Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator 25 Killer Sites For Free Online Education Whether you’re five or ninety five, the internet has a lot to offer. Particularly when the topic is education, the resources on the internet are endless. Best of all, many high quality sites are completely free. From history to coding, excellent, free online education awaits on the following 23 sites. 1. Coursera is a website that partners with universities and organizations around the world. Coursera is a powerful tool for free online education and includes courses from many top universities, museums and trusts. Coursera is extremely useful if you’re looking to study many different topics, or want courses from different schools and groups. 2. Partnering with many post secondary schools, Khan Academy offers a useable, well-organized interface. Among the more well-known educational sites, Khan Academy is also incredibly user-friendly, which may make it easier to keep learning goals. 3. 4. 5. Lifehack believes in skills that multiply your time, energy, and overall quality of life. 6. 8.
Tips To Ensure Quality Blogging By Linda Yollis And Students If you’ve been blogging for a while, no doubt you would have heard of Linda Yollis? Linda is a third grade teacher from Los Angeles, California. She began blogging with her students in 2008. Linda has impacted countless members of the educational blogging community over the years. Personally, Linda has been a huge influence on my own blogging programs. We have also worked on many global collaborative projects together over the years. Linda has come up with so many catchy ideas, such as Family Blogging Month. A time I will never forget was when I met Linda in person! New Video: Tips For You And Your Students Linda recently created a new video with her students called Tips To Ensure Quality Blogging. It’s part of a post she prepared on teaching and promoting quality writing. This fabulous short video is well worth watching and sharing with your students. It outlines the students’ rules for participation in their classroom blogs and the agreements they make when publishing on the blogs.
Top 100 Free Education Sites Since 2013, Help Teaching has brought you our Top 100 Free Education Sites. We’re continually updating our list to provide you with the best resources. Not only can you find the top free sites for teaching math, science, English, and social studies, but we’ve also added some of our favorite computer science and coding sites, language sites, and this year we’ve also added our favorite homeschooling sites. No time to go through the whole list? Just use “Quick Links” section to jump straight to the section that interests you and bookmark this article for a reference later. 10 Awesome Education Sites Whatever the grade-level or subject area, these websites have something to offer. Code.org has gained recognition with its Hour of Code initiative. Google is something most teachers know about, but many haven’t taken the time to explore all of their awesome free resources for education. FunBrain helps students learn through fun games related to math and reading. Coding Reading Writing Social Studies
Free Technology for Teachers 10 Best Educational Websites for Kids The 10 best educational websites for kids all have one thing in common: they seek to make learning fun and interactive. From dependable favorites, to new, exciting apps, check out these 10 picks to develop the curious mini-minds in your house: 1. Curious World Brought to you by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Curious World is designed to prepare kids for kindergarten. Tiny tots learn not only math and reading readiness skills, but also social skills. 2. You watched PBS as a kid, and now your little ones can hop online with some of the same friends you remember, like Elmo and Curious George. 3. Has your child ever asked you a question like, "What are baby penguins called?" 4. ABCMouse.com calls itself the most comprehensive learning site on Earth for kids ages 2 to 7. 5. Kids in preschool through Grade 8 will love Funbrain, a site that makes developing math, reading and literacy skills fun. 6. 7. Agnitus is all about the tangible learning experience. 8. 9. 10.