Apps. Movies. Connexions - Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities. Mission to Learn – Lifelong Learning Blog — Know Better. Live Better. Internet History Sourcebooks Project. Internet History Sourcebooks Project Paul Halsall, Editor Last Modified: Dec 11 | linked pages may have been updated more recently The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. 1.
This project is both very large and fairly old in Internet terms. At the time it was instigated (1996), it was not clear that web sites [and the documents made available there] would often turn out to be transient. 2. 3. Feedback and Help While I encourage notes, comments and feedback in general, I am unable to reply to all of them.
For guidance on homework, research, how people lived/ate/dressed in the past, see the various Help! I am unable to help locate details about your family, or give translations of your name or nickname into Chinese (a very common request)! I am always happy to hear from people who wish to submit copy permitted texts to the various sites below. The Best Online Research Apps/Sites You've Never Heard Of. Is it possible to conduct research without Google?
YES! In fact, it’s NECESSARY for college-level research. Google and other Internet search engines are great tools for researching the basics of any subject. Open Culture. Resources For Self-Education — The Art of Self-Education. The web is a boon to self-education.
Using the internet you can access a vast array of information, tutorials, classes, elearning, research databases, online magazines and newsletters, blogs, books, videos, audio, and the offerings keep growing. Most are free and if you’re clever you can usually find a free alternative to learn just about anything. But there are plenty of great sites and online classes that charge a fee that might just be worth it. The links below are a great place to start your self-directed learning investigations. Search Engines – The Primary Research Databases The basic search engines we use every day (and some lesser known ones) are still among the best online research databases available. RaceBannon.com — Online Home for Race Bannon and Race Bannon Media. The Art of Self-Education — Information, inspiration and resources for adult self-learners. The Ultimate Self-Education Reading List. A Bibliography for Lifelong Learning Enthusiasts If you want to know more about self-education, your best bet is to start reading.
Over the years, I’ve kept a list the best self-education books and blogs. Voyage of a Buccaneer-Scholar. The Great Courses® - Audio & Video Lectures from The World’s Best Professors.
Victoria Homeschool Connection - FIELD TRIPS. Member Institutions. The Museum of Flight. Science. Word Work. Color. Creative commons images. Gospel knowlegde. Language arts. Phonics Word Wheels. Common Core alignment can be viewed by clicking the apple core ( Beginning Consonants Word Wheels B- Word Wheel Free.
Directory. Teaching LDS Children. File Folder Downloads. Coursing Around Outdoor Activity Book.
History. Handbook of Nature Study. Homeschool Blogs. Organizing Mom’s Homeschool Notebook. Pinterest Boards About Notebooking. Reading. Math. Melonheadz LDS illustrating. Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age. History of lots of things with connections to everything else. And Unschooling Games and Animation links at the Best History Sites page, with animated maps and timelines.
Childhood in WWII, London, BBC site. The house is good— when you finish exploring a room, click on the left, on the house icon, to get back to the main house. That's all part of a larger BBC.co.uk site called History for Kids. So it has a British slant (as does History Mole, below) but fill in anything you wish they hadn't left out, when you discuss it with your own Australian or Canadian or Chinese or French or American kids. Deb Lewis's List of Things to do in the Winter.
Don't be afraid to tell rental places you're looking for the best price.
Tell them you're homeschoolers, ask for a discount, You'll be surprised how well it works. Deb adds this to the list, in 2011: Nerf-gun wars. Indoor ice rinks are fun, if you have one in a mall nearby. We go to the indoor climbing wall at a mountaineering shop. Disposable Checklists for Unschoolers. Disposable Checklists for Unschoolers Sandra Dodd Beginning homeschoolers are often afraid.
Sometimes they homeschool for a while, and a curriculum keeps the fear to a manageable level. Unschooling. "Read a little, try a little, wait a while, watch.
" People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering "What the heck is this!? " My favorite and oldest discussion group is called AlwaysLearning, where the principles underlying unschooling are the topic. On facebook, my less favorite but busier discussion: Radical Unschooling Info. Best Homeschooling Site Award Winners - Homeschooling and Unschooling- Life Learning.org. Here are the Top 25 Homeschooling Sites of 2008 – determined by LifeLearning.org readers.
How to Study Your Favorite Country.