Posts Tagged ‘education’

E-learning, reference and scholastic use

These days, it has become mush easier to host classes on the web. Schools are getting into the action, and you can do this yourself. By using some of the tools below, you can work in new and exciting ways either teaching, or getting taught online.

  • Cramberry helps you study flash cards online. Choose from thousands of sets made by other users and share your own flash cards with the world. Study away from your computer by printing each set, or use our iPhone app.
  • Classtools allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash. Each template can be saved as a stand-alone HTML file or as a Widget that can be embedded into a blog or wiki.
  • The Public School is a school with no curriculum. First, classes are proposed by the public, then, people have the opportunity to sign up for the classes, finally, when enough people have expressed interest, the school finds a teacher. Adding new locations.
  • Gradelink is an online grading, attendance, and school administration system. Teachers can enter grades, attendance, and can instantly monitor student performance from school or at home. Student and class reports are easily created. Not free.
  • Mendeley lets you organize, share and discover research papers. Works like an iTunes™ for research papers. A free research management tool for desktop & web, it’s a site that offers academic software to organize research papers. You can also explore research trends and connect to other academics in your discipline.
  • Typingweb helps you learn to type or improve your typing skills with the free keyboarding lessons. Completely free.