TED videos have always been great for kids. We’ve been viewing talks as a family for years, enjoying insights into different ways of thinking. With TED-Ed videos, you can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. The featured lessons are mostly [...]
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TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing for Homeschoolers and Unschoolers
Posted by ginac on April 28th, 2012
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED 
Tags: homeschool, Learning, online education, TED, TED-Ed, unschool, video 
Comments Off5 Great Free Online Resources For Teaching and Learning
Posted by ginac on March 29th, 2012
Trying to learn something new isn’t always easy. Because of various learning types, educators aren’t always able to reach every student which can be frustrating at times for both parties. However, the internet has helped bring the gap between teacher and student so that every student can find the resources needed to supplement their education. [...]
Posted in Back to School, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED Tags: Khan Academy, OpenCulture, TED, Wikipedia, Wikiversity, YouTube Comments OffTED Releases Educational Talks For Kids
Posted by ginac on March 12th, 2012
TED, famous for hosting video of inspiring talks by some of the world’s brightest and most creative people, announced TED-style educational videos specifically for children. In fact, TED-Ed will soon be a whole new website centered around learning. Although many standard TED Talks are great for children, the new education section of TED.com promises to [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, TED Tags: Education, Lessons Worth Spreading, TED, TED-Ed, video Comments OffWill Our Children Earn Badges Instead of Degrees?
Posted by ginac on March 7th, 2012
New York Times education reporter Tamar Lewin recently covered the ongoing race for a new system of qualifications assessment to replace the traditional university degree. In her article, Lewin describes how the future of higher education may be one in which institutions divvy out a badge for a particular skill set acquired. While federal and private [...]
Posted in Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods Tags: certificate courses, college degree, higher education, Virtual Learning Comments OffSaylor Offers Free Online University-Level Courses For 13 Areas of Study
Posted by ginac on February 4th, 2012
You can gain University degree-equivalent knowledge in any of thirteen different areas of study. You won’t pay any money. You can study at your own pace and when and wherever you choose. Best of all, the textbooks that go with the courses are free and authored by university professors from around the world. The only thing [...]
Posted in Books, College, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, technology, Unschooling Tags: Bachelor of Science, E-learning, free online learning, Free University, Homeschooling, Online Learning, Open Courseware, Saylor, Unschooling Comments OffInfographic: The State of OpenCourseWare
Posted by ginac on February 1st, 2012
OpenCourseWare has grown steadily since 2001 thanks in large part to MIT. Discover how OpenCourseWare has and is continuing to change the way people learn. Via: Online College Courses Blog
Posted in Learning Methods, Online Tools, technology Tags: cloud learning, MIT, Online Learning, OpenCourseWare Comments OffLearning to Love Learning
Posted by ginac on January 31st, 2012
One of the greatest challenges for anyone in the business of inspiring, mentoring, or otherwise working with young people is to impart the love of learning. Education is often seen as a tool or a requirement, not as a freedom; a chore, as opposed to a luxury–rarely as a source of enjoyment. Homeschoolers and independent [...]
Posted in Homeschool, Learning Methods, Literacy, Online Tools, technology Tags: homeschool, Learning, literacy, love of learning, technology Comments OffEx-Stanford Professor Starts His Own Low-Cost Online University
Posted by ginac on January 24th, 2012
Dr. Thrun recognized the power of technology to deliver his course content to over 160,000 students who signed up for his online artificial intelligence course at Stanford University. Dissatisfied with traditional lecture techniques at most higher education institutions, Dr. Thrun started Udacity. Learn more about Udacity or enroll in an upcoming course. Homeschoolers, the Introduction [...]
Posted in Computer Programming, Eclectic Homeschooling, Global Homeschooling, Learning Methods, Online Tools Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, google, Machine Learning, Online Learning, Stanford, Udacity Comments OffCodeAcademy- Anyone Can Learn Computer Programming
Posted by ginac on January 14th, 2012
CodeAcademy is a new, free, online learning platform specifically for learning computer programming. It is so easy to get started with CodeAcademy, you might not realize that you’re learning as you begin using the site. The best asset CodeAcademy possesses is its ease of use. I challenge you to sit your 9 year-old down in [...]
Posted in Computer Programming, Online Tools Tags: codeAcademy, Computer Programming, Javascript, Online Learning, web programming Comments OffMITx-Certificate Program for Free Online MIT Courses
Posted by ginac on December 20th, 2011
MIT is following Stanford University’s lead by offering certificates for collections of free, online courses like those already available through MIT Open Courseware. Learn more about how MIT is changing the face of higher education
Posted in Learning Methods, Online Tools Tags: cloud learning, MIT, MIT Open Courseware, MITx, Online Learning, Open Learning Comments Off
