Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Monday, February 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
videolectures.net
http://videolectures.net/Top/
Another free video site!
Topics:
Agriculture (4) Architecture (90) Arts (70) Astronomy (45) Biology (391) Biotechnical sciences (2) Business (914) Chemistry (176) Computers (301) Computer Science (5095) Criminology (11) Earth sciences (28) Economics (119) Education (165) Environment (152) Events (460) Forestry (1) Health Sciences (25) History (204) Humanities (255) Journalism (43) Law (77) Life Sciences (43) Mathematics (443) Medicine (152) Military (15) Neuroscience (15) Philosophy (80) Physics (385) Psychology (54) Recreation (3) Regional (17) Science (476) Society (459) Sociology (44) Sports (7) Technology (574)
Another free video site!
Topics:
Agriculture (4) Architecture (90) Arts (70) Astronomy (45) Biology (391) Biotechnical sciences (2) Business (914) Chemistry (176) Computers (301) Computer Science (5095) Criminology (11) Earth sciences (28) Economics (119) Education (165) Environment (152) Events (460) Forestry (1) Health Sciences (25) History (204) Humanities (255) Journalism (43) Law (77) Life Sciences (43) Mathematics (443) Medicine (152) Military (15) Neuroscience (15) Philosophy (80) Physics (385) Psychology (54) Recreation (3) Regional (17) Science (476) Society (459) Sociology (44) Sports (7) Technology (574)
12846 items.
Supports 5+ other languages including Slovenian, Croatian, German, Dutch, and French.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Learners TV.com
http://www.learnerstv.com/
Features:
Downloadable video lectures (17,000+)
Animations (400+)
Live tests
Lecture notes
Power points (350+)
Subjects:
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Math
Computer Science
History
Medical
Nursing
Engineering
Accounting
Management
Psychology
Literature
Language
Law
Economics
Education
Philosophy
Communication
Astronomy
Political Science
Features:
Downloadable video lectures (17,000+)
Animations (400+)
Live tests
Lecture notes
Power points (350+)
Subjects:
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Math
Computer Science
History
Medical
Nursing
Engineering
Accounting
Management
Psychology
Literature
Language
Law
Economics
Education
Philosophy
Communication
Astronomy
Political Science
MSDN Library
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms123401.aspx
Resources from Microsoft for:
Web development
Game development
Phone development
Cloud development
Data development
Desktop development
Programming languages
Features:
Code samples
Walkthroughs
Articles
Resources from Microsoft for:
Web development
Game development
Phone development
Cloud development
Data development
Desktop development
Programming languages
Features:
Code samples
Walkthroughs
Articles
Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/
Up to date resources to cite and study in computer science related activities.
Up to date resources to cite and study in computer science related activities.
Free Tech Books
http://www.freetechbooks.com/
Whole bunch of free, online, computer science books, textbooks, and lecture notes. Also has a few on math.
Subjects:
Computer Science
- Intro to computer science (22 books)
- Algorithms and data structures (30)
- Object oriented programming (13)
- Theory of computation (18)
- Formal methods (20)
- Functional programming (17)
- Logic programming (12)
- Artificial intelligence (22)
- Computer vision (19)
- Compiler design and construction (19)
- Computer organization and architecture (15)
- Parallel computing (7)
- Concurrent programming (3)
- Operating systems (16)
- Data communication and networks (16)
- Information security (22)
- Information theory (6)
- Digital libraries (22)
- Information systems (10)
- Software engineering (51)
- Game development and multimedia (16)
- Web design and development (10)
- Unix (2)
- Linux (50)
- iPhone iOS 4 (4)
- FreeBSD (4)
- Signal processing (17)
- + more
Whole bunch of free, online, computer science books, textbooks, and lecture notes. Also has a few on math.
