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<div class=teaser-text>[[File:Ballons.png | 250px | right]]Today, it is impossible to imagine our educational practice without digital tools and platforms. They help us to organize, facilitate the implementation during learning processes and open up new possibilities for learning. We have compiled here some that we consider particularly useful, also from the point of view of reliability and sensitivity to rights. Some very propular apps and tools will not be found in this list for this reason.</div>
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==Software, Platforms and Tools That Make a Difference==
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<div class=teaser-text>[[File:Ballons.png | 250px | right]]Today, it is impossible to imagine our educational practice without digital tools and platforms. They help us to organize, facilitate the implementation during learning processes and open up new possibilities for learning. We have compiled here some that we consider particularly useful, also from the point of view of reliability and sensitivity to rights. Some very popular apps and tools will not be found in this list for this reason.
  
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===What are our Criteria for Choice?===
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===A matter of choice===
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What tools and apps we use says a lot about us. Democratic civic education in particular is called upon to make conscious choices based on critical thinking not only in its content but also in its tools. At Competendo we are convinced that Open Software, Open Educational Resources and applications that do not inappropriately and unconsentedly commercialize user data are better than others. This makes educational processes sometimes more complicated, but fairer and perhaps more creative. That is why solutions developed in this spirit can be found here in particular.  
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What tools and apps we use says a lot about us. Democratic civic education in particular is called upon to make conscious choices based on critical thinking not only in its content but also in its tools. At Competendo we are convinced that Open Software, Open Educational Resources and applications that do not inappropriately and unconsentedly commercialize user data are better than others. This makes educational processes sometimes more complicated, but fairer and perhaps more creative. That is why in particular solutions developed in this spirit can be found here.
  
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File:Unblackthebox.png |'''Unblack the Box'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Checklist for educational institutions <br>[https://unblackthebox.org/the-alternative-checklist/ online]  
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <i class="fab fa-osi"></i> Open Source  &nbsp; <i class="far fa-sun"></i> Non-Profit &nbsp; <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i> High privacy level, no monetization of user data
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File:Unblackthebox.png |'''Unblack the Box'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Checklist for responsible use of technology in educational institutions <br>[https://unblackthebox.org/the-alternative-checklist/ online]  
 
File:Creative-commons.png |'''Creative Commons'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Share your work <br>[https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work online]  
 
File:Creative-commons.png |'''Creative Commons'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Share your work <br>[https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work online]  
 
File:Osi.png |'''Open Source'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Open Source  <br>[https://opensource.org/osd online]  
 
File:Osi.png |'''Open Source'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Open Source  <br>[https://opensource.org/osd online]  
 
File:Fsfe.png |'''Free Software'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Free Software  <br>[https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.en.html online]
 
File:Fsfe.png |'''Free Software'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Free Software  <br>[https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.en.html online]
 
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===For Diversity in the Internet Ecosystem===
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Free and Open Source, often created in a non-central way and for non-central usage, are also contributing to diversity in the Internet ecosystem. However, this also has consequences for us users. We regularly hear that democracy-sensitive tools don't just work out of the box. That's often true, too. But why and when not?
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Centralised services, often provided with the help of large investment capital, can scale to many users, create the same conditions in different places of the world, provide updates quickly and introduce new functions quickly. They have centralized servers and users (clients) do not necessarily have to meet complex requirements.
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In contrast, non-centralized solutions rely on several different "nodes" or servers around them that they do not directly affect. For instance, a team is creating new updates or new versions of an open source software and publishing it on a central website. However, they cannot quarantee that the updates are installed on all regional servers by independent webmasters or, if we talk about apps and desktop software, on all local computers by all end users. Furtermore, they cannot integrate everything in one platform, so we users have to know more different small tools, softwares or platforms.
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On this website we present some that we think really work. We recommend investing some time and creativity. Time to get to know them. Creativity to think about all the things you can use them for in your own work. An example: often it doesn't have to be a Googledoc, an Etherpad could be the better solution. Because with an Etherpad you can do different things without login or strong internet bandwidth: Dynamically log a workshop (sharing protocols from sessions, notes), share a workshop program, work together on a text, collect thematic impulses from participants...
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* Rights-sensitivity
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* Supporting a diverse and non-centralised Internet
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* Consciously adapt and use technology instead of just applying what is given
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* Contribute to a culture of sharing and collaboration. The open source community, but also well-done democracy education, shows us how this can succeed.
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===Digital Toolbox as an App===
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The whole Competendo content with your smartphone or tablet. It works also with weak Internet connection and is privacy friendly.
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* [[Competendo App]]
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===Data & Reports: Evidence regarding Democracy, Civil Society, Digitalisation===
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File:Yourpart.png |'''Yopad.eu'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Starting collaboration on the basis of Etherpad immediately without installing anything <br>[https://yopad.eu Yopad online]
 
