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<div class=teaser-text>[[File:Onlinesources.png |right|120px]]The Competendo team collects here tools we are using and which we find helpful for modern facilitation.</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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<div style="background: #eee; float: left; padding: 0px 5px 0px 5px; margin-right: 5px;">[[Handbooks for Facilitators|<i class="fa fa-book"></i> Handbooks & Web]] | <i class="fa fa-mobile-alt"></i> Apps & Tools | [[Data and Reports |<i class="fa fa-eye"></i> Data & Reports]]</div>
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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 in particular solutions developed in this spirit can be found here.
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===Selection Criteria===
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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:Etherpad.jpg |'''Etherpad'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Download the free Etherpad code for installing it on your webserver<br>[http://etherpad.org/ Etherpad]
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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:Yourpart.png |'''Yourpart'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Starting collaboration through an Etherpad immediately without installing anything <br>[http://yourpart.eu Etherpad online]  
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File:Creative-commons.png |'''Creative Commons'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Share your work <br>[https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work online]
File:Realtimeboard.png | '''RealtimeBoard'''<br>&nbsp;<br>An online whiteboard for multiple access and integration of Multimedia content. Build a joint presentation of ideas, projects, findings...<br>[https://realtimeboard.com/ RealtimeBoard]
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File:Osi.png |'''Open Source'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Open Source  <br>[https://opensource.org/osd online]
File:Padlet.png |'''Padlet'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Collect topics, expectations or issues on Padlet<br>[https://padlet.com/ Padlet]
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File:Fsfe.png |'''Free Software'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The features of Free Software  <br>[https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.en.html online]
File:Dropboxpaper.png |'''Dropbox Paper'''<br>&nbsp;<br> Extended functions in contrast to Etherpad - but you have to register<br>[https://www.dropbox.com/paper/ Dropbox Paper]
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File:Mediawiki.png | '''MediaWiki'''<br>&nbsp;<br> Create a Wiki on your webserver (like Competendo)<br>[https://www.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki]
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File:wordpress.png |'''WordPress'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Create a blog together<br>[https://wordpress.com/ WordPress]
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File:speakol.png |'''Speakol'''<br>&nbsp;<br>A social platform facilitating debates and discussions around online content.<br>[http://plugins.speakol.com/ Speakol]  
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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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For what?
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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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<div style="float: right; font-size: 140px;color: #1abb83; font-weight:bold;line-height:1.35;"><i class="fa fa-mobile-alt"></i>
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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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* Page:  [[Data and Reports]]
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===Media & Data: Games and Interactive Tools===
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===Democracy & Human Rights: Apps and Online Games===
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===Collaborative writing===
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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: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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===Text Processing & Language===
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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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===Maps===
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===Image, Sound, Video===
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File:vlc.png |'''vlc Player'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Video and music player provided by VideoLAN<br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://www.videolan.org/ vlc]  
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File:Gimp.png |'''GIMP'''<br> <i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br> The popular image editor. <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://www.gimp.org/ GIMP]
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File:Imageonline.png |'''Image online'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Free image editing tools online. <br>[https://imageonline.co/ Image online]
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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:Irfanview.png |'''IrfanView'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Lean image viewer, editor and presentation tool by Irfan Skiljan.<br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i><br>[https://www.irfanview.com/ IrfanView]
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File:Inkscape.png|'''Inkscape'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Popular vector graphics and illustration software<br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://inkscape.org Inkscape]
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File:Audacity.png|'''Audacity'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Audio editor provided by Muse Group <br><i class="fab fa-windows"></i> <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <i class="fab fa-linux"></i><br>[https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity]
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File:Courseinabox.png |'''Course-in-a-box'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i><br>Free open source tool for building and publishing online courses by Peer 2 Peer University <br>[https://course-in-a-box.p2pu.org/ Course-in-a-box]
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===Organizing a Community, Participation or Community Events===
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File:Wechange.png | '''Wechange'''<br><i class="fab fa-osi"></i> <i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&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: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://citizenos.com/ Citizen OS]
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File:Camper.png | '''CAMPER'''<br><i class="far fa-sun"></i> <i class="fas fa-user-secret"></i>&nbsp;<br>Create a BarCamp<br>[https://barcamptools.eu/ CAMPER]
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File:Barcampijab.png |'''Youth BarCamp - A Guide'''<br>&nbsp;<br> J. Eisfeld-Reschke, L. Peyer, D. Seitz on how to set up a BarCamp<br>&nbsp; <br>[https://www.ijab.de/uploads/tx_ttproducts/datasheet/YouthBarCamp_Print-V2.pdf Download]
 
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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: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: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: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: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: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: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]
  
==Managing documents, exchanging files ==
 
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File:Owncloud.png | '''Owncloud'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Open source and transparent cloud solution for your webserver. <br>[https://owncloud.org OwnCloud]
 
File:Owncloud.png | '''Owncloud Providers'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Providers offering you Owncloud based cloud space <br>[https://owncloud.org/providers/ OwnCloud providers]
 
File:Dropbox.png |'''Dropbox'''<br>&nbsp;<br>The leading commercial cloud provider with 1 GB free space and good support across devices<br>[https://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox]
 
 
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File:Tricider.png |'''Tricider'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Easy and fast decisionmaking tool without required registration processes for participants<br>[http://www.tricider.com/ Tricider]
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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!]
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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]  
 
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]
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File:Kahoot.png|'''Kahoot'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Create online quizzes<br>[https://kahoot.com/ Kahoot]
 
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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:Openmeetings.png | '''Open Meetings: Providers'''<br>&nbsp;<br>[https://openmeetings.apache.org/ Open Meetings]
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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]
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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]
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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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==Privacy Protection==
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File:Privacy.jpg |'''Privacy Protection'''<br>&nbsp;<br>Our essential recommendations for privacy aware communication tools and techniques<br>[[Privacy Protection]]
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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]
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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:counter-app.png | '''Counter''' <br>&nbsp;<br>Count things.<br>[]
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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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'''EPALE: Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe'''
 
It is a multilingual open membership community for teachers, trainers, researchers, academics, policy makers and anyone else with a professional role in adult learning across Europe. [https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en EPALE]
 
  
'''Erasmus+ Project Results'''
 
The Erasmus+ platform for dissemination and exploitation of project results. Here you can find more information to our project: [http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects Erasmus+]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 4 March 2024

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

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:


Democracy & Human Rights: Apps and Online Games

App and online:




Collaborative writing

Ready to use:

Install on your server:


Text Processing & Language

Ready to use:



Maps

Ready to use:



Image, Sound, Video

Ready to use:



Online Courses

Install on your server:


Organizing a Community, Participation or Community Events

Ready to use:

Install on your server:



Web-based Project Management

Install on your server or use a managed service:



Cloud Collaboration

Ready to use:

Install on your server:


Surveys, Polls, Quizzes & Decisionmaking

Ready to use:

Install on your server:



Messenging and Video Conferences

Ready to use:

Install on your server:


Privacy Protection

Read also our background article: Privacy Protection




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.



Evaluation

Ready to use:



Erasmus + and EU

EU/E+

Useful links for project managers


Books & Web

Apps and Tools

Data and Reports

Privacy Protection


Digital Toolbox mobile



Ask for a Copy

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Write to:
office.at.dare-network.eu


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Support

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This toolbox has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the implementing partner organisations and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.