Subjects:
Computer Science
- Intro to computer science (22 books)
- Algorithms and data structures (30)
- Object oriented programming (13)
- Theory of computation (18)
- Formal methods (20)
- Functional programming (17)
- Logic programming (12)
- Artificial intelligence (22)
- Computer vision (19)
- Compiler design and construction (19)
- Computer organization and architecture (15)
- Parallel computing (7)
- Concurrent programming (3)
- Operating systems (16)
- Data communication and networks (16)
- Information security (22)
- Information theory (6)
- Digital libraries (22)
- Information systems (10)
- Software engineering (51)
- Game development and multimedia (16)
- Web design and development (10)
- Unix (2)
- Linux (50)
- iPhone iOS 4 (4)
- FreeBSD (4)
- Signal processing (17)
- + more
| Programming/Scripting Books |
|---|
| Ada (6) |
| Assembly (10) |
| C / C++ (22) |
| Common Lisp (9) |
| Forth (2) |
| Java (23) |
| JavaScript (5) |
| Lua (1) |
| Microsoft .NET (12) |
| Perl (11) |
| PHP (5) |
| Python (15) |
| Rebol (1) |
| Ruby (8) |
| Scheme (1) |
| Tcl/Tk (3) Math: - Algebra (8) - Linear algebra (21) - Computer aided math (10) - + more |
OCW - University of Washington
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/openuw/
A small amount of free online courses from UW.
Courses: 11
The American Civil War
Energy, Diet and Weight
Greek Mythology
Gulliver's Travels
Hamlet
HTML Basics
History of Jazz: New Orleans
The American Revolution
Shakespeare's Comedies
Heroic Fantasy: Tolkien
World War II
A small amount of free online courses from UW.
Courses: 11
SparkNotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/
Articles and study help about everything. Best known for their literature notes, but their other stuff is pretty great. Can get distracted by the non-academic related articles but you should be fine if you stay in the academic pat of the site.
Features:
College resources:
- College reviews
- College video tours
- General college articles
Articles:
- 25+ subjects, in depth coverage
- Famous SparkNotes Lit. guides
- Famous "No Fear" Lit. series including Shakespere and other classics
Articles and study help about everything. Best known for their literature notes, but their other stuff is pretty great. Can get distracted by the non-academic related articles but you should be fine if you stay in the academic pat of the site.
Features:
College resources:
- College reviews
- College video tours
- General college articles
Articles:
- 25+ subjects, in depth coverage
- Famous SparkNotes Lit. guides
- Famous "No Fear" Lit. series including Shakespere and other classics
HS Tutorials
http://www.hstutorials.net/index.html
Subjects:
Math
- Geometry
- Pre algebra
- Algebra
Computer Science
- Into to CS
- Operating systems
- Anti spyware
- Multimedia presentation
- Information management
- 2d imaging
- 3d imaging
- Word processing
- Internet search
- Google toolbar
- Keyboarding
- Computer and internet saftey
- Spreadsheets
CAHSEE
- CAHSEE math
- CAHSEE english
Features:
- Narrated videos
- Activities and assignments
- Handouts, documents
Subjects:
Math
- Geometry
- Pre algebra
- Algebra
Computer Science
- Into to CS
- Operating systems
- Anti spyware
- Multimedia presentation
- Information management
- 2d imaging
- 3d imaging
- Word processing
- Internet search
- Google toolbar
- Keyboarding
- Computer and internet saftey
- Spreadsheets
CAHSEE
- CAHSEE math
- CAHSEE english
Features:
- Narrated videos
- Activities and assignments
- Handouts, documents
OCW - Notre Dame
http://ocw.nd.edu/
Full courses from Notre Dame U.
Courses: 47
Subjects: 23
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Africana Studies Anthropology Arabic and Middle East Studies Architecture Center for Social Concerns Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences Classics Computer Applications English First Year of Studies History Mathematics Peace Studies Philosophy Physics Political Science Poverty Studies Romance Languages and Literatures Sociology Theology University Resources University Writing Program Course Features:
About the Professor Syllabus Course Schedule: Reading and Assignments Reading/Viewing List Assignments Lecture Notes, Handouts, and Discussion Questions Additional Teaching Resources
Full courses from Notre Dame U.
