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==Useful Open Educational Resources (OER) websites from India==
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Over 175 Free Online Educational Resources
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CONTENTS:
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# [http://nroer.gov.in/home/ National Repository for Open Educational Resources (NROER)] is a CIET, NCERT initiative to provide OER for school education in India across all classes, all subjects and in all languages which serve as medium of instruction
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I. Top Picks
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# [http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/research-development/projects/open-educational-resources-for-schools-oer4s Open Educational Resources for Schools] project of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) and Indian Consortium for Educational Transformation (I-CONSENT) aims to provide educational resources for teaching and learning Science and Math, for Grades 1 to 10, including teaching resources include conceptual discussion, teaching aids, activity/experiment/projects, pedagogic guidelines, research and innovations and assessments. Student resources include content enrichment, puzzles, games and activities, experiments and projects, and quizzes etc.
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II. Universities and Higher Education
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# [http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/ National Program on Technology Enabled Learning (NPTEL)] is a MHRD project carried out by seven IITs, the IISc, and other Indian public academic institutions has videos of lectures as well as on-line courses for self learning
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III. General Collections
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# [[http://www.egyankosh.ac.in e-Gyankosh] initiative of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has provided OER resources for hundreds of its courses
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IV. How-to & DIY
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V. Studying with Peers
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==Useful Open Educational Resources (OER) websites from outside India==
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VI. Online Books, eBooks, & Journals
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# [http://www.tessafrica.net/ Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA)] is an innovative approach to improving the quality of, and extending access to, teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. TESSA was founded in 2005, to serve the key objectives- Create a network of African universities with the help from The Open University, UK and other international organizations, to focus on the education and training needs of K-12 teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2. Support the exploration and development of in-school methods of teacher training, 3. Design and build a multi-language repository of OER for teacher educators and teachers, in the region. The TESSA network is active in more than 13 educational institutions across 12 African countries. More than 700 African teacher educators have participated in the TESSA process including authoring and adapting the core TESSA study units. The Tessa project has several similarities with the KOER project.
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VII. Computers, Software, & Programming
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# [http://Khan Academy.org Khan Academy videos] provides a library of more than 4100 educational videos which are available in more than 30 languages covering thousands of topics for K-12 and higher education
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VIII. Science & Math
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# [http://wiki.creativecommons.org OER Commons] provides a library of 46,000 educational modules for K-12 and higher education, from more than 500 major content providers
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IX. Logic, Words, & Memory
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# [http://Curriki.org Curriki] is a free community that provides OER for K-12. These resources are contributed by members of Curriki community including educators, partners and parents from 193 countries and are peer-reviewed
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X. Languages
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XI. Music
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[http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-is-the-paris-oer-declaration/ 2012 Paris OER Declaration] approved at the World OER Congress, made recommendations to governments worldwide to adopt OER policies and also urged them to openly license publicly funded educational material
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XII. History
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XIII. Business, Finance, & Investing
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XIV. Food, Nutrition, & Cooking
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XV. Survival Tips
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XVI. Other
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==I. TOP PICKS==
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Khan Academy
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http://www.khanacademy.org/
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Academic Earth – Online courses from the world’s top scholars
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http://academicearth.org/
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TED – Technology, Entertainment, & Design
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http://www.ted.com/
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MIT Open CourseWare
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http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/
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Stanford Engineering Everywhere
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http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx
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Open Yale Courses
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http://oyc.yale.edu/
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About U. – Collection of free online courses from About.com
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http://u.about.com/
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Wikiversity
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http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page
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YouTube EDU
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http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400
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The Open University – Study at the OU
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http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/
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http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
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University of the People
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http://www.uopeople.org
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University of Reddit
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http://ureddit.com/
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Open Culture – The best free cultural & educational media on the web
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http://openculture.com/
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VideoLectures – Exchange ideas & share knowledge
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http://videolectures.net/
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CosmoLearning – Free educational website with thousands of courses & documentaries
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http://www.cosmolearning.com/
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==II. UNIVERSITIES & HIGHER EDUCATION==
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Lecture Fox – Free university lectures
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http://lecturefox.com/
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More Open Courses:
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Open Courseware Consortium
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http://www.ocwconsortium.org/
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Harvard Extension School – Computer Science & Technology
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http://computerscience1.tv/2010/spring/
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Johns Hopkins University
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http://ocw.jhsph.edu/
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Kaplan University
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http://ocw.kaplan.edu/
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Notre Dame
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http://ocw.nd.edu/
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Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study
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http://video.ias.edu/all
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Tufts
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http://ocw.tufts.edu/
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Utah State
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http://ocw.usu.edu/
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Google in Education
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http://www.google.com/edu/index.html
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ArsDigita University – Computer science and math lectures
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http://aduni.org/courses/
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UC Berkeley Webcast – Central service for online video & audio for learners around the globe
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http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
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UC Berkeley Video Courses – Free education online
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http://education.jimmyr.com/
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Capilano University
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http://ocw.capilanou.ca/
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Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
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http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/
