RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
EduApps is an initiative developed by the JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East and consists of seven useful software collections that are free for you to download and use.
The EduApps Family covers a range of user requirements to support teaching and learning, so just choose the one that’s right for you.
All EduApps collections can run from a USB pendrive plugged into a Windows computer. Therefore, they offer a portable, personal solution - with you wherever you go.
The Scottish Voice Heather is a quality synthetic voice, free to all Scottish colleges and their students. Click here to find out more about Heather.
Select the bundle of applications which best suit your individual needs. Click here for a full list of applications and comparison of bundles on offer.
| MyStudyBar | ||
| Description | Similar to popular commercial programs which use a floating toolbar to suppor literacy. Includes applications for mind mapping, screen masking, word prediction, talking dictionary, text-to-speech, voice recognition and more | |
| Version | ||
| Download Size | 117MB | 117MB |
| Extract Size | 235MB | 235MB |
| USB Stick | 256MB+ | 256MB+ |
| AccessApps | LearnApps | TeachApps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | A range of e-learning solutions to support reading, writing, and planning as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties | A range of applications with learning in mind (including some games) | Includes applications specifically for developing and testing learning materials |
| Full Version | |||
| Download Size | 817MB | 567MB | 794MB |
| Extracted Size | 1.24GB | 1.13GB | 1.46GB |
| USB Stick | 2GB+ | 2GB+ | 2GB+ |
| Core Version | |||
| Download Size | 61MB | 80MB | 59MB |
| Extracted Size | 123MB | 116MB | 116MB |
| USB Stick | 128MB+ | 128MB+ | 128MB+ |
If you can't find a package to suit your needs, then create your own MyApps bundle by selecting from the range of available applications before downloading them in a single installation file (Having problems - watch screencast on 'Pick n Mix').
We have prepared a range of materials to get you up and running including step-by-step tutorials and video guides for using the main applications. You can access this material on the Help page.
If you are having any problems downloading/using any of the EduApps packages or suggestions for improvements please post a message on our forum (we regularly monitor this page and will get back to you quickly - promise!).
MyStudyBar is our most popular FLOSS collection to be added to EduApps. We surveyed a number of products which provide commercial alternatives to MyStudyBar and calculated an average cost of £115 per user licence. Estimated saving is based on number of downloads since MyStudyBar was launched (March 2010), multiplied by average cost (£115).
