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  2. Beginner Tips - Please note this link - Learning how to use new technologies is vitally important to teaching and learning
  3. See Most Essential Local Pages below - Outstanding links and tips to help students and home educators
  4. See Free Education Sites and Tools below - There are countless new educational sites to make teaching and learning easy
  5. See extensive list of Free Software below - See selections from many open source and freeware categories

    HOMESCHOOLING: MOST ESSENTIAL FREE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES PAGES:

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    These are related pages from the Free Educational Technologies Site INDEX - See many core subjects there!
    NOTE: - Most pages also have related free software listed!
    Also please see Free Educational Technologies Home Page for important additional links and messages

  6. Activity tips - Listing of various things to do
  7. Beginner Tips - Using modern technology tools - comprehensive areas
  8. Career tips - Helps students select an area of work
  9. Coping tips - Focus on students
  10. Discipline tips - Management links mainly
  11. Distance Ed - Free learning opportunities online
  12. EduGames - Games that have educational value
  13. Homework Help - Helps with student success
  14. How-To Guides - Technical guides
  15. Logic Links - See how logic helps in most cases
  16. Memory Tools - Can help everyone
  17. Motivation - Mainly for students
  18. Online Tools and Productivity Tools - Include free education links
  19. Reading Links - Core area in education
  20. Special Ed - Helpful links and software
  21. Student Tips - Links chosen for student focus
  22. Study Skills - Very essential student site
  23. Teach Online - Lots of tools to make it easy!  (Many tools can be used at home)
  24. Top Tutorials - Using software and technology
  25. Writing Links - Collection of valuable tips and software

    HOMESCHOOLING: FREE EDUCATIONAL SITES AND TOOLS:

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    NOTE: Many contributors around the world believe that education should be free - and many have donated their time and talent to creating free educational tools like online blogs, courses, podcasts, videos, as well as downloadable lessons and software programs to help students learn with professional-grade creativity; Colleges and universities have joined in this endeavor. “Click - to - Learn” methodology is a great benefit from modern technology.

    SURVEY OF TOOLS

  26. K-12 Educators Guide To Web 2.0 - Tips for everyone from Teachinghacks
  27. Visual Literacy - Organization of visualization methods
  28. Mind Map - Explanation by Wikipedia
  29. Podcasting Terms: Glossary Courtesy of Whatis?com
  30. Podcasting - Articles from About.com®
  31. Audio & Podcasting - Educational links and tools - from From Webtools4u2use
  32. How to Subscribe to a Podcast - Video Tutorial
  33. Conversions - See conversions of text to audio
  34. Zamzar - Free Online File Converter - Convert URLs or any given file type to another (text-to-MP3 for example)
  35. Vozme - Free online text-to-MP3 converter - pick male / female voices (several languages)
  36. Media Converter - Online version or download version - Swiss scientist's invention
  37. Video Blogging - Wikipedia
  38. Web Video Tutorials - From Web Video
  39. Glossary on Video Terms - Courtesy of Miracle Tutorials
  40. Video Tools & Sharing - From Webtools4u2use
  41. Studenthacks.org - Helps with student productivity in a big way - Covers: Top 20 RSS Feed Readers, Twitter Search Engines, Social Networking and extensive study aids
  42. Distance Learning Glossary
  43. Free E-Learning tools
  44. Tools & Strategies that can be used at home
  45. Online Courses & Resources
  46. Open Source Language Educational Resources Repository
  47. Teaching Every Student
  48. Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Web 2.0 Tools - From Wikibooks
  49. 101 Free Learning Tools 101 Learning
  50. 95 free Learning tools
  51. 11 Tools from Sourceforge.net
  52. List of emerging technologies - From Wikipedia
  53. David Meaney's Top Ten Tools 2007
  54. Educational Technology
  55. Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction
  56. Debate: Continuing introduction of new technologies and new media adds little to the quality of most education - Different opinions from idebate.org
  57. Podcasting tools
  58. Directory of E-Learning Tools: Podcasting tools
  59. Guide to Podcasting
  60. See 25 tools tutorials for podcasting
  61. Pocket Sized Podcasts For Learning Management Systems - From ezinearticles
  62. Learning in the 21st century
  63. Learning Tools
  64. Doing E-Learning
  65. Technology for Teaching and Learning
  66. Podcasting - K12 Handhelds
  67. Learning in Hand - Podcasting in Education
  68. Select a Podcast Genre for titles
  69. Podcasting Directories - PCA Forum
  70. PodSafe Music Sites
  71. Software for Downloading Podcasts - PCA Forum
  72. Teacher Innovations - See free tools and presentation tutorials
  73. Podcasting Tools - Resource for podcasting
  74. Cell Phones in Learning
  75. All You Need To Know - From readwriteweb.com
  76. Skype + Podcasting = Skypecasting
  77. Introduction to English Learning Podcasts - From About.com®
  78. Podcasts & audio recording - All about podcasting and useful links
  79. Teaching & learning with podcasting
  80. Podcasting - Resources from Philadelphia University
  81. To pics in Social Learning - Strategies and Trends
  82. Using Del.icio.us in Education
  83. Podcasting - Educational focus
  84. 100 Essential Web Tools for Homeschoolers - From Smart Teaching.org