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Delft University of Technology
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http://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/
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Rice University Connexions – A place to view and share educational modules
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http://cnx.org/
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Stanford on iTunes U – Stanford-related digital audio content
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http://itunes.stanford.edu/content/overview.html
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UC Irvine
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http://ocw.uci.edu/
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UC San Diego Podcasts
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http://podcast.ucsd.edu/
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University of Chicago’s Mind Online – Thought-provoking samples of critical thinking & debate
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http://news.uchicago.edu/multimedia
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University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
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http://www.uccs.edu/~math/vidarchive.html
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University of Massachusetts
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http://ocw.umb.edu/
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University of Michigan
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http://open.umich.edu/education
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University of Southern Queensland
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http://ocw.usq.edu.au/
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University of Sydney – Podcast episodes
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http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2011.php
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University of Virginia – Podcasts & webcasts
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http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/
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University of Washington – Computer Science & Engineering
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http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/course-webs.html
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Utah Valley University – Online courses & open educational resources
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http://open.uvu.edu/
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YouTube Channels:
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Stanford
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http://www.youtube.com/stanford
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UC Berkeley
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http://www.youtube.com/user/UCBerkeley
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University of New South Wales
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http://www.youtube.com/user/UNSWelearning
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Yale
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http://www.youtube.com/yalecourses
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==III. GENERAL COLLECTIONS==
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Free Video Lectures – 800+ Online Courses and 19,000+ Videos from Top 30+ Universities on 35+ Categories
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http://freevideolectures.com/
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100 Intro Open Courses on Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Learn
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http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/05/12/100-intro-open-courses-on-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-learn/
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Annotum (formerly Google’s Knol)
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http://annotum.org/
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IncrediCampus – Lectures and preparation/admission advice for college & graduate schools
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http://www.incredicampus.com/
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Learners TV – Thousands of downloadable video lectures on liberal arts, science, engineering, and more
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http://www.learnerstv.com/
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Online Education Database – 200 free online classes to learn anything
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http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/200-free-online-classes-to-learn-anything
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Infoplease – All the knowledge you need
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http://www.infoplease.com/
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MERLOT – Multimedia educational resource for learning and online teaching
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http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
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Internet Archive
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http://www.archive.org/
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101 Online Self-improvement Resources
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http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/101-self-improvement-resources/
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==IV. HOW-TO & DIY==
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WikiHow – The how-to manual that you can edit
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http://www.wikihow.com/
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How Stuff Works
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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Wonder How To
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http://www.wonderhowto.com/categories/
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Instructables
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http://www.instructables.com/
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Make Magazine
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http://www.makezine.com/
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How-to Help & Videos for Dummies
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http://www.dummies.com/
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VideoJug – Get good at life
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http://www.videojug.com/
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How to Create a Book in Wikipedia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Books
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Let’s Make Robots
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http://letsmakerobots.com/
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==V. STUDYING with PEERS==
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Open Study – Study together
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http://openstudy.com/
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P2P University – Learn anything with your peers
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http://p2pu.org/en/
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Study Blue – Your digital backpack
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http://www.studyblue.com/
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==VI. ONLINE BOOKS, eBOOKS, & JOURNALS==
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Google Books
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http://books.google.com/
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WikiBooks – Open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit
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http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Project Gutenberg
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http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Planet eBook – Home of free classic literature
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http://www.planetebook.com/about.asp
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Open Book Project
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http://openbookproject.net/
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The Free Library
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http://www.thefreelibrary.com/
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Many Books – Ad-free eBooks
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http://www.manybooks.net/
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WorldCat – Collections & services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
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http://www.worldcat.org/
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iBiblio – The public’s library and digital archive
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http://www.ibiblio.org/
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LibriVox – Free public domain audiobooks
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http://librivox.org/
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The Assayer – Web’s largest catalog of books whose authors have made them available for free
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http://theassayer.org/
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Amazon.com Free eBook Collection
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http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_85650291_15?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011
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Scribd – Reading and publishing evolved
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http://www.scribd.com/
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Textbook Revolution – Student-run site dedicated to increasing the use of free educational materials
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http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
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Directory of Open Access Journals
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http://www.doaj.org/
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eReaderIQ – Recent non-public domain freebies & price-drop alerts
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http://www.ereaderiq.com/
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Longform – New and classic non-fiction articles curated across the web
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http://longform.org/
