The following software plug-ins are free. Please click the link to read a description and go to the appropriate download page.
Acrobat Reader
Audacity
Flash Player
Java
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Office 2000 HTML Filter
Quicktime Player
Real Player
Secure Browser
Shockwave Player
Windows Media Player
WinZip
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader is free, and freely distributable, software that lets you view and print Portable Document Format (.pdf) files.
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
FLASH PLAYERThe Macromedia® products: Shockwave® and Flash are commonly used plug-ins for entertaining, engaging, and rich-media playback on the Web. Macromedia Web Players display content such as interactive multimedia product demos and training, e-merchandising applications, and rich-media multiuser games.
http://www.macromedia.com/software/downloads/.
The latest version of Sun's Java is required for more advanced technology features.
java.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en .
Microsoft® Viewers are needed by any computer user wanting to view a file created by one of the MS Office® Suite products, but do not have the application. Microsft converters allow a user to convert one file format to another. Visit the Microsoft website to find the most recent viewer and converter:
http://office.microsoft.com/Assistance/9798/viewerscvt.aspxMS PowerPoint® Viewer 97 (PowerPoint 95, 97, 2000, and 2002) - 2789kb
This program allows users who do not have PowerPoint to view (but not edit or create) PowerPoint presentations. It is only available for Windows users. Download File .Macintosh® Viewers and Converters
There are a number of viewers and converters created for macintosh users for use with Microsoft products. Go To Mac User Page .Office 2000 HTML Filter
The Microsoft® Office® HTML Filter is a tool you can use to remove Office-specific markup tags embedded in Office 2000 documents saved as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML): office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Msohtmf2.aspx .
Apple® QuickTime® adds over 200 digital media capabilities to your Mac or PC. Besides letting you enjoy MP3 music, QuickTime supports key standards for web streaming as well as every major file format for images-including JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PICT, PNG, MJPEG, GIF and Flash.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/index.html.
REALPLAYERRealPlayer® Basic is a plug-in that plays online audio and video content, music, and entertainment
http://www.real.com/realoneplayer.html.
The Macromedia® products such as Shockwave® and Flash and commonly used to view rich-media playback on the Web. Macromedia Web Players display content such as interactive multimedia product demos and training, e-merchandising applications, and rich-media multiuser games.
http://www.macromedia.com/software/downloads/.
Microsoft® Windows® Media Player contains a set of digital media components that displays news, information, and entertainment in audio and video format.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/.
WINZIPWinzip allows you to create Zip files on Windows machines. You might find it useful when uploading package files or downloading bulk student assignments. Note: Winzip is built in to Windows XP, so if you have XP, you don't need Winzip.
You can download an evaluation copy of Winzip here: http://www.winzip.com/download.cgi?home.
Other Resources
Free sign language interpreter software is available to educational institutions and to individuals at: http://www.signtelinc.com/products-free.htm