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Free Online Instructional Resources

by John Hendron · Apr 18, 2013

For over a decade, as an educator you could proclaim that there was “a ton of free content online” for use in the classroom. This is no different today, but the sheer volume of content doesn’t make using any of it, any easier! Teachers need high-quality content, and there is finally some new efforts and corralling high-quality content together.

Disclaimer: It would be impossible for me to list all the free content out there. This is a start at looking at freely-available classroom resources for use by students.

  • CK-12 Foundation – middle and high school textbooks available in a variety of formats for computers and tablets
  • Curriki – Free Learning Resources in the arts, CTE, health, foreign language, and core subject areas
  • MIT Open Courseware – likely of interest to upper-level HS instructors; open courses from MIT. Check out their high school section
  • CreativeCommons Open Textbook Summit – initiatives to create open textbooks
  • Connexions – open learning modules in arts, business, humanities, math and stats, science and technology, and social sciences
  • Merlot.org – open learning materials starting in K and up; includes activities, presentations, and written content
  • Flatworld Knowledge – new service for inexpensive textbooks (college) that can be customized
  • iTunes U – free tools from Apple for publishing courses, podcasts, and more. Through iTunes, you can access thousands of free and paid content – including digital textbooks
  • Boundless Textbooks – access open, free educational resources – secondary and college-level subjects
  • edX – “the future” of online education – open, anytime courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, McGill, and other international universities. Some of this content could be used in high school, but it also is a great model of what could be done for K-12.
  • Gooru Learning – a search engine for learning materials, 6-12.
  • Annenberg Learner Video resources for learning (K-16)
  • YouTube Education – a collection of YouTube videos that can be used in business, university, K-12, etc., organized in a number of different ways

If you’re a Goochland educator and want to add to this list, leave a comment!

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December Newsletter Links

by John Hendron · Dec 3, 2010

If you’re reading my PDF newsletter, we feature the following links:

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  • Student Research Online
  • Twenty-First Century Learning Series
  • Dropbox Tips and Tricks
  • Sumopaint
  • Sketchpad
  • Sites for Time
  • Coach Jon – Authenticity for Math
  • Making an Impact with Wikis
  • Tips for using Google Earth
  • 100 You Tube Channels
  • Computer Reliability
  • RSS Impact
  • Design Blocks Presentation

The photo credit for this newsletter goes to ITRT/photographer Bea Cantor!

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Curriki

by John Hendron · Mar 25, 2009

Today via Twitter I learned about some new 8th grade resources for Math.

Curriki is a collection of free online resources where educators are sharing their lessons, ideas, and curriculum resources. Would you be interested in a summer workshop on using Curriki? Let me know in the comments.

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