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File:Cryptpad.png |'''CryptPad'''<br>&nbsp;<br> Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. [https://cryptpad.fr/ CryptPad online]
 
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File:Realtimeboard.png | '''miro board'''<br>&nbsp;<br>An online whiteboard. 3 Boards wirh limited functions free. <br>[https://miro.com/ miro]
 
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File:Padlet.png |'''Padlet'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Collect topics, expectations or issues on Padlet<br>[https://padlet.com/ Padlet]
 
  
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===Media & Data: Games and Interactive Tools===
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File:Cryptpad.png |'''CryptPad'''<br>&nbsp;<br> Private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services.[https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/wiki/Installation-guide CryptPad Installation Guide]
 
  
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File:Wechange.png | '''Wechange'''<br>&nbsp;<br>A non-commercial open source and safe platform for groups, initiatives and organizations<br>[[Virtual collaboration space: wechange | wechange]]
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File:Etherpad.jpg |'''Etherpad'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Download the free Etherpad code for installing it on your webserver<br>[http://etherpad.org/ Etherpad]
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File:Camper.png | '''CAMPER'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Create a BarCamp<br>[https://barcamptools.eu/ CAMPER]
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File:Collabora-online.png |'''Collabora'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Download the free Collabora Online Development Edition (=LibreOffice online) for installing it on your webserver<br>[https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ Collabora CODE]
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File:Mediawiki.png | '''MediaWiki'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Create a Wiki on your webserver (like Competendo)<br>[https://www.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki]
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File:Cryptpad.png |'''CryptPad'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services.[https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/wiki/Installation-guide CryptPad Installation Guide]
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File:LibreOffice.png |'''LibreOffice'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"> </i>&nbsp;<br>The free and open office suite of the Document Foundation <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice]
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File:Collabora.png |'''Collabora'''<br> <i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> The LibreOffice for phone and tablet<br><i class="fab fa-android"></i> and <i class="fab fa-app-store-ios"></i><br>[https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-office-android-ios-release-notes/ online]
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File:Mark-text-logo.png |'''Mark Text'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Editor for Markdown formatting (simple and focused editing) <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br> [https://www.marktext.cc/ Mark Text]
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File:Ghostwriter.png |'''ghostwriter'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Editor for Markdown formatting (simple and focused editing) <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://ghostwriter.kde.org/de/ Ghostwriter]
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File:PDF.png|'''PDF Converter'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Pictures to PDF, PDF to text and pictures, scan documents with your phone...(Play and F-Droid)<br><i class="fab fa-android"></i><br>[https://swati4star.github.io/Images-to-PDF/ PDF Converter]
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File:Omegat.PNG |'''OmegaT'''<br> <i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Computer aided translation software. [https://www.omegat.org/ OmegaT]
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File:Deepl.png |'''Deepl'''<br> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Computer aided translation in the cloud. Freemium (free users train the AI with their texts, subscribers don't)<br>[https://www.deepl.com/ online]
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File:Dillinger.png|'''Dillinger'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>An online  Markdown editor<br>[https://dillinger.io/ Dillinger]
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File:Freeplane.png|'''FreePlane'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Open Source Mindmap <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i><br>[https://www.freeplane.org/ FreePlane]
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File:Diagrams.io.png |'''Diagram.net'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Create diagrams online or in an app<br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://app.diagrams.net/ Diagrams.net]
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File:Adhocracyplus.png | '''Adhocracy+'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i> <br>Organising participation<br>[https://adhocracy.plus/ adhocracy+]
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File:Limesurvey.png |'''LImeSurvey'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Open Source Tool<br>[https://www.limesurvey.org/ LimeSurevey]
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File:Decidim.png|'''Decidim'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i> <br>Free Open-Source participatory democracy for cities and organizations (to install)<br>[https://decidim.org/ Decidim]
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File:Adhocracyplus.png | '''Adhocracy+'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i> <br>Organising participation<br>[https://adhocracy.plus/ adhocracy+]
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File:CitizenOS.png| '''Citizen OS'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i><br>Collective decisions and civic participation <br>[https://github.com/citizenos Citizen OS]
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File:Projectplace.png | '''projectplace'''<br>&nbsp;<br>[http://www.projectplace.de projectplace]
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File:Asana.png | '''Asana'''<br>&nbsp;<br>[https://asana.com/ Asana]
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File:Nextcloud.png | '''Nextcloud App: Deck'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>A project management app for Nextclouds. <br>[https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/deck App:Deck]
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<i class="fas fa-utensils"></i> Ready to use:
 
