Useful websites for reference

Over 175 Free Online Educational Resources -

Top Picks

 * 1) Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/
 * 2) Future Learn - Open Online Courses - https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/free-online-courses-with-certifications-september-2020
 * 3) Academic Earth – Online courses from the world’s top scholars http://academicearth.org/
 * 4) TED – Technology, Entertainment, & Design http://www.ted.com/
 * 5) MIT Open CourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/
 * 6) Stanford Engineering Everywhere http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx
 * 7) Open Yale Courses http://oyc.yale.edu/
 * 8) About U. – Collection of free online courses from About.com http://u.about.com/
 * 9) Wikiversity http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page
 * 10) YouTube EDU http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400
 * 11) The Open University – Study at the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/ http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
 * 12) University of the People http://www.uopeople.org
 * 13) University of Reddit http://ureddit.com/
 * 14) Open Culture – The best free cultural & educational media on the web http://openculture.com/
 * 15) VideoLectures – Exchange ideas & share knowledge http://videolectures.net/
 * 16) CosmoLearning – Free educational website with thousands of courses & documentaries http://www.cosmolearning.com/

Universities and Higher Education

 * 1) Capilano University http://ocw.capilanou.ca/
 * 2) Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/
 * 3) Delft University of Technology http://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/
 * 4) Rice University Connexions – A place to view and share educational modules http://cnx.org/
 * 5) Stanford on iTunes U – Stanford-related digital audio content http://itunes.stanford.edu/content/overview.html
 * 6) UC Irvine http://ocw.uci.edu/
 * 7) UC San Diego Podcasts http://podcast.ucsd.edu/
 * 8) University of Chicago’s Mind Online – Thought-provoking samples of critical thinking & debate http://news.uchicago.edu/multimedia
 * 9) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs http://www.uccs.edu/~math/vidarchive.html
 * 10) University of Massachusetts http://ocw.umb.edu/
 * 11) University of Michigan http://open.umich.edu/education
 * 12) University of Southern Queensland http://ocw.usq.edu.au/ University of Sydney – Podcast episodes http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2011.php
 * 13) University of Virginia – Podcasts & webcasts http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/
 * 14) University of Washington – Computer Science & Engineering http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/course-webs.html Utah Valley University – Online courses & open educational resources http://open.uvu.edu/
 * 15) YouTube Channels: Stanford http://www.youtube.com/stanford
 * 16) UC Berkeley http://www.youtube.com/user/UCBerkeley
 * 17) University of New South Wales http://www.youtube.com/user/UNSWelearning
 * 18) Yale http://www.youtube.com/yalecourses
 * 19) Lecture Fox – Free university lectures http://lecturefox.com/
 * 20) More Open Courses: Open Courseware Consortium http://www.ocwconsortium.org/
 * 21) Harvard Extension School – Computer Science & Technology http://computerscience1.tv/2010/spring/
 * 22) Johns Hopkins University http://ocw.jhsph.edu/
 * 23) Kaplan University http://ocw.kaplan.edu/
 * 24) Notre Dame http://ocw.nd.edu/
 * 25) Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study http://video.ias.edu/all
 * 26) Tufts http://ocw.tufts.edu/ Utah State http://ocw.usu.edu/
 * 27) Google in Education http://www.google.com/edu/index.html
 * 28) ArsDigita University – Computer science and math lectures http://aduni.org/courses/
 * 29) UC Berkeley Webcast – Central service for online video & audio for learners around the globe http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
 * 30) UC Berkeley Video Courses – Free education online http://education.jimmyr.com/

General Collections

 * 1) Free Video Lectures – 800+ Online Courses and 19,000+ Videos from Top 30+ Universities on 35+ Categories 100 http://freevideolectures.com/
 * 2) Intro Open Courses on Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Learn http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/05/12/100-intro-open-courses-on-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-learn/
 * 3) Annotum (formerly Google’s Knol) http://annotum.org/
 * 4) IncrediCampus – Lectures and preparation/admission advice for college & graduate schools http://www.incredicampus.com/ Learners TV – Thousands of downloadable video lectures on liberal arts, science, engineering, and more http://www.learnerstv.com/
 * 5) Online Education Database – 200 free online classes to learn anything http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/200-free-online-classes-to-learn-anything
 * 6) Infoplease – All the knowledge you need http://www.infoplease.com/
 * 7) MERLOT – Multimedia educational resource for learning and online teaching http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
 * 8) Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/
 * 9) 101 Online Self-improvement Resources http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/101-self-improvement-resources/

How-to & DIY

 * 1) WikiHow – The how-to manual that you can edit http://www.wikihow.com/
 * 2) How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/
 * 3) Wonder How To http://www.wonderhowto.com/categories/
 * 4) Instructables http://www.instructables.com/
 * 5) Make Magazine http://www.makezine.com/
 * 6) How-to Help & Videos for Dummies http://www.dummies.com/
 * 7) VideoJug – Get good at life http://www.videojug.com/
 * 8) How to Create a Book in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Books
 * 9) Let’s Make Robots http://letsmakerobots.com/

Studying with Peers

 * 1) Open Study – Study together http://openstudy.com/
 * 2) P2P University – Learn anything with your peers http://p2pu.org/en/
 * 3) Study Blue – Your digital backpack http://www.studyblue.com/

Online Books, eBooks, & Journals

 * 1) Google Books http://books.google.com/
 * 2) WikiBooks – Open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * 3) Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * 4) Planet eBook – Home of free classic literature http://www.planetebook.com/about.asp
 * 5) Open Book Project http://openbookproject.net/ The Free Library http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ Many Books – Ad-free eBooks http://www.manybooks.net/
 * 6) WorldCat – Collections & services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide http://www.worldcat.org/
 * 7) iBiblio – The public’s library and digital archive http://www.ibiblio.org/
 * 8) LibriVox – Free public domain audiobooks http://librivox.org/
 * 9) The Assayer – Web’s largest catalog of books whose authors have made them available for free http://theassayer.org/
 * 10) Amazon.com Free eBook Collection http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_85650291_15?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011
 * 11) Scribd – Reading and publishing evolved http://www.scribd.com/
 * 12) Textbook Revolution – Student-run site dedicated to increasing the use of free educational materials http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
 * 13) Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
 * 14) eReaderIQ – Recent non-public domain freebies & price-drop alerts http://www.ereaderiq.com/
 * 15) Longform – New and classic non-fiction articles curated across the web http://longform.org/
 * 16) Flatworld Knowledge – The first and largest publisher of free & open textbooks http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/

Computers, Software, & Programming

 * 1) W3Schools – The world’s largest web development site http://www.w3schools.com/
 * 2) Google Code University http://code.google.com/edu/
 * 3) The New Boston – Step-by-step tutorials for multiple coding languages http://thenewboston.org/
 * 4) UDacity – CS 101 http://www.udacity.com/
 * 5) PHP Academy http://www.youtube.com/user/phpacademy
 * 6) Better PHP http://www.youtube.com/betterphp
 * 7) NetTuts+ – A large collection of coding tutorials http://nettuts.com/
 * 8) Tutorial Guide – The site for all your tutorial needs http://www.tutorialguide.net/
 * 9) Codecademy – Fun & interactive way to learn how to code http://www.codecademy.com/
 * 10) Free Technology Academy – High quality educational material based on free software & open standards http://ftacademy.org/
 * 11) Higher Computing for Everyone – Writing basic programs http://www.highercomputingforeveryone.com/
 * 12) HTML 5 Please http://html5please.us/
 * 13) Rails for Zombies http://railsforzombies.org/
 * 14) Ruby Warrior – Open source game to teach Ruby language http://www.trybloc.com/courses/ruby-warrior/chapters/beginner#/1
 * 15) Got API – Documentation search engine http://start.gotapi.com/
 * 16) Lynda – Online software training videos http://www.lynda.com/
 * 17) Intro to Linux http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/bbnkp/ive_tinkered_in_ubuntu_before_but_its_the_primary/c0lzpwk
 * 18) Stack Overflow – Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers http://stackoverflow.com/
 * 19) DZone – Fresh links for developers http://www.dzone.com/links/index.html
 * 20) Photoshop & Graphics: Tutorial Hero – Photoshop & Flash tutorials http://www.tutorialhero.com/
 * 21) PSD Tuts+ http://psd.tutsplus.com/
 * 22) Photoshop Tutorials http://photoshoptutorials.ws/
 * 23) Graphic Tutorials http://www.graphictutorials.net/
 * 24) Photoshop Pack Graphic Design Resources http://www.photoshop-pack.com/
 * 25) PSD FanExtra Tutorials http://psd.fanextra.com/category/tutorials/
 * 26) Vandelay Design – Photoshop Tutorial Hall of Fame http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorial-tutorials/ Grokking the GIMP http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html
 * 27) Video CoPilot – Tutorials for VFx & motion graphics http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/

Science & Mathematics

 * 1) Scirus – The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web http://www.scirus.com/
 * 2) Cite Seer X – Access scientific and scholarly knowledge http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/
 * 3) getCited – Academic database, directory, & discussion forum http://www.getcited.org/
 * 4) National Science Digital Library – Explore, share, create http://nsdl.org/
 * 5) Science Magazine Podcasts http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast/
 * 6) National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning – Science, Engineering, & Technology http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/
 * 7) KQED’s Quest – Explore science, nature, and environment stories from Northern California and beyond http://science.kqed.org/quest/
 * 8) Freelance Teacher – Videos on physics, chemistry, math, & biology http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm
 * 9) FHSST – Free high school science texts in physical sciences & math http://fhsst.org/
 * 10) cK-12 Flexbooks http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
 * 11) Paul’s Online Math Notes http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
 * 12) Reddit’s List of Useful Online Math Resources http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/bqbex/lets_list_all_the_useful_free_online_math/
 * 13) Math, Better Explained http://betterexplained.com/
 * 14) Astronomy & Outerspace: Space Engine – Free space simulation software http://en.spaceengine.org/
 * 15) Google Sky http://www.google.com/sky/
 * 16) NASA for Students http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
 * 17) Scale of the Universe – Interactive Flash Animation http://www.scaleoftheuniverse.com/
 * 18) Statistics: Vassar Stats – Concepts and applications of inferential statistics http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/webtext.html
 * 19) StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
 * 20) Connexions Collaborative Statistics http://cnx.org/content/col10522/latest/
 * 21) Handbook of Biological Statistics http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/statintro.html

Logic, Words, & Memory

 * 1) Mind Tools – Memory improvement techniques http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html
 * 2) The Nizkor Project – List of logical fallacies http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/index.html
 * 3) Wikipedia’s List of Logical Fallacies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
 * 4) Wikipedia’s List of Figures of Speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech
 * 5) Tool Kit for Rhetorical Analysis http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetorictoolkit/Tool_Kit_for_Rhetorical_Analysis.htm
 * 6) KnoWord – Expand your vocabulary http://knoword.org/
 * 7) Vocabulary.com – Learn new words & explore language http://www.vocabulary.com/
 * 8) Brain Workshop – A Dual N-Back Game http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/
 * 9) Argument Mapping Tutorials http://austhink.com/reason/tutorials/
 * 10) Philosophy Bites – Podcasts of top philsophers http://www.philosophybites.com/

Languages

 * 1) Basic Composition – Reading & Writing http://www.basiccomposition.com/
 * 2) BBC Languages – Beginner courses in multiple languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
 * 3) Foreign Service Institute Language Courses http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php
 * 4) Language Guide – Foreign language vocabulary, grammar, & readings http://www.languageguide.org/
 * 5) eLanguage School – Free foreign language lessons online http://www.elanguageschool.net/
 * 6) Free Online Language Courses via About.com http://distancelearn.about.com/od/onlinecourses/a/freelanguage.htm
 * 7) DuoLingo – Learn a language for free & simultaneously translate the web http://duolingo.com/
 * 8) Babel Nation – Learning languages online for free http://www.babelnation.com/
 * 9) Transparent Language – Language learning software & resources in over 100 languages http://www.transparent.com/language-resources/languages.html
 * 10) Survival Phrases – Learn essential travel phrases, tips, and insights http://survivalphrases.com/
 * 11) Talk to Me in Korean http://talktomeinkorean.com/
 * 12) Chinese Toolbox – Software for learning Chinese through reading http://www.chinesetoolbox.com/
 * 13) LiveMocha – World’s largest language learning community http://www.livemocha.com/
 * 14) American Sign Language (ASL) University http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson01.htm
 * 15) Handspeak – Sign language http://www.handspeak.com/
 * 16) Signing Savvy – Your sign language resource http://www.signingsavvy.com/index.php

Music

 * 1) Music Theory – Lessons, exercises, & tools http://www.musictheory.net/
 * 2) Ear Training & Music Theory Software http://www.trainear.com/
 * 3) Basic Music Theory http://www.howmusicworks.org/
 * 4) About.com Music Education – Music theory http://musiced.about.com/od/musictheory/u/musiced_musictheory.htm
 * 5) Teoria – Music Theory Web http://teoria.com/
 * 6) Ultimate Guitar – Lessons, techniques, & styles http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/
 * 7) Justin Guitar – The best guitar instruction on the web http://www.justinguitar.com/
 * 8) Chorder – Chord fingering and guitar resources http://www.chorder.com/guitar-chords/
 * 9) Funk University – Assembly of Music’s Finest http://www.thefunkuniversity.com/
 * 10) Play Bass Now – Lessons, licks, and low notes http://playbassnow.com/
 * 11) How to Play Piano http://www.howtoplaypiano.ca/

History

 * 1) Teacher Resources – Western Civilization (52 half-hour video programs) http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html
 * 2) Metropolitan Museum of Art – Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Business, Finance, & Investing

 * 1) Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/
 * 2) Google Advisor https://www.google.com/advisor/home
 * 3) Google Finance http://www.google.com/finance
 * 4) MarketWatch by WSJ http://www.marketwatch.com/
 * 5) Main Street – Business & financial headlines & advice http://www.mainstreet.com/

Food, Nutrition, & Cooking

 * 1) Good Eats Fan Page http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm
 * 2) Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/
 * 3) Chef Todd Mohr’s Web Cooking Classes (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/user/ChefToddMohr
 * 4) Nutrition Data – Self nutrition data; know what you eat http://www.nutritiondata.com/
 * 5) Nutrition.gov – Smart nutrition & practical tips http://www.nutrition.gov/
 * 6) Choose My Plate via USDA http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
 * 7) The World’s Healthiest Foods http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php
 * 8) Calorie King http://www.calorieking.com/
 * 9) Start Making Choices – Simple ideas for living healthier on a budget http://www.startmakingchoices.com/index.jsp
 * 10) Eat Right Nutrition Tips http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=206

Survival Tips

 * 1) Off Grid Survival – Wilderness and urban survival skills http://offgridsurvival.com/
 * 2) Backwoods Magazine – Self reliance and self sufficiency http://www.backwoodshome.com/index.html
 * 3) Survival Topics – Your online survival kit http://www.survivaltopics.com/
 * 4) Wilderness Survival – Free info covering all aspects of survival http://www.wilderness-survival.net/
 * 5) Discovery’s Worst-Case Scenario Video Clips http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/worst-case-scenario/

Other

 * 1) Advanced Yoga Practices – Directory for Main Lessons http://www.aypsite.com/MainDirectory.html
 * 2) Creative Live – A live, worldwide creative classroom http://www.creativelive.com/