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Flatworld Knowledge – The first and largest publisher of free & open textbooks
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http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
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==VII. COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, & PROGRAMMING==
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W3Schools – The world’s largest web development site
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http://www.w3schools.com/
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Google Code University
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http://code.google.com/edu/
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The New Boston – Step-by-step tutorials for multiple coding languages
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http://thenewboston.org/
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UDacity – CS 101
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http://www.udacity.com/
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PHP Academy
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http://www.youtube.com/user/phpacademy
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Better PHP
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http://www.youtube.com/betterphp
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NetTuts+ – A large collection of coding tutorials
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http://nettuts.com/
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Tutorial Guide – The site for all your tutorial needs
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http://www.tutorialguide.net/
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Codecademy – Fun & interactive way to learn how to code
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http://www.codecademy.com/
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Free Technology Academy – High quality educational material based on free software & open standards
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http://ftacademy.org/
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Higher Computing for Everyone – Writing basic programs
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http://www.highercomputingforeveryone.com/
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HTML 5 Please
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http://html5please.us/
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Rails for Zombies
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http://railsforzombies.org/
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Ruby Warrior – Open source game to teach Ruby language
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http://www.trybloc.com/courses/ruby-warrior/chapters/beginner#/1
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Got API – Documentation search engine
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http://start.gotapi.com/
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Lynda – Online software training videos
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http://www.lynda.com/
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Intro to Linux
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/bbnkp/ive_tinkered_in_ubuntu_before_but_its_the_primary/c0lzpwk
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Stack Overflow – Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers
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http://stackoverflow.com/
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DZone – Fresh links for developers
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http://www.dzone.com/links/index.html
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Photoshop & Graphics:
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Tutorial Hero – Photoshop & Flash tutorials
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http://www.tutorialhero.com/
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PSD Tuts+
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http://psd.tutsplus.com/
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Photoshop Tutorials
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http://photoshoptutorials.ws/
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Graphic Tutorials
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http://www.graphictutorials.net/
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Photoshop Pack Graphic Design Resources
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http://www.photoshop-pack.com/
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PSD FanExtra Tutorials
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http://psd.fanextra.com/category/tutorials/
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Vandelay Design – Photoshop Tutorial Hall of Fame
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http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorial-tutorials/
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Grokking the GIMP
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http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html
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Video CoPilot – Tutorials for VFx & motion graphics
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http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/
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==VIII. SCIENCE & MATH==
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Scirus – The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web
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http://www.scirus.com/
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Cite Seer X – Access scientific and scholarly knowledge
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http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/
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getCited – Academic database, directory, & discussion forum
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http://www.getcited.org/
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National Science Digital Library – Explore, share, create
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http://nsdl.org/
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Science Magazine Podcasts
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http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast/
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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning – Science, Engineering, & Technology
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http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/
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KQED’s Quest – Explore science, nature, and environment stories from Northern California and beyond
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http://science.kqed.org/quest/
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Freelance Teacher – Videos on physics, chemistry, math, & biology
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http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm
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FHSST – Free high school science texts in physical sciences & math
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http://fhsst.org/
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cK-12 Flexbooks
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http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
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Paul’s Online Math Notes
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http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
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Reddit’s List of Useful Online Math Resources
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http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/bqbex/lets_list_all_the_useful_free_online_math/
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Math, Better Explained
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http://betterexplained.com/
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Astronomy & Outerspace:
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Space Engine – Free space simulation software
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http://en.spaceengine.org/
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Google Sky
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http://www.google.com/sky/
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NASA for Students
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http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
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Scale of the Universe – Interactive Flash Animation
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http://www.scaleoftheuniverse.com/
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Statistics:
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Vassar Stats – Concepts and applications of inferential statistics
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http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/webtext.html
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StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook
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http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
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Connexions Collaborative Statistics
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http://cnx.org/content/col10522/latest/
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Handbook of Biological Statistics
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http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/statintro.html
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==IX. LOGIC, WORDS, & MEMORY==
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Mind Tools – Memory improvement techniques
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http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html
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The Nizkor Project – List of logical fallacies
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http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/index.html
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Wikipedia’s List of Logical Fallacies
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
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Wikipedia’s List of Figures of Speech
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech
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Tool Kit for Rhetorical Analysis
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http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetorictoolkit/Tool_Kit_for_Rhetorical_Analysis.htm
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KnoWord – Expand your vocabulary
