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Technologies for teaching, learning and research

SketchUp

Availability: Free Download  |  Pro Download Comparable: Blender, Solidworks SketchUp (formerly: Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling program for applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design. A freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro, are available. The program claims to be easy to … Read more

Socrative

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Availability: Free web application
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Socrative is a live polling service that allows the administrator to build surveys, quizzes, and questionnaires that can be responded to by anyone with a computing device and the administrator’s ID.  The poll can be displayed with live results for all the participants to digest.  At the conclusion of the poll, the administrator is given a variety of methods to gather and evaluate the data.  The software is web-based, and a free account is available.

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SOFA Statistics

Availability: Free Download Comparable: SAS, SPSS, Stata SOFA Statistics is an open-source statistical package, with an emphasis on ease of use, learn as you go, and beautiful output. The name stands for Statistics Open For All. It has a graphical user interface and can connect directly to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS Access (mdb), Microsoft SQL Server, and CUBRID. Data … Read more