Would you like to know how human organs look, or how your arteries and veins are laid out within the circulatory system? Then you should check out Bodymaps. This flash-based app offers a comprehensive 3D map of the human body that you can easily zoom through and manipulate. Browse through Bodymaps by clicking through the [...]
Organizing your classes online is harder than it sounds. You have tools like email, Skype and message boards, but they do not provide a decent enough experience to extend your classroom discussions online. Fortunately, CollaborizeClassroom is an intuitive online tool that allows educators to start well organized discussions with flexible options and social media integration. [...]
If you are an art enthusiast and wish that you could attend all the major museums in the world (but know that it might not be possible), then you will love Google’s new offering: Art Project. Google has collaborated with 17 art museums around the world, which include big names like The Metropolitan Museum of [...]
Funnix is a desktop application that helps your kids in learning how to read. With hundreds of lessons, Funnix takes them step by step and teaches them the basics of reading. All the lessons are based on fun filled exercises or stories to keep childrens’ attention. An easy-to-follow voice narration provides instructions on how to [...]
Teaching or studying multiple college courses is not an easy task. But assignments, quizzes, and regular interaction with the class are made much easier thanks to Class.io. It is a simple and free to use web service that helps simplify course management. You can set up a course, invite students to enroll online, and then [...]
Google Code University is an online repository of tutorials and course content in the form of text, video and slides to help people get started with various computer science topics, especially those that center around web development. You’ll find courses related to web programming, web security, Android, Google APIs, tools and much more. There’s also [...]
All the symbols used in physics and astronomy, be it the well known k for Kelvin, or the 3dish symbol for focault’s pendulam, have a story behind them. SixtySymbols is a fun and educational website that tells you the story behind these symbols through videos. Put together by people at the University of Nottingham, the website covers [...]
I’m a big fan of history. A lot of my ‘online time’ is spent reading archaeological articles and the latest discoveries in the field. Today I’ve got a great educational website for History to share with you all: the site is the History Channel’s own History.com. History.com, with its fitting name, is the perfect online [...]
Which part of the body is called ‘pectoralis major’? That and other similar questions about the human anatomy can now be quickly answered thanks to Google Body Browser. Google Body Browser is Google’s latest educational tool. It is a completely detailed outline of the human body. On the left you will find a slider that [...]
Plagiarism is a serious offence ““ it can get a writer fired and a student expelled. Teachers and editors often have to check work submitted to them for plagiarism. To give them a hand in this, Plagiarisma was created. Plagiarisma is a simple and free to use website that tests a given text for plagiarism. [...]
Teachers often use visual aids and photographs to better explain the topic at hand. If you are looking for such pictures for educational purposes, then Pics4Learning deserves your attention. You will find a large collection of photographs on a variety of topics. Some of these topics/categories include animals, architecture, geography, science, tools, and natural disasters. [...]
The internet is a great source of information. For students, in particular, the internet can prove to be a great help. There are countless educational resources that help students with their homework and learn new concepts. One such source for learning is KhanAcademy. It is a free to use website for students. It includes definitions [...]
If you are into self-improvement, you can easily go online to find tips and resources. However, you may not find the right information that will fit your goals and you’ll probably need real people who you can talk to or who can coach you. Enter Betterfly, a website that helps you search for trainers and [...]
Whether it is state capitals, SAT vocabulary words, or dates for a history exam, there are a number of things you might need to learn. Flash cards are a wonderful way to memorize these things. Braineos offers a fun way to study anything with flash cards and games. Braineos is a great web service that [...]
Learning and memorizing the periodic table of elements can be a very tedious and boring task. If you want to learn periodic table easily and not just memorize them blindly one by one, The Periodic Table of Videos is a great web resource for you. It is a website that compiles short educational videos providing [...]
Teachers know that managing a class is no small task. They have to manage grades, rosters, and at times, even seating arrangements. LearnBoost is a website that tries to merge all these features into an online interface, with a focus on grading. LearnBoost is a free web service intended to be used by teachers. If [...]
If you are a college student you might find yourself YouTubing for lectures on a particular subject or topic. Even if you are not a student, you might search online for lectures to expand your knowledge about a particular area of interest. Through TalkMiner you can easily find those lectures you might otherwise spend hours [...]
Bird watching is a hobby pursued by many people. Although bird watching might be enjoyable for some, answers to bird-related questions can only be answered through ornithology, the study of birds. If you have any questions about birds on your mind make sure to pay a visit to online encyclopedia of birds “AllAboutBirds.” AllAboutBirds is [...]
The internet has made a big leap in providing people access to educational materials. People who cannot afford to go to Harvard or Oxford can now view podcasts, videos, and course materials without ever having to enroll. Apple pushed the envelope with iTunes U, but we also have other websites that aggregate the best online [...]
Gapminder is a free web service that provides various data and statistics related to different interesting topics and global issues. Created by Hans Rosling, Gapminder was built to present a picture of the world using a unique approach to reading data. This website also aims to promote global development with the purpose of accomplishing the [...]