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Most of us attended some sort of bricks and mortar school.  The idea of being able to sit in our own homes, dressed however was comfortable and whenever was convenient, and participate in an educational opportunity was a dream.   Now it's a reality.  

What sites have you found that offer great educational opportunites?  Let us hear from you and any links you can offer makes it even better!!

We can trade in the  for    





The best one, of course, is right here:  http://www.seniorlearn.org/classics &  http://www.seniorlearn.org/forum/


{Frybabe}        http://www.academicearth.org
{MaryPage} http://www.moems.org/zinger.htm
{MaryPage}         http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
{MaryPage}       http://www.enchantedlearning.com/support/index1.shtml
{MaryPage}       http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm
{Frybabe}         http://science.nasa.gov
{Frybabe}        http://chandra.si.edu/
{Frybabe}        www.spaceweather.com
{Frybabe}        http://fora.tv/topic/science
{maryz}        Astronomy Picture of the Day.
{mabel1015j}      www.Openculture.org
{mabel 1015j}       http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/05/10-open-education-resources-you-may-not-know-about-but-should
{mabel1015j}    http://www.learnerstv.com/Free-History-video-lecture-courses.htm
{jane}             http://www.khanacademy.org/
{MaryPage}     http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1&ar_r=1
{mabel1015j}   http://www.history.com/topics/lorenzo-de-medici/videos#leonardos-deluge
{mabel1015j} Learnoutloud
{mabel1015j} ITunesU
{Frybabe}   Amazing photo
{mabel1015j}  http://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/welcome-openlearn-the-open-university
{mabel1015j    http://www.openculture.com/2011/08/download_the_edupunks_guide_to_a_diy_credential_free.html
{mabel1015j}   Podcasts  about books and authors and other topics
{mabel1015j} Questia - a great site for free info/education
{frybabe} http://www.ted.com/talks/geoffrey_west_the_surprising_math_of_cities_and_corporations.html
{mabel1015j}  http:// www.delanceyplace.com     Puts up each day an excerpt from a book.
{mabel1015j}  http://www.alphaDictionary.com    Has a lot of fun word games and a word-of-the-day.
{kidsal} http://www.googleartproject.com        For art lovers
{kidsal}http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org   For art lovers
{kidsal}http://www.metmuseum.org/toah        For art lovers
{mabel1015}http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/harold-bloom-creates-a-massive-list-of-works-in-the-western-canon.html. Harold Bloom's Western Canon

jane:
Please come post those websites you've found that you think others here might like to know about.

maryz:
I don't know any at the moment - looking to learn about some.

Frybabe:
Okay, you asked for it. Here is my contribution. http://www.academicearth.org/ I am in the middle of the Roman Architecture lecture.

MaryPage:
http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/support/index1.shtml

http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm

http://www.moems.org/zinger.htm

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