wingedradical Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I loved the full course Educational-Portal classes, with the teacher's voice in the background and the little videos ... but of course, as was previously discussed somewhere, now they want money for them. I don't really have the money to spend so ... does anyone know where I might find something similar? I'm not talking about something like coursera -- but something a bit simpler. Khan is not bad, but doesn't have social studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Crash Course on You Tube - limited courses saylor.org - not as simple as educational-portal, but free outlined classes utilizing various free resources online. They have high school and college level courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Other then Crash Course I haven't had any luck finding something either. Because DS loves EP so much, we will continue to use it at $20 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 If you had a teacher account at EP, you get free access for a year. We will use it a bit this year, but dump it when we have to pay. You might find something you like at hippocampus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Crash Course on You Tube - limited courses saylor.org - not as simple as educational-portal, but free outlined classes utilizing various free resources online. They have high school and college level courses. Currently Saylor only has English and Math classes at the high school level. They have a lot of college level classes so for HS Juniors and Seniors plenty to pick from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Other then Crash Course I haven't had any luck finding something either. Because DS loves EP so much, we will continue to use it at $20 a month. That might must be a "grand-fathered" price. Lowest published price is $49.99 per month (says discounted from $69.99). Seems expensive for what they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 That might must be a "grand-fathered" price. Lowest published price is $49.99 per month (says discounted from $69.99). Seems expensive for what they offer. It is, depending upon whether you had signed up for a student or teacher account you received that price offered after an extended free period. IIRC, it was 6 months or 12 months depending upon account type. My personal opinion is that it's not a good move with saylor, carnegie-mellon, and Udacity courses being free. I wonder if they are trying to market themselves to the college market? My sociology professor used several of their videos in our online class last year. They're simple and nicely done, but not worth $50 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 It is, depending upon whether you had signed up for a student or teacher account you received that price offered after an extended free period. IIRC, it was 6 months or 12 months depending upon account type. My personal opinion is that it's not a good move with saylor, carnegie-mellon, and Udacity courses being free. I wonder if they are trying to market themselves to the college market? My sociology professor used several of their videos in our online class last year. They're simple and nicely done, but not worth $50 a month. I agree $50/mo for video access won't be sustainable* - simple free market economics - it may work at $20-25/mo which falls into the "noise" for most middle-class families. (Although I am amazed how much people spend on smart-phone plans per month and think they are worth it.) *compare to quality online classes like Derek Owens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Yes, I'm grandfathered in at the $20. Which is about the max I'm willing to pay(debatable). I still have free access until October and still looking for something that DS likes as much. I wish Discovery Education had better quality videos and had more of them for the Soc. Stu. subjects, as for Crash Course, they're great but not nearly enough information. DS doesn't do well with whiteboard instruction or with an instructor type standing in front of a podium droning on and on. I blame history channel and discovery channel for making learning interesting through flashy re-enactments and cool Mythbuster style experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Well, these aren't exactly like the Education Portal videos but they may be workable free alternatives for history. Hip Hughes History and Government Jocz History videos Norris' APUSH videos Another good free resource for videos is GetaFive. These feature short more traditional (teacher in frame) videos for AP US History and AP World History. They also have AP Calculus and AP Biology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Well, these aren't exactly like the Education Portal videos but they may be workable free alternatives for history. Hip Hughes History and Government Jocz History videos Norris' APUSH videos Another good free resource for videos is GetaFive. These feature short more traditional (teacher in frame) videos for AP US History and AP World History. They also have AP Calculus and AP Biology. Not the OP, but some of these look great. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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