Vocabulary Education

• anagramarama - Anagram game (Windows, Linux) http://www.coralquest.com/anagramarama (GPL)
• AsymptopiaXM - Javascript Crossword Generator (Windows, Linux) http://asymptopia.org/ (GPL)
• ReciteWord - Beautiful interface to make reciting words interesting (Windows, Linux) http://reciteword.cosoft.org.cn/reciteword/index.html (GPL)
• TheSage - TheSage English Dictionary and Thesaurus (Windows) http://www.sequencepublishing.com/thesage.html (Free, Princeton University)
• vocabJavaWin - Vocabulary builder with multiple choice questions (platform independent) http://www.rorokimdim.com.np (Free)
• dict - Homemade Dictionary (Windows) http://www.geocities.com/diwakemitin/ (Free)
• Engpic - English by Picture is software written in order for children to learn English (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/engpic/ (GPL)
• eVoc - Software which helps people to learn English easily (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/evoc/ (GPL)
• TuxWordSmith - Multi-Language Scrabble (Windows, Linux) http://asymptopia.org/ (GPL)
• Wink - Designed to create tutorials on how to use software, creates a flash presentation with Multilingual support (Windows) www.debugmode.com/wink (Free)
• gretools - Vocabulary builder with synonym quiz, word guessing and word browser (Linux) http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~arvindn/gretools (GPL)
• Kanagram - An anagram game (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/ktouch (GPL)
• KVocTrain - Helps you train your vocabulary (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/kvoctrain (GPL)

Online Books

• Project Gutenburg http://www.gutenberg.org
• A comprehensive list of free books http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
• The Online Book Page http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/lists.html
• Free Books - access point to other sites http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
• ABC Book Reviews http://www.abc.net.au/arts/books/default.htm
• Your Dictionary & Thesaurus http://www.yourdictionary.com/
• Homework help, Study guides, Book summaries, Online literature http://www.janaedwards.com/academics.html
• How to Cram for a College Exam http://degreedirectory.org/articles/How_to_Cram_for_a_College_Exam.html

Mind Map

• FreeMind installer - Mind Map software requires Java Runtime Environment (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page (GPL)
  see programming section for JRE or download from sun http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp)
• kdissert - Mindmap tool to produce documents quickly and efficiently (Linux) http://freehackers.org/~tnapy/kdissert (GPL)
• vym - View Your Mind generate and manipulate maps which show your thoughts (Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/ (GPL)

Educational Tools

• Childsplay - A combination of educational activities for young children (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://childsplay.sf.net (GPL)
• Gcompris - Educational programs and games for children (Windows, Linux) http://gcompris.net (GPL)
• Sebran - games to teach letters, numbers, simple math and the rudiments of reading (Windows) http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sebran/ (GPL)



Typing Tools

• Tuxtype - typing tutor for children (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• TypeFaster Typing - free typing tutor teaches you how to touch-type (Windows) http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/ (GPL)
• GNU typist - typing tutor with support for English, Spanish, German, French, Czech, Finnish (Linux) http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist (GPL)
• KTouch - helps you to learn and practice touch typing (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/ktouch (GPL)



Reading Tools

• WordFlashReader - On screen speed reading tool for web pages, use arrow keys to can change speed and chunk size (Windows, Linux) http://wordflashreader.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• Boustrophedon - Speed-reading experimental file reader, useful for people interested in speed-reading (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/boustrophedon/ (BSD License)
• Hopify - Perlscript and files that can teach you how to read faster (Windows, Linux) http://www.nongnu.org/hopify/ (GPL)
• JiLetters - help kids learn the alphabet using graphic of letter (Windows, Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/jiletters/ (GPL)
• Vmg - Virtual Magnifying Glass screen magnification tool (Windows, Linux) http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)



Vocal Tools

• HelpMeSpeak - designed to help students with vocal difficulties learn to speak, requires WAMP and spchapi.exe (Windows, Linux) http://os.cqu.edu.au/helpmespeak (GPL)
• HelpMeRead - designed to help students with learn to read, requires WAMP and spchapi.exe (Windows, Linux) http://os.cqu.edu.au/helpmeread (GPL)
• Emacspeak - complete audio desktop (Platform Independent) http://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• FreeTTS - speech synthesizer written in Java (platform independent) http://freetts.sourceforge.net/docs/index.php (BSD style license)
• SpeechSDK - speech toolkit (Windows) Microsoft Download details Speech Software Development Kit 5.1 (Free)
• Text2Speech - easy to use Text to Speech software (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/text2speech (GPL)
• Festival - speech synthesis (Linux) http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/festival/ (GPL)