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Welcome to www.educational-freeware.com! This site is dedicated to listings, descriptions and reviews of the best free educational software for kids and grown-ups. Some of the software is web based (see the online section), and some is Windows software that you can download (see the downloadable section). Many of the software titles are multilingual. In order to see what titles run in your language, you can list the software by language. |
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Microsoft Worldwide Telescope - Teach Astronomy
Worldwide Telescope is a free Microsoft application that lets you travel through outer space. You can pan in and zoom in close to moons, planets, solar systems and galaxies. Images are taken from the Hubble Space Telescope and ten earth-bound telescopes.
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(09/01/2008)
(in freeware)
http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/
Babbel.com - Learn French, German, Italian, Spanish or English (ESL)
Babbel.com is a great website and community that lets you learn French, German, Italian, Spanish or English. You can also use the site to find new online friends or language partners that speak the language you want to learn.
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(08/21/2008)
(in online)
http://www.babbel.com
Babysmash - Computer Play For Toddlers
Baby Smash is a free "keyboard banger" game for very young kids (ages 1-3 years). It disables all system keys such as ctrl-esc, alt-tab and the Windows key, so that the kids do not exit the program accidentally or harm the computer.
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(08/03/2008)
(in freeware)
http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/
scratch.mit.edu - Let Kids Program Their Own Games And Animations
Scratch is a programming environment for beginners, where kids can use a simple programming syntax to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share their creations on the web
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(06/06/2008)
(in freeware)
http://scratch.mit.edu
Kerpoof.com - Drawings, Movies, Cards and Stories Online
The website www.kerpoof.com turns your kids into true cartoon artists. Doodle, create a movie, build your own greeting card or draw a comic strip using predesigned elements in this free multimedia software.
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(05/26/2008)
(in online)
http://www.kerpoof.com
www.classtools.net - Build Your Own Quiz Games
The website classtool.net lets you create fun quiz games using your own questions or word lists. Practice your skill in any subject playing Flash arcade games such as Manic, Miner and Word Shoot.
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(05/20/2008)
(in online)
http://www.classtools.net/
Phun - 2D Physics Simulations Sandbox
In Phun, you can create objects of different shapes and density, connect them with chain or springs, fixate them and then press the "play"-button and watch them interact.
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(03/19/2008)
(in freeware)
http://www.phun.at/
Starfall.com - Online ABC Exercises
Starfall.com is a free on-line service to help children learn to read. It includes lots of ABC animations, animated interactive books and other reading exercises. There are also lots of downloadable materials such as handouts for classroom use. Perfect for home schooling. The site is completely ad-free.
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(03/14/2008)
(in online)
http://www.starfall.com
Boohbah.tv Zone - Cute Games For Toddlers
Boohbah.tv is a very cute website that offers lots of small and ingenious games and fun for young kids (2-5 years old). Most of the games simply let the children acquire basic computer skills such as using the mouse.
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(02/14/2008)
(in online)
http://www.boohbah.tv/
Arcademicskillbuilders.com - Learn Math Playing Arcade Games
Arcademic Skill Builders is a website that hosts several fun online multiplayer arcade racing games that will teach you addition, multiplication and division.
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(02/06/2008)
(in online)
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com