger | Elaborate Chat client that is part of the Microsoft Operational System since Window 95. Can also be downloaded for free. It is similar to ICQ or Trillian (Mac). Permits also voice based conversations. |
| | Netmeeting | Simple Video conferencing software based on IP that is part of the Microsoft Operational System since Window 95. Can also be downloaded for free. It is similar to ICQ or Trillian (Mac). Permits also voice based conversations. |
| | Newsgroup | Newsgroups resemble virtual coffee houses, where people get together to discuss subjects of mutual interest. The message are downloaded onto your disk and can be consulted off-line. |
| | NVUComposer | Open Source Web page composer |
| | Open Source Plateforms | Find more than 20 Learning Manangement Systems (LMS) or Learning Plattform under the Opensource or General Public Licensing Agreement (GPLA) in the FNL link list. |
| | OpenOffice | Fully compatible concurrent to Windows Office Suite under GNU (Lesser General Public License) containing among othes a word processor and PowerPoint emulgator. |
| | Simple Groupeware | Create a shared space online to discuss, share photos & files, plan events, send a newsletter or simply stay informed. |
| | sWiki | Server software allowing the setting up of web sites with pages and a navigation that can be edited directly online. Also know under collaborativ pages or direct web publishing. Similar tools come under the name of Wiki or WikiWiki Web etc. |
| | Synergeia | A simple tool for Collaborative Knowledgebuilding from the creators of BSCW at the Fraunehofer Institut. |
| | Trillian | Elaborate Chat client for PC and Mac. It is similar to ICQ or Instant Messenger from Microsoft. Permits also voice based conversations. |
| | Viewlet | A Tutorial builder that creates sophisticated instructional demos based on screen recordings with with multiple choice quiz zones, interactive click zones, text zones, scoring, keystroke recognition and more. |
| | WebQuest | WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. Get more information about this learning scenario at this site. |