List of educational software

This is a List of educational software that is computer software whose primary purpose is teaching or self-learning.

Contents 1 Educational software by subject 1.1 Anatomy 1.2 Children's software 1.3 Dictionaries and reference 1.4 Environmental Education 1.5 Geography and Astronomy 1.6 Historical 1.7 Literacy 1.8 Managed learning environments 1.9 Mathematics 1.10 Music 1.11 Programming 1.12 Science 1.13 Simulation 1.13.1 Simulation games 1.14 Touch-Typing Instruction 1.15 Visual Learning and Mind Mapping 2 Well-known brands and suppliers of educational software 2.1 Historical brands and suppliers

Educational software by subject

Anatomy

• 3D Indiana
• Visible Human Project
• Primal Pictures
• VH Dissector

Children's software

• ClueFinders titles
• Delta Drawing
• GCompris - free software (GPL)
• JumpStart titles
• KidPix
• Reader Rabbit titles
• Tux Paint - free software (GPL)
• Zoombinis titles

Dictionaries and reference

• Encarta
• Britannica
• Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite

Environmental Education

Geography and Astronomy

• Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas
• Celestia
• CyberSky (Windows)
• Google Earth - (proprietary license)
• Gravit - a free (GPL) Newtonian gravity simulator
• NASA World Wind - free software (NASA open source)
• WorldWide Telescope - a freeware from Microsoft
• Where is Carmen Sandiego? series

Historical

• Balance of Power
• Lemonade Stand
• Number Munchers
• Word Munchers
• Odell Lake
• Spellevator
• Windfall: The Oil Crisis Game

Literacy

• Accelerated Reader
• DISTAR
• Compu-Read

Managed learning environments

• Alphastudy learning and knowledge portals, free web-based
• ATutor (GPL)
• Blackboard Inc.
• Chamilo
• Claroline
• eCollege
• eFront (CPAL)
• Dokeos (GPL)
• Fle3 (GPL)
• GCompris (GPL)
• ILIAS (GPL)
• JoomlaLMS
• LON-CAPA - free software (GPL)
• Moodle - free software (GPL)
• OLAT - free software
• Renaissance Place
• Sakai Project - free software
• SharePointLMS
• WebAssign

Mathematics

• Accelerated Math
• Compu-Math: Fractions
• The Geometer's Sketchpad
• Matlab
• Mathematica
• Matheass
• Math Blaster
• MathFacts in a Flash
• SAGE - free software (GPL)
• Tuxmath- free software (GPL)
• Kig - free software (GPL)

Music

• EarMaster

Programming

• BlueJ
• Racket
• Scratch

Science

• Science Sleuths

Simulation

Simulation games

• Capitalism
• Caesar titles
• Civilization
• Colonization
• FreeCiv - free software
• Oregon Trail
• Simcity
• Zoo Tycoon

Touch-Typing Instruction

• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
• Mario Teaches Typing
• Tux Typing - free software (GPL)

Visual Learning and Mind Mapping

• Freemind - free software (GPL)
• Inspiration
• Kidspiration
• MindGenius
• Perception
• SpicyNodes

Well-known brands and suppliers of educational software

• Adventus Interactive
• Dorling Kindersley
• Inspiration Software
• Knowledge Adventure
• The Learning Company
• LJ Create
• Promethean World
• Renaissance Learning
• Riverdeep
• SEBIT
• RM plc

Historical brands and suppliers

• Broderbund (now part of the Learning Company)
• Davidson & Associates (merged with Knowledge Adventure)
• Edu-Ware
• MECC