    FREE E-BOOKS

  85. Free Audio Books - Links by PicktheBrain - Also see self-improvement links
  86. Online Electronics Book from WikiBooks has detailed information
  87. ArticleAlley.com - Free reprint rights for many topics (linkback required)
  88. librivox - Search resources for public domain books on podcasts
  89. Top 100 Audio Books downloads from Project Gutenburg
  90. Project Gutenberg - Download free electronic books (ebooks)
  91. Free Audio Books & Video Directory - Selections from Learnoutloud.com
  92. Free Ebooks from Paul C. Jong's Christian Book Series

    HOW TO FIND MORE EDUCATIONAL LINKS & TOOLS

  93. Top 100 Blogs by News.com (CNET News)
  94. Recommended Top 100 Tools for Learning - By www.c4lpt.co.uk
  95. TechnologyTools Used - 2008 - From eLearning
  96. Jane's E-Learning: Top Tools in 2009
  97. Top Tools for Learning 2009 - From c4lpt
  98. Learning Tools Directory - Over 3,000 tools listed

    OPEN EDUCATION - LINKS TO FREE EDUCATION:

  99. Teacher Tube
  100. How to get an education on itunes - See how to get over 100,000 audio & video courses at eHow™
  101. Wikiversity: Main Page See offerings at wikiversity.org
  102. Handbook of Open Universities
  103. Free Online MIT Course Materials for High School - MIT OpenCourseWare
  104. Free Online Courses from MIT Open Course Ware - No registration required
  105. Yale now also offers free non-credit courses, lectures, notes online - With download options
  106. The Open Coursework Consortium - Lists free courses from universities around the world
  107. FREE - Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government Via free.ed.gov
  108. Academic Earth.org - Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars
  109. Open (No Cost) Educational Content - Wikieducator - To support students and teachers in the creation,
    re-use and sharing of e-learning material
  110. WikiEducator Content Page - Outlines in Education
  111. EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online - Free learning
  112. Free Online Encyclopedia - Everything is open content by Academic Kids.com
  113. More Reference.com: Encyclopedia - Provides information which is open content
  114. Open-site.org - Content is freely available for everyone under the GNU Free Documentation License
  115. Free Education on the Internet Courses: - from Arts & Humanities, Automotive, through Math, Science, and Social Science - Courtesy of Free-Ed.net
  116. Online Education How-To Guides
  117. Reference Tools for Distance Learners
  118. Virtual Libraries
  119. K12 Open Education
  120. EPN the Educational Podcast Network
  121. Learning Online Info - Links to Podcasting educational sources
  122. Podcasts Learning - eLearningLearning.com
  123. YouTube - EDU - Videos from college and university partner

    HOMESCHOOLING LINKS: GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SITES AND TOOLS:

  124. Homeschooling Topics - See global trends and motivations
  125. Home Sweet Home-School's Educational Resources Page - General Resources
  126. The Homeschool Glossary - Courtesy of Homefires - The Journal of Homeschooling Online
  127. Homeschool Resources Text Links
  128. A Maths Dictionary for Kids - By Jenny Eather
  129. Directory Web Search for kids by librarians - By KidsClick!
  130. Questgems - Thousands of Links to Useful Websites, Listed by Subject Areas
  131. Home Education - further HE Links
  132. Maria's Homeschool Links
  133. Knowledge House - Homeschool Information - Learning Resources
  134. Tara's Lots o' Links Page - See homeschooling section
  135. Homeschool World® - Has articles and tools
  136. Links for Homeschool - Links are free unless marked
  137. The Education Resource List - See free resources from the archived newsletters
  138. The Teaching Home, A Christian Magazine for Home Educators
  139. Homeschool Oasis: First Stop for Starting-Out / Burning-Out Homeschooling
  140. Homeschool Home.com has free worksheets, free activities for lesson plans, etc.
  141. Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
  142. Homeschooling Resources - from About.com®
  143. Free Homeschool Study Resources - Links provided by Homeschool Central
  144. edHelper.com - Math, Reading Comprehension, Lesson Plans
  145. Homeschool Websites for Kindergardners - Courtesy of Yahoo!® ANSWERS
  146. Google™ Directory for Home Schooling
  147. New to Homeschooling? Begin Reading Here - See tons of resources at A to Z Home's Cool Homeschool Website
  148. Unscramble.net: Crossword Find, Rhyme Find, dictionary Find...
  149. The Home School Study Center - See index of links
  150. Web Links for Home Schoolers - From SPL
  151. Arnold's House of Homeschool - See index of sites
  152. Find a preschool in your state Courtesy of The Savvy Source
  153. Homeschool World®: Practical Homeschooling Articles
  154. Homeschool Help from easyhomeschool.com
  155. Learn English with Pictures (over 400 words/photographs) - plus links to English-Spanish with audio
  156. Common Errors in English - See alphabetical links
  157. Homeschooling Links from About.com®
  158. Amby's Education Site: Home Schooling Resources
  159. Homeschool Resources
  160. Kids.Net.Au - Kids safe portal for children, parents, schools and teachers
  161. ZillaMail is a free, child safe, web based email system
  162. Children's multilingual Dictionary with audible pronounciation (LogosDictionary.Org)
  163. Discovery Education Homeworkhelp - Math Homework Help - Video tutorials plus extensive math links
  164. 101 Things To Do This Summer - Tips from homeschool.com
  165. Free Homeschool Resource Guide
  166. TheHomeSchoolMom Free Homeschool Planner and Organizer - Also see more resources