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://jitsi.org Jitsi]
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File:Nextcloud.png | '''Nextcloud'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Open source and transparent cloud solution. Choose a provider according to your needs, starting from 0 € <br>[https://nextcloud.com/signup/ Nextcloud]
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Jitsi Server of the non-profit Freifunk Munich [https://meet.ffmuc.net/ Freifunk]
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File:Cryptpad.png |'''CryptPad'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. [https://cryptpad.fr/ CryptPad online]
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File:Signal.png |'''Signal'''<br>&nbsp;<br>A free privacy aware messenger<br>[https://signal.org/ Signal]
 
 
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<i class="fas fa-screwdriver"></i> Install on your server:
 
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://jitsi.org Jitsi]
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File:Nextcloud.png | '''Nextcloud'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Open source and transparent cloud solution for your webserver or hosted by an external provider. <br>[https://nextcloud.com Nextcloud]
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File:BigBlueButton.png | '''BigBlueButton'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://bigbluebutton.org/ BigBlueButton]
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File:Nextcloud.png | '''Nextcloud Apps'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i>&nbsp;<br>Many plugins ("apps") are transforming a simple cloud to a platform for collaboration.<br>[https://apps.nextcloud.com/ Apps]
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File:Openmeetings.png | '''Open Meetings'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Install a multi-language collaboration tool on your webserver. With audio and video, sketchpad, public and private conferences, and recording.<br>[https://openmeetings.apache.org/ Open Meetings]  
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File:Cryptpad.png |'''CryptPad'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. [https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad CryptPad]
  
