STUDY SKILLS
Everyone can use a bit of sharpening up in the brain department now and then, can’t they? How you do it doesn’t have to mean hitting the books for hours on end, listening to people flipping through dog-eared and yellow note sheets. It can be fun, interesting and beneficial all at the same time. With that thought in mind, we’ve sought out some sites that you might find helpful. There is also a new hot debate with which people need to become knowledgeable and that is the new change toward “cognitive enhancement” aka memory/energy medications formerly used for both ADHD and sleep disorders or for serious anergia in the elderly or disabled. The meds, of course, include Adderall, Ritalin, modafinil and Provigil. We’ve included just a few articles on this new area of discussion.
At the bottom of this page you’ll find free university courses.
Interested in on-line education? Watch Frontline’s “College Inc.”
Get involved in a really interesting program for laptops; Stanford’s earthquake program (Quake Catcher). Download a program, fire up your laptop and start sending data.
Anyone who writes papers, does research or searching for articles on the internet will LOVE this free piece of software that has more features in it than I can explain here. So, don’t worry because they have two free tutorials on their website which will explain just how many incredible features they have packed into this software. The software, which is still including new features, is called Qiqqu and you can get a free copy by just clicking on the hyperlink in the name here. Only one thing to remember is that it’s only available for use on Windows for now and it only handles PDF files, but that is a great help. They allow you to tag articles, put the full title into your database without having to type it, look for duplicates, provide a listing of articles that have similar content or which mention an article on which you’re currently working. As I said, too many great features to mention here. Get it and love it.
Who wouldn’t want FREE apps, software and lots of new learning materials for kids and students? Well, here it is: New Free Learning Materials. Of course, don’t forget to check out the free, on-line classes for adults and college students on Coursera.org, which was founded by two profs from Stanford. It has great courses in a wide variety of subjects. They are only one of the new websites dedicated to MOOCs (Massive Open On-line Courses) that you can find by just doing a simple Google search for MOOC courses. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what you find.
"Brain-boosting" drugs not to be feared
Free on-line Yale University video courses
Get Ready for 24-Hour Living
Medical Mnemonics
Living the Off-Label Life
Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy
Is It Worth Going to the Mind Gym?
How to Learn Something for Nothing
Brain Age ($ software)
Games for the Brain
Scent Strategy for Improving Memory
Neuroscience for Kids
Brain Bashers
Fun Brain for Kids
Braingle
Kaboose
Brain Games
Free Online Games and Puzzles
Sharp Brains
Kotaku
Brain Age
Using Computers to Teach Math
MEMORY
Mind Tools
9 Ways to Aid Your Memory
Memory Aids in the Home
Measuring Fractions and Decimals
Boating Tips Memory Aids & Rhymes
Memory Techniques and Mnemonics
Tricks to Improve Memory
Real Simple
BrightJournals
TEACHER AIDS
Who hasn’t had problems with word problems. Remember those from math where two trains were heading toward some point and you had to figure out when they’d meet? Okay, we’ve got a video on solving word problems on our Videos page. Take a look and see how it’s done.
Atomic Learning
Johnny Lee’s Wii Projects (wonderful resource)
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Discovery Education
Teaching & Learning Company
ESL Teacher Resources
ABCTEACH
The Teacher's Corner
Teacher Files
PBS Teachers
Connexions (free courses)
National Geographic Education
Careers in Forestry & Natural Resources
Earth Day Bibliography
Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?
The Human Brain Coloring Book
Better Lesson (lesson plans for teachers)
Professional Development Videos
STUDY SKILLS
Anyone who has ever tried to pass a course, a test, a certification or anything else that depends on learning something new and, possibly, challenging, you need to possess a set of study skills that won't fail you. How you do it, ultimately, is up to you, but we thought you might like a little help, so here are a number of websites that can sharpen those skills and help you get to where you want to go.
Study Guides and Strategies
How to Study
Study Skills Self-Help Information
Helpful Study Skills Links
Study Strategies
Learning Strategies
Strategies for Success
Success in Mathematics
Resource Room: Older Students
View Online Academic Success Videos
Study Skills: Test Taking
STUDENT AIDS
Note Taking
Evernote (note-taking software)
How to set up a laptop security system
Back-to-school power tools
Free educational software (Owl & Mouse)
Educational Freeware
Science and math educational software
Homeschool math resources (Magic Math Kingdom)
Educational software and Savannah Projects
Google Earth (with National Geographic info)
College back-to-school organizer tools
Math Ninja
BioGoogles (multivariate data analysis)
FreeVerbix (learning foreign language grammar)
Bodies Typing (learn to type)
MathMatic-Junior (learning and drilling multiplication tables)
Internet Public Library (free)
Project Gutenberg (free on-line classics in literature)
The Lost Ladybug Project (interesting science project for kids)
Kid Genius
Math Games and Activities for Kids
SoftSchools (worksheets, games, quizzes and themes)
Educational Websites for Kids
Law School Learning Aids
Knowmia (video tutorials)
Mendeley (organization software for research, writing, projects, etc.)
WHEN YOU NEED A BREAK
Yahoo Free Games
MSN Games
Open Courseware Consortium
YouTube EDU
iTuned U
MITOPENCOURSEWARE
Academic Earth (videos)
VideoLectures