Courses: 47
Subjects: 23
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
OCW - Utah State
Free courses from Utah State.
http://ocw.usu.edu/
Courses: 80+
Subjects: 20
Anthropology
Biological and Irrigation Engineering Biology Civil and Environmental Engineering Economics Education Electrical and Computer Engineering English Family, Consumer, & Human Development History Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication Mathematics and Statistics Other Educational Resources Physics Psychology Theatre Arts University Extension University Studies Wildland Resources
http://ocw.usu.edu/
Courses: 80+
Subjects: 20
Anthropology
Khan Academy: a severely underrated homeschooling tool
Khan Academy is arguably the world's most popular learning website. Originally hosting math videos, Khan Academy has now expanded to include videos on biology, chemistry, physics, health and medicine, cosmology and astronomy, art history, civics, government, finance, computer science, economics, history, test prep, and music.
The site makes it beautifully simple to begin the process of learning a new math topic or refresh yourself on various subjects you haven't touched for years. The built-in learning environment tracks your progress and you have the ability to add students and view their progress. You're able to track how much of each topic (geometry, trig, algebra) you (or your students) have mastered separately as well as view how much of the entire subject (math) they've successfully got under their belts.
Most of the videos are between 5 and 15 minutes, making them easily digestible. In addition, there are practice questions to help solidify learning. The site is gamified: points are earned for watching videos and for completing practice questions. You can earn badges and view charts of your points earned over time. If you take a look at the site's gamification, you'' easily be able to see how using Khan in your homeschool could possibly spark a little friendly competition among your students.
I have used Khan Academy since it's early days. In high school, (I was homeschooled) I watched Khan Academy videos when I was still foggy on a topic that my curriculum covered, but maybe didn't explain as clearly as Sal Khan, the founder and the teacher in many of the videos, tends to. In college, I used Khan Academy to cram for math exams. The cramming itself is not admirable, but Khan helped make it effective.
One of my personal favorite bits about the videos is that Mr. Khan loves to explain WHY something works the way it does (an unlikely-looking math equivalency, for example) instead of just insisting that we do it that way because "that's how it's done", something I've heard from too many teachers who can't be bothered to explain the concept further. Also, Khan explains everything as clearly as humanly possible without being dull, which is wonderfully uncommon in and of itself. Here's a video from Khan Academy about the birth of stars to illustrate my point:
Khan Academy is potentially a priceless homeschooling tool. The quality and quantity of resources here are difficult to match, even with a paid curriculum. I would recommend it as a supplement to any of the subjects available on the site. I'd argue that it cannot be standalone curriculum because sometimes the practice questions lack breadth. But it is undoubtedly a wonderful homeschooling resource: it is almost a free tutor who knows everything about almost) everything.
The site makes it beautifully simple to begin the process of learning a new math topic or refresh yourself on various subjects you haven't touched for years. The built-in learning environment tracks your progress and you have the ability to add students and view their progress. You're able to track how much of each topic (geometry, trig, algebra) you (or your students) have mastered separately as well as view how much of the entire subject (math) they've successfully got under their belts.
Most of the videos are between 5 and 15 minutes, making them easily digestible. In addition, there are practice questions to help solidify learning. The site is gamified: points are earned for watching videos and for completing practice questions. You can earn badges and view charts of your points earned over time. If you take a look at the site's gamification, you'' easily be able to see how using Khan in your homeschool could possibly spark a little friendly competition among your students.
I have used Khan Academy since it's early days. In high school, (I was homeschooled) I watched Khan Academy videos when I was still foggy on a topic that my curriculum covered, but maybe didn't explain as clearly as Sal Khan, the founder and the teacher in many of the videos, tends to. In college, I used Khan Academy to cram for math exams. The cramming itself is not admirable, but Khan helped make it effective.
One of my personal favorite bits about the videos is that Mr. Khan loves to explain WHY something works the way it does (an unlikely-looking math equivalency, for example) instead of just insisting that we do it that way because "that's how it's done", something I've heard from too many teachers who can't be bothered to explain the concept further. Also, Khan explains everything as clearly as humanly possible without being dull, which is wonderfully uncommon in and of itself. Here's a video from Khan Academy about the birth of stars to illustrate my point:
Khan Academy is potentially a priceless homeschooling tool. The quality and quantity of resources here are difficult to match, even with a paid curriculum. I would recommend it as a supplement to any of the subjects available on the site. I'd argue that it cannot be standalone curriculum because sometimes the practice questions lack breadth. But it is undoubtedly a wonderful homeschooling resource: it is almost a free tutor who knows everything about almost) everything.
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