Tools

There are endless tools for engaging in global digital citizenship. Here, we have curated a list of key open source software tools and production apps.

audacityteam.org – Audacity is a free open source cross-platform digital audio editor and recording computer software application. Can be used for podcasting, audio editing from external audio recordings to, for example, accompany a video file recording

canva.com – Canva is a free graphic-design tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals. The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics.

creativecommons.org – open source Creative Commons licencing standards building organisation devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organisation has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons licenses free of charge to the public. Content producers can mix, share, reuse and contribute to the global CC community.

duckduckgo.com – DuckDuckGo is an Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results

flickr.com/creativecommons – Flickr is the world’s largest photo-sharing community, with a section dedicated for photographers licensing their work for reuse under Creative Commons licences.

mozilla.org/en-US/firefox – Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by Mozilla that offers numerous privacy features and add-ons, including ‘do not track’