learning typing

• KTouch : KTouch is a software application written for the KDE desktop environment that drills students in the method of touch typing. It comes with lessons for many different keyboard layouts across many different languages. It also has exercises for learning to use a number pad. As the user types, it keeps real-time statistics of how well they do. If the user does well enough, KTouch moves up to the next lesson. The user can also manually advance to the next lesson themselves.
• Tux Typing : Tux Typing is an educational typing tutor created especially for children, written in the C programming language. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels. It is designed to be fun and educational.It is a free and open source software.
• GNU Typist : GNU Typist, also known simply as gtypist, is a free-software typing tutor program, which is licensed under the GPL. It supports a variety of keyboard layouts, and is written using the curses library, allowing a good deal of cross-platform functionality.

learning languages

• Coffee : CoFFEE is an open source software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) in a digital classroom. Unlike most CSCL envirmonments, CoFFEE is not designed for and indeed does not currently support distance learning, but is rather focused on facilitating group interaction within the classroom.CoFFEE offers customisable tools for group collaboration, knowledge sharing and representation, such as a threaded discussion forum, a graphical concept mapping tool, dynamic voting and others.CoFFEE is open source and free software released under the Eclipse Public License (EPL).
• Dokeos : Dokeos is one of the largest and most recognized companies dedicated to open source Learning Management Systems. Its main product is a SCORM compliant open source learning suite used by multinational companies, federal administrations and universities in some 60 countries for a total of 1,297,000 users
• eLML : The eLesson Markup Language (eLML) is an open source XML framework for creating eLessons using XML. It is a "spin-off" from the GITTA project, a Swiss GIS eLearning project, and was launched in spring 2004. The eLML project is hosted at Sourceforge and offers all the regular tools (CVS, bugtracker, forum etc.)
• Fle3 : Fle3 is a Web-based learning environment or virtual learning environment. More precisely Fle3 is server software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL).
  Fle3 is designed to support learner and group centered work that concentrates on creating and developing expressions of knowledge (i.e. knowledge artefacts). Fle3 supports study groups to implement knowledge building, creative problem solving and scientific method in an inquiry learning process.
• LAMS : LAMS, the Learning Activity Management System is an open source Learning Design system for designing, managing and delivering online collaborative learning activities. It provides teachers with an intuitive visual authoring environment for creating sequences of learning activities.
• LON-CAPA : LON-CAPA is an e-learning platform, also known as a Course Management System (CMS) or Learning Management System (LMS). It possesses the standard features of many learning platforms (user roles, calendar, e-mail, chat rooms, blogs, resource construction, test grading, etc.), but it differs from traditional e-learning platforms in that its many wed servers (in various parts of the world) can communicate with each other.
• SchoolForge : SchoolForge is a coalition of open source software development groups, school boards, curriculum advisory panels, and other organizations intent on advancing the use of Free Software, Open Source Software, and Open Content in Educational systems, world-wide. The name was inspired by the SourceForge way of doing things but with a focused slant toward "unleashing the power of Free Software" in school systems.
• WikSpeak : WikSpeak is a tool that allows non-native English speakers to analyze the correlation between the pronunciation and spelling of English words. This program is a simple and fast graphic interface which can retrieve either the phonetic transcription (IPA) or the pronunciation of any English word, while avoiding the annoying process of browsing dictionaries.

E-learning

• efront : eFront is an open source e-learning platform (also known as a Course Management System (CMS), or Learning Management Systems (LMS), or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)).eFront is designed to help create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. eFront offers a distinctive icon-based user interface that is intuitive to use. The platform offers a wide range of features from content creation, test builder, project management, extended statistics, internal messaging system, forum, chat, surveys and more.
• GCompris : GCompris is a suite of free educational software for children aged 2 to 10.It is available for Linux, Mac OS X and other systems. Binaries compiled for Microsoft Windows version are distributed as crippleware with a restricted number of activities; it is possible to access all the activities in Windows for a fee.
• Moodle : Moodle is a free and open source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment.Moodle is designed to help educators create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. Its open source license and modular design means that people can develop additional functionality.
• Tux Paint : Tux Paint is a free and open source bitmap graphics editor (a program for creating and processing raster graphics) geared towards young children. The project was started in 2002 by Bill Kendrick who continues to maintain and improve it, with help from numerous volunteers. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License, and seen by many as a free-software alternative to a similar proprietary educational software product, Kid pix.
• Sakai : Sakai is a community of academic institutions, commercial organizations and individuals who work together to develop a common Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE). The Sakai CLE is a free, community source, educational software platform distributed under the Educational Community License (a type of open source license). The Sakai CLE is used for teaching, research and collaboration. Systems of this type are also known as Course Management Systems (CMS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE).
• KEduca : KEduca is GPL (version 2), (free software license) educational software included with the KDE desktop environment. It includes a module for constructing and saving new tests, and a module for loading and running the tests. Images can be included in questions, questions can have multiple answers with different scores, and questions can have a time limit.At the moment, no finished tests are included when you download it, and tests are difficult to find online, so you have to write any test you want to run yourself. The official Sourceforge page is not updated, the most current version can be downloaded from the KDE KEduca page.
• KGeography : KGeography is a Free and open source educational software game that tests students geographical knowledge. It forms part of KDE. Current version ships with KDE Education Project 3.5.