Great Websites for
Fast Facts & Self-Directed Learning
Academic Earth provides access to many free online courses at top universities.
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ALA Copyright Tools will help anyone become more comfortable reusing copyrighted works. The Public Domain Slider and Copyright Genie, help determine if a work is in the Public Domain. The Fair Use Evaluator and Exceptions for Instructors e-Tool helpdetermine whether use of a particular copyrighted work may fall under fair use or one of the other educational exceptions to the rights of the copyright owner.
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All Recipes helps you embark on a cooking adventure. Learn to cook just about anything.
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The Chess Website teaches you to play, helps you analyze famous tournaments and provides plenty of practice and instruction.
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Coursera offers hundreds of free online courses on every topic imaginable, from universities and organizations around the world.
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Curious encourages you to learn something new everyday, then makes it fun, easy & free!
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Documentary Heaven offers documentary films in almost 40 categories.
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EdX started as a joint venture by MIT & Harvard and is another source of free online courses, including many to help you master high school subjects.
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eHow provides tutorials on just about everything in life!
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Erowid
Etymology Online explains the origins and history of our language and how they sounded over time.
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Fact Check, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
FBI Crime Statistics provides extensive analysis of violent crime and property crime in the US.
Free Rice offers quizzes on every subject possible, and each correct answer provides 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger.
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HowCast claims to have the best how-to videos on the web....and they cover just about everything!
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How Stuff Works provides information on a wide range of issues and topics. |
Investopedia is the ultimate finance guru. Learn about investments, personal finance, share markets and so much more.
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Khan Academy offers completely free interactive content on just about every subject out there.
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Lizard Point has quizzes and tests that let you test your knowledge on everything from geography to art to math.
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Psychology Today helps you learn about all facets of human psychology, such as relationships, neuroscience, addiction and motivation.
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Saylor Academy is dedicated to free online learning. Take university courses in everything from Art History to Communications to Sociology....and it's all free!
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Sporcle lets you test your knowledge on just about everything with hundreds of quizzes. So addictive!
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TED Talks aim to spread ideas that are worth sharing and features video talks by experts in just about every field. These short and compelling talks introduce new concepts and provide new insights.
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Top Documentary Films offers thousands of films in 25 categories. Enjoy vibrant discussions after viewing.
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Udemy offers lots of free online courses focused on real-world skills.
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UNICEF's State of the World's Children database provides information by country on child mortality rates, nutrition, health, education, demographics, protection, disparities and much more.
University of Reddit offers access to online learning in every discipline, and if you've got some expertise you want to share, teach an online class.
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Unplug the TV offers a viewing alternative. Short random videos, from the bizarre to the compelling to the outright mind-blowing will provide info on a wide array of interesting topics.
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Wikihow also provides tutorials on just about everything in life, but because it's a wiki, you can also share your knowledge.
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Wolfram|Alpha gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics, including science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, music... and more.
Wonder How To offers interesting and entertaining how-tos, hacks, pro-tips & Insider secrets.
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You Tube Crash Course offers short video tutorials in Science, Social Studies, Math, Literature and Economics.
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