FOSS for the classroom or just for fun!

There are some really amazing free applications around at the moment that are just perfect for the classroom; especially the ever financially stretch primary environment.  So for this week’s PGCE session I am compiling a list of my favourites for my impressive specialists to try out and hopefully add to.  I love the little talking avatar that you can create in Voki and the best thing about this sort of web 2 tool, is that they are so easy to embed in your other applications.  You can embed your Glog in your Blog, or your Voki on your facebook page and you can embed them all on your wiki.  So the range and scope of audience is wonderful, although it does obviously mean that there are lots of safety issues to consider it doesn't mean that they should be avoided, just used purposefully and cautiously to keep your children safe and engaged in the ever evolving world of the web.