Educational Freeware Programs

Xanadu - language and translation wizard - Languages

Xanadu is the free language and translation wizard by Foreignword which helps you find a way through the language and translation "jungle". Translate words or texts, find translators, read the latest language news, locate specialised glossaries and much more. Once installed, you may choose among six languages for the user interface and help files: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese.
Note: you need to be connected to the internet when using it.

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Teachers Report Assistant - Teaching Tools

This is a report writing utility for teachers which: produces professional sounding, individualized report cards in the shortest possible time. The reports can be tailored to suit individual students. It works in conjuntion with your usual word processor. Uses a set of statements written by the teacher or downloaded from the net. Word processes individual comments for students.

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Tux Typing - Miscellaneous Educational

Tux Typing is an educational typing tutor for children. It features several different types of gameplay, at a variety of difficulty levels.

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Moonphase - Astronomy

Moonphase 2.0 - displays the current moon phase of current day as an icon in the Activity field. You can change time zone, latitude and longitude (you can also click on the map!) to get a more accurate moon rise and set times and also the sun rise and sun set. A little bonus: If you like to fish, mark the 'Show good fish days' option (fishing calendar, derived from 'the anglers Almanac').
There is also a Southern Hemisphere version.

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Typer Master - Touch Typing Tutor - Miscellaneous Educational

Typer Master is an easy to use touch typing tutor. It is useful for people who are intermediate skill typists, but need to increase their accuracy and WPM (Words Per Minute).
Features:- Display your words per minute and accuracy as you type.
See the characters that you get wrong the most often.
Add your own typing lessons! Ability to block incorrect key presses if you are more of a beginner.
Various typing rules available (e.g. count all mistakes, or allow the deletion of mistakes).

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