Seterra is a handy utility for Windows that allows users to try out more than 100 different geography exercises. All of these exercises are practiced on a virtual map, and every detail is shown on the map.

These exercises teach a person a lot about the world, including details about a country, capitals, oceans, flags, and even cities throughout the world. The program can be used in classrooms to make learning more interactive and fun and even used at home to intensify learning and make the child learn more about the place he lives in, or about the world.

Just check the System requirements required, and if you meet those requirements, download the program for your PC, and you can start learning about the world in a completely new manner.

Features

• Free software.
• Great for students and people who want to have some general knowledge about the world and its places.
• Available in more than one language.
• Similar site: Bhoogolvidya,
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Check out Seterra @ www.seterra.net (via FreeTech4Teachers)

Interactive Biology is a handy website that helps students learn biology in an effective way. The website breaks down biology concepts into small parts, thus making it easy to understand complicated theories in a simple way.

The website allows users to watch videos that break down topics such as neuroscience and physiology into smaller, easier to understand topics. To make learning more effective, quizzes have been added on the website to test whether the student understood the lectures or not.

If you have any problem or cannot find what you are looking for, you can sign up on the Interactive Biology forums and ask for help. You can even interact with other people and share your knowledge. However, as of December 2011, the forums are still under construction and not available to the public.

The website offers paid study guides as well if you want to learn about any topic in more detail.

Features

• Makes learning more interactive and fun.
• Free service with many topics to cover some of the most basic, and important ones.
• Take quizzes to test your skills.
• Download lecture videos.
• Buy Biology study guide for $34.95.
• Similar tools: WatchKnowLearn and AnatomyArcade,

Check out Interactive Biology @ www.interactive-biology.com

The games cover main prize categories including physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. Most of the games have embedded descriptions that give an overview / understanding of the concept. Each game can be rated, commented on or shared with others easily. The games are all web based and don’t require and any download or plugin installation.

Features:

• Learn about Nobel prize topics through educational games.
• Over 30 games in 5 different categories.
• No registration required.

Visit NobelPrizeGames @ http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/all_productions.html [Via FreeTech4Teachers]

Moreover, you can also search for videos and while searching, set an age filter so videos more relevant to the desired age are displayed. The videos can be rated and users can also post comments just like with YouTube. Currently, WatchKnowLearn has over 30,000 videos covering all areas ranging from science and nature to arts, literature and technology. Using WatchKnowLearn, you can also search other sites like YouTube, SchoolTube, GoogleVideo and TeacherTube.

Features:

• Over 30,000 educational videos from a variety of subjects.
• Rate videos and post comments.
• Set age filters while searching for videos.

Visit WatchKnowLearn @ http://www.watchknowlearn.org

Pronunciator helps users learn more than 60 different languages without paying a single penny Update: The service is no longer free. The website contains audio samples and pronunciation audios to help users improve their speaking skills. To get started, just select the language you speak and the one you want to learn. It will display different lessons categorized by topics and levels (difficulty), and show you all the things you need to effectively learn any foreign language. Users can even take quizzes to test whether their skills. However, for that you must sign up for an account and track their scores, manage progress and get certificates of language proficiency.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• Learn more than 60 languages online.
• Different difficulty levels.
• Take quizzes and track scores.
• Audio pronunciation tracks to improve speaking abilities.
• Similar tools: Verbling, LyricsTraining, Memrise, LearnItLists and Memorista.
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Check out Pronunciator @ www.pronunciator.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Anatomy Arcade is an online anatomy website which contains free flash games to help students make their anatomy study easy. The website has a massive library of games categorized by body systems and type of body part. For example, if you are studying about the nervous system or skeletal system, you may want to check out some games like Whack-A-Bone in which you can build up a scan and whack different skeleton parts and when that’s done, just scan the skeleton.  There are many games like these which can make learning boring anatomy topics interesting.

The site is ad supported and free for students and teachers to use in classrooms or computer labs. But if you want advertisement-free browsing, you can purchase a license based on the number of computers and starts from $14.95 for single use.

Features

• Its free.
• Learn anatomy by playing games.
• Games categorized by type and body system.
• Offer paid licenses to make the site ad free.

Check out AnatomyArcade @ http://www.anatomyarcade.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Browse through Bodymaps by clicking through the specific parts of the body. You can view each body through different layers or drag the slider to view it from a 360 degree angle. Mouse-over on the map then click to view a pop-up information box about a specific component of the body. You can also choose between a male and female body map so you can find variations.

If you are particularly interested about a certain symptom you may be having, go to the symptom search engine on the right sidebar. The symptom search engine, paired with the body map, will help you better understand what you are feeling now and what the next steps are to treat your symptoms.

Many doctors will agree that interactive maps help the patients understand how the body works since they now have a concrete idea of the different parts affected by their condition. This app is also useful as a learning tool for kids to visualize the human body.

Feature:

• Free; no-sign up required.
• 3D map of the human body.
• Click to check symptoms.
• Slide through for the 360 degree view.
• Click different layers of the map for different views.
• Similar Tools: Google Human Body, VisibleBody, Fleshmap and Geeks Weigh In.

Check out Healthline Bodymaps @ www.healthline.com/human-body-maps

While Mandarin features the most number of lessons, you can choose several languages that you want to learn. Each lesson has a word list ranging from basic words and common tourist verbiage, to hard-to-master words. Each word you are to learn includes an audio pronunciation and its written equivalent. Memrise then places a graphic representation of a word that transitions to the character for better recall. Just click through the words and answer the surprise quizzes to earn points.

As you move through the lessons, words that you have already learned will be visible again. There is no time requirement to complete a lesson. Just click “end session” once you’re done, and pick up where you left off when you have the time.

Features:

• Free and easy to sign up.
• Learn several languages.
• Mnemonics and visual learning helps you master languages faster.
• Answer quizzes to earn points.
• Log in using Facebook.
• Similar Tools: Nabber, LyricsTraining, LangoLab, Memorista, and LearnItLists

Check out Memrise @ www.memrise.com

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. You can find images through browsing categorically or by searching for specific keywords.

An ‘advanced search’ interface even lets you specify the captions and photographer for the image you are trying to find. The results are displayed as thumbnail images that can be sorted by date, name, photographer, size, and popularity. Clicking on an image thumbnail will take you to its page where you can view its details and download it.

The images on the site have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. You can donate images too, if they are of a good quality and in JPEG or PNG format.

Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Lets you get images for educational purposes.
• Contains images on a variety of topics.
• Lets you find images using various search filters.
• Lets you submit educational images.
• Similar tools: ABCya, Zefty and EduPic.
• Also read related articles: 10 Interactive Games To Teach Your Kids Alphabets & Numbers, 7 Online Magazines for Kids That Are Worth a Read and 5 Cool Free Internet Games for Kids That’ll Make them Love Math.

Check out Pics4Learning @ www.pics4learning.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

This app was made for people who do not want to always be fiddling the keyboard and mouse while trying to play along a song. With Guitaryst, you only need to enter either your online music account or use the search bar to find a song then press start. As the song plays, the guitar tab is displayed so you are not distracted while playing.

Guitaryst currently supports last.fm, like.fm, and libre.fm, so that you can play your favorite songs with this tool. There will also be an iPad app and added bass tabs feature to come.

Features:

• Free; no sign up required.
• View guitar tabs while song plays.
• Supports last.fm, like.fm, and libre.fm accounts.
• Similar Tools: ZentaoGuitarLessons, Jamlegend, or read the 4 Awesome Websites To Find Guitar Chords For Songs.

Check out Guitaryst @ www.guitaryst.com