Khan Academy
If you or your child are learning Maths, Science, Humanities, Economics or Computing, then you will want to know about the Khan Academy. Whether you are interested in third grade Maths, differential calculus or a crash course in World History, just type your question or topic into the search bar and you can access superb teaching that is also fun, interesting and entertaining. Explore this non-profit site to find all that it has to offer. I love this site! Its motto is:
A free world-class education for anyone anywhere.
(To access the Khan Academy, click here. To read an article written about the Khan Academy, click here.)
TED
Ted is a non-profit site devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less) - more than 1,700 talks that cover almost all topics, in over 100 languages. From people like Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, Bono... some of the world's great thinkers, or from ordinary people with extraordinary experiences. You may not agree with every idea, but you'll probably enjoy it more than you will another 10 minutes on Fb. Click here to access TED.
Got 3 minutes, 27 seconds? You might try:
Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days
Got 9 minutes, 22 seconds? You might try:
Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do
Enjoy! Do you have any great sites you'd like to share?
By Sandy Munro
I like TED! You can get a TED phone app where you can watch/listen to talks on your phone. It's really good but sometimes you can forget the time while you just learn about topic after topic!
ReplyDeleteGood things to listen to in the car or while you're working out though (that's what my husband does).
I hadn't heard about the Khan Academy but that sounds really awesome and convenient :)