    PARENTS LINKS:

  167. Department of Education Guides (See parent's section)
  168. Search Department of Education Guides for: Guides for Parents
  169. Education-World® - Use search engine for: parents - Find hundreds of articles
  170. See Parents as Partners in Children's Learning - Also see related topics at KidSource Online™
  171. More Activities You Can Do With Your Child - Not counting the TV
  172. Activities - Helping Your Child Become a Reader - From ED.gov
  173. What You Can Do at Home to Help Your Child Succeed at School
  174. General Education & Homeschoolers' Pages: Lytingale's Homeschooling and Educational Resources
  175. School Resources & Educational Help By Grade & Subject for Parents - By FamilyEducation
  176. Helping Your Child Learn Science - U. S. Dept. of Education
  177. Let's Do Homework! (Dept. of Education)
  178. Parents Guide to the Internet (U.S. Dept of Edu)
  179. Family Sites by About.com®
  180. Welcome to the eHow™ Articles - for K-12 educational tips for parents
  181. Family anger management skills for parents and children (parentingtoolbox.com)
  182. Family Fun on Computers (About.com®)
  183. Math Fun & Games Online from About.com® (Child Parenting)
  184. National PTA Education Program Parent Involvement
  185. Resources for Teachers and Parents
  186. Literacy Links: Resources for Parents International Reading Assoc.
  187. ESubjects has links for students and teachers - Parents have access to lesson plans and Student tools
  188. HomeWork Help for Math and Reading (Math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org)
  189. Math.com Advice for Parents
  190. Free Online Equation Editor
  191. The Learning Pages - has section on discipline
  192. KidsHealth - For parents, kids, and teens
  193. E-ssential Guide: A Parent's Guide to Assistive Tech
  194. Home Schooling & Parenting Resources
  195. Parenting Resources

    RELATED FREE SOFTWARE AND TOOLS:

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  196. 130 Free educational software programs from Schoolexpress.com (free only for personal use, for use in schools and homeschools)
  197. 3 Angels Free Software for Education, Teachers, Students - Grading programs, Word search generator, math plotting...
  198. SUPER© “The Player” surpasses any known player by supporting just any Multimedia file format - Free software!
  199. Free Printable Checklists - from My ParenTime's
  200. Fraction games and tutorials online - Free software included
  201. Free Printable Calendars - Courtesy of CalendarHome.com
  202. Free Stuff for Homeschoolers, Students, and Teachers
  203. Prime Number Calculator
  204. Calculators Online - Wide variety by Questgems
  205. Stain Removal Guide
  206. Freebies for Families & Education (Canada & U.S.)
  207. Simple D Budget - Open source home budgeting program
  208. Text Mining Tool - Freeware to convert PDF, DOC, and other files to text
  209. Soshiku - Online Homework Manager - smart way to keep track of your schoolwork
  210. NowDoThis.com - Enter only one task - it's free!
  211. doitdoitdone.com - Free Online To-Do-List Manager - No registration! No login!
  212. My Essay on Divine Designs - “You Are No Accident”
  213. FREEWARE SECTION has really outstanding FREE software adaptable to homeschooling

    WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

  214. See INDEX for REFERENCES, SECURITY under TECH ISSUES, etc.
  215. Search the Internet using various engines and strategies listed in INDEX
    under HOW-TO GUIDES, and WEBTOOLS (for SAFE SEARCHING), etc., eg:
    Ask.com
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