Free Educational Software In German (Deutsch)

Anki - Free Spaced Repetition Flashcards
Anki is a free spaced repetition flashcard program similar to SuperMemo available for several operating systems: Windows, Mac OS, Edubuntu and Fedora. Read more... (03/30/2009)
http://ichi2.net/anki/

AnneFrank.org - The Anne Frank House Website Helps Keep the Memories Alive
Anne Frank was a young girl that, through the simple act of keeping a diary during one of Europe's most troubled times in history, provided the world with a terrible glimpse into World War II. At AnneFrank.org, you can learn a great deal about the life of this amazing young girl and her family's story. Read more... (05/24/2011)
http://www.annefrank.org/de/

ArtRage 2 Starter Edition- Free Paint Simulation Software
ArtRage is a free painting package that provides a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, water and other tools. ArtRage is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. Read more... (11/25/2005)
http://www.artrage.com/artrage-demos.html

Busuu.com: Learn a Foreign Language With Help From Friends
Busuu is an impressive online community that combines some of the most useful lessons for learning a new language with social interactions that reinforce those lessons. Just imagine working through a unit on Spanish, German or French, and then instantly opening up a chat window and trying your new-found foreign language vocabulary on someone that is a native speaker of that language. Read more... (01/16/2011)
http://www.busuu.com/de

Celestia
Celestia ist ein 3D-Astronomieprogramm für Windows, Mac OS X und Linux, entwickelt von Chris Laurel. Es ist Open Source und GPL-lizenziert. Read more... (11/25/2005)
http://www.celestia.info/

Freeware Transport- und Wirtschaftssimulation
Simutrans ist eine Freeware Transport- und Wirtschaftssimulation für Windows, Linux, Mac OS X und BeOS. Mit Simutrans kann man beachtliche Transportnetze aufbauen. Read more... (01/11/2012)
http://www.simutrans.de/

Games For The Brain - Exercises For Mental Sharpness
On this website, you will find several small but quite difficult Java games and puzzles that gives your brain a bit of exercise - memorizing images, solving anagrams and answering trivia questions. Read more... (08/25/2006)
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/german/

Gcompris - Educational Games For Linux and Windows
GCompris is an educational software package which offers different activities to kids from 2 to 10 years old. Gcompris is part of the GNU project. It is available for both Windows and Linux. Read more... (11/14/2011)
http://gcompris.net

GeoGebra
Kostenlose Mathematik-Software für Schule, Uni und daheim Read more... (12/29/2006)
http://www.geogebra.org/cms/de

Goodtyping.com - Free Multilingual Typing Course
On the free site goodtyping.com, you can learn how to type using 27 guided step-by-step lessons. The course is available in several languages, and you can choose between 18 different international keyboard layouts. Read more... (05/12/2009)
http://www.goodtyping.com/

Google Earth - View The Earth From Space
Google Earth is an amazing piece of software displaying maps, 3D buildings and satellite images of the entire world. Highly recommended. Read more... (10/31/2005)
http://www.google.de/intl/de/earth/index.html

Graph - Free Graph Plotting Software
This freeware draws graphs of mathematical functions in a coordinate system. Graphs may be plotted with different color and line styles. Both standard functions, parameter functions and polar functions are supported. Read more... (11/16/2005)
http://www.padowan.dk/graph/

IrYdium - Virtual Online Chemistry Lab
The amazing Virtual Laboratory IrYdium allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents and manipulate them in a manner that resembles that of a real chemistry laboratory. It allows students to design and perform diverse experiments. Requires Java. Read more... (08/10/2006)
http://www.chemcollective.org/vlab/vlab.php?lang=de

Klavaro- Free Typing Tutor Software For Language Independent Learning
Klavaro is a free open source application that can teach students learn how to type. The beauty of this application is that it takes students through 4 stages of learning how to type in one simple application. All four stages are immediately displayed when you first install and run the program. Read more... (04/10/2012)
http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/en/

