Web Based or Public Domain Software
Photo Editors
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.
GIMP is written and developed under X11 on UNIX platforms. But basically the same code also runs on MS Windows and Mac OS X.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.
GIMP is written and developed under X11 on UNIX platforms. But basically the same code also runs on MS Windows and Mac OS X.
Screencast Capture
SCREENCAST-O-MATIC - This is a free web based screen cast recorder. It works on mac or pc, and there is no software required to download. With the free version, you can record up to 15 minutes.
SnagIt
Snagit lets you quickly capture a process, add your explanation, and create visual instructions. It is not free, however, you pay for it once (at time of this post) and it's yours ... at least until it's updated :-) There is an educational discount as well. This works on Macs and PC. EDUCATIONAL NOTE - CLICK HERE
Web Page Builders
Weebly - This is one of my favorite sites. I teach a web design course and mainly use this site. Weebly is a drag and drop web page designer. They have a free version that will work for most purposes (this site is hosted on and built in weebly!)
How To Make A Web Site - This site was emailed to me. You can down load a pdf or read it all online. At first glance it looks like good info. Check it out.