 
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===Surveys, Polls, Quizzes & Decisionmaking===
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File:Framaform.png|'''Framaforms'''<br><i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Data-sensitive service, located in France, free: ≤1000 respondents<br>[https://framaforms.org/abc/en Framaforms]
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File:Lamapoll.png |'''LamaPoll'''<br><i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Data-sensitive service, located in Germany, free: ≤50 respondents<br>[https://www.lamapoll.de/ LamaPoll]
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File:Pollunit.jpg |'''PollUnit'''<br><i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Data-sensitive service, located in Germany, free: ≤40 respondents<br>[https://pollunit.com/en/ PollUnit]
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File:Votesup.png |'''VotesUP!'''<br><i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i><br>Online voting in assemblies<br>[https://votesup.eu/?ln=en VotesUP!]
 +
File:Tricider.png |'''Tricider'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Easy and fast decisionmaking tool<br>[http://www.tricider.com/ Tricider]
 +
File:Mentimeter.png |'''Mentimeter'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Surveys in realtime during an event or meeting, or in advance<br>[https://www.mentimeter.com/ Mentimeter]
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File:Slido.png |'''slido'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Questions, votes or discussions in gatherings (free ≤100 participants)<br>[https://www.sli.do/ slido]
 +
File:Kahoot.png|'''Kahoot'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Create online quizzes<br>[https://kahoot.com/ Kahoot]
 
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 +
 +
<div class=right-box>
 +
<i class="fas fa-poll" style="font-size: 54px; color: #999; float:right;"></i>
 +
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File:Limesurvey.png |'''LimeSurvey'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Open Source Tool<br>[https://www.limesurvey.org/ LimeSurvey]
 +
File:Nextcloud.png | '''App: Polls'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>A simple polling app for Nextclouds. <br>[https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/polls App:Polls]
 +
File:Nextcloud.png | '''App: Forms'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>A Nextcloud app for surveys and forms. <br>[https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/forms App:Forms]
 +
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://jitsi.org Jitsi]
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi@Freifunk Munich'''<br><i class="far fa-sun"></i></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Try Jitsi at the non-profit Freifunk Munich [https://meet.ffmuc.net/ Freifunk]
 +
File:Signal.png |'''Signal'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i> &nbsp;<br>A free privacy aware messenger<br><i class="fab fa-android"></i> <i class="fab fa-app-store-ios"></i><br>[https://signal.org/ Signal]
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File:Jitsi.png | '''Jitsi'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://jitsi.org Jitsi]
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File:BigBlueButton.png | '''BigBlueButton'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it [https://bigbluebutton.org/ BigBlueButton]
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File:Openmeetings.png | '''Open Meetings'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Install a multi-language collaboration tool on your webserver. With audio and video, sketchpad, public and private conferences, and recording.<br>[https://openmeetings.apache.org/ Open Meetings]
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 +
<i class="far fa-lightbulb"></i>
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Software, Platforms and Tools That Make a Difference

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Today, it is impossible to imagine our educational practice without digital tools and platforms. They help us to organize, facilitate the implementation during learning processes and open up new possibilities for learning. We have compiled here some that we consider particularly useful, also from the point of view of reliability and sensitivity to rights. Some very popular apps and tools will not be found in this list for this reason.


A matter of choice

What tools and apps we use says a lot about us. Democratic civic education in particular is called upon to make conscious choices based on critical thinking not only in its content but also in its tools. At Competendo we are convinced that Open Software, Open Educational Resources and applications that do not inappropriately and unconsentedly commercialize user data are better than others. This makes educational processes sometimes more complicated, but fairer and perhaps more creative. That is why in particular solutions developed in this spirit can be found here.

Selection Criteria

      Open Source   Non-Profit   High privacy level, no monetization of user data

  • Unblack the Box
     
    Checklist for responsible use of technology in educational institutions
    online

  • Creative Commons
     
    Share your work
    online

  • Open Source
     
    The features of Open Source
    online

  • Free Software
     
    The features of Free Software
    online

For Diversity in the Internet Ecosystem

Free and Open Source, often created in a non-central way and for non-central usage, are also contributing to diversity in the Internet ecosystem. However, this also has consequences for us users. We regularly hear that democracy-sensitive tools don't just work out of the box. That's often true, too. But why and when not?

Centralised services, often provided with the help of large investment capital, can scale to many users, create the same conditions in different places of the world, provide updates quickly and introduce new functions quickly. They have centralized servers and users (clients) do not necessarily have to meet complex requirements.

