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Educational tools. IB Guides - International Baccalaureate study guides, notes and videos. Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers. Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher’s tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom.

Social Learning These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Learning Lesson Planning and Tools Useful Tools. How to AutoSummarize. After the Deadline - Spell, Style, and Grammar Checker for WordPress, Firefox, TinyMCE, jQuery, and CKEditor. TimeRime.com - Homepage. Freerice.com. Open Badges. EarnEarn badges for skills you learn online & off IssueGive recognition for things you teach DisplayShow your badges on the places that matter Introducing Open Badges: a new online standard to recognize and verify learning Free and openMozilla Open Badges is not proprietary.

It’s free software and an open technical standard any organization can use to create, issue and verify digital badges. Online schools. Coursera.org. Academia.edu - Share research. Free Online Learning at GCFLearnFree.org.

Free Online Courses from the Best Universities | Academic Earth. Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history. Khan Academy. List of All Free Online College Courses & Video Lessons - Education Portal. Free video lectures,Free Animations, Free Lecture Notes, Free Online Tests, Free Lecture Presentations. Math. Math.com - World of Math Online. Lessons in Numbers and Arithmetic. Free Online Math Classes - Where to Find the Best Free Online Math Classes. Free online math classes can help you master the basics without having to struggle through complicated textbooks or pay for a tutor. Check out this collection of the best free online math classes to learn how to solve just about any problem.

Purple Math With the simple explanations found in these free online math classes, mastering algebra is easy. Each topic has practice problems that show step-by-step solutions. Math with Larry Beginning with a lesson on introduction to numbers and ending with quadratic equations, this free online math class is easy to understand. Math Mate Hundreds of mathematical problems are solved in these step-by-step free online math classes. Math TV Take a look at this site for hundreds of short video classes.

Math Videos Online Using real life situations and application of mathematical equations, these free online math classes show how useful math really is. BrightStorm BrightStorm offers free online math classes from certified teachers. Pass Math Class Math and Money. Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free. Babbel.com. Busuu - Learn languages for free online.

Language. Biology. Biology Learning Guides & Teacher Resources. An On-Line Biology Book. Course material. IB Diploma. Cambridge University Press publishes print and digital resources that help to inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and colleges, enabling students to succeed in their IB qualifications.

Our up-to-date resources for the IB Diploma draw on an unparalleled level of expertise. Not only are all our authors highly experienced IB Diploma teachers, but in order to ensure a genuine breadth of international experience and understanding we have appointed an Advisory Board to guide us on key decisions and shape our resources to best suit your needs. Each member of the Advisory Board has an in-depth knowledge of the different IB regions; they also know what teachers want and how IB schools operate.

Our commitment to meeting the demands of all IB Diploma schools in all regions depends on taking expert advice at a local level: our Advisory Board provides us with this guidance ensuring quality of delivery at every stage. Panorama Francophone Published/available: Nov 2015 Richard van de Lagemaat. College of the Atlantic. 100 Awesome Ivy League Video Lectures. By Christina Laun Even if you can’t attend an Ivy League college, you can still take advantage of the intellectual and professional resources that many have to offer through the colleges’ websites. Here, we’ve put together a list of 100 great video lectures you can watch to learn from some of the leading experts in fields as diverse as astronomy and economics.

Science Check out these video lectures and courses to learn about biology, astronomy, physics and more. ASTR 160 – Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics: Professor Charles Bailyn teaches this course in astrophysics that focuses on black holes, dark energy and extra-solar planets. [Open Yale] PHYS 200 – Fundamentals of Physics: Those who have a good background in math and physics can get a great review from this course offered by Professor Ramamurti Shankar. Health and Medical Here you can learn about cutting-edge innovations in the health and medical fields. History Political Science Engineering, Technology and Mathematics Finances. Free Online Course Materials | Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Open.edu: Top 50 University Open Courseware Collections. Misc. selfstudy. Astronomy - State of the Art by Professor Chris Impey (and 8 others)

503 Service Temporarily Unavailable. Excellent free astronomy classes and lesson plans online - Mankato Homeschooling. Whether you're looking for a high quality astronomy course for your high school student or an introduction to astronomy for your fourth grader, there are some incredible astronomy resources provided online -- absolutely free. Here are some good quality resources to teach astronomy in your homeschool: NASA KLASS Program and Curriculum The KLASS Curriculum is a series of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) lesson plans with supporting interactive resources that build to a simulated shuttle launch. The lessons are designed for use with students, grades 6-10. Astronomy For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com KidsAstronomy has two interactive courses available for free.

Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics — Open Yale Courses This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. Introductory Astronomy Windows to the Universe NASA Education WatchKnowLearn.org Astronomy. Free Astronomy Video Lecture courses. Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline. Fortunately, it isn’t required to go to design school in order to be a graphic designer. A good foundation in graphic design history, theory, and practical application will help you hit the ground running. There are plenty of resources available in which you can learn graphic design on your own. Don’t set your expectations to high at first, as it will take enthusiastic study for years to become great.

You can do it though! If you would like to learn graphic design from the ground up, through self directed study, then this article lists some great resources that will get you started with your design education. Also, even if you do go to design school, at least three-fifths of your education will be through self directed study anyway. 1. There are a few graphic design principles that effect every project you’ll create. Shape, Spacing, and Rhythm I remember first learning these basic design principles , and they seamed so foreign at first. What is Graphic Design? Color, Texture, and Imagery. 10 Great YouTube Channels for Teachers. First thank you all for the positive feedback I received in your emails following the publication of "12 Educational Videos your should not Miss".

I do feel glad my posts are leaving good impressions on some of you.In the same regard and to provide you with more video resources , I have compiled a list of YouTube video channels that are sepecifically made for teachers and educators. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has already featured a couple of posts about such channels in the past but this one here is the most recent an updated list which includes some channels I have not covered before. With these channels on your favourite list, you will be able to have free unlimited access to a treasure trove of awesome educational videos that are made to meet your teaching needs within a general framework of the 21st century education. Please if you have other suggestions share them with us below and let us benefit from you too.

Thanks Here is the list : 1- TED Education 9- TED Talks. Learn to draw.com, learn how to draw online for FREE! Virtual Art Academy® Painting Lessons. Five Pencil Method. Basics of Photography: The Complete Guide. 100 Websites to Teach Yourself Photography. So you are thinking of taking up photography as a hobby. Where do you begin? The age of point and shoot is over. Everyone can create beautiful, easily processed photos with a digital camera. Maybe you aren’t as savvy s photographer as you’d like to be, but these 100 photography tutorials will bring you up to speed so your friends will be breaking down your door to photograph their wedding or big event.

Basic Photography Tutorials Advanced Photography Tutorials Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials DPChallenge – This site has tips of all stripes, from making homemade lightboxes to macro photography to overlays and textures.Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection – This site offers an array of tips for rocking your SLR camera. Camera and Camera Equipment Reviews and Ratings for Professional Photographers Photoshop Tutorials Now that you’re feeling more acquainted with your camera, go outside and photograph nature or people. 88 Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography | Inspiration | instantShift - Web Design Magazine.

Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera. There are many ways to attack photography and some are much more expensive than others. Here in this showcase, we presenting a Stunning collection of Forced Perspective Photography and Pictures taken by various artists in which all pictures are linked to the author’s pages.

You may want to explore further works of the photographers we’ve featured below. When it comes to inspiration then there is no limitation on resources. Photography is one of the key sources of inspiration for some of our past work. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography. 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do. Types of Skills Everyone Should Know – Video – Top 100 Important Skills. 3. Split Firewood Seasoned splitters use a maul, not an ax, to prep firewood. (With its slim taper, an ax head often gets stuck in the end grain.) Don't use a chopping block—it reduces the arc of the swing, which decreases power. Michael Lewis. 2013 Hottest E-Learning Trends. Advances in technology generally define the latest trends in any industry, and the elearning industry is no different.

New devices and APIs are shaping the present and future of how organizations administer and record learning. In 2013, we are starting to see how the latest technologies are making their way into formal learning delivery. The infographic below, provided by KnowledgeOne, details some of the latest and emerging trends in 2013 as they relate to elearning. Some of the more significant trends include: Gamification - This is arguably one the most exciting developments. It will be fascinating to see where we are at the end of the year and heading into 2014. Justin Ferriman is the Founder of LearnDash, a WordPress based LMS and Learning Strategy provider. Thinkfinity. Browse Resources Verizon Foundation proudly partners with some of the country’s top educational organizations to provide you with the latest topics, tools and trends in education.

Created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ARTSEDGE provides resources and examples for teachers to teach in, through and about the arts. The site includes lesson plans, advocacy and professional development resources, and up-to-date information on arts programs from around the world. Visit ARTSEDGE Developed by the Council for Economic Education, EconEdLink provides teachers and students with lessons and classroom learning activities based on economics topics in the news and real-time economics data. Visit EconEdLink Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities, EDSITEment features lesson plans and additional classroom resources about art and culture, literature and language arts, foreign language, history and social studies. Visit EDSITEment Visit Illuminations Visit ReadWriteThink.