Apps and Tools
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The Challenge to Decide
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, inspired by the ability to hack to find creative solutions that were not envisaged or to share and value the creations provided by others so that we can use them freely. 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.
Unblack the Box
Checklist for educational institutions
onlineCreative Commons
Share your work
onlineOpen Source
The features of Open Source
onlineFree Software
The features of Free Software
online
Creating texts and documents together
Ready to use:
Yopad.eu
Starting collaboration on the basis of Etherpad immediately without installing anything
Yopad onlineCryptPad
Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad onlineRealtimeBoard
An online whiteboard for multiple access and integration of Multimedia content. Build a joint presentation of ideas, projects, findings...
RealtimeBoardPadlet
Collect topics, expectations or issues on Padlet
PadletDropbox Paper
Extended functions in contrast to Etherpad - but you have to register
Dropbox PaperSpeakol
A social platform facilitating debates and discussions around online content.
Speakol
Install on your server:
Etherpad
Download the free Etherpad code for installing it on your webserver
EtherpadMediaWiki
Create a Wiki on your webserver (like Competendo)
MediaWikiCryptPad
Private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services.CryptPad Installation Guide
Organizing a Community or Community Events
Ready to use:
Web-based Project Management
Ready to use:
projectplace
projectplaceAsana
Asanafreedcamp
freedcamp
Cloud Collaboration
Ready to use:
Nextcloud
Open source and transparent cloud solution. Choose a provider according to your needs, starting from 0 €
NextcloudCryptPad
Privacy-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. CryptPad online
Install on your server:
Surveys and Decisionmaking
Ready to use:
Tricider
Easy and fast decisionmaking tool without required registration processes for participants
TriciderMentimeter
Surveys in realtime during an event or meeting, or in advance
Mentimeter
Messenging and Video Conferences
Ready to use:
Install on your server:
Jitsi
Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it JitsiBigBlueButton
Videoconferencing tool to be installed on your webserver or to use via an external provider hosting it BigBlueButtonOpen 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
Privacy Protection
Our essential recommendations for privacy aware communication tools and techniques
Privacy Protection
Competency Assessment, Description & Validation
Ready to use:
Go Formative
Track developments of learners online
Go formativeOpen Badges
Share "learning badges" with your learners for every achievement in a learning process with help of a digital platform.
Open BadgesEaSY soft skills
A skill assessment online tool, model and method handbook
Online
Books & Online Sources
Competendo App
A multilingual open membership community for teachers, trainers, researchers, academics, policy makers and anyone else with a professional role in adult learning across Europe. to EPALE
Erasmus+ Project Results
The Erasmus+ platfom for dissemination and exploitation of project results. Here you can find more information to our project: Erasmus+
salto Toolbox
Methods and handbooks of the youth empowerment community in Europe to salto Toolbox
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Support
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.