Logisim
Logisim ist ein Unterrichtswerkzeug für den Entwurf und die Simulation digitaler Schaltungen. Mit seiner übersichtlichen Benutzerschnittstelle und der laufenden Simulation der Schaltung, während Sie diese aufbauen, ist das Programm einfach genug, die Grundbegriffe digitaler Schaltungen zu vermitteln. Mit der Möglichkeit, größere Schaltungen aus kleineren Teilschaltungen heraus zu konstruieren, und ganze Kabelbündel mit einem einzigen Mausbewegung zu verlegen, kann (und wird) Logisim benutzt, ganze Mikroprozessoren im Unterricht zu simulieren. Read more... (11/21/2011)
http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/de/index.html

MemoryLifter - An Automated Flash Card System That Helps You Remember
If you or your child need to remember information for an upcoming test or exam, the free Memory Lifter automated flash card system may be the answer. Memory Lifter is a free flash card program that presents flash cards using various sensory outputs and using a special display technique that enhances a student's ability to remember. Read more... (06/16/2010)
http://www.memorylifter.com/de/start.html

Microsoft Small Basic - Simple Programming For Kids
Small Basic is a simplified version of Microsoft's programming language Visual Basic, suitable for kids and beginners. It includes dozens of lessons and exercises that explain basic programming concepts in detail. Read more... (04/04/2011)
http://smallbasic.com/

Mingoville.com - ESL (English As A Second Language) For Kids
In the flamingo city of Mingoville, kids can learn English as a second language for free the fun way in an instant immersion environment. Missions include body parts, numbers and letters, colours, nature and seasons and much more. Read more... (05/06/2009)
http://www.mingoville.com/de.html

OOo4Kids
Die Idee ist, eine Software für Kinder von 7 bis 12 Jahren bereitzustellen, die auf dem Quellcode von OpenOffice.org basiert, aber stark vereinfacht ist. Read more... (12/29/2010)
http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Main_Page/de

OpenTeacher- Improve Your Students Language Vocabulary Words
OpenTeacher allows language teachers to develop customized vocabulary tests for students. The application is very easy to set up and use, and the tests themselves exist as individual files. So, once a teacher has created and saved a language vocabulary words test, the teacher can then distribute the file to all students to take the test. Read more... (04/10/2012)
http://openteacher.org/

Paint DotNet - Free Photoshop Clone
This excellent free Photoshop-look-alike lets you edit and manipulate photos, or create digital art. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools Read more... (01/09/2006)
http://www.getpaint.net

Powerofresearch.eu - Run Your Own Virtual Research Institute
The Power Of Research is a free online game where you follow the correct procedures of scientific research, develop your findings, publish your work and build up your reputation as one of the world's leading scientists. Read more... (03/08/2011)
http://www.powerofresearch.eu/

ptable.com - Dynamic Periodic Table Of Elements
On the website ptable.com, you find a feature-rich interactive periodic table of elements created in XHTML. Each element links directly to a Wikpedia page that describes it in detail, including density, melting point, appearance, occurrence and much more. Read more... (05/12/2009)
http://www.ptable.com/?lang=de

Rapidtyping.com - Learn and Practice Typing
Fast typing is a skill that is extremely useful in life, although not all children get properly trained in typing. While many schools often try to offer typing to some degree, usually funding and resource limitations either limit or prevent typing classes. Read more... (05/03/2010)
http://www.rapidtyping.com/

Robomind - Program A Robot
In Robomind you can learn basic programming concepts by programming a robot which moves around on a map.RoboMind is completely free for both individual as well as educational and commercial use. Read more... (05/23/2007)
http://www.robomind.net/de/index.html

Schoolsplay.org - Free Educational Games
Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children (approximately between 3 and 10 years old). Just like Gcompris, it is both freeware and open source, and is available for Linux as well as for Windows. Read more... (08/19/2006)
http://www.schoolsplay.org/

