Apps in Education A Big List of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff With all due respect to Kevin Smith, the web is no longer only for complaining about movies. In fact, there are a large number of very helpful sites that teach you how to do things. These are do-it-yourself sites, but we're not talking about building a deck or baking a cake -- the web is full of more general interest sites that give quality instruction on all sorts of fun and useful projects. Including, sometimes, how to build a deck or bake a cake. In this horribly-titled, but hopefully useful round-up we will specifically focus on such general purpose sites that include some sort of rich media instruction (generally video). If you know of any instructional sites that are missing from this list, please mention them in the comments below. Instructables - "The World's Largest Show and Tell," as the site calls itself, is a community where people can create and share guides that cover a variety of topics from art and crafts to food, technology, and the home. Image credit: docman
Here's a list of 15 EU edtech startups you should memorise From free e-learning platforms that democratize higher education to online homework help communities, edtech startups of all stripes are popping up across the Europe and pushing the ecosystem to the next level. Even the European Commission has noticed developments in this area and is keen on tapping into the movement. In March this year, it announced intentions on creating a network of MOOC providers to promote web and app skill-learning in the region. ALSO READ: MOOCing history: Trinity College Dublin joins growing number of European institutions offering Massive Open Online Courses With entrepreneurial activity picking up in this space, we thought it’d be a good time to shine light on 15 European startups aiming to change the future of education (in no particular order): Headquarters: Galway, Ireland Gist: Founded in 2007 by serial entrepreneur Mike Feerick, ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online) calls itself “The Original MOOC”. 2) FutureLearn Headquarters: London, UK
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Sense4Life Free Online Courses at Harvard, Yale, MIT, Oxford and More I love taking classes. Love. It. But some of the fees for courses are ridiculous. And sometimes you just want to take something for “fun”. Recently Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become a growing trend in online education. What are MOOCs? MOOCs are designed like college courses but are available to anyone – any location – and the best part is that it is at NO COST. Check out these sites for more information: Coursera is one of the most well-known sites for online education. EdX is another non-profit course site created by founding partners Harvard and MIT and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has their own open courseware site and most of the materials used in the teaching of almost all of MIT’s subjects are available on the Web, free of charge. Stanford also has online and open courses. European institutions also offer courses through Germany-based Iversity. For those looking to learn a language Duolingo offers some free language education courses. Complete Listing
Complete Guide to educational and special needs apps, complete list at One Place for Special Needs Complete guide to educational and special needs apps With over 300,000 apps it's easy to become overwhelmed by the number of app choices. It's also easy to spend a small fortune on a lot of useless apps. As a special needs parent I wanted to get right to the "good stuff" and figured you did too. by Dawn Villarreal, One Place for Special Needs Android apps (all) Android does not have the nice interface of iTunes for viewing apps on the Internet as opposed to your device. Aphasia appsApps specific to those with aphasia Apraxia appsApps specific to those with Childhood Apraxia of Speech Articulation appsApps that focus on articulation. Assistive technology apps Here are a variety of assistive technology apps employing voice recognition, text to speech, easy to use technology for impaired motor abilities. Auditory memory apps Auditory memory is the ability to remember what you heard. Auditory procesing apps (all) This link takes you to all of the auditory processing related apps. Other resources