Educational Tools

2013-12-06T01:48:19Z

Jrullman:

<h3>Hello! This is a list of some of the best educational tools/sites found on the internet.</h3>
<h4>Feel free to enjoy any and all of them, and please, if you know of any more sites that might be beneficial to add here, please add it! This is a community list.</h4>
[http://khanacademy.org khanacademy.org] - Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science! 
[http://freerice.com freerice.com] - Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects! 
[http://unplugthetv.com unplugthetv.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Randomly selects an educational video to watch instead of useless drivel. 
[http://coursera.org coursera.org] - Educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the internet, free for you to use! 
[http://lizardpoint.com lizardpoint.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' A collection of browser-based games and the like to improve knowledge of geography, math, and such. 
[http://ted.com ted.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Collection of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks in which knowledgable speakers address a variety of topics in short videos (< 18 minutes) 
[http://mathrun.net mathrun.net] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Practice your basic math skills with a simple game 
[http://justinguitar.com justinguitar.com] - Hundreds of free guitar lessons as well as some basic music theory. 
[http://duolingo.com duolingo.com] - Learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web! 
[http://memrise.com memrise.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Learn things quickly and efficiently with flashcards that are spaced based on the spacing effect 
[http://cookingforengineers.com cookingforengineers.com] - A site containing one man's explorations in food, with step by step instructions for making a wide variety of dishes. 
[http://mentalfloss.com mentalfloss.com] - Articles meant to expose you to interesting info, whether to "make you smile" or to really get you thinking. 
[http://openculture.com openculture.com] - Compendium of free learning resources, including courses, textbooks, and videos/films. 
[http://ocw.mit.edu ocw.mit.edu] - Free access to quite a few MIT courses that are on par with what you'd expect from MIT. 
[http://investopedia.com investopedia.com] - Learn about the world of finance, from basic terminology to in depth analysis of various areas of investing. 
[http://udacity.com udacity.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Free courses mainly focused around mathematics and programming. Aimed at people of all skill levels. 
[http://lang-8.com lang-8.com] - Write posts in a language you're trying to learn, get them critiqued by a native speaker (and in turn help that native speaker learn your language)! 
[http://engineerguy.com engineerguy.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Collection of videos in which Bill breaks down various feats of engineering in layman's terms. 
[http://zooniverse.org zooniverse.org] - Take part in investigating various interesting studies of nature, science, and culture. 
[http://aldaily.com aldaily.com] - Aggregation of articles from various higher education journals and publications. 
[http://livemocha.com livemocha.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Community dedicated to the idea of everyone being fluent in multiple languages, teach or be taught another language with the goal of conversational fluency. 
[http://simplesciencefitness.com simplesciencefitness.com] - Breaking down the science behind fitness into layman's terms. 
[http://edx.org edx.org] - EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that features learning designed specifically for interactive study via the web. 
[http://learnerstv.com learnerstv.com] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Video lectures of many subjects: Math, Business, History, Philosophy and more. 
[http://academicearth.org academicearth.org] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Compilation of video lectures from different collegiate sources. 
[http://cnx.org/content cnx.org/content] - A huge database of content covering Arts, Business, Humanities, Math, Science and Social Sciences created by users, professors, and universities. 
[http://nature.com/scitable nature.com/scitable] - Learn biology and genetics through free ebooks and hundreds of articles covering several topics. 
[http://ureddit.com ureddit.com] - Classes taught by regular people with expertise in the field. Not accredited professors or lecturers, which may not necessarily be a bad thing. 
[http://uopeople.org uopeople.org] - ''[Requires Flash]'' Tuition free online university.

Educational Tools

2013-12-06T01:20:56Z

Jrullman: The best educational sites found on the internet.

<h3>Hello! This is a list of some of the best educational tools/sites found on the internet.</h3>
<h4>Feel free to enjoy any and all of them, and please, if you know of any more sites that might be beneficial to add here, please add it! This is a community list.</h4>
[http://khanacademy.org khanacademy.org] - Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science! 
[http://freerice.com freerice.com] - Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects! 
[http://unplugthetv.com unplugthetv.com] - Randomly selects an educational video to watch instead of useless drivel. 
[http://coursera.org coursera.org] - Educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the internet, free for you to use! 
[http://lizardpoint.com lizardpoint.com] - A collection of browser-based games and the like to improve knowledge of geography, math, and such. 
[http://ted.com ted.com] - Collection of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks in which knowledgable speakers address a variety of topics in short videos (< 18 minutes) 
[http://mathrun.net mathrun.net] - Practice your basic math skills with a simple game 
[http://justinguitar.com justinguitar.com] - Hundreds of free guitar lessons as well as some basic music theory. 
[http://duolingo.com duolingo.com] - Learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web! 
[http://memrise.com memrise.com] - Learn things quickly and efficiently with flashcards that are spaced based on the spacing effect 
[http://cookingforengineers.com cookingforengineers.com] - A site containing one man's explorations in food, with step by step instructions for making a wide variety of dishes. 
[http://mentalfloss.com mentalfloss.com] - Articles meant to expose you to interesting info, whether to "make you smile" or to really get you thinking. 
[http://openculture.com openculture.com] - Compendium of free learning resources, including courses, textbooks, and videos/films. 
[http://ocw.mit.edu ocw.mit.edu] - Free access to quite a few MIT courses that are on par with what you'd expect from MIT. 
[http://investopedia.com investopedia.com] - Learn about the world of finance, from basic terminology to in depth analysis of various areas of investing. 
[http://udacity.com udacity.com] - Free courses mainly focused around mathematics and programming. Aimed at people of all skill levels. 
[http://lang-8.com lang-8.com] - Write posts in a language you're trying to learn, get them critiqued by a native speaker (and in turn help that native speaker learn your language)! 
[http://engineerguy.com engineerguy.com] - Collection of videos in which Bill breaks down various feats of engineering in layman's terms. 
[http://zooniverse.org zooniverse.org] - Take part in investigating various interesting studies of nature, science, and culture. 
[http://aldaily.com aldaily.com] - Aggregation of articles from various higher education journals and publications. 
[http://livemocha.com livemocha.com] - Community dedicated to the idea of everyone being fluent in multiple languages, teach or be taught another language with the goal of conversational fluency. 
[http://simplesciencefitness.com simplesciencefitness.com] - Breaking down the science behind fitness into layman's terms. 
[http://edx.org edx.org] - EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that features learning designed specifically for interactive study via the web. 
[http://learnerstv.com learnerstv.com] - Video lectures of many subjects: Math, Business, History, Philosophy and more. 
[http://academicearth.org academicearth.org] - Compilation of video lectures from different collegiate sources. 
[http://cnx.org/content cnx.org/content] - A huge database of content covering Arts, Business, Humanities, Math, Science and Social Sciences created by users, professors, and universities. 
[http://nature.com/scitable nature.com/scitable] - Learn biology and genetics through free ebooks and hundreds of articles covering several topics. 
[http://ureddit.com ureddit.com] - Classes taught by regular people with expertise in the field. Not accredited professors or lecturers, which may not necessarily be a bad thing. 
[http://uopeople.org uopeople.org] - Tuition free online university.

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