The Governess Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I found about about a couple great resources while listening to a radio show. The first is the Open Courseware Consortium. It links to universities around the world that offer free online courses, lecture notes, lecture videos, etc. MIT has a huge open courseware program (linked here) with over 1900 courses (although most of them don't have complete information). Some of the courses come with assignments and even answer keys. I found a set of five Mandarin Chinese courses that come with a pdf textbook, sound files, software, and assignments. All for free. I am in educational heaven here. :lol: Another site is academicearth.org. They have lecture videos from ivy league schools on a variety of subjects, and in some cases you can watch lectures for an entire course. There is a set of 24 lectures on ancient Greek history, and a set of 27 on the Civil War! You can also download them as audio files, perfect for car listening. :auto: I'm thinking there must be some other homeschooling, self-educating parents here that will be as excited about these sites as I am. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 If you haven't looked at itunes, you might look at some of their podcasts. There are tons of educational podcasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I bookmarked them for tonight, but will definately explore them soon! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 If you haven't looked at itunes, you might look at some of their podcasts. There are tons of educational podcasts. Thanks for the reminder, I always forget about podcasts. Do you have any favorites? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Thanks for the links!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A lame question: How do pod casts work? How do I do this? The kids do have and ipod. Is it a recording device to listen to later? I am a hopeless ingenue when it comes to technology. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hey I didn't know about that 2nd one! The MIT ones are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissarobert Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Thanks so much! This is exactly what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfam Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Those look great! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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