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Nature. Teacher Tools. Learner.org. ICT Portfolio. Education. Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index, 1999-2013 RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School Social Studies. LibrarySpot.com. Physical geography. Emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010. 100+ Free Online Learning Sites. Note: Free learning opportunities have skyrocketed in recent years.

I actually wrote this post some years ago – before Khan Academy, MOOCs, and all sorts of other options came along. It’s past due for an update. I’ll be working on one soon, so if you have resources you would like to see added here – or updates/perspectives on the ones already listed – please be sure to comment or contact me. I’ve been a fan of open education for some time and recently have been intrigued by the revival of the “free” business model debate by Chris Anderson and Kevin Kelly, among others. So, conflating the two, I decided to undertake what turned into a “pulling a thread on a sweater” exercise and see how much free learning I could find on the Web relatively quickly. Now for the notes and observations: First, this is obviously nowhere near a comprehensive list. Next, I made an effort to categorize things in a relatively logical way below and even to start a key of sorts: The list follows.

Topical Areas. TEDEducation's Channel. Udacity - Educating the 21st Century. Lets compile a list of the best online learning centers. We could all use a little education. Khan Academy. Thinkfinity student interactives.

The Kitchen Pantry Scientist. The Wild Classroom: Biology Videos and Podcasting via Ecogeeks. Measurement Worksheets and Measurement Games, Length, weight, capacity facts and online practice. Www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/client_redir.php. Learn 40 Languages for Free with Free Audio Lessons. How to learn languages for free?

Learn 40 Languages for Free with Free Audio Lessons

This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you’re good to go. Amharic Foreign Service Institute Basic Amharic – Audio – TextbookLessons with dialogues, drills, exercises, and narratives will teach you the basics of this language spoken in Ethiopia.

Includes samples of speech, explanations of basic language structures, and a variety of practical exercises. Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Introduction – Web SiteThe UT-Austin Linguistics Research Center provides an overview of Ancient Greek and 10 lessons based on famous Greek texts. Arabic Bookmark our free Arabic lessons section.

American Sign Language Introductory American Sign Language Course – YouTubeBy the end of this course you should have a basic bank of ASL words that you are able to use to form simple sentences. Learning Chocolate. 100+ Free Sites to Learn about Anything and Everything. Learn Origami Online - Search for diagrams and find out how to fold them LearnToDance - These online dance lessons will teach you the basic dance steps and styling for the dance style you choose Learn to play the piano - A video course Lectr.com - The knowledge sharing community. World Digital Library Home.

Resources by Subject. Edutopia Group Discussions by and for Educators. 100+ Free Sites to Learn about Anything and Everything. 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free. Podcasts - ACMS - UC San Diego. Utah State OpenCourseWare. Free Courses and Resources. Online Exhibitions from the British National Archives. Want to explore primary source material, watch public films, and browse through a collection of historic treasures? Check out the online exhibitions from the British National Archives. You’ll find hundreds of pages of photographs, government documents, and other resources. It’s like browsing through a museum without leaving your house. Some of the most interesting collections I’ve found include: The Art of War – British propaganda creations from World War II, including many public information films.

Secrets and Spies – A look at some of the spies and secret codes that shaped British history. Treasures from the National Archives – View dozens of original documents organized by historic period. You’ll want to spent some time browsing through the resources on your own; there’s a lot to be discovered. The Online Learning Blog from Study2U. Supposedly browsing the internet requires more brain power than watching television.

The Online Learning Blog from Study2U

Although judging from some of the websites we’ve come across that assumption is cast into doubt. Here’s some of the sites we like that might get your brain to sit up and listen. Ted A conference that started in 1984 bringing together experts in technology, entertainment and design quickly grew into so much more. The conference itself is invitation only, but the website features all the talks at the conference in high res video format. New Scientist The New Scientist website carries new articles from the magazine as well as the NS archive of over 76,000 pieces. Big Think. Learn Science at Nature. Applied Math and Science Education Repository - Browse Resources. Podcasts - ACMS - UC San Diego. Browse by Topic. Open & Free Courses. E-Books Directory - Categorized Books, Short Reviews, Free Downloads.

Einstein for Everyone. Einstein for Everyone Nullarbor Press 2007revisions 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

Einstein for Everyone

Born to Learn ~ You are Born to Learn. Online Classes.org: Find the Right Online Class Match. The Monster List of 99 Online Learning Resources. Skills4Study.com. SciVee: Pioneering New Modes of Scientific Dissemination. Educate Yourself Without School. Educate Yourself Without School. Online Exhibitions from the British National Archives.

Online Exhibitions from the British National Archives. Free Rice. Periodic Table Game - Learning Level. Watch movies about Science on NonFictionVideos.com using your iPhone. Khan Academy. Geology.com - Earth Science News, Maps, Dictionary, Articles, Jobs. OpenLearn - The Open University. HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework.

50 Years of Protein Structure Determination. 3-6 Student Interactives - Science. Interactive Websites. Interactives. Chemistry. Physics.