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 Read more... (06/06/2008)
http://scratch.mit.edu

Sebran's ABC - Freeware für Kinder
In Sebran's ABC wird Kindern mit farbvolle Bildern, angenehmer Musik und unterhaltsame Spielen erstes Lesen und Schreiben beigebracht. Read more... (11/29/2011)
http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sebran/german.aspx

Selingua - Learn Swedish, French, German and Spanish
Selingua is a vocabulary training program with extensive built-in dictionaries -- more than 2000 words in each of the following languages: English (both American and British), German, Spanish, French and Swedish. Read more... (08/21/2006)
http://www.wartoft.nu/software/selingua/

Selingua In Java - Learn Vocabulary Online
Selingua In Java is a Java applet that helps you learn 2000 words in French, German, Spanish or Swedish or English (ESL). Read more... (10/31/2005)
http://www.wartoft.nu/software/selingua-java/

Sense-lang.org - Free Touch Typing Practice
In this online typing exercise, you can either practice a text of your own choice, or choose between 15 different lessons. When you strike the wrong key, animation will show you where the key is and which finger to use. Read more... (02/15/2006)
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/german-key.php

Seterra- Lerne Geographie. Gratis Software
Bei der spielerischen Nutzung von Seterra lernen Sie mehr über die Geographie von Europa, die US-Bundesstaaten und deren Hauptstädte, Chinas Provinzen sowie die Länder, Flaggen und Hauptstädte Afrikas, Südamerikas und Asiens oder auch über Gebirge, Vulkane und vieles mehr. Read more... (09/26/2011)
http://www.seterra.net/de/

Teach2000 - Learn Vocabulary
Teach 2000 is a vocabulary trainer that helps you memorize words in foreign languages, using multiple-chioce questions and flashcards. Images and speech can be associated with each word. Read more... (11/24/2006)
http://teach2000.memtrain.com/

Tipp10 - Free Typing Tutor Software to Learn How to Type
Tipp10 is a simple but effective free typing tutor. It logs and analyzes a whole list of very detailed information that can help you understand where you're making most of your mistakes and how you can improve. Read more... (04/21/2011)
http://www.tipp10.com/en

Tux Typing - Typing For Children
Tux Typing provides an action-filled experience for kids who want to learn how to type. In the various exercises, letters or words come falling down from space. The task is to type them as quick as possible, earning the highest score with the most typed. Read more... (01/12/2006)
http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php

Typingweb.com - Free Typing Lessons
Typingweb.com is a free online keyboarding tutorial that helps you learn proper typing technique and increase your typing speed. No registration or download is required to use Typingweb. Read more... (06/05/2009)
http://www.typingweb.com

Wikipedia - freies Online-Lexikon
Wikipedia ist ein am 15. Januar 2001 gegründetes freies Online-Lexikon in zahlreichen Sprachen. Die englischsprachige Wikipedia ist mit weit über drei Millionen Artikel die größte Sprachversion, gefolgt von der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia mit über einer Million Artikel. Read more... (12/15/2007)
http://de.wikipedia.org/

www.literacycenter.net - Basic Reading and Counting
At the free website www.literacycenter.net, you will find a good collection of online basic reading and counting activities that teach shapes, keyboard, letters, numbers etc. Read more... (11/02/2005)
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm#

www.tuxpaint.org - Free Drawing Software for Kids
Tux Paint is a free drawing program for kids which, can run both in full-screen mode and in a window. It has a configuration section with many options, and supports a variety of different languages. Read more... (11/25/2011)
http://www.tuxpaint.org/

Yenka.com - A Math and Science Tutoring Lab Right On Your Desktop
Please note: Yenka is free for home use only
Yenka is a highly interactive, visual application that teaches students fundamental concepts in mathematics, science, technology and computing. Read more... (11/22/2010)
http://www.yenka.com/