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60+ educational resources for teaching yourself anything.
From its inception, the web has always had appeal as an educational resource.
Again the dichotomy of Internet and education. There has been a lot of fuss going on around this topic, no wonder the impact of the first on the... As technology is creeping into our lives, things are no longer the same as they were before.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
The Entire Guide to Google Search Features for Teachers and Students
The Entire Guide to Google Search Features for Teachers and Students is the third ebook I am publishing here exclusively for Educational Technology and Mobile Learning readers. After the success of 80 Alternatives to YouTube and The Comprehensive Guide to Google Free Tools in Education , I am expecting my readers to find this guide of the same importance if not more.
#1: Increase Your Intelligence: Five ways to maximize your cognitive potential
Intelligence is being able to approach a new problem, recognize its important components, and solve it—then take that knowledge gained and put it towards solving the next, more complex problem. It’s about innovation and imagination, and about being able to put that to use to make the world a better place.
Software and Individual Solutions by Stefan Trost Media
We are providing several freeware software applications as well as individual software solutions according to your personal needs and desires. Just take a look around. If you should have any question or suggestion, feel free to contact us .
Here is another weekly edition of Treasure Chest—82 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed this past week. Since it was a holiday week I scaled back my edtech curating but still managed to come up with these resources you may have missed.
82 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest November 27, 2011 | Tech the Plunge
News Transparency helps you find out more about the people who produce the news and allows you to hold them accountable , the same way that journalists hold other powerful institutions accountable, by posting reviews and sharing information .
News Transparency
Creating an e-book: Tips on formatting and converting your document - Computerworld
Computerworld - After years of marginal acceptance, e-books have finally started to eclipse their printed-and-bound ancestors. Casual and sophisticated readers alike are growing much more accustomed to reading from a device -- an e-reader, a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop.PDF and EBook Search Engines
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An inspiring trip to Haiti and publishing educational materials that matter: read about it in the newest letter from executive director Cecilia d'Oliveira.
Free MIT Online Course Materials
schooX - The Academy for Self Learners - Online Courses and Certificates
Found an interesting site or an amazing online video? Just submit it.
schooX: Social Network for Online Education from schooX on Vimeo . This video is a short introduction to schooX. schooX.com is a social network for online education developed on the basis of Web 2.0 technologies with free online courses that aims to introduce students or amateurs to several courses.
Social Network for Online Education - schooX Blog
Gregory Nagy , PhD, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature, Professor of Comparative Literature, and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University.
Open Harvard Courses for Free through the Open Learning Initiative
Today we’re bringing you a roundup of some of the great Science Fiction, Fantasy and Dystopian classics available on the web.
Open Culture
Free Science and Video Lectures Online!
There are a wealth of biology videos and lectures on the world wide web, so whittling down the vast selection to those that are really worth watching is perhaps a bigger challenge than actually finding them. Here, we’ve done all the hard work for you to bring you – in our opinion – ten of the best. From Frank Volkmar’s insightful lecture into the complex condition of autism, to Marian Diamond’s essential look at the human anatomy, the following lectures have been chosen as an essential base for anyone considering – or already embarking – on a career in biology.Interactive Shaded Relief Map of the World
On Shaded Relief you can quickly measure elevation, distance, and area in a variety of units. You can also use Shaded Relief to search for things like tracts of land leased by the government, cultivated land areas, or railroad causeways. by Sep 30
800+ COLLABORATION SITES BOOKMARKED
An incredibly valuable resource for the best collaboration related sites from around the web. by Sep 29
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Amazing...how do you collaborate as a team? I'm a bit new here... by ihavetobeanonymous Oct 15