Happy 4th of July! A Few Gems from the Free e-Learning Page
In the spirit of our birthday here in the colonies, I thought I would compile some of the U.S. history gems from my Free e-Learning page:
An Overview of American History (video) - Digital History
Arirang*An Interactive Classroom on the Korean American Experience
Flash Flood: Hurricane Katrina’s Inundation of New Orleans - The Times-Picayune
Native Words, Native Warriors (Codetalkers) - NMAI
Pennsylvania Civil War Trails (Google Earth)
The First Thanksgiving - Plimoth.org
The Supreme Court - CSPAN
U.S. History Timeline - Digital History
WASP: Women With Wings in WWII - NPR
Which Founder Are You? - National Constitution Center
The White House - CSPAN
And from the K-12 list:
Census in Schools Quiz - DoodleDoo
Electoral College - Disney Education
Name That Founding Father - Colonial Williamsburg
National Postal Museum Activity Zone
I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July!
e-Learning via the BBC
I was adding another course on the free e-learning page and what really jumped out at me is there are an awful lot of examples from the BBC. They have been producing a lot of great stuff, so I thought I would share all the BBC examples I have found. I am sure there are even more to be found on the BBC site.
e-Learning I have found at the BBC
Archaeology Games - BBC
Caveman Challenge - BBC
Computer Tutor - BBC
WebWise - BBC
Ancient History - BBC
British History - BBC
British History Timeline - BBC
Climate Challenge - BBC
Interactive Body - BBC
The Tsunami Disaster Explained - BBC (2004)
Ancient Greeks: The Olympic Games - BBC
Guide to the Basics of American Football - BBC
Viewing these and other quality courses and interactives is a great way to get inspiration and ideas for creating your own engaging courses. There are plenty more examples of e-learning on the Free e-Learning page.
Flash Tutorials on Screenr
As a Adobe Flash addict, I am always on the lookout for tutorials and new tips and tricks that can make Flash development easier. Every now and then I peruse Screenr.com for Flash tutorials. Because screencasts on Screenr have a five minute limit, they are usually very succinct, which is what I like. They are also easy to search if you do a site search (flash site:screenr.com). Below are a few I found. I threw in one of my own too.
FYI: If you are interested in creating screeencasts, Screenr is easy to use and free. Thank you Articulate for offering this free tool. Also, if you are looking for Articulate tuts, they have plenty of those too.
To see the remaining tutorials for the paddle game, visit @paulkeenan59’s Screenr page.
Had to throw the last one in with the release of the iPad looming (feh).
If you are creating Flash tutorials on Screenr, please feel free to add a link to it in the comments section. Thanks!
Earthquakes Online
With the tragic news of the recent earthquakes, first Haiti and now Chile, I thought I would share some of the e-learning resources regarding earthquakes and tsunamis. Prior to that, it is important to note the valiant relief efforts so many are doing and the support they need. There are many relief groups in need of donations and it can be done easily online or via text. Mashable has posted a list of ways you can make online and text donations.
Here are some e-learning resources regarding earthquakes along with emergency preparedness:
- “Written in Stone” Earthquake Animations - SDSU
- Earthquakes - SDSU
- Earthquakes for Kids - USGS
- Forces of Nature - National Geographic
- Seismology Animations - IRIS
- The Tsunami Disaster Explained - BBC (2004)
- The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire - Bancroft Library
- Be Red Cross Ready - American Red Cross
- Are You Prepared? - 72hours.org
These are also now listed on the Free e-Learning page.
Free e-Learning Additions
It has been a while since I have added anything to the Free e-Learning page. With a little extra time this weekend, I have added a history section, which includes the courses below.
History
An Overview of American History (video) - Digital History
Ancient History - BBC
British History - BBC
Native Words, Native Warriors (Codetalkers) - NMAI
The First Thanksgiving - Plimoth.org
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization - PBS
The Roman Empire in the First Century - PBS
U.S. History Timeline - Digital History
If you have any free e-learning that you would recommend, please leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail.
The Free e-Learning Page Hits 100
The Free e-Learning Page just reached 100 e-learning courses/tutorials. Here are the categories that have been established thus far:
- Archaeology, Anthropology and Paleontology
- Art
- Compliance
- Computer
- Finance
- Flash (Adobe Flash tutorials)
- Instructional Design
- K-12 (fun for adults too)
- Public Health and Safety
- Science
- Sports
- Wacom (graphics tablet)
- Misc.
I continually added course as I find them. New categories are also added, as needed. The page contains plenty of great examples of e-learning and all are absolutely free, take a look. And if you have an e-learning course that allows open access, please let me me know and I will be happy to add it to the list.
Hurricance e-Learning Resources
It’s hurricane season, so I thought I would add a few hurricane resources to the Free e-Learning page.
Here they are:
Forces of Nature - National Geographic
Hurricanes - KidsKnowIt Network
Hurricane Motion Gizmo - ExploreLearning
Be Red Cross Ready - American Red Cross
Hurricane Preparedness - Propane Exceptional Energy
Adobe FlashTutorials
I have been deep into numerous Flash projects. Some are WBT’s that contain Flash interactions, others are entire courses made in Flash. For some, I am delving beyond my current knowledge of Flash Actionscript. Thus, I have been visiting many Flash tutorials. Here are some of the Flash tutorial sites I found out there. FYI: These sites contain free tutorials.
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/default.asp - Entheosweb
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ - Flash Development Center
http://www.w3schools.com/Flash/default.asp - w3schools.com
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials - Flash Kit
http://www.gotoandlearn.com - gotoAndLearn()
http://www.flashandmath.com - Flash & Math (AS3 tutorials)
http://flash.tutsplus.com - Flash Tuts+
http://www.echoecho.com/flash.htm - EchoEcho
If you have any favorite Flash tutorial sites, please share. I am also adding a Flash Tutorial category on the Free e-Learning page.
NOVA’s Interactives Archive
I absolutely love seeing great examples of e-learning. While watching NOVA, I took a trip over to their website and found their Interactives Archive. It has hundreds of educational interactives. They are organized by interest and range from anthropology to technology. Here is the link, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience, take a look. It will be added to the Free e-Learning page too.
The Eagle has Landed - Apollo XI
One of my earliest memories as a child was the Apollo 11 Moon landing 40 years ago. With the anniversary upon us (7/20), I am promoting some of the great resources NASA has on the web celebrating this event.
NASA - Apollo 40th Anniversary
Explore the Apollo 11 Landing Site
Restored Videos of the Moon Walk