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In contrast, non-centralized solutions rely on several different "nodes" or servers around them that they do not directly affect. For instance, a team is creating new updates or new versions of an open source software and publishing it on a central website. However, they cannot quarantee that the updates are installed on all regional servers by independent webmasters or, if we talk about apps and desktop software, on all local computers by all end users. Furtermore, they cannot integrate everything in one platform, so we users have to know more different small tools, softwares or platforms.

On this website we present some that we think really work. We recommend investing some time and creativity. Time to get to know them. Creativity to think about all the things you can use them for in your own work. An example: often it doesn't have to be a Googledoc, an Etherpad could be the better solution. Because with an Etherpad you can do different things without login or strong internet bandwidth: Dynamically log a workshop (sharing protocols from sessions, notes), share a workshop program, work together on a text, collect thematic impulses from participants...

For what?

  • Rights-sensitivity
  • Supporting a diverse and non-centralised Internet
  • Consciously adapt and use technology instead of just applying what is given
  • Contribute to a culture of sharing and collaboration. The open source community, but also well-done democracy education, shows us how this can succeed.


Digital Toolbox as an App

The whole Competendo content with your smartphone or tablet. It works also with weak Internet connection and is privacy friendly.

Data & Reports: Evidence regarding Democracy, Civil Society, Digitalisation

online:

Media & Data: Games and Interactive Tools

online:

  • Are you you?
    Interactive documentary and challenge: Beat face recognition systems by Tijmen Schep and Sherpa project
    Online

  • Bad News
    Online game - From fake news to chaos!
    play online

  • Disinformation Diaries
    Learn how disinformation interferes with elections
    play online

  • Fake it to make it
    A game about fake news
    play online

  • Online test: filter bubble
    interactive introduction by Zentrum fir politesch Bildung (ZpB) Luxemburg
    Online

  • Harmony Square
    Game about fake news
    play online

  • How normal am I?
    How normal am I? By Tijmen Schep. play online

  • Test: Human vs. AI
    Can We Tell the Difference Anymore? play online

  • Your Data Mirror
    Learn about the mechanisms of data collection and the impact this practice on society. By Interactive Media Foundation.
    online

  • Week with Wanda
    A game about the impact of Artificial Intelligence
    play online

Democracy & Human Rights: Apps and Online Games

App and online:

  • DemoDice

     
    A cube-based non-commercial storytelling app (Demogames project, code by Curiousbirds)

    Info

  • Observers

     
    Card-based online riddle game based on the principle of the popular "Black Stories" (project Demogames, code by Curiousbirds).
    play online



Collaborative writing

Ready to use:

  • Etherpad
     
    Writing and sharing texts together without login or registration, immediately.
    Etherpad services
    Example: Yopad

  • CryptPad
     
    Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad online

  • Pinnet
     
    Digital pinboards: explore ideas, collect tasks or use it as a "bulletin board" for your team, automatic notifications included.
    Pinnet

  • Chatons Collection
     
    FOSS and ready-to-use tool collection by French CHATONS Collective
    Chatons

  • Q!App
    Collaborative project concept development online by European Platform for Learning Mobility (EPLM)
    Q!App

Install on your server:

  • Etherpad
     
    Download the free Etherpad code for installing it on your webserver
    Etherpad

  • Collabora
     
    Download the free Collabora Online Development Edition (=LibreOffice online) for installing it on your webserver
    Collabora CODE

  • MediaWiki
     
    Create a Wiki on your webserver (like Competendo)
    MediaWiki

  • CryptPad
     
    Private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services.CryptPad Installation Guide

Text Processing & Language

Ready to use:

  • LibreOffice
     
    The free and open office suite of the Document Foundation

    LibreOffice

  • Collabora
     
    The LibreOffice for phone and tablet
    and
    online

  • Mark Text
     
    Editor for Markdown formatting (simple and focused editing)

    Mark Text

  • ghostwriter
     
    Editor for Markdown formatting (simple and focused editing)

    Ghostwriter

  • PDF Converter
     
    Pictures to PDF, PDF to text and pictures, scan documents with your phone...(Play and F-Droid)

    PDF Converter

  • OmegaT
     
    Computer aided translation software. OmegaT

  • Deepl
     
    Computer aided translation in the cloud. Freemium (free users train the AI with their texts, subscribers don't)
    online

  • Dillinger
     
    An online Markdown editor
    Dillinger

  • FreePlane
     
    Open Source Mindmap

    FreePlane


Maps

Ready to use:

  • OpenStreetMap
     
    The Open global mapping project
    online

  • uMap
     
    Create your OpenStreetMap
    online

  • This is not an atlas

    Inspiration for artistic-activist-feminist maps (also a book)
    online

  • FreePlane
     
    Open Source Mindmap

    FreePlane


Image, Sound, Video

Ready to use:

  • vlc Player
     
    Video and music player provided by VideoLAN

    vlc

  • GIMP
     
    The popular image editor.

    GIMP

  • Image online
     
    Free image editing tools online.
    Image online

  • Diagram.net
     
    Create diagrams online or in an app

    Diagrams.net

  • IrfanView
     
    Lean image viewer, editor and presentation tool by Irfan Skiljan.

    IrfanView

  • Inkscape
     
    Popular vector graphics and illustration software

    Inkscape

  • Audacity
     
    Audio editor provided by Muse Group

    Audacity


Online Courses

Install on your server:

  • Course-in-a-box

    Free open source tool for building and publishing online courses by Peer 2 Peer University
    Course-in-a-box

Organizing a Community, Participation or Community Events

Ready to use:

  • Wechange
     
    A non-commercial open source and safe platform for groups, initiatives and organizations
    wechange

  • Adhocracy+

    Organising participation
    adhocracy+

  • Citizen OS

    Collective decisions and civic participation
    Citizen OS

  • CAMPER
     
    Create a BarCamp
    CAMPER

  • Youth BarCamp - A Guide
     
    J. Eisfeld-Reschke, L. Peyer, D. Seitz on how to set up a BarCamp
     
    Download

Install on your server:

  • Decidim

    Free Open-Source participatory democracy for cities and organizations (to install)
    Decidim

  • Adhocracy+

    Organising participation
    adhocracy+

  • Citizen OS

    Collective decisions and civic participation
    Citizen OS


Web-based Project Management

Install on your server or use a managed service:

  • Nextcloud App: Deck
     
    A project management app for Nextclouds.
    App:Deck


Cloud Collaboration

Ready to use:

  • Nextcloud
     
    Open source and transparent cloud solution. Choose a provider according to your needs, starting from 0 €
    Nextcloud

  • CryptPad
     
    Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad online

Install on your server:

  • Nextcloud
     
    Open source and transparent cloud solution for your webserver or hosted by an external provider.
    Nextcloud

  • Nextcloud Apps
     
    Many plugins ("apps") are transforming a simple cloud to a platform for collaboration.
    Apps

  • CryptPad
     
    Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad

Surveys, Polls, Quizzes & Decisionmaking

Ready to use:

  • Framaform.png

    Framaforms
     
    Data-sensitive service, located in France, free: ≤1000 respondents
    Framaforms

  • LamaPoll
     
    Data-sensitive service, located in Germany, free: ≤50 respondents
    LamaPoll

  • PollUnit
     
    Data-sensitive service, located in Germany, free: ≤40 respondents
    PollUnit

  • VotesUP!

    Online voting in assemblies
    VotesUP!

  • Tricider
     
    Easy and fast decisionmaking tool
    Tricider

  • Mentimeter
     
    Surveys in realtime during an event or meeting, or in advance
    Mentimeter

  • slido
     
    Questions, votes or discussions in gatherings (free ≤100 participants)
    slido

  • Kahoot
     
    Create online quizzes
    Kahoot

Install on your server:

  • LimeSurvey
     
    Open Source Tool
    LimeSurvey

  • App: Polls
     
    A simple polling app for Nextclouds.
    App:Polls

  • App: Forms
     
    A Nextcloud app for surveys and forms.
    App:Forms


Messenging and Video Conferences

Ready to use:

  • Jitsi
     
    Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it Jitsi

  • Jitsi@Freifunk Munich
     
    Try Jitsi at the non-profit Freifunk Munich Freifunk

  • Signal
     
    A free privacy aware messenger

    Signal

Install on your server:

  • Jitsi
     
    Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it Jitsi

  • BigBlueButton
     
    Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it BigBlueButton

  • Open Meetings
     
    Install a multi-language collaboration tool on your webserver. With audio and video, sketchpad, public and private conferences, and recording.
    Open Meetings

Privacy Protection

Read also our background article: Privacy Protection

  • KeePass
     
    Dominik Reichl's password safe.

    KeePass

  • VeraCrypt
     
    Open and free source file and disk encryption tool provided by IDRIX

    VeraCript

  • Tor Browser
     
    Anonymised browsing with the TOR browser.

    TOR project

  • Plugin: HTTPS Everywhere
     
    uses SSL if possible for browsing with Firefox, Chrome, and Opera (provided by Electronic Frontier Foundation)
    HTTPS-everywhere

  • Plugin: Privacy Badger
     
    Stops advertisers and trackers from secretly tracking you in Firefox (provided by Electronic Frontier Foundation)
    Privacy Badger

  • Plugin: uBlock origin
     
    Blocks tracking in Firefox, Opera and Chrome (developed by Raymond Hill)

  • CryptPad
     
    Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad online

  • Open PGP Encryption
     
    Providers and software including the email encryption standard
    Open PGP



Competency Assessment, Description & Validation

Ready to use:

Several online tools support learners and educators in (self-)assessment. However, one should check their terms and conditions for storing and using personal data before using them in trainings.

  • AppRaiser
     
    Trainers appraisal platform of the International Youth Work Trainers Guild
    AppRaiser

  • Go Formative
     
    Track developments of learners online
    Go formative

  • Open Badges
     
    Share "learning badges" with your learners for every achievement in a learning process with help of a digital platform.
    Open Badges

  • EaSY soft skills
     
    A skill assessment online tool, model and method handbook
    Online

  • Skilloon
    A research-based self-learning platform following the EntreComp model from Not a bad idea (Finland) and the Finnish education ministry.
    Online


Evaluation

Ready to use:

  • Competence Explorer
     
    Browse different competence frameworks
    online

  • iEVAL
     
    Platform for evaluation of international youth exchanges by IJAB
    online

  • Q!App
    Collaborative project concept development online by European Platform for Learning Mobility (EPLM)
    online

  • ONCOO Zielscheibe
     
    Target feedback method. Non-commercial and privacy-sensitive (currently only in German)
    online


Erasmus + and EU

EU/E+

Useful links for project managers

  • Distance Calculator
    for Erasmus + projects
    online

  • Project Results Database
    of the Erasmus+ programme
    online

  • Design & Style
    Guidance regarding the visual identity
    online

  • Mobility Tool
    Access via the EU Login
    online

  • Programme Guide
    Central page of the Commission
    online

  • Calls for proposals
    at the Commission's tender and funds website
    online

  • National Agencies
    Overview on the programme's website
    online

  • European Central Bank
    Exchange Rates
    online

  • Q!App
    Collaborative project concept development online by European Platform for Learning Mobility (EPLM)
    Q!App

  • Europass
    Platform for the European CV and other work and learning relöated tools
    online

  • Youthpass
    Recognition tool for non-formal & informal learning in youth projects
    online

  • EPALE
    Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe
    online

  • SALTO Toolbox
    online


Books & Web

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Data and Reports

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