Open source is non propriatory, standards based and free. iTECH offers to assist you in the installation, training and maintenance of the software. iTECH offers to assist you in the selection, installation and maintenance of the hardware.

Examples of valuable Open Source Software for the classroom include . . . .

1. Open Office -- Free software for the desk top
Open View provides a full range of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software without the outlandish license fees. It is free. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Solaris. It provides all the functionality of Microsoft Office and more.

2. Mailman -- Free Mail List Management
Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. Mailman is integrated with the web, making it easy for users to manage their accounts and for list owners to administer their lists. Mailman supports built-in archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, spam filters, and more.

3. Moodle Course Management System
Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40,000-student University.

4. Nvu Web Page Development Software
A complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") makes managing a web site a snap.  Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website.