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http://knoword.org/
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Vocabulary.com – Learn new words & explore language
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http://www.vocabulary.com/
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Brain Workshop – A Dual N-Back Game
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http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/
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Argument Mapping Tutorials
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http://austhink.com/reason/tutorials/
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Philosophy Bites – Podcasts of top philsophers
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http://www.philosophybites.com/
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==X. LANGUAGES==
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Basic Composition – Reading & Writing
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http://www.basiccomposition.com/
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BBC Languages – Beginner courses in multiple languages
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
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Foreign Service Institute Language Courses
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http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php
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Language Guide – Foreign language vocabulary, grammar, & readings
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http://www.languageguide.org/
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eLanguage School – Free foreign language lessons online
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http://www.elanguageschool.net/
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Free Online Language Courses via About.com
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http://distancelearn.about.com/od/onlinecourses/a/freelanguage.htm
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DuoLingo – Learn a language for free & simultaneously translate the web
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http://duolingo.com/
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Babel Nation – Learning languages online for free
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http://www.babelnation.com/
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Transparent Language – Language learning software & resources in over 100 languages
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http://www.transparent.com/language-resources/languages.html
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Survival Phrases – Learn essential travel phrases, tips, and insights
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http://survivalphrases.com/
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Talk to Me in Korean
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http://talktomeinkorean.com/
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Chinese Toolbox – Software for learning Chinese through reading
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http://www.chinesetoolbox.com/
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LiveMocha – World’s largest language learning community
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http://www.livemocha.com/
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American Sign Language (ASL) University
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http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson01.htm
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Handspeak – Sign language
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http://www.handspeak.com/
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Signing Savvy – Your sign language resource
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http://www.signingsavvy.com/index.php
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==XI. MUSIC==
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Music Theory – Lessons, exercises, & tools
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http://www.musictheory.net/
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Ear Training & Music Theory Software
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http://www.trainear.com/
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Basic Music Theory
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http://www.howmusicworks.org/
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About.com Music Education – Music theory
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http://musiced.about.com/od/musictheory/u/musiced_musictheory.htm
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Teoria – Music Theory Web
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http://teoria.com/
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Ultimate Guitar – Lessons, techniques, & styles
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http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/
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Justin Guitar – The best guitar instruction on the web
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http://www.justinguitar.com/
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Chorder – Chord fingering and guitar resources
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http://www.chorder.com/guitar-chords/
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Funk University – Assembly of Music’s Finest
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http://www.thefunkuniversity.com/
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Play Bass Now – Lessons, licks, and low notes
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http://playbassnow.com/
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How to Play Piano
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http://www.howtoplaypiano.ca/
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==XII. HISTORY==
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Teacher Resources – Western Civilization (52 half-hour video programs)
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http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html
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Metropolitan Museum of Art – Timeline of Art History
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http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
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==XIII. BUSINESS, FINANCE, & INVESTING==
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Investopedia
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http://www.investopedia.com/
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Google Advisor
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https://www.google.com/advisor/home
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Google Finance
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http://www.google.com/finance
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MarketWatch by WSJ
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http://www.marketwatch.com/
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Main Street – Business & financial headlines & advice
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http://www.mainstreet.com/
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==XIV. FOOD, NUTRITION, & COOKING==
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Good Eats Fan Page
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http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm
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Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills
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http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/
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Chef Todd Mohr’s Web Cooking Classes (YouTube)
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http://www.youtube.com/user/ChefToddMohr
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Nutrition Data – Self nutrition data; know what you eat
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http://www.nutritiondata.com/
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Nutrition.gov – Smart nutrition & practical tips
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http://www.nutrition.gov/
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Choose My Plate via USDA
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http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
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The World’s Healthiest Foods
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http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php
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Calorie King
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http://www.calorieking.com/
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Start Making Choices – Simple ideas for living healthier on a budget
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http://www.startmakingchoices.com/index.jsp
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Eat Right Nutrition Tips
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http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=206
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==XV. SURVIVAL TIPS==
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Off Grid Survival – Wilderness and urban survival skills
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http://offgridsurvival.com/
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Backwoods Magazine – Self reliance and self sufficiency
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http://www.backwoodshome.com/index.html
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Survival Topics – Your online survival kit
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http://www.survivaltopics.com/
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Wilderness Survival – Free info covering all aspects of survival
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http://www.wilderness-survival.net/
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Discovery’s Worst-Case Scenario Video Clips
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http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/worst-case-scenario/
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==XVI. OTHER==
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Advanced Yoga Practices – Directory for Main Lessons
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http://www.aypsite.com/MainDirectory.html
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Creative Live – A live, worldwide creative classroom
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http://www